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A man who evaded the law for 34 years was sentenced to 36 to 40 years in prison Thursday for raping three women in Massachusetts in 1978.

Yes, this lawsuit is taking place in Southern California. In Encinitas, to be exact, where parents have sued to stop the school district from having kids perform yoga as part of gym class, reports NBC San Diego . The parents are worried that yoga has too many religious connotations from the...

When University of Southern California student Tucker Reed was sexually assaulted in 2010, she turned to school officials. But instead of helping to bring her... Tyler Kingkade http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

Boston Globe
Mistrial declared in penalty phase of Arias murder trial
Boston Globe
PHOENIX — The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her boyfriend in 2008.
Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder casePhilly.com
Jodi Arias Jury Fails to Decide on Death PenaltyPeople Magazine
Mistrial declared in Jodi Arias murder trial penalty phaseThe News-Press
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The jury deciding Jodi Arias' fate couldn't reach a decision in court on Thursday. The "non-unanimous agreement" verdict was reached in a Phoenix courtroom by... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

Crime-deterring surveillance cameras for Rockaways delayed by 'red tape'
New York Post
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly was grilled yesterday over the delay in installing a trio of crime-deterring cameras in the Rockaways — as an e-mail surfaced showing that the paperwork is sitting on his desk. Correspondence between the NYPD's grant ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Edison cop charged with attempted murder in firebomb attack on supervisor's ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
An Edison police officer with a history of disciplinary problems was charged today with five counts of attempted murder in the firebombing of a police supervisor's house earlier this week, authorities announced tonight. Michael Dotro, 35, a 10-year ...
MONROE: Edison cop charged with attempted murder, arsonPacket Online

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It was a bizarre and brutal kidnapping that lasted more than a month, but at least it has a happy ending. Police say the kidnappers grabbed a 52-year-old businessman in Queens as he was walking to his car last month and brought him to a neighborhood warehouse, reports the Daily...

RCMP tax-corruption probe: Two ex-CRA officials and chartered accountant ...
Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL — A five-year-long probe by the RCMP into fraud schemes involving Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) insiders — one that yielded an arrest last summer of construction magnate Antonio Accurso — netted three fresh arrests early Thursday.

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Christian Science Monitor
British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part of a wider conspiracy. The two suspects ...
London murder highlights 'lone wolf' terrorist concernsChristian Science Monitor
Peres writes to the Queen after UK soldier's murderJerusalem Post
UK: Soldier's murder may be terror-relatedAljazeera.com
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Both sides rest in Burger King murder trial
Chicago Tribune
Both sides rested their case today during the trial of a man accused in the notorious murder of a Lindenhurst Burger King manager in 2006. Prosecutors presented various witnesses over three days to support their argument that James Ealy, 48, used a bow ...

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CANNES, May 23 (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival was hit by a second suspected jewellery heist on Thursday after a diamond necklace worth 2... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

A coalition of Canadian drug policy experts is calling on the country to decriminalize the use of drugs—not just, say, marijuana or other "soft drugs," but all drugs. Thanks to a "stunning display of unimaginative thinking," Canada has been cracking down on drug users, which has done nothing to...

WASHINGTON -- A Mexican drug cartel member pleaded guilty Thursday to the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico, and the guilty pleas... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

New Orleans' murder problem is its crime problem: Jarvis DeBerry
NOLA.com
A 2011 Department of Justice report saying that New Orleans compares favorably to Orlando when it comes to violent crime has given the Landrieu administration leave to categorize murder as if it's something altogether different. No, that's not logical ...

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Murder suspect's death, accusations shock to Orlando neighbors
MiamiHerald.com
KISSIMMEE -- Ibragim Todashev, the Chechen martial-arts fighter killed by an FBI agent in Orlando on Tuesday, was a bit of a mystery to his neighbors in his modest gated community in Kissimmee. They knew little about his lifestyle, his travels or his ...
Triple Murder May Link Tsarnaev And Man Killed In FloridaNPR (blog)
DA: Waltham triple-murder `by no means closed'Boston Herald
Boston Marathon bomber accused of 2011 murderTelegraph.co.uk
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Abortion Opponents Try to Spin Murder Case Into Legislation
NPR (blog)
As predicted, abortion opponents on Capitol Hill are wasting no time in their efforts to turn publicity over the recent murder conviction of abortion provider Kermit Gosnell to their legislative advantage. Their latest goal: A federal ban on most ...

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St. John Parish sheriff hosts prayer breakfast to combat rising crime rate
NOLA.com
Scores of clergy members gathered in St. John Parish on Thursday morning at the request of St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre, who invited pastors, deacons and reverends to brainstorm ways to fight crime and reduce the violence plaguing the community.

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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police have obtained the decades-old taped conversations between a Manson family disciple and his attorney, officials confirmed Thursday. Detective David... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
Yahoo! News
A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School and a former federal prosecutor in both Chicago and Tennessee, Fardon has experience prosecuting violent crimes and public corruption. He worked on the trial team that prosecuted Ryan and currently heads the ...
New federal prosecutor nominated for ChicagoBellingham Herald

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