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Gunman kills 4 in Santa Monica before he reaches college library and is shot dead by police

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least four people and wounded several others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a normally idyllic beachfront city. Police shot him dead in the Santa Monica College Library.

Police say suspect identified in arson that gutted commuter bus, killing 47 and injuring 34

BEIJING, China - Chinese police said Saturday that they had identified a suspect who might be responsible for the fire that gutted a commuter bus, killing 47 and injuring dozens more during rush hour in a port city in southeastern China.

Weakened Andrea brings rains, flood watches as it zips up East Coast toward New England

RALEIGH, N.C. - The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season drenched the Southeastern U.S. but caused no major damage on Friday, marching up the East Coast as it brought the threat of weekend flooding as far north as New England.

Santa Monica police spokesman: Gunman acted alone; 'person of interest' has been released

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Police say a gunman who killed four people in Santa Monica before officers shot him dead acted alone, and investigators have released a man who had been detained as a "person of interest."

Rival Koreas agree to meet at border truce village after trading counterproposals

SEOUL, South Korea - North and South Korea have agreed to hold their first meeting in recent years at a truce village straddling their heavily armed border.

Key events in Santa Monica, Calif., shootings that killed at least 7, including gunman

Key moments in a shooting rampage Friday that killed at least six people in Santa Monica, Calif., before a gunman was shot and killed by police in a college library. Based on reports from witnesses, police, and fire, college and hospital officials.

Gunman kills 6 in Santa Monica before he reaches college library and is shot dead by police

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least six people and wounded several others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a normally idyllic beachfront city before police shot him dead in the Santa Monica College Library.

Authorities: Santa Monica gunman killed at least 6 before being shot to death by police

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A gunman with an assault-style rifle killed at least six people in Santa Monica on Friday before police shot him to death in a gunfight in the Santa Monica College library, authorities said.

Investigators say fire that gutted commuter bus killing 47 appears intentionally set

BEIJING, China - A fire that gutted a commuter bus, killing 47 and injuring dozens more during rush hour in a port city in southeastern China, appears to have been deliberately set, state media quoted investigators as saying Saturday.

Obama and Chinese leader Xi open 2 days of meetings with a handshake at California retreat

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have opened two days of meetings with a handshake at a California retreat.

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