WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. crimes rose last year for the first time in a decade, an increase that coincided with an economic downturn that many experts say played a key role. Murder, armed robbery, rape and burglary all were higher in 2001, the FBI reported Monday.
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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An American diplomat was assassinated Monday in front of his house, gunned down by eight pistol shots in the first such targeted attack on a U.S. diplomat in decades. The killing appeared aimed at undermining a key ally increasingly under pressure as Washington prepares for a showdown with Iraq.
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HARPERS FERRY (AP) — The Trust for Public Land will buy a 99-acre farm where Civil War soldiers once fought and black leaders met before forming the NAACP in a deal that kills plans for a subdivision with 188 houses.
Instead of becoming the Murphy’s Landing development, the historic farm will be transferred to the National Park Service, which runs the adjacent Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
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he deaths of four people at the University of Arizona Monday was yet another in a continuous string of news stories relating to death, carnage and what’s wrong with the world.
In addition to this copy of The Daily Athenaeum, the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, CNN Headline News and Fox News media organizations are likely to include the Arizona shootings on page one or as a top story in the broadcast. 
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Well, about 4 a.m. on Saturday morning one of my friends said something strange. 
“Man, I’m tired. Think I’m gonna go to sleep.” he said. 
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Two weeks ago, WVU student Sean O’Brien just missed his opportunity to be the Guru for one week when he finished runner-up to honorary Guru Matt Nelson. 
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