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2 Masked Teens Invade Home in Tenleytown Area, Steal Cash
An armed home invasion in Northwest D.C. has neighbors on edge. It happened in the AU Park neighborhood. Police say two masked teens with guns walk into a home demanding money.News 4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.
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Robert Mugabe, Longtime Zimbabwe Leader, Dies at 95
Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power when the African country shook off white minority rule and presided for decades while economic turmoil and human rights violations eroded its early promise, has died in Singapore. He was 95. Mugabe enjoyed strong support from Zimbabwe’s people soon after he became the first post-colonial leader of what had...
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AU's First Black Woman Student President Awarded $725,000 in Case Against Neo-Nazi Website Founder
The first black woman to serve as American University’s student government president won her lawsuit against a neo-Nazi website operator on Friday.
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Which Trees Are the Coolest? American University Researchers Battle the Heat
Amidst rising global temperatures, state-of-the-art technology allows researchers to determine which trees provide the best shade in downtown Washington, D.C.
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Researchers Find the Coolest Trees in the District
Researchers at American University are using technology to see which trees are best for cooling off in downtown areas. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Police: Former High School Drama Teacher Secretly Recorded Students Undressing
Dozens of students were secretly recorded while they undressed at school. Fairfax County police revealed a former drama teacher hid recording devices all over Herndon High School. Raphael Schklowsky is already in jail on separate disturbing allegations. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Virginia Drama Teacher Facing Child Pornography Charges
A Fairfax County teacher walked into his court hearing facing a handful of misdemeanors and walked out in handcuffs facing multiple felony charges. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter David Culver reports.
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Virginia Drama Teacher Accused of Illegally Recording Au Pair
The theater director at Herndon High School in Reston, Virginia, is facing four charges of illegally recording his family’s au pair. The young woman found the camera hidden in her air conditioning unit in her bedroom. Northern Virginia Bureau Julie Carey reports.
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‘Egg Boy' Teen Defends Egging Anti-Muslim Australian Senator
An Australian teen known around the world as “Egg Boy” conceded on Monday that egging a far-right senator was not the right thing to do, but said the gesture united a world reeling from a white supremacist’s alleged massacre of 50 Muslims in New Zealand. Will Connolly, 17, gave his first television interview since becoming an online hero among many...
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New Zealand Prays Together 1 Week After Mosque Attacks
New Zealand joined together in prayer one week after an attack on two mosques killed 50 people and injured dozens more.
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American University Students Hand Out Hand-Warmers to Homeless People in Cold
As bitterly cold weather descended on the D.C. area, Carly Holencik and Kendall Malinchock, two students at American University, jumped into action Wednesday afternoon.
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AU Students Hand Out Hand Warmers to People in Cold
Carly Holencik and Kendall Malinchock jumped into action as frigid cold moved into the D.C. area Wednesday. News4’s Shomari Stone has more.
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Flyers With Confederate Flag, Cotton Stalk Posted at American University
Flyers showing a Confederate flag and stalks of cotton were found in several locations at American University on Tuesday, and school officials say the campus will not be intimidated.
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US Airstrike in Somalia Kills About 60 Al-Shabab Fighters
The U.S. military on Tuesday announced its deadliest airstrike against the al-Shabab extremist group in Somalia in nearly a year, killing about 60 fighters. The U.S. Africa Command said Friday’s airstrike occurred near the al-Shabab-controlled community of Harardere in Mudug province in the central part of the country. According to its assessment no civilians were injured or killed, the statement...
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American University Student Was 1st Hispanic Public School Student to Nab Prestigious Scholarship
Jenny Rodriguez is an American University student with the help of a National Honor Society scholarship. She is the first Hispanic public school student to receive the prestigious scholarship. Karla Flores, reporter for News4 partner station Telemundo 44, reports.
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Scrawny Dwarf Planet, Named Goblin, Found Well Beyond Pluto
A scrawny dwarf planet nicknamed the Goblin has been discovered well beyond Pluto. A round frozen world just 186 miles (300 kilometers) across, the Goblin was spotted by astronomers in 2015 around Halloween, thus its spooky name. But it wasn’t publicly unveiled until Tuesday following further observations with ground telescopes.
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3 Men Sentenced for Shaw Shooting That Killed American University Graduate Matthew Shlonsky
Three men shot at each other on a busy D.C. street in summer 2015, killing innocent bystander Matthew Shlonsky, a 23-year-old who had recently graduated from American University.
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3 Men Sentenced for Shooting That Killed AU Grad in Shaw
Three men each were sentenced to at least a decade in prison on Monday for their role in the shooting death of 23-year-old Matthew Shlonsky. Shlonsky was caught in gunfire as he got out of an Uber car near the Shaw Metro station in summer 2015. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with a member of his family.
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Rebel Wilson Back in Australian Courts in Defamation Appeal
Rebel Wilson has applied to Australia’s highest court to increase the comic actress’s payout from a defamation case against a magazine publisher. The 38-year-old, best known for parts in the “Pitch Perfect” and “Bridesmaids” movies, was awarded in September an Australian record 4.6 million Australian dollars ($3.5 million) in damages.
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Rebel Wilson $3.5M Australian Defamation Payout Slashed to $454K
An appeals court on Thursday slashed Rebel Wilson’s record $4.6 million Australian dollar ($3.5 million) damage award to AU$600,000 ($454,000) after a magazine publisher appealed the amount of its payout in a defamation case.