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Arpaio told to stop racial profiling

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:21
A federal judge ordered "America's Toughest Sheriff" to stop profiling immediately and has forbidden some of his operating procedures. The sheriff's lawyers dispute the judge's conclusion.
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Arias foreman: Decision 'gut-wrenching'

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 07:42
After a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for murder, the jury foreman described the decision as tense and emotional.
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Utah teen charged in deaths of adopted brothers, 4 and 10

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 07:12
A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested in connection with the slayings of his two younger adopted brothers, ages 4 and 10, who were apparently stabbed to death in their home, authorities said Thursday.
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Soldiers & sex: Can men evolve?

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 06:54
Pepper Schwartz says with constant drumbeat of scandals in armed forces, the military must require education programs to teach men self control, address culture of sexual entitlement
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Amanda Bynes in trouble, again

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 01:17
Adding to what's becoming a lengthy list of run-ins with the law, New York police arrested actress Amanda Bynes on Thursday night after she allegedly tossed drug paraphernalia out the window of her 36th floor Manhattan apartment.
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Deputy's life-threatening moment

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:59
Police in Montague County, Texas, released dash cam video of Deputy James Boyd being shot by murder suspect Evan Ebel.
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Voyeur allegations hit West Point

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:58
An army Sgt. 1st Class is charged with allegedly secretly videotaping female cadets in the showers and bathrooms.
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Can Issa recall Lerner, despite her invoking 'The Fifth?'

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:55
Just before Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions in front of a House committee investigating wrongdoing in the IRS tax-exempt office she ran, she gave an opening statement insisting her innocence.
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Jurors unable to reach unanimous Arias verdict

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:35
An Arizona jury Thursday said it was unable to reach a unanimous agreement and would be unable to decide what penalty Jodi Arias should receive for killing her ex-boyfriend.
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Massachusetts fugitive rapist sentenced to up to 40 years in prison

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 17:34
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.
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Miami cannibal attack victim recovering

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:47
Hospital staff discuss the recovery of Ronald Poppo after a man chewed off parts of his face on a Miami street last year.
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Gun, drug texts feature in new Trayvon Martin shooting evidence

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:41
Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.
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Soldier slaughtered: Suspects, shoppers mix on London street

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:55
A soldier lies in a pool of blood in the middle of a nondescript inner-city London street. His two apparent killers brandish bloodied kitchen knives and meat cleavers. One of them rants at a passer-by who films the whole extraordinary encounter on a mobile phone.
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London attack like beheading plot

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:39
The attack on a soldier hacked to death on a London street has echoes of other plots on British soil in recent years.
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Sheriff: Prosecution over age, not because couple is gay

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:26
Kaitlyn Hunt's supporters say she is being prosecuted because she was in a sexual relationship with someone of the same sex. Authorities say it isn't a gay rights issue at all, but rather a simple case of an adult inappropriately involved with a minor.
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AEG exec called Michael Jackson 'a freak' before signing

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 02:13
A top AEG executive referred to Michael Jackson as "a freak" and another called him "creepy" just hours before their company signed the pop icon to a huge concert deal.
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Purported faith-healing couple charged in death of infant son

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 23:52
Parents already on court notice to provide medical care for their children have been charged with third-degree murder in the death of their infant son, Philadelphia authorities announced Wednesday
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Man arrested in probe of ricin-laced letters found in Washington state

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 23:51
A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Washington state as part of a federal probe into ricin-laced letters found last week in that state, the FBI said.
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Rescued Cleveland women 'happy and safe,' attorneys say

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:23
Three women who were rescued this month after allegedly being held captive in a Cleveland house for close to a decade "are happy and safe," and overwhelmed by the public's support, their attorneys said in a statement released Wednesday.
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'Rogue' DHS unions follow Obama's lead on deportation

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 05:44
Ruben Navarette says under Obama, a record number of immigrants have been deported. So why is his drive for immigration reform now in conflict with enforcement officials?
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