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A Virginia man who teaches at a vocational school was arrested Wednesday for allegedly firing a blank handgun at 12 of his students. An investigation by Washington County authorities revealed that Manuael Ernest Dillow, 60, fired the gun at the Neff Center in Arbingdon earlier this month, reported the Kingsport Times News.

A watchdog group within the Vatican said they plan a major crackdown for nuns in the United States, accusing them of taking positions that undermine Roman Catholic traditions and teachings.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called for an accelerated and full transition of security responsibilities to Afghan forces following the release of photos of U.S. soldiers posing with the corpses of Afghan insurgents.

A woman from Berkshire, England named Julie Zalinski retold the story of the death of her boyfriend, Adrian Rowland last November, as she watched him commit suicide during a Skype chat from over 7,000 miles away during an inquest at Oxford County Hall. According to the Oxford Mail, Zalinski watched as Rowland, 53, slashed his throat, wrists and stomach and bled to death before her eyes on the Internet.

Nicholas Holbert, a 25-year-old registered sex offender has been questioned by police twice in regards to the disappearance of Fort Bragg solider Kelli Bordeaux.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released the Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2012, listing the ten most expensive cities to live in 2012.

Earlier this week news spread of a 28-year-old Chicago woman who took out an ad on Craigslist to find her baby daddy. The twist? She had sex with the mystery man in the bathroom of Chicago's Aragon Ballroom during a Megadeth/ Motorhead concert in March. After having the Craigslist ad deleted, the woman finally came forward to Fuse to announce some big news. It was all a hoax.

Sheree Whitfield, famed television personality from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, has elected to leave the show for good. After four seasons on the show, she is calling it quits.

A 25-year-old bar hand, registered as sex offender, has been questioned twice after North Carolina authorities said that the sex offender was one of the last people to see Kelli Bordeaux alive.

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, according to a government report on Thursday that could dampen hopes of a pick-up in job creation in April after March's slowdown.

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist accused of massacring 77 people in Norway, has been maintaining his inflammatory and sociopathic attitude during the judicial trial which began Monday.

The upcoming “Call of Duty” release is shaping up to be a sequel to 2010’s “Black Ops.” A retail source forwarded an image to gaming news source Kotaku, with a date of May 2nd 2012 sprawled across the supposed “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” poster.

The bumblebee gecko is an interesting creature. It’s covered in yellow and black stripes, but the pattern can be modified by adaptive skin modules, just like a chameleon. It can’t fly or climb walls; instead, it crawls stealthily along the ground in tropical forests.

Mexico's famous Popocatepetl volcano experienced one of its largest explosions in years, causing its eruption to cover about 30 communities with ash, according to reports.

Yonas Fikre, an American Muslim, is seeking asylum in Sweden and has claimed that he was detained, torture and kept in solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates for 106 days at the request of the FBI.

Laying eggs put dinosaurs at a distinct advantage compared to mammals and contributed to their extinction 65 million years ago, according to a new study.

A N.J. bully's punch to the abdomen left a middle school student paralyzed. Now the New Jersey school district that allowed this incident to happen has agreed to pay a $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit from the victim's family.

Two fishermen in Mexico's Sea of Cortez caught a great white shark measuring nearly 20 feet and weighing almost 2,000. At 20 feet long, this would be considered one of the largest fish ever captured.

Ted Nugent will meet with the Secret Service on Thursday, regarding the inflaming comments he made about Barack Obama -- and the rock star said he's actually looking forward to it.

Sprint, America’s third-largest mobile carrier, just revealed some of its first 4G LTE networks, which extend to areas such as Tennessee, Illinois and New York. The mobile service carrier’s efforts to build a robust 4G network could be in anticipation of Apple’s next-generation smartphone, the iPhone 5.

Jordan Powers, the 18-year old who made headlines nationwide when she left school and moved in with her 41-year old former teacher announced that the she has reconciled with him. The teen confirmed that she is now once again living with James Hooker despite telling reporters that she had broken off the relationship earlier this month.

Every year, Time magazine creates a list of the 100 most influential people of the past year, rounding up a diverse group of people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world. For 2012, Time chose a diverse group of people from politicians, to athletes, to singers, to artists, including the likes of Pippa Middleton, Adele, Tim Tebow and Rihanna to name a few. View the slideshow to see photos of some of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Charles Colson's condition has worsened after undergoing brain surgery two weeks ago. Jim Liske, chief executive officer of Prison Fellowship Ministries, issued a statement on Wednesday noting that Colson will soon be home with the Lord. News of Colson's deteriorating health came after signs of improvement.

Cuenca, Ecuador is one of the best places to live for adventurous retirees. Here's some helpful information on everything from visas to restaurants to politics to travel plans.

BP Plc (BP.L) said on Wednesday it reached definitive agreements with well over 100,000 private plaintiffs to resolve claims for economic, property and medical damages resulting from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled its latest device, the BlackBerry Curve 9220, at an event in New Delhi, India on April 18th. Sold at $215, this is the successor to the country’s least expensive smartphone, called the BlackBerry 8520. With an affordable price tag and upgraded features, the new device is sure to make a worthwhile debut.

The third and final winner of the Mega Millions record $656 jackpot has finally come forward to claim the share of the prize in Illinois. Merle Butler and his wife Patricia were named the winners at a press conference held by the Illinois lottery in Red Bud.

Kanye West reached out personally to US Weekly to put a stop to to the claim they made that the Hip hop mogul called his possible current girlfriend, reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, his own Beyonce. The quote was a reference to his friend, rapper Jay-Z's loving relationship with Beyonce Knowles. Kanye and Kim (Kimye?) have only been publicly dating for a short while and West is definitely not ready to make that type of statement.

Verna McClain, the 30-year-old woman charged with killing young mother Kala Marie Golden and abducting her newborn son, Keegan Schuchardt, admitted to the crime, authorities told the media