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UCLA Gunman Had 'Kill List' That Included Woman Found Dead in Minnesota, Police Say
Police identified the gunman who killed a UCLA professor before taking his own life as 38-year-old Mainak Sarkar, a student of the professor.
UCLA Professor Was Reportedly Killed by a Student 'Despondent About His Grades'
Engineering professor William Klug was shot in an apparent murder-suicide, but so far police have declined to elaborate on the circumstances of the incident.
Iraq Halts Assault Against Islamic State-Held Fallujah to 'Protect Civilians' Trapped Inside
Abadi's decision to halt, two days after elite Iraqi troops poured into the city's rural southern outskirts, postpones what was expected to be one of the biggest battles ever fought against Islamic State.
Businessman Who Paid to Be a Cop Headed to Prison for Shooting Unarmed Black Man
The insurance executive claimed he mistook his gun for his Taser in a fatal shooting that occurred while he was working as a volunteer sheriff’s deputy in Oklahoma.
40 Tiger Cub Carcasses Found in Freezer During Raid at Infamous Thailand Temple
Thai authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer at a Buddhist temple that is being investigated for suspected links to wildlife trafficking and abuse.
WHO Now Says You Should Wait Twice as Long to Have Sex After Visiting Areas With Zika
The new guidelines follow evidence that the virus lingers longer than previously thought in the body fluids of infected people. They come three days after WHO refused to back calls to postpone this year’s Olympics because of Brazil's Zika outbreak.
Taliban Attacks Have Killed Dozens of Police and Civilians Across Afghanistan in Past Three Days
The violence came as Amnesty International released a report saying that the number of internally displaced people in Afghanistan has doubled in the last three years.
Eric Holder Now Says Edward Snowden Performed 'Public Service' in Leaking Documents
When he was attorney general, Holder wasn't a fan of the NSA leaker. Now that he's out of government, he's saying something he could never have said back then.
Latin America's Largest Airline Says It Is Suspending Flights to Venezuela
The decision by LATAM Airlines to suspend its flights to Venezuela follows a similar announcement by Lufthansa. It comes at time when a deep economic crisis has triggered widespread food and medicine shortages, frequent power cuts, and sporadic looting.
Donald Trump Says He Would Debate Bernie Sanders for $10 Million
Trump says he would donate the money to "some worthy charity," while the Sanders campaign says they hope the presumptive Republican nominee "will not chicken out" on the offer.
South African Court Overturns Ban on Domestic Trade in Rhino Horn
South Africa saw a drop in the number of rhinos killed in 2015, but a record number of the animals were slaughtered in Namibia and Zimbabwe, primarily to satisfy Asian demand for rhino horn.
Islamic State Bombs Kill More Than 100 in Syrian Regime Strongholds
The Mediterranean cites of Jableh and Tartous, which hosts Russian forces, have until now escaped the worst of the conflict. Fighting has increased in Syria since peace talks collapsed.