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Arkansas school district arming more than 20 teachers, staff

More than 20 teachers, administrators and other employees at Clarksville High School will carry concealed weapons during the school day, making use of a little-known Arkansas law that allows licensed, armed security guards on campus.

 
Not a car or bicycle, but a blend – an ELF mobile

Mark Stewart turns quite a few heads as he zips through the streets on his neon green ELF bike. What he’s driving looks like a cross between a bicycle and a car, the closest thing yet to Fred Flintstone’s footmobile, only with solar panels and a futuristic shape.

 
Egypt orders police to clear protest camps

CAIRO — Egypt’s military-backed government on Wednesday ordered the police to clear two Cairo protest camps packed with supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, saying they posed a threat to national security and were “terrorizing” citizens.

 
Utah football player, Texas A&M lineman among three killed in crash

A Texas A&M freshman lineman and an incoming member of the University of Utah football team died in a single-car rollover crash in the high desert of northern New Mexico.

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Manning guilty on many charges, not most serious

U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy – the most serious charge he faced – but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks.

 
Israel, Palestinians agree peace deal in nine months

WASHINGTON — Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed Tuesday to meet again within two weeks to start substantive negotiations on a so-far elusive peace deal with the goal of reaching a deal within nine months, Secretary of State John Kerry said.

 
Spain investigators: Train conductor was on phone

The driver was on the phone with a colleague and reading a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph – almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.

 
Massive explosions rock Florida propane plant; eight injured

A series of explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant and sent “boom after boom after boom” through the neighborhood around it. Eight people were injured, with at least four in critical condition.

 
No fatalities after massive Florida gas plant blast

All the workers at a Florida propane gas plant rocked by massive explosions were accounted for early Tuesday morning after officials initially could not account for more than a dozen employees.

 
Snakes in a blaze: Firefighters battle more than house fire

Firefighters discovered 28 snakes Friday at a Clearfield, Utah duplex when they responded to a kitchen fire. Officials say the man took care of his snakes, but he didn’t have a permit for six venomous snakes. The six poisonous snakes were confiscated by the Utah Division of Wildlife.

 
Police: Woman arrested as suspect of Lincoln Memorial, other vandalism

It remains unclear whether the woman is also suspected of defacing a statue in front of the Smithsonian Castle and the Lincoln Memorial, both of which were also spattered with green paint. Police did not release her identity.