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The Guardian
Oscar Pistorius appears in court and denies girlfriend's murder
The Guardian
Hands clasped to his face, his torment laid bare in a humid redbrick courtroom, Oscar Pistorius was back at the centre of the crowd's gaze. Six months ago he was watched by millions as he sprinted down the track of London's Olympic Stadium. On Friday ...

A Texas amusement park enthusiast who was born without hands is suing Six Flags for refusing to let him onto a ride. Clint Bench alleges that last May a Six Flags Over Texas employee wouldn't let him on the Aquaman Splashdown (a variation on the classic log flume). When he...

Teen suspect in court after crime spree
WISH
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - One of the teens suspected in a day-long crime spree that left one person dead was expected to appear in court on Friday. A 15-year-old and 17-year-old were both arrested on preliminary charges related to the crime spree.

Toronto Star
Bahrain protesters pack highway, clash with riot police as tensions spike
Newser
Masked Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans and hold petrol bombs during clashes with riot police in Sanabis, Bahrain, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Security forces in Bahrain clashed on Thursday... (Associated Press) ...
'Go on, shoot me!' Grief-stricken protester confronts Bahraini riot police (VIDEO)RT
Thousands of Opposition Protesters Rally in BahrainVoice of America
Clashes mark Bahrain's second uprising anniversaryU-T San Diego
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WASHINGTON — The public will soon learn more about the subject of sealed hearings in the Chandra Levy murder case. Levy was a Washington intern... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

ABC News
Oscar Pistorius Weeps as He Disputes Murder Charge
ABC News
Oscar Pistorius denied in the "strongest terms" that he murdered his girlfriend after weeping openly in a South African court this morning as he was charged with the crime. Pistorius, 26, appeared in court in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, to ...

A young Staten Island woman, who played a blue fairy in a music video by rap group White Trash Clan (see below), is singing the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

Sheriffs in Northern California's Humboldt County have uncovered a cave filled with over 100 firearms, 117 pounds of marijuana, stolen vehicles and $12,000 in cash.... Aaron Sankin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-sankin/

KSTP.com
Sheriff's data shows Hennepin County violent crime up slightly last year, but ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In Minneapolis, serious crime was up in the city for 2012, for the third consecutive year. But data showed other categories of crime decreasing. Overall, violent crime was at the second-lowest level since 1983 and only slightly higher than the recent ...
Sheriff: Violent Crime Down 37 Percent in Hennepin CountyPatch.com
Crime Down Across Hennepin CountyKSTP.com

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An unidentified person who beat and shot a cat in New York may be the same individual who murdered three other cats in the region... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

President Barack Obama teared up during a White House ceremony honoring the teachers from Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday. Obama posthumously awarded the 2012... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

Tenisha Bell fled Chicago and won't go back. She lost her dad and two friends to gun violence there and doesn't want to lose her son, too.

ABC News
Jury Gets Corruption Case of Former...
ABC News
He says Kilpatrick engaged in "breathtaking" corruption that robbed Detroit residents of honest government. Kilpatrick, his father Bernard and construction contractor Bobby Ferguson are accused of widespread corruption through bribery and extortion.
Jury gets corruption case of former Detroit mayorMiamiHerald.com
Kilpatrick Corruption Case Goes To The JuryCBS Local
Jury deliberations begin in Kilpatrick corruption trialWXYZ

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Bleacher Report
Hunter Responds to Corruption Allegations
Bleacher Report
There's been talk that National Basketball Players Association will oust executive director Billy Hunter at some point during the league's All-Star Weekend in Houston. In what looks to be an attempt to save his job and credibility, the disgraced union ...

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Residents of the eastern Washington town of Colville are reeling after police announced they had uncovered a murder plot by two fifth-grade boys, reports the Los Angeles Times . The boys brought a .45-caliber Remington 1911 semiautomatic handgun and a knife to school, intending to kill a classmate "because she was...

A cop was arrested in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, on accusations of raping a 12-year-old girl in his patrol car while intoxicated, the local... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/

PRETORIA, South Africa — Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius wept in court Friday as prosecutors said they'll pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him in... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

San Francisco Chronicle
Jury gets corruption case of former Detroit mayor
San Francisco Chronicle
He says Kilpatrick engaged in "breathtaking" corruption that robbed Detroiters of honest government. Kilpatrick, his father Bernard and construction contractor Bobby Ferguson are accused of widespread corruption through bribery and extortion.
Jury deliberations begin in Kilpatrick corruption trialWXYZ
Jurors hear for more final remarks in corruption trial of former Detroit mayorWDIV Detroit
Kilpatrick corruption trial could go to jury by FridayChicago Defender
Detroit Free Press -Deadline Detroit -USA TODAY
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ST. LOUIS — A Missouri man whose conviction in the 1990 slaying of a rural neighbor was recently overturned by the state Supreme Court will... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-thomas/

Religious standards of modesty govern behavior in normal, healthy interactions -- and should never be an excuse to censor educating the public on the dangers of sexual abuse. Eliyahu Federman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eliyahu-federman/