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Adopted boy's death ruled accidental

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 12:50
The death of a Russian boy adopted by an American couple has been ruled accidental, the district attorney of Ector County, Texas, said.
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Authorities: Southern California shooting spree premeditated

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 12:46
A file titled "Suicide Note" was recovered from the desktop computer in the bedroom of a man called responsible for the killings of three people in Orange County, California, last month, authorities said Friday.
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Lottery winner's death ruled homicide

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 09:20
Illinois lottery winner Urooj Khan died of cyanide toxicity and his death has been ruled a homicide, Cook County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cina said Friday.
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South Africa disarms, suspends officers linked to 'dragging video'

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 02:06
South African authorities disarmed and suspended officers allegedly involved in an incident captured on video showing a man dragged on a road in the back of a police van, kicking and writhing.
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Judge orders Fort Hood shooter to stand trial in 3 months

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 02:05
An Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire and killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, will begin trial proceedings in three months, a military judge ruled.
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Two U.S. servicemen imprisoned for rape in Japan

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 00:25
A Japanese court Friday sentenced two American servicemen to prison for a rape committed last year while they were on duty at a U.S. military base in Okinawa.
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Man missing after sinkhole grows under his bedroom

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 23:00
A 36-year-old man disappeared Thursday night after a sinkhole opened up underneath his bedroom in Florida, authorities said.
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Defense in cannibalism plot trial says conversations were fiction

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 20:25
Defense attorneys for New York police officer Gilberto Valle, accused of a cannibalism plot, tried Thursday to show their client engaged in "fantasy role-play" during online conversations with his three alleged co-conspirators.
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Soldier pleads guilty to 10 WikiLeaks counts

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 19:45
Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 of the 22 charges against him -- but not the most serious one, "aiding the enemy" -- in what the government says is the largest leak of classified documents in history.
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Jodi Arias breaks down on stand

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 19:44
Jodi Arias breaks down on stand. Former prosecutor Wendy Murphy and defense attorney Anne Bremner discusses the trial.
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Mexican police nab drug-launching cannon near border

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 18:05
Mexican smugglers have used tunnels, cars, boats and even the human body in attempts to sneak drugs past U.S. agents in an endless cat-and-mouse game on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Coal exec pleads guilty, points to CEO in mine probe

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 15:13
A former coal company executive pleaded guilty Thursday and identified his old boss as part of an effort to cover up safety violations before the worst U.S. mine disaster in decades.
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Police investigate death of noted Mississippi education leader

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 14:48
Mystery surrounds the apparent killing of a mayoral candidate in Mississippi.
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Las Vegas suspect apprehended in L.A.

Thu, 02/28/2013 - 14:23
Ammar Asim Faruq Harris, 26, the suspect in a shooting and crash that left three people dead last week in Las Vegas, has been arrested in Los Angeles, the FBI police said Thursday.
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Woman no longer 'person of interest' in Las Vegas shooting

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 23:50
Police are no longer looking for a woman in connection with a fatal shooting and crash that left three people dead on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Bartender fired after reporting DUI suspect

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 23:47
An Ohio bartender says she did the right thing by calling the police to report a man she believes was driving drunk.
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Priest accused of sex abuse on the run

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 23:45
A priest accused of child molestation fleas to Mexico but evades being captured by police.
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Las Vegas police issue wrong photographs of 'person of interest'

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 19:54
Las Vegas police said photos it released of a "person of interest" sought in connection with a triple homicide show the wrong person.
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Graphic e-mails read at New York cannibalism plot trial

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 19:01
A police officer accused of a cannibalism plot spent hours online with a man who was kicked off a fetish website because his fantasies were too dark and real, testimony Wednesday revealed.
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Former guards accused of smuggling cell phones into Texas prison

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 18:54
How were inmates inside a Texas prison allegedly able to make cell phone calls, plot crimes and acquire drugs?
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