Non-profit PTA sues for-profit rival

CHICAGO - The nonprofit PTA sued a for-profit rival Wednesday, accusing it of denigrating the established group in a bid to siphon off members.




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UC agrees to pay $1M to settle pepper-spray suit

SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were pepper-sprayed during an Occupy protest at UC Davis last fall, according to a preliminary settlement filed Wednesday.


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Police: Student shoots self at Okla. junior high

STILLWATER, Okla. - A 13-year-old student shot and killed himself in a hallway at an Oklahoma junior high school before classes began Wednesday, police said, terrifying teenagers who feared a gunman was on the loose.



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Benny celebrates 75th birthday

Benny has seen every change made to Ball State since 1937, and at 5 p.m., students, alumni and Ball descendents will gather before her to wish the bronze icon a happy 75th birthday.


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Justin Timberlake is bringing MySpace back

The new site, for which people can request an invitation, looks a bit like an entertainment-focused version of Pinterest, with a dash of Twitter and Facebook thrown in.



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Virtual town hall to help educate

With the general election quickly approaching, an organization focused on helping college students vote will try to help educate students and administrators with the voting process.


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Iranian president pushes new world order

NEW YORK - After an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic - his "new order" which will inevitably replace the current era of what he called U.S. bullying.


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Notre Dame asks Obama, Romney to speak on campus

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Three years after facing protests for having Democratic President Barack Obama give a commencement speech, the University of Notre Dame has invited Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to speak on campus during their campaigns, the school announced Monday.


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Foundation launches program to remember veterans

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana War Memorial Foundation is launching a program to honor Hoosier veterans by placing their names on bricks that will encircle the landmark Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.


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US general charged with adultery, other sex crimes

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - An Army brigadier general who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and having inappropriate relationships with several female subordinates, two U.S. defense officials said Wednesday.