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A student told police that a classmate threatened to shut down Northland HS and then fired a shot in the air. Columbus police have yet to apprehend the suspect.

Reports from defectors suggest that North Korea is testing deadly chemical agents on prisoners.

The 2nd biggest Latin American country is at loggerheads with its neighbor over a paper mill that plays an outsized role in the region.

A mob, chanting “Russia for Russians,” violently protested the killing of a Russian by a man allegedly from the North Caucasus.

The upcoming challenges for the authorities include rehabilitating the thousands of evacuees and rebuilding the severely damaged region.

The agency is mass-harvesting email address books and IM contact lists, according to the latest Snowden revelation.

Many see the cost of auto loans rising. Most are unaware the department responsible for auto safety is closed right now.

What do you do if someone steals your Jell-O at work? Call the cops, of course. At least if you're an employee of Wakefern Food Corp.

As the federal government shutdown drags on, furloughed federal contractors are much worse off than civil servants.

Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell are getting closer, multiple sources are reporting.

The New York congressman is concerned the Texas senator could lead the party again to an untenable situation, and he's being vocal about it.

After forcing a federal court to temporarily suspend deportations last week, Arizona activists ratchet up the protest.

With the Chinese wealthier than ever, there is now a demand for bodyguards in China.

Nugent, 64, is a ferocious opponent of President Barack Obama.

Polls show the Republican Party taking the blame for the shutdown, but the GOP is trying to deflect it on to vulnerable Democrats.

North Korean media outlet KCNA has allegedly released another image with a sloppy Photoshop job.

Debris found at the site of the explosion suggests the perpetrators may have planned to target a major soccer game.

The political deadlock in Washington has now entered its third week. Haven't we said this before?

Senate Majority Leader McConnell is reportedly looking over his Democratic counterpart's proposal at this very moment.

Such tragedies occur frequently in India, particularly at religious festivals.

Erika Padron Lango left her Delano home Wednesday night to visit a friend, but she never showed up at her friend's place or to work the next day.

Avonte Oquendo went missing from his Queens school on Oct. 4. The search for the missing autistic teen is centered around train yards and subway tunnels.

Now in its third week, it's clear that the government's partial shutdown is affecting many more people than just federal employees.

Malaysian Christians have used the word "Allah" to describe God for centuries.

Questions on whether or not a government shutdown was actually avoidable have arisen after a video went viral.

China is tired of living in a world led by the U.S., especially when the U.S. may default on the dollar debts China holds.

Metropolitan Police want to identify a man seen carrying a child around the time Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal.

Roughly 1 million pilgrims have avoided hajj in 2013 amid fears over an outbreak of MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia.

Although 389 national park sites remain closed due to the government shutdown, a few American icons reopened this weekend.