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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont was hospitalized Thursday after “not feeling well” at his McLean, Virginia, home, his office said. As a precaution Leahy, 82, was taken to a Washington-area hospital for tests. At the recommendation of his doctors, he was expected to remain in the hospital overnight for …

A professor at the University of Arizona was shot and killed on campus Wednesday by a former student, authorities said. The suspect has been taken into custody. The shooting occurred inside the Harshbarger Building on the university’s main campus in Tucson, University of Arizona Police Chief Paula Balafas said. At …

Federal safety regulators have recalled a slew of residential elevators over the years because of potentially deadly risks to children, and September is proving to be a case in point, with three such recalls issued this month alone.  All three recalls involve a problem that is relatively inexpensive to fix …