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BOSTON — Once a rarity on campuses, semi-automatic rifles are becoming a standard part of the arsenal for college police forces — firepower they say could make a difference the next time a gunman goes on a rampage.

Weapon authorization unclear in Texas military base shooting
DALLAS — Military officials investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened Friday on a U.S. air base in Texas are trying to determine whether the gunman was authorized to have a weapon on the base, where the possession of firearms is heavily restricted.

Homeless teen faces murder charge in student’s killing
AUSTIN, Texas — Police said Friday that a homeless 17-year-old had been arrested and will be charged with murder in the death of a University of Texas dance major in the heart of the bustling campus — a killing that has unnerved one of the country’s best-known schools.

Students and administrators at Armstrong State University hosted the third annual Paint the Town Maroon event Friday in Johnson Square.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forget blowup air mattresses. Space station astronauts are getting their first inflatable room.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX resumed station deliveries for NASA on Friday, and in a double triumph, successfully landed its booster rocket on an ocean platform for the first time.

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“This whole issue of accessibility of guns to kids — it’s just unreal, and that has gotten progressively worse over the years,” Chisolm said. “I just don’t remember coming up as a 14-year-old with that kind of access to guns. It comes back to parents and adults in the community being more diligent and vigilant about making sure … to try our best to keep guns away from children.”

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Several subcontractors who helped build the new Hodge Elementary School have had to negotiate with a bond company to get paid.
Contractor Elkins Constructors closed its doors just three months after completing construction of the new school, and the owner merged with another firm and reorganized as a new company called Elkins Construction LLC.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic rocket engine that will give it the ability to stage nuclear strikes on the United States.