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Uncollected trash saves man after 9-story fall

Uncollected trash saves man after 9-story fall

Authorities in New York City say a man who tried to jump to his death from his ninth floor apartment was saved by a heap of trash bags that had gone uncollected since last week's blizzard.

 

Man fires at school officials, kills self

Clay Duke approached the front of the room, spray-painted a red "V" on the wall and brandished a small handgun. He ordered the room cleared of everyone but six men, witnesses say.

 

Suicide Won't End Madoff Lawsuits

Mark Madoff was feeling increasingly despondent about his worsening legal situation in the days leading up to his death. But the trustee recovering assets for victims of his father's Ponzi scheme says the suits will continue.

 

Official: Madoff son found dead in NYC apartment

Official: Madoff son found dead in NYC apartment

A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a son of Bernard Madoff has been found dead in New York City of an apparent suicide.

 

Disney town sees death for 2nd time in a week

Disney town sees death for 2nd time in a week

The owner of a failed security business barricaded himself in his soon-to-be foreclosed home, shot at deputies and then killed himself in this well-groomed Central Florida town built by Disney.

 

Man sought in LA publicist's death kills himself

A man wanted for questioning in the slaying of a Hollywood publicist killed himself in the lobby of a dreary Los Angeles hotel as police closed in with a search warrant -- the latest mysterious turn in a case that began on a posh stretch of Beverly Hills.

 

Wisconsin boy takes classmates hostage, shoots himself

Wisconsin boy takes classmates hostage, shoots himself

A 15-year-old boy took 23 of his classmates and a teacher hostage in a classroom at a small-town Wisconsin high school on Monday, shooting himself as police broke in.

 

3 Michigan boys missing after father drops them off to attempt suicide

Police and neighbors were searching for three young Michigan boys Saturday who have been missing since their father claimed he dropped them off with a woman before trying to kill himself a day earlier.

 

Investigators: Twin shooting was suicide pact

Investigators: Twin shooting was suicide pact

The double-shooting of Australian twin sisters that left one of the women dead was a suicide pact, investigators said Thursday after interviewing the surviving sister.

 

Australian Twins Shot at Colo. Firing Range

Australian Twins Shot at Colo. Firing Range

Twin sisters from Australia were both shot in the head at an outdoor Colorado shooting range, killing one of the women and leaving the other critically injured, authorities said Tuesday. The Herald Sun, an Australian newspaper, is reporting that the two sisters made a suicide pact.

 

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