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Cops: Man Bought Printer From Walmart to Make Fake Money

For many shoppers, a trip to Walmart can be a way to save money. But for Douglas Brian Osborne, it was allegedly a way to make money -- using a printer to counterfeit $600 in funny money. Investigators in Gainesville, Fla., say Osborne purchased a printer from the Lake City megastore on March 10 and promptly attempted...

Police: Fla. Gunman Kills Self, 1 Other, Wounds 5

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 4) -- A gunman killed himself Monday after he fatally shot one man then drove through his Gainesville neighborhood and wounded five others, police said. The gunman shot himself in his red pickup truck, Gainesville police Cpl. Tscharna Senn said at a news conference. Authorities reported that all...

State Department Issues Travel Warning Over Quran Burning

(Sept. 9) -- Another hour, another warning about the dangers of burning the Quran. Today, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning for Americans traveling abroad based on this weekend's proposed burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at the Dove World Outreach Center church in Gainesville, Fla. The...

Obama Urges Fla. Pastor to Cancel Quran Burning

(Sept. 9) -- President Barack Obama called upon a Florida pastor not to burn the Quran, denouncing the act as "completely contrary to our values" and warning that it could become a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaida. "If he's listening, I just hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to...

Can the Quran Burning Be Stopped Before It Starts?

(Sept. 8) -- Terry Jones has a constitutional right to burn the Quran, and there is very little the law can do to stop him. An uproar is growing as the Florida pastor moves forward with his plans to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by setting fire to copies of the Muslim holy book. But Jones' plan is...