Richardson blocks access to unapproved bingo parlor
SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson ordered state police to block access to a high-stakes bingo parlor built in southern New Mexico by Oklahoma's Fort Sill Apache Tribe. Richardson said he had to take action after receiving no assurances from the federal government that it would either approve or reject the tribe's plans for a gaming operation.
NIU to demolish building where 5 were murdered
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor's office says the building where a gunman opened fire at Northern Illinois University will be demolished. A gunman fatally shot five students attending a lecture inside Cole Hall on the campus in DeKalb before turning a gun on himself.
Palestinian rocket attack hits Israeli college campus
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian rocket struck a college campus in southern Israel on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring a second, Israeli medics said. The Hamas militant group said it fired about 20 rockets into southern Israel. The rocket barrage came hours after an Israeli airstrike killed five Hamas militants earlier in the day.
