Adult, 3 minors charged in alleged gang rape of teenage girl at homecoming dance in California

4 charged in alleged gang rape of girl in Calif.

California town rattled by allegations that 24 people stood by as 15-year-old girl was raped

Calif. town rattled by alleged rape of girl, 15

California town rattled by allegations that 20 people stood by as 15-year-old girl was raped

Calif. town rattled by alleged rape of girl, 15

Man charged with killing UConn football player; lawyer says he was trying to break up fight

Man charged with killing UConn football player

Police: Man charged with killing UConn player, 2 more cited in fight

Police: Man charged with killing UConn player

Lawyer: Client arrested with UConn football player’s stabbing

Lawyer: Client charged with murder of UConn player

Lawyer: Client arrested in fight that led to UConn player stabbing, is not accused of killing

Lawyer: 1 arrested in UConn fight, not in stabbing

Police say dozen people watched without reporting gang rape outside Calif. school dance

Police say dozen people watched Calif. gang rape

Police: Some watched as teen girl gang-raped outside Calif. school dance, didn’t report it

Search for suspects in Calif. teen gang-rape

Family of slain UConn player confident of arrest, asks team to play rest of season for Howard

STORRS, Conn. — The family of a University of Connecticut football player fatally stabbed over the weekend says it is confident the killer will be brought to justice.

UConn coach says players didn’t fight before stabbing, but there was some ‘verbal jostling’

STORRS, Conn. — The football coach at the University of Connecticut said Tuesday he’s heard nothing to indicate members of his team were involved in a fight before player Jasper Howard was killed over the weekend.

UConn students in day of mourning to remember slain football player stabbed outside dance

STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut officials said students planned a day of mourning Tuesday in remembrance of a football player who was stabbed over the weekend, and police were asking for the public’s help in gathering evidence in the killing outside a university-sponsored dance.

UConn students call for day of silence to remember football player who was stabbed to death

STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut officials said students planned a day of silence Tuesday in remembrance of a football player who was stabbed over the weekend, and police were asking for the public’s help in gathering evidence in the killing outside a university-sponsored dance.

UConn Huskies resuming practice as police continue to investigate starting cornerback’s death

STORRS, Conn. — As the University of Connecticut football team prepares to take the practice field for the first time since its starting cornerback was killed, police still haven’t said who they think fatally stabbed him during a fight outside a school dance over the weekend.

Hartford lawyer says his client will be arrested in stabbing death of UConn football player

STORRS, Conn. — A Bloomfield man will be arrested in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player, his lawyer said Monday night, as police continued to sort out what happened during a fight outside a school-sponsored dance over the weekend.

Hartford lawyer says client will be arrested in stabbing death of UConn football player

STORRS, Conn. — A Hartford lawyer says police have told him his client will be arrested in the stabbing death of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard.

Hartford man charged with interfering with police after UConn football player’s stabbing

STORRS, Conn. — A Hartford man is being held on a $100,000 bond on charges stemming from a fight outside a dance at the University of Connecticut where a football player was fatally stabbed.

Conn. coach says at least 2 teammates were with player stabbed outside school dance

STORRS, Conn. — One teammate performed first aid while another comforted a University of Connecticut football player who was fatally stabbed during a fight outside a school-sanctioned dance over the weekend, their coach said Monday.

UConn coach: 2 teammates were with player stabbed outside dance; 1 gave victim first aid

STORRS, Conn. — The football coach at the University of Connecticut says at least two teammates were with a UConn player when he was fatally stabbed outside a school-sanctioned dance over the weekend.

Connecticut police still searching for suspects in killing of UConn football player

STORRS, Conn. — Police interviewed dozens of witnesses on Monday as they hunted for the killer of a University of Connecticut football player who was stabbed during a fight outside a school-sanctioned dance over the weekend.

Investigation continues as University of Connecticut mourns death of starting cornerback

STORRS, Conn. — Less than 12 hours after celebrating his team’s homecoming victory over Louisville, Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall was at a hospital identifying the body of one of the game’s star players.

University of Connecticut mourns stabbing death of starting cornerback; investigation ongoing

STORRS, Conn. — A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, just hours after helping his team to a homecoming victory.

Book ‘Divas on Screen’ examines how black female stars pushed racial boundaries on film

NEW YORK — Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman — Halle Berry — won the award.

Kennedy Center program that links arts groups with struggling schools could reinvent education

WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is starting a new program that could reinvent arts education for schools struggling with budget cuts and fewer art teachers, organizers said Friday.

Hollywood calls on India’s favorite son: A.R. Rahman’s got a new life in L.A.

MUMBAI, India — Hollywood is finally getting to know A.R. Rahman, the short, humble and deeply religious man who took two Oscars home to southern India for his work on “Slumdog Millionaire.”

Obama hosts White House party where the stars (and the moon and Jupiter) are the real stars

WASHINGTON — Call it a star party with real star power.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Michelle Obama’s staff helps her carry out duties as White House hostess

PITTSBURGH — One by one, gleaming motorcades pulled up outside of a white-columned home on a farm just outside this city, each depositing the wife of a foreign leader here for an economic summit. Inside, Michelle Obama waited for her first turn as international hostess.

Ready or not, here he comes: Wyclef Jean to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston

BOSTON — Wyclef Jean (ZHAHN’) is going back to school to earn a degree from Boston’s Berklee College of Music.

Northern Illinois University unveils memorial sculpture for victims of campus shooting

DEKALB, Ill. — Officials at Northern Illinois University have unveiled a sculpture at the site of a campus shooting that left five students dead in 2008.