Carolyn Thompson

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In a May 6, 2014 photo, Sgt. Andres Wells of the Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety, who successfully used text messaging to negotiate with a suicidal robbery suspect during a 2011 standoff, stands next to his armored vehicle. With 6 billion text messages exchanged daily in the United States, texting is becoming a more frequent part of police crisis negotiations. (AP Photo/Mark Bugnaski)

Police add texting to crisis negotiation arsenal

Carolyn Thompson · May 12, 2014 2:12 am

Suits end, queries remain on plane-into-home crash

Suits end, queries remain on plane-into-home crash

Carolyn Thompson · April 20, 2014 6:10 pm

$1 trillion student loan debt widens US wealth gap

Carolyn Thompson · March 27, 2014 12:13 pm

NY coke plant fined $12.5 million for polluting

NY coke plant fined $12.5 million for polluting

Carolyn Thompson · March 19, 2014 2:22 pm

Tribes seek to hold ground ahead of new NY casinos

Carolyn Thompson · March 9, 2014 9:02 am

Pre-inspection of US-bound trucks begins in Canada

Pre-inspection of US-bound trucks begins in Canada

Carolyn Thompson · February 24, 2014 8:58 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2012 file photo, passengers walk through security portals at the Atlantic City International Airport in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The doors are designed to keep people from coming back through exits to secure areas, and to keep the TSA from posting a guard at such exits. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Glass exit portals: Security to leave the airport

Carolyn Thompson · December 2, 2013 5:00 am

90-year-old pilot completes 90 US-Canada crossings

90-year-old pilot completes 90 US-Canada crossings

Carolyn Thompson · June 4, 2013 10:04 pm

Lawsuits from 2009 NY plane crash back in court

Lawsuits from 2009 NY plane crash back in court

Carolyn Thompson · May 29, 2013 9:27 pm

FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State President Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Spanier became the highest paid public college president of 2011-12 when he was forced out over his handling of the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to a survey released Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ex-Penn State head was top paid among public colleges

Carolyn Thompson · May 12, 2013 4:00 am

Despite aid boost, more budget pain for NY schools

Despite aid boost, more budget pain for NY schools

Carolyn Thompson · May 11, 2013 4:46 pm

NY Facebook plaintiff seeks halt to criminal case

NY Facebook plaintiff seeks halt to criminal case

Carolyn Thompson · May 10, 2013 8:44 pm