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No indictment for mom over tanning trip by daughter, 5

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 19:02
A New Jersey grand jury declined to indict a mother accused of child endangerment for allegedly allowing her 5-year-old daughter to use a tanning bed, resulting in leg burns, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Coast Guard says distress call may be hoax

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 19:01
The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search off the California coast for a distressed 29-foot sailboat that was carrying a couple and two children, and said Tuesday the incident is "possibly a hoax."
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Woman sought in Las Vegas Strip shooting

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 18:03
Police said Tuesday they are looking for a woman in connection to a fatal shooting and crash on the Las Vegas Strip that left three people dead.
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DNA tests after arrest? Some justices not so sure

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 17:12
The U.S. Supreme Court offered a surprising amount of concern Tuesday about states laws allowing police to collect a DNA sample of anyone arrested -- but not yet convicted -- of serious crimes.
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Mexico reports more than 26,000 missing

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 15:14
More than 26,000 people have gone missing in Mexico over the past six years as violence surged and the country's government cracked down on drug cartels.
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Letters to George Zimmerman

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 13:05
"Murderer," one message said. "Hope you die in prison," several wrote. But many letters to the man who shot Trayvon Martin offer moral support or financial help.
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When vomiting isn't enough to stop rape

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 09:55
Vomiting or claiming to be menstruating may work as self-defense strategies in attempted rapes, but experts say they do nothing to prevent rapes from happening in the first place.
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Apple settles suit over in-game iTunes purchases by kids

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 09:41
Apple has settled a lawsuit filed by parents who say their kids downloaded free games from the mobile App Store and then proceeded to rack up hefty bills buying in-game extras.
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Ohio teen pleads guilty in deadly school shooting

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 09:12
A teenager accused of killing three schoolmates and wounding three others in a high school shooting in northeastern Ohio last year has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the case.
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Parents ready to let jury decide

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 00:30
A year after his death, Trayvon Martin's parents are ready for George Zimmerman's murder trial to begin. "Let the jury decide," said Martin's mother. "And whatever decision comes out of that, we're going to accept that."
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California officer accused of sexually assaulting 6 women

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 21:18
A California police department is doing some soul searching after arresting one of its own on allegations of sexually assaulting half a dozen women.
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Feds join lawsuit against Armstrong

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:13
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Cecil Hotel's dark history

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:13
Elisa Lam's death is the latest chapter in the Cecil Hotel's dark history. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
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Trayvon Martin case: One year later

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:12
CNN's Martin Savidge takes a look at the events of the last year in the Trayvon Martin shooting case.
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Arias: I lied to everyone

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:11
The prosecution in the Jodi Arias trial tries to prove that Arias has been creating a web of lies on the stand.
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How the case unfolded

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:11
Track the events and the analysis from Travis Alexander's death and Jodi Arias' murder trial. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
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Does DNA testing invade privacy?

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:07
The Supreme Court hears a privacy case over DNA testing for arrested suspects. Joe Johns reports.
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Prosecutors: Cop was 'deadly serious' about cannibalism scheme

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 19:06
An NYPD officer is on trial in a federal case stemming from a bizarre online plan allegedly to kidnap, cook and eat women.
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9-year-old rapper's adult-themed videos prompt state probe

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 18:56
A 9-year-old rapper's adult-themed music videos are finding some new viewers -- Massachusetts child welfare authorities.
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Newspaper lawsuit yields FBI records from civil rights-era informant

Mon, 02/25/2013 - 16:30
The FBI has agreed to release portions of its files concerning civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers' work for the agency as a secret informant to settle a lawsuit, according to representatives of the Memphis, Tennessee, newspaper The Commercial Appeal.
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