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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A lockdown at the University of Northern Iowa has ended with a suspect in custody. All the dorms at Dancer Hall were locked down Tuesday afternoon while authorities investigated a report of a gunman planning to confront a student. Officials say the suspect, whose name has …

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Israeli troops opened fire on a car in the West Bank on Wednesday, killing four Palestinian militants, Palestinian medical officials said. The violence threw doubt on prospects for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Associated Press Television News video showed medical officials loading the bodies of …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Ricardo Cavallo, accused of “dirty war” torture and illegal kidnappings of dissidents under Argentina’s last military dictatorship, was extradited from Spain on Monday. Cavallo, one of the most-sought alleged human rights violators from the military crackdown on dissent that officially claimed nearly 13,000 lives from 1976 …

LONDON – Lisa Marie Presley has sued a British newspaper for alleging that she was piling on the pounds because of her unhealthy appetite, her lawyer said Monday. Presley, who is pregnant, alleges in a suit filed at London’s High Court on Friday that the story in Britain’s Daily Mail …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A year-old baby who survived a tornado that ripped apart his house and killed his mother has become a bright spot in grievous memories of the tragedy a month ago. “He loves music and he is friendly like she was,” said his grandmother, Kay Stowell. “And she …

WASHINGTON – Behind the Pentagon’s closed doors, U.S. military leaders told President Bush Wednesday they are worried about the Iraq war’s mounting strain on troops and their families. But they indicated they’d go along with a brief halt in pulling out troops this summer. The Joint Chiefs of Staff did …

VOLCANO, Hawaii – Visitors are flocking to witness the spectacular eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano despite summit explosions, toxic fumes and partial closures at the national park. Nearly 9,000 people a day are touring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on average so far this year, a 2.5 percent increase over last …

NEW YORK – Jessica Simpson was the blonde elephant in the room when two of her exes and her new guy — Dane Cook, John Mayer and Tony Romo — were honored together at Cosmopolitan’s Fun Fearless Male Awards. But Romo, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, broke the ice when he …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Carrie Underwood will become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry after she was invited Saturday to join the long-running country music show. Randy Travis extended the invitation as Underwood finished “I Told You So,” a Travis song that Underwood recorded on her latest album. Her …

NEW YORK – Madonna is squashing suggestions that her marriage may be ending. “I am delighted to confirm that Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ritchie remain happily married,” the pop star’s spokeswoman, Liz Rosenberg, said in a statement Monday. The news media and blogosphere have been speculating on the couple’s status; …