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Overly-competitive parents crash Easter egg hunt, event canceled

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Organizers of an annual Easter egg hunt attended by hundreds of children have canceled this year's event, citing the behavior of aggressive parents who swarmed into the tiny...

Wife defends soldier accused of Afghan rampage

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) - The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians defended her husband in an interview set to air on NBC's Today show Monday, saying she finds the charges "unbelievable." Karilyn...

Rugby players swept out to sea by strong South African current

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A team of rugby players with championship hopes relished practicing on the beach, away from their impoverished township. But after going for a post-practice swim Sunday,...

University of Louisiana at Monroe to become a tobacco-free campus

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

MONROE (AP) - ULM's faculty senate, staff senate and Student Government Association have voted to support a new tobacco use policy that will go into effect April 2. The new policy will prohibit tobacco...

Tibetan protester lights self on fire at anti-Chinese rule demonstration

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

NEW DELHI (AP) - A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just before a visit by China's president and following dozens of self-immolations...

Two college students killed in Mississippi over weekend

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Sunday expressed his sorrow at the shooting deaths of two college students in the state over the weekend. Late Saturday, 21-year-old John Sanderson...

Lafayette actor earns attention for role in ‘The Hunger Games’ film

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

LAFAYETTE (AP) - A Lafayette actor is gaining attention for his role as Peacekeeper No. 3 in the blockbuster film "The Hunger Games," which opened in theaters Friday. Though the role is the smallest one...

Turkish Jews protest shampoo ad featuring footage of Adolf Hitler

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's Jewish community is protesting a commercial that uses film footage of Adolf Hitler to sell shampoo. The Jewish community and the Chief Rabbi's office on Monday said using...

Wife defends soldier accused of killing 17 civilians in rampage

By The Associated Press
March 25, 2012

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) - The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says her husband showed no signs of PTSD before he deployed, and adds that she doesn't feel like she'll ever believe...

North Korea moves long-range rocket to site, South Korea reports

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2012

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has moved a rocket to a northwestern site in preparation for a launch next month, South Korean officials said Sunday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a plan that Washington...

Five found dead in San Francisco house, police report no public threat

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Police investigating the deaths of five people in a San Francisco home are trying to determine if it was a case of murder-suicide or if a suspect is on the loose. The bodies of three...

‘Titanic,’ ‘Avatar’ director begins solo dive to deepest spot on Earth

By The Associated Press
March 24, 2012

HONOLULU (AP) - Director James Cameron has begun his solo journey to explore a place only two men have gone before - to the Earth's deepest point. The director of "Titanic," "Avatar" and other films is...