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Residents at senior citizen home accused of prostitution, drug crimes

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 11:00
Residents of a New Jersey senior citizen building have been accused of prostitution and drug-related crimes.
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Victim was a 'punching bag'

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:48
The man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them for close to a decade abused all of them but used captive Michelle Knight as his main "punching bag," a family friend of one of the victims told CNN.
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Castro gave her 'heebie-jeebies'

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:45
Monica Stephens says she never felt as though Ariel Castro liked black people, says he always gave her heebie-jeebies.
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Abortion doctor sentenced to life in prison in baby's death

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:43
Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell was sentenced Wednesday to life with no parole in the death of one of three babies who died in his clinic.
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Football legend testifies, wants new trial

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:14
O.J. Simpson is expected to take the stand Wednesday in his effort to get a new trial on robbery, assault and kidnapping charges from 2007.
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Assigned to protect: Army sergeant accused of sex assault

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:07
An Army sergeant first class assigned to a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for sexual assault, pandering, abusive sexual contact and maltreatment of subordinates.
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Why the DOJ wants AP's phone records

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 06:10
Justice Department officials are tight-lipped, but the news agency says a bomb plot story is at the heart of a controversial federal probe.
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Audit missing people cases

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 06:02
Councilman Michael Polensek wants police to evaluate missing persons cases in light of the three women found in Cleveland.
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Audit missing people cases

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 06:02
Councilman Michael Polensek wants police to evaluate missing persons cases in light of the three women found in Cleveland.
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Ariel Castro gave ex-daughter-in-law the 'heebie-jeebies'

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 00:30
Ariel Castro's ex-daughter-in-law never felt comfortable around the man who police say kept three young women trapped in a Cleveland home for a decade.
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Parents sue South Carolina for surgically turning child into a female

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 23:55
The adoptive parents of a child born with male and female organs say South Carolina mutilated their son by choosing a gender and having his male genitalia surgically removed.
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Do you know this man?

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 22:28
Using the most unlikely of clues -- a pretzel bag -- authorities are zeroing in on this suspected child abuser, and they are asking for help in ending the exploitation of a small girl.
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Sergeant in Army anti-assault group investigated for sex assault

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 22:19
The Army announced Tuesday that a sergeant first class assigned to an assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for sexual assault.
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Choreographer: AEG considered ending Michael Jackson's comeback

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 22:17
AEG Live considered "pulling the plug" on Michael Jackson's comeback concerts 11 days before the pop icon died, the show's choreographer testified Tuesday.
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Abortion doctor avoids death sentence

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 22:17
A Philadelphia abortion provider found guilty of first-degree murder has agreed give up his right to appeal in exchange for avoiding a possible death sentence, Philadelphia's district attorney's office announced Tuesday.
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Boston fire chief gets vote of "no confidence" in handing of bombings

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 22:14
Thirteen of 14 Boston deputy fire chiefs have signed a letter of "no confidence" in Fire Chief Steve Abraira's handling of the Boston Marathon bombings, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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Boy accused of fatally stabbing sister to appear in court

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 18:33
The 12-year-old California boy accused of stabbing his 8-year-old sister to death will be tried as juvenile, his attorney said Tuesday.
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New York woman indicted in Newtown shooting charity scam

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:39
A Bronx woman accused of a charity scam after the Connecticut school shooting was indicted Tuesday on charges of scheming to defraud and identity theft, according to prosecutors.
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FBI agrees to review honeymooner's 2005 cruise ship death

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:20
The mother of a man who died while honeymooning on a cruise in 2005 has new hope that the mystery surrounding his death will be solved after the FBI's New York office agreed to review the case.
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Ordering another round? Government wants to lower DUI limit

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 10:51
A decade-old benchmark for determining when a driver is legally drunk should be lowered in an effort to reduce alcohol-related car crashes that claim about 10,000 lives each year, U.S. safety investigators said on Tuesday.
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