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Old Big East To Become ‘American Athletic Conference’

The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day.

2013/04/04

Man Shot In Neck

A man was shot in his neck Wednesday night outside of a grocery store, and then transported to an area hospital.

2013/03/07

Houston Texans to Donate Gameday Auction Proceeds to Sandy Hook School Support Fund

It’s a nation-wide fund which was created by the United Way to help the families of the victims of the shooting at the school in Newtown

2012/12/21

File photo of an empty classroom. (credit: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas Town Allows Teachers To Carry Concealed Guns

In this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don’t give much thought to safety at the community’s lone school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons.

2012/12/20

Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey (credit: Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

Column: ‘This Microphone Is Powerful Right Now.’

The game was over, and the postgame interview appeared to be, too, when Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey suddenly decided otherwise.

2012/12/20

Sandy Hook Elementary School Student: ‘I Kept HearingThese Booming Noises’

Students at Sandy Hook Elementary School, mostly under age 10, described the terror that grappled their school in Newtown Friday after a 20-year-old man went on a shooting rampage that began around 9:30 a.m. EST.

2012/12/14

Report: Connecticut School Shooting Suspect Had Ties To School

According to a law enforcement official, the suspect who went on a shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school Friday had ties to the school.

2012/12/14

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Official: Gunman Killed In Connecticut School Shooting

A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday left the gunman dead and at least one teacher wounded and sent frightened pupils into the parking lot.

2012/12/14