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Ohio school employees placed on leave after charges in rape case

An Ohio school superintendent and two other employees have been placed on leave after they were charged following an investigation prompted by the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players, school officials said Tuesday.

US bombers defy China’s newly designated air defense zone

Days after China asserted greater military control over a swath of the East China Sea to bolster claims to a cluster of disputed islands, the U.S. defied the move Tuesday as it flew two B-52 bombers through the area.

Supreme Court will hear 2 cases on religious objections to health law

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama’s health care law, whether businesses can use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control for employees.

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Family denies leaving gay server hateful note

A family accused by a gay server of denying her a tip and leaving a hateful note on the receipt says the allegations are false.

 
Bosnian village in shock after sinkhole swallows pond

Rezak Motanic gazes in disbelief down a gigantic moonlike crater where the pond in a Bosnian village used to be. It’s like something from a science fiction movie: a sinkhole swallowed the water, the fish and even nearby trees.

 
‘Surreal’ ice circle forms in North Dakota river

An unusual spinning ice disk formed on the Sheyenne River in North Dokata much to the amazement of a group of hunters.

Winter storm growing, threatens holiday travel along East Coast

Snow and ice are forecast for the northeast of the country as a deadly storm that started on the West Coast last week gathers steam Tuesday and powers toward the East in time for Thanksgiving.

 
Motive still mystery in Sandy Hook shooting

Nearly a year after Lanza shot his mother to death and then massacred 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, prosecutors closed the case Monday with a report that sketched a chilling portrait of a young man with a twisted fascination with violence.

 
NY Troopers watch texting drivers in big SUVs

Even for a state trooper, it’s not easy to spot drivers who are texting. Their smartphones are down on their laps, not at their ears. And they’re probably not moving their lips.

Man flees police, lands car on roof of house

A South Carolina man has been arrested for ignoring a police siren and landing his car on the roof of a house.

 
Ohio rape inquiry leads to charges against school officials, coaches

An Ohio school superintendent, two coaches and a principal were charged by a grand jury that investigated whether other laws were broken in the rape of a drunken 16-year-old girl by two football players, the state’s attorney general said Monday.

5 moments to remember from American Music Awards

No question Justin Timberlake is the man of the year, but oh how the women of pop music proved its their world again at the American Music Awards.