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Senior integrated science major Michael Millard gets ready to pitch during a Super Bowl party on Summit Street on Sunday Feb. 7, 2016.

Broncos dominate Panthers in 24-10 Super Bowl win

Barry Wilner, Associated Press February 7, 2016

If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning.He can thank Von Miller and the Broncos' swarming, big-play defense for his second NFL championship.Adding...

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More than 140 dead in Paris terrorist attacks

Associated Press November 13, 2015

More than 140 were killed in apparently coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris late Friday night. French police believe all the attackers are dead, but they are continuing to look for accomplices throughout...

Marijuana, maps and monopolies before Ohio voters

A first-of-its-kind marijuana legalization proposal was nearing decision time in Ohio on Tuesday, even as the effort's opponents were placing their hopes on a separate measure aimed at nullifying the...

Police and protestors line up against each other across from Camden Yards in Baltimore on Saturday, April 25, 2015, as protests continue in the wake of Freddie Gray's death while in police custody. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun/TNS)

AP: Riot erupts after funeral for man hurt in police custody

Amanda Lee Myers, AP April 27, 2015

BALTIMORE (AP) — Rioters looted stores and hurled rocks and bricks at Baltimore police Monday, injuring several officers just hours after thousands mourned the man who died after suffering a severe spinal...

Aftershocks terrify survivors of Nepal quake that killed 2,500

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Shell-shocked and sleeping in the streets, tens of thousands of Nepalese braced against terrifying aftershocks Sunday while digging for survivors in the devastation wrought...

AP: Cleveland Police investigating 3-year-old boy’s access to firearm used in shooting

The Associated Press April 13, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Police have not yet released information on how a 3-year-old boy got access to the handgun he used to fatally shoot a 1-year-old relative. Braylon Robinson died at a hospital...

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AP: Rubio tells supporters he is running for White House

Philip Elliot, Associated Press Brendan Farrington, Associated Press April 13, 2015

MIAMI (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio entered the presidential race Monday by offering the nation a younger generation of leadership that breaks free of ideas "stuck in the 20th century," a jab at both Democratic...

FBI mugshot of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty in the Boston Marathon bombing.

AP: Tsarnaev’s lawyer faces perhaps her biggest challenge yet

Associated Press April 9, 2015

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's attorney is renowned for keeping her high-profile clients off death row, but Judy Clarke could face her most daunting challenge yet in trying to save the Boston Marathon bomber from...

Map of religious freedom laws in the U.S. Tribune News Service 2015

AP: Indiana lawmakers try to quiet firestorm surrounding new law

Tom Davies, AP March 30, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence called off public appearances Monday and sports officials planned an "Indy Welcomes All" campaign ahead of this weekend's NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis as lawmakers...

AP: NSA: 1 dead after car rams police vehicle at Fort Meade

Meredith Somers and Lolita C. Baldor, AP March 30, 2015

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Two men dressed as women smashed a stolen car into a police vehicle after they disobeyed commands at the closely guarded gates of the nation's spy agency on Monday, prompting police...

Rescue helicopters and a rescue team from the French Securite Civile fly over the French Alps during a rescue operation after the crash of an Airbus A320 near Seyne-les-Alpes, France, on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. (Julien Tack/Abaca Press/TNS)

AP: German co-pilot was once treated for suicidal tendencies

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — How could someone once diagnosed with suicidal tendencies get a job as a commercial pilot, entrusted with the lives of hundreds of people? That's the question being asked...

Iowa State's Jameel McKay (1) dunks over Kansas' Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) in the finals of the Big 12 Tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Iowa State won, 70-66.

AP: 14th-seeded UAB Blazers upset No. 9 Iowa State 60-59

Associated Press March 19, 2015

The UAB Blazers may not have a football program anymore. They do have the first big upset of the NCAA Tournament and hope they can give their university something to rally around.William Lee scored the...