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Air Force leader accused of sex assault

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 08:02
An Air Force officer who was a branch chief for the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program was arrested and charged with sexual battery over the weekend.
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Nun faces 20 years for nuclear breach

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 05:40
An elderly nun and two other protesters are in federal court for breaching security at one of the nation's most secure nuclear facilities.
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Cleveland abductions a chilling reminder of "House of Horrors"

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 01:23
Like Amanda Berry, who ran to freedom Monday after years in captivity, Tonia Carmichael was abducted and held by a male captor not far from her Cleveland home.
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3 missing Ohio women found alive

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 00:05
Three women, missing for years, were found alive in a home in Cleveland Monday night, police announced in a development hailed as a miracle by their families.
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Lauryn Hill sentenced to prison

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 00:03
Singer Lauryn Hill's failure to pay federal income taxes for three years hass earned the singer a three-month prison sentence.
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Trial reveals Jackson's secrets

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 00:03
Jurors hearing the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial may again be faced with a stark vision of the dead pop icon Tuesday as the wrongful death trial continues Tuesday.
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California set to fine utility $2.25 billion for deadly pipeline failure

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 17:17
The state of California is set to fine Pacific Gas and Electric Company $2.25 billion for the deadly San Bruno, California, pipeline rupture in September 2010.
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Daughter: Ref risked violence for 'passion'

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:19
A referee who died after being punched by a teenage player knew well the violence that too often surfaced in his recreational soccer league. But neither he nor his family thought it would turn deadly, his heartbroken daughter told CNN Monday.
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Friend accused of helping Boston bomber released to mom

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:18
Robel Phillipos, one of three friends accused of helping Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cover up his alleged crime, will be released into his mother's custody on $100,000 bond, a judge ruled Monday.
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Amanda Knox: 'No evidence'

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:17
Amanda Knox says she's scared to return to Italy to face a new trial nearly six years after her study-abroad roommate's slaying. But she's considering it.
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Feds: Minnesota man charged after explosives, firearms found

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:33
A Minnesota man arrested after investigators found weapons and explosives in his home was scheduled to appear in federal court in St. Paul Monday afternoon.
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Video shows test firing of 3-D-printed handgun

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 12:30
A Texas group run by a self-described anarchist has posted what appears to be the first video of the live firing of a handgun created with a 3-D printer.
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No cemetery wants alleged Boston bomber, funeral director says

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 08:23
There may not be a single cemetery in Massachusetts or in the entire country that is willing to be Tamerlan Tsarnaev's final resting place, a funeral director told CNN on Monday.
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Get up to speed on the Boston Marathon case

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 00:32
As one bombing suspect recovers in a prison hospital and the other's body is being rejected by cemeteries, a whirlwind of new developments are swirling around the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings.
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Referee punched in face by teen player dies

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 23:58
A referee for a recreational soccer league who was punched in the face by a teenage player who didn't like his decision has died, police in Salt Lake City said.
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Another twist in the tale of woman who came back after 11 years

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 07:19
The tale of Brenda Heist, the Pennsylvania mother who abandoned her two children only to turn up in Florida 11 years later, has taken another unlikely turn.
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What to know about the Jodi Arias trial

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 07:11
For those who haven't been following every twist of the Jodi Arias trial, here are some things you should know as it comes to a close.
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Pennsylvania authorities: Cyanide suspected in doctor's death

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 06:40
The FBI said Friday that it is now assisting in the investigation into the death an accomplished Pittsburgh doctor who, local authorities say, might have died from cyanide poisoning.
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Federal agents ordered to check validity of foreign student visas

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 05:31
The Department of Homeland Security has ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to verify, "effective immediately," that every foreign student who wants to enter the United States has a valid student visa, a U.S. government official told CNN on Friday.
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Boston Marathon bombings: What we learned this week

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 03:55
The trail of clues after bombings that shattered the Boston Marathon last month has provided investigators with abundant information.
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