UCLA Reeling After Lab Student's Throat Slashed

Boy was playing video games when man attacked at random

(NEWSER) - An 8-year-old boy was playing video games at a New York Dave & Buster’s Friday night when a man walked up to him and stabbed him five times in the back. Evan Sachs, 23, is accused of the apparently premeditated, but random, attack—he was allegedly carrying a note indicating that he planned to hurt a child, but does not appear to have any connection to the victim, the New York Daily News reports. The boy suffered a collapsed lung, but is in stable condition. More»

Allegedly planning to knife Missouri governor

(NEWSER) - A deranged student who is accused of slashing a college dean's throat may have been planning to attack Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, police say. The dean was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the attack at a community college, and Casey Brezik, 22, was charged with felony assault, the Kansas City Star reports. Brezik was wearing a bullet-proof vest when arrested and investigators discovered several political rants on his Facebook page, including one posted an hour before the attack. More»

Drunk man asks religion, then pulls knife, say police

(NEWSER) - A New York man was arrested last night after attacking a cab driver with a pocket knife because he was Muslim, police tell the New York Daily News . Enright Michaels, a 21-year-old from upstate, was “very, very intoxicated” when he got in a cab around 6pm, according to a police source. Once inside he asked the driver, “Are you Muslim?” When the driver replied that he was, Michaels allegedly whipped out the knife and stabbed him in the throat, upper lip, arm, and hand. More»

Roommate of man charged with attempted murder outlines post-breakup attack

(NEWSER) - Testimony began this week in the trial of a California man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife, allegedly with the intent to remove breast implants he’d paid for, the Victorville Daily Press reports. Thomas Lee Rowley is charged with attempted murder in the 2006 assault on his ex, which resulted in six stab wounds to her head and torso. More»

Sure, you can just apply to Yale, Harvard and Princeton—but why be boring?

(NEWSER) - It's not all about GPAs and SATs—each of these schools excel in their own way. MSNBC picks the best colleges in 25 quirky categories:

1. Ivy Leaguer: Cornell University
2. Sports: University of Florida
3. Men's college: Morehouse College