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U.Md. Data Breach Affects 300K

The records of more than 300,000 faculty members and students dating back to 1998 have been compromised following a data breach at the University of Maryland. According to a letter from UMD President...

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Boy Made to Clean Urinal With Hands

A South Florida teacher has been arrested after police said she forced a 10-year-old to unclog a urinal with his bare hands. Jennifer Forshey, 58, was charged with battery of a child by exposure to...

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Girl's Teeth Yanked Out at School

Harmani Osbi still holds her three front baby teeth in her hand after they came out on Tuesday. There’s only one problem. They weren’t supposed to come out anytime soon. According to the girl’s mother,...

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Best of the Sochi: Day 12

The twelfth day of the Winter Olympics in Sochi kicked off on the snow and ice. Click to see the best photos from the competition. Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Snow-Covered CVS Roof Collapses

A CVS in the Bronx was evacuated Wednesday after heavy snow caused the roof to collapse. The FDNY responded to the store on Burke Avenue in Williamsbridge at about 1:45 p.m. As the roof caved in, water...

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Men's Hockey: USA vs Czech Republic

Team USA's men's hockey team faced off against the Czech Republic Wednesday. Click to see all the action from the big game at the Sochi Olympics.Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Ski Gold Helps US Top Medal Race

The United States moved into the top spot in the Winter Olympics medal race on Wednesday. Team USA ended the day with 23 total medals, one more than the Russians and the Dutch, in a surge fueled by...

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Jahi McMath's Mother Speaks Out

The mother of a 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery is speaking out several weeks after taking her daughter out of a hospital....

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Stop Leads to 80 Pound Coke Bust

A traffic stop in California led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of possessing nearly 80 pounds of cocaine and a stolen car, police said. The bust happened Monday when officers stopped a vehicle in...

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Dolphins Fire Turner and O'Neill

The Miami Dolphins fired offensive line coach Jim Turner and longtime head trainer Kevin O'Neill on Wednesday for their roles in the team's bullying scandal. Both men were part of the recent Ted Wells...

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Amazing Finish Line Crash Photo

The men's Olympic ski cross quarterfinals ended Thursday in a spectacular crash that saw only one skier crossing the finish line upright, on two skis. Three of four skiers competing in the heat wiped...

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Principal Jumps From Plane

What would motivate a high school principal to jump out of an airplane? For Guillermo Munoz, it was the opportunity to motivate his students. Munoz, who is in his first year as principal at Homestead...

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Powerball Seller Has No Idea He Won

The man who won $1 million for selling California's largest Powerball jackpot at his Milpitas gas station has no idea he won - and it might take him awhile to figure out that he's a newly minted...

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Dramatic Curling Photos

For a game that celebrates sliding stones, furious sweeping and talking it out, there are plenty of dramatic moments. Don't believe us? Check out the fierce looks on these competitors' faces from Sochi...

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Customers Petition IKEA's Decision

The announcement that IKEA will stop selling a shelf and replace it with a newer model has been met with a surprising uproar online. IKEA’s “EXPEDIT” shelf is popular with record collectors and...

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Soldier Can't Wear Uniform in Court

A U.S. Army staff sergeant defending himself in a traffic accident case cannot wear his uniform in the courtroom, a San Diego judge ruled Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Aaron Trompeter and his wife are...

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$400M Lotto Ticket Sold in Calif.

A winning Powerball lottery ticket that hit a $400 million jackpot was sold in California, according to lottery officials. The ticket was purchased at a gas station in Milpitas, California, located in...

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Skier's Epic Mustache Steals Show

Slovenia's Filip Flisar didn't medal in freestyle ski cross event on Thursday, but he was still the talk of the slopes at the Sochi Olympics thanks to his epic mustache. The word of the mustache --...

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Russian Wins Figure Skating Gold

The Russians finally have their women's figure skating gold. It was given to them Thursday by 17-year-old Adelina Sotnikova, who came to Sochi as the face of Russian skating, found herself briefly...

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Sochi Day 13: U.S. Leads Medal Race

Despite losses in two high-profile Olympic events — women's figure skating and hockey — the U.S. Olympic team had a good day Thursday, taking two medals and hanging onto the lead in the overall medal...

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