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Trayvon killing case will not have grand jury

ORLANDO, Fla. — A grand jury will not look into the Trayvon Martin case, a special prosecutor said Monday, leaving the decision of whether to charge the teen's shooter in her hands alone and eliminating the possibility of a first-degree murder charge in a racially charged case that has garnered ...

Warehouse fire claims 2 firefighters

PHILADELPHIA — Two firefighters who were battling a massive blaze at an abandoned warehouse Monday were killed when an adjacent furniture store they were inspecting collapsed, burying them in a pile of debris, authorities said.

It took about two hours to extract the bodies of Lt. Robert Neary, 60, and ...

American Scene: Wave of bomb threats leaves campus on edge

PITTSBURGH — Dozens of bomb threats at the University of Pittsburgh, including at least four Monday, have prompted professors to start holding classes outside and forced security officials to implement new building access measures.

The threats began in mid-February, at first targeting a landmark building at the center of campus. ...

Report: Fungus tied to bat deaths came from Europe

LOS ANGELES — The mysterious deaths of millions of bats in the United States and Canada over the past several years were caused by a fungus that hitchhiked from Europe, scientists reported Monday.

Experts had suspected that an invasive species was to blame for the die-off from "white nose syndrome." ...

Not Instagovernment

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
What $1 billion buys in Silicon Valley and Washington.


Stephens: Why the Falklands Matter

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
Pride and principle are no small matters in affairs of state.


McGurn: What Would Atticus Do?

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
'To Kill a Mockingbird' meets the Trayvon Martin shooting.


John Stossel: The TSA Just Won't Let Go

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
Governments cling to power even when private solutions work best.


Obama's Revenue Soup

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
A history lesson on capital gains taxes.


The U.N. Deplores . . .

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
. . . And Damascus ignores.


Pascal Bruckner: The Ideology of Catastrophe

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
These are not great souls who alert us to troubles but tiny minds who wish us suffering if we refuse to listen to them.


Paul Moreno: The Unhappy History of Running Against the Supreme Court

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
President Obama might note that in American politics the goal is not to curb the judiciary but to co-opt it.


Amity Shlaes: Tax Policy is About Competition, Not Fairness

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
What John F. Kennedy understood that today's politicians forget.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
Historian Joyce Appleby on the culture of capitalism


Trial nears in slaying of Hudson kin

CHICAGO — A judge and lawyers began questioning dozens of potential jurors Monday at the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.

Selecting 12 jurors and six alternates able to set aside sympathy for the Hollywood star and assess ...

In Search of Consolation

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
For each of us, life will end at some point. Should that unavoidable fact affect the way we live? If so, in what way? Andrew Stark reviews.


Best of the Web Today: Wild Goose-Step Chase

Opinion Journal - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
Journalists propagate neo-Nazi bluster.


Obamas preside over annual egg roll

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
The Obamas hop into the annual White House Easter egg roll.
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3 adults killed at Minn. day care; suspect sought

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Three adults were killed early Monday at an in-home day care in a suburb northwest of Minneapolis, and a nearby college was locked down as police searched for a suspect who fled on a bicycle.

Police released few details about the deaths in Brooklyn Park. ...

Video shows GSA workers mocking 'go green'

CNN - Politics - Wed, 2026-03-11 09:38
A newly released video clip showing government workers mocking a clean energy campaign pushed by President Barack Obama, apparently on company time, is the latest glimpse of the General Services Administration's wasteful spending at a 2010 Las Vegas convention.
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