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Driver in deadly Florida day care crash in custody

A manhunt across Florida ended Thursday with the surrender of a driver blamed in a deadly crash at a day care that injured 14 and killed a 4-year-old girl who was sitting in a classroom awaiting her afternoon snack.

 
Sebelius resigning as Health and Human Services chief

A White House official says Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning from the Obama administration just a week after the close of the rocky enrollment period for President Barack Obama’s health care law.

‘Excessive force’ used by Albuquerque police, Feds say

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said institutional reform centered on more training and tools for officers is needed to curb the “patterns of excessive force” that were turned up by a civil investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department.

 
1 child dead, 14 hurt in Florida day care crash

The Florida Highway Patrol says a vehicle crashed into a day care center in an Orlando, Fla., suburb and killed one child and injured 14 others.

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Lunar eclipse may spell doom for NASA spacecraft orbiting moon

North and South America, get ready for the first eclipse of the year — in color. And while you watch one of this year’s four eclipses, know that it could spell the demise of a NASA spacecraft called LADEE.

 
Several students injured in stabbings at Pennsylvania high school

A 16-year-old armed with two knives went on a stabbing and slashing spree at a high school near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, leaving as many as 20 people injured, including a school police officer.

 
Pro wrestling star Ultimate Warrior dies at 54

The Ultimate Warrior, one of the most colorful stars in pro wrestling history, died at 54 on Tuesday, the WWE said. Warrior, who legally changed his name from James Hellwig, collapsed while walking with his wife to their car at a Scottsdale, Ariz., hotel and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

 
Iconic SeaWorld killer whale show will go on for now

A California bill that sought to end killer whale shows at SeaWorld in San Diego and phase out their captivity was put on hold Tuesday, dousing an escalating fight between animal activists and supporters of the major tourist attraction.

 
Jury convicts woman in Texas stiletto shoe killing

A Houston woman was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally stabbing her boyfriend with the 5½-inch stiletto heel of her shoe, hitting him at least 25 times in the face.

‘Cuba Twitter’ called cockamamie idea by Senator

A Twitter-like Cuban social media network that the U.S. government built to stir unrest was a “cockamamie” idea doomed to discovery and failure, the chairman of a Senate panel that oversees the U.S. Agency for International Development declared Tuesday. He said the agency didn’t adequately describe to Congress the program it was secretly operating.

 
Arrests follow videotaped fight between student, teacher

Police arrested two Santa Monica High School students over a video-recorded classroom fight between a teacher and a pupil that sparked condemnation from a district official and a backlash from parents.

 
San Francisco police searching for Smart car flipping vandals

Four Smart cars were flipped over in an apparent vandalism spree Monday in San Francisco. Police don’t know whether the attacks were a prank or a result of rising tensions from residents who blame the tech industry for rising costs.

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