Suspect Kills Five Across Three States Then Dies
Shayne Riggleman, 22, killed five people near Morgantown West Virginia, wounded a gas station attendant in Pennsylvania, and later died by suicide during a police chase in Kentucky. Authorities call the spree one of the most heinous crimes witnessed and probe possible connections to victims.
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Morgantown
W.va
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Shayne Riggleman
James Merrill
Merrill
Riggleman
Charles Richardson Jr
Associated Press
Richardson
FedEx
Gadhafi Loyalists Flee to Niger as Libyan Crisis Deepens
Reports say Muammar Gadhafi security chief Mansour Dao and aides crossed the Sahara to Niger with a Tuareg escort. In Niger, authorities confirm the arrival and dispatch a military convoy to escort Dao to Niamey, while rebels press talks to hand over Bani Walid.
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Tarhouna
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Sahara
Niger
Bani Walid
Gadhafi
Niamey
Massoudou Hassoumi
Gaddafi
Mansour Dao
Revolutionary Guards
Gunman kills four at IHOP in Carson City
In Carson City Nevada a gunman opened fire on uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP killing four and wounding eight. The shooter Eduardo Sendon 32 died after shooting himself in the head in the restaurant parking lot. Police lockdown of state buildings followed.
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Carson City
Nev
Uniformed National Guard
Nevada
Nevada National Guard
Eduardo Sendon
Swagler
BBQ & Grill
Kenny Furlong
H&r
Lendon
Supreme Court
Furlong
Postal Service on brink of default faces Congress for solvency
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned the U S Postal Service may default on a 5.5 billion payment to the Treasury if Congress fails to act by September 30. He said without action the agency could run out of money to pay salaries and contractors next year. Senators Lieberman Collins and Carper urged quick reform and noted current bills to overhaul postal operations.
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Washington
Patrick Donahoe
Treasury
Donahoe
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
U.S
Tom Carper
Del
Congress
Carper
Collins
House
Bastrop Texas Wildfires Destroy 1000 Homes Kill Four
The Bastrop fires tore through central Texas destroying about 1000 homes and killing four as crews asked for more resources. Governor and federal authorities were urged to assist while winds abated only slightly and dry conditions persisted for days.
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Bastrop
Texas
Washington
Texas Forest Service
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Quincy
Mass
Pine Hill
Reginald Zimmerman
State Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Kristen Powers
Park and Forestry Department
Patriot Ledger
Harbor
Boulder, Colo
Boulder
Colo
Jennifer Wert
Wert
Tigger
Illinois
Nev. Ihop
Ihop
Uniformed National Guardsmen
Ralph Swagler
Sencion
California
Mike Fisher
Dennis Silman
Austin
Silman
Laura
Michelle Clements
Clements
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