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This story was updated to add new information and a photo. The two victims in Monday's Madison school shooting have been identified as Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, and Erin West, 42, of ...

Celena Henry says she lost count of how many times her abuser hit her in the head but remembers vividly when she decided to leave him. “My feet left the floor, my body slammed against the wall ...

Erin West, a teacher, and student Rubi Vergara were killed, officials said. Authorities in Madison, Wisconsin, released the identities of the student and the teacher who were killed when police ...

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Erin Michelle West West, 42, lived in DeForest, Wisconsin, and was a teacher at Abundant Life, officials said. She was born in St. Charles, Missouri, and graduated from Harrison High School ...

The teenage student and substitute teacher who were killed during the shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday have been identified, as new details about the alleged shooter ...

One person was killed and nine were injured Tuesday night, Baltimore County police said. The gunfire was described by county Police Chief Robert McCullough in a briefing as an “ongoing ...

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian expressed China's deep sympathies to Vanuatu over the earthquake disaster in Vanuatu during a briefing on Wednesday. Two Chinese citizens ...

Eastern Ghouta, Syria – Amina Habya was still awake when she heard screaming outside her window in Zamalka, Ghouta, on the night of August 21, 2013. The regime of Bashar al-Assad had just fired ...