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Experts: Circumstances of Florida family slayings 'really unusual'

Tonya Thomas shot her four children to death before killing herself, police in Florida say. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Women make up only about 5% of mass killers, a ...

200-year-old shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico

NOAA's Seirios Camera Platform, operating above the Little Hercules ROV, images the anchor and remnants of a copper-sheathed shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico. STORY ...

Arabian horse swims three miles out to sea

Santa Barbara Harbor PatrolA search and rescue team save William, a 7-year-old Arabian show horse, after swam nearly three miles into the ocean.By Isolde Raftery, ...

House passes GOP version of Violence Against Women Act renewal

Dems, GOP spar over domestic violence act STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: The House passes the GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act 222-205 Florida Rep. Adams is the ...

NASA estimates 4,700 'potentially hazardous' asteroids

This image, taken by NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission in 2000, shows a close-up view of the asteroid Eros. STORY HIGHLIGHTS "It's not something people should ...

Man buys out Kmart, donates to charity

A Kentucky businessman buys out the contents of an entire K-Mart store that was set to close, and donates the goods to charity. WLEX's Adam ...

Autopsy: Trayvon Martin shot from 'intermediate range'

George Zimmerman's lawyer has signaled that he may seek a dismissal of the second-degree murder charges against his client under Florida's Stand Your Ground Law. ...

First female leader drill sergeant school loses job

Feb. 1: Sargeant Major Teresa King discusses her background and how she has accomplished  historic success in the U.S. Army. King hopes her success will ...

Obama awards Medal of Honor posthumously to Vietnam hero

Medal of Honor awarded 42 years later STORY HIGHLIGHTS Widow pays tribute to others also killed in battle President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to a ...

Report: Texas executed wrong Carlos

Corpus Christi Police Dept. / AFP - Getty Images fileCarlos DeLuna was executed in 1989 for a crime a Columbia University Law School team believes ...

NYC stop-and-frisk lawsuit gets class-action status

By NBC News and msnbc.com staffA federal judge sharply critical of New York City police tactics granted class-action status to a lawsuit claiming officers’ stop-and-frisk ...

Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dead

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Mary arrive at funeral services for U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy in August 2009. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Mary Kennedy wasn't divorced ...

'Go-Go' performer Chuck Brown dies

Chuck Brown arrives at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in February 2011. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Performer Chuck Brown dies at 75 He was especially popular in Washington, D.C. "Go-Go" is ...

18-year-old now NY's youngest elected official

NBC New YorkBy Ida Siegal, NBCNewYork.comAn 18-year-old high school senior has won a seat on his Long Island school board, becoming the youngest elected official ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead

Pool / Getty Images fileMary Richardson Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrive for funeral services for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy on Aug. 29, 2009, ...

Greeks set election date amid possibility of bank panic

What happens if Greece leaves the euro? STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Interim prime minister takes oath; cabinet ministers will be sworn in Thursday If Greece crashes out of the ...

Cop Tasers mom at Mississippi middle school -- twice

By M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.comA police officer working as a school resource officer in northern Mississippi twice stunned the mother of a middle school pupil ...

The nine highest-rated canceled shows

Fox's "Terra Nova" was axed despite 10.8 million viewers, a 3.6 rating and delivering a sizable family audience. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Rob Schneider's "Rob" was shedding too much ...

Defense rests in Edwards trial

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Defense feels "its core argument is already before the jurors," analyst says Edwards' attorneys take two days to present their case Rielle Hunter is not called ...

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Experts: Circumstances of Florida family slayings 'really unusual'

Tonya Thomas shot her four children to death before killing herself, police in Florida say. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Women make up only about 5% of mass killers, a ...

200-year-old shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico

NOAA's Seirios Camera Platform, operating above the Little Hercules ROV, images the anchor and remnants of a copper-sheathed shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico. STORY ...

Arabian horse swims three miles out to sea

Santa Barbara Harbor PatrolA search and rescue team save William, a 7-year-old Arabian show horse, after swam nearly three miles into the ocean.By Isolde Raftery, ...

House passes GOP version of Violence Against Women Act renewal

Dems, GOP spar over domestic violence act STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: The House passes the GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act 222-205 Florida Rep. Adams is the ...

NASA estimates 4,700 'potentially hazardous' asteroids

This image, taken by NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission in 2000, shows a close-up view of the asteroid Eros. STORY HIGHLIGHTS "It's not something people should ...

Man buys out Kmart, donates to charity

A Kentucky businessman buys out the contents of an entire K-Mart store that was set to close, and donates the goods to charity. WLEX's Adam ...

Autopsy: Trayvon Martin shot from 'intermediate range'

George Zimmerman's lawyer has signaled that he may seek a dismissal of the second-degree murder charges against his client under Florida's Stand Your Ground Law. ...

First female leader drill sergeant school loses job

Feb. 1: Sargeant Major Teresa King discusses her background and how she has accomplished  historic success in the U.S. Army. King hopes her success will ...

Defense Rests In Edwards Case - PostChronicle.com

Lawyers for former Sen. John Edwards rested their case Wednesday, without calling Edwards or former mistress Rielle Hunter to testify. It was a subdued end to ...

Sandusky Lawyer Asks Dismissal Of Counts - PostChronicle.com

In motions filed Wednesday, former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's lawyer requested that some charges in Sandusky's sexual abuse case be dismissed. Attorney Joe Amendola ...