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2 dead, 1 trapped in US parking garage collapse

MIAMI - A section of a parking garage under construction at a community college collapsed Wednesday, killing two people and trapping two others in the rubble, officials said. One worker was rescued amid the debris, but there was too much concrete around the other to immediately get him out.



1 dead, 2 trapped in Fla. parking garage collapse

MIAMI - A section of a parking garage under construction at a community college collapsed Wednesday, killing one worker and trapping at least two others in the rubble, officials said. Several other workers were hurt.



LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Retired soldier encourages education on elections

The most memorable line from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" was "Morons, I'm surrounded by morons." This is the sentiment I feel toward the many who are legal residents of this country when it's time to cast a ballot for the governing of our county, state and nation.


Skydiver cancels try at supersonic jump

ROSWELL, N.M. - Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner canceled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall Tuesday because of high winds, the second time this week he was forced to postpone his quest to become the world's first supersonic skydiver.



Despite the cold, students flock to Homecoming Village

Students gathered behind the Honors House in the 48 degree weather as football players, Athletic Director Bill Scholl and Ball State President Jo Ann Gora kicked off the first Homecoming Village, reminding everyone that it is the students who make Homecoming Week special.


Police: Student took LSD before campus shooting

MOBILE, Ala. - A nude University of South Alabama freshman had taken LSD and assaulted others before he chased the campus police officer who fatally shot him, authorities said Tuesday, though the student wasn't armed and didn't touch the officer.