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American opens fire on Afghan villagers, kills 16

BALANDI, Afghanistan — Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire Sunday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people — mostly women and children — in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. presence following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Qurans.



Anti-Kony video campaign draws criticism in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda - The wildly successful viral video campaign to raise global awareness of a brutal Central Africa rebel leader is attracting criticism from Ugandans, some who said Friday that the 30-minute video misrepresents the complicated history of Africa's longest-running conflict.


GYMNASTICS: Ball State places second in Kentucky

Ball State gymnastics went to Lexington, Ky., for a three-team meet and left with a second-place finish. The host Kentucky won the event while Ball State defeated George Washington.


Afghan president: American kills 16 in shooting

BALANDI, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai said a U.S. service member killed 16 people — nine of them children and three women — in a shooting spree Sunday that he condemned as "an assassination."



Spring fashion is in bloom

The thermometer is rising and the greenery is alive with photosynthesis. Though this winter was unseasonably mild, spring is making a comeback once again. Students are digging through their closets to pull out their best spring clothes. While runway fashion may be out of realm for Ball State students, students will want to incorporate key trends into their spring wardrobe.


BASEBALL: Ball State getting hits but not runs

For the first three weekends of the season, Ball State struggled to get much of anything going on offense. It was ranked 256th in the nation with 59 hits, an average of 7.375 per game.



Ind. legislators send smoking ban bill to governor

INDIANAPOLIS — Six years of legislative wrangling and hundreds of exempted businesses later, Indiana will have its first statewide restrictions on smoking in most indoor places under a bill that the state Senate narrowly approved Friday.


Suspect arrested in Wash. courthouse attack

SEATTLE — Police in Washington state have arrested a 34-year-old man accused of stabbing a judge and shooting a sheriff's deputy in a courthouse struggle, ending a manhunt that spanned two counties.



Anti-Kony video campaign draws criticism in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda — The wildly successful viral video campaign to raise global awareness of a brutal Central Africa rebel leader is attracting criticism from Ugandans, some who said Friday that the 30-minute video misrepresents the complicated history of Africa's longest-running conflict.


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