Rodney King, whose beating led to LA riots, dies

LOS ANGELES - His beating stunned the nation, left Los Angeles smoldering and helped reshape race relations and police tactics. And in a quavering voice on national television, Rodney King pleaded for peace while the city burned.



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NW Ind. district: Facebook comments posed threat

HAMMOND, Ind.- Three eighth-grade girls expelled from school for making comments on Facebook about killing classmates posed a threat to other students, attorneys for a northwestern Indiana school district said.




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Verizon to phase out most existing phone plans

NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone company, is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing schemes that encourage customers to connect their non-phone devices, like tablets and PCs, to the Verizon network.


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Judge sets hearing on CBS bid to block ABC series

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge has set a hearing on a motion by CBS to block the premiere of the upcoming ABC reality series "The Glass House" on the basis it copies elements and secrets from the long-running show "Big Brother."



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Building up

Students who are looking forward to moving into the freshly renovated Studebaker East residence hall might be in for a surprise once August rolls around. -á


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Mother calls for tougher Indiana bullying laws

WHITELAND, Ind. - An Indiana woman who says her daughter was bullied so often that she pulled her from school to protect her has launched a campaign that she hopes will lead lawmakers to expand the state's definition of bullying and impose harsh punishment for offenders. -á







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