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CHICAGO -- She inspired a novel and a movie starring Robert Redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she'd never met into... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

Murder Trial of Mich. Grandma Nearing...
ABC News
Jurors are returning to court for closing arguments in the murder trial of a 75-year-old Detroit-area woman who fatally shot her teen grandson. Sandra Layne says she shot 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman in self-defense after he demanded $2,000 and her car ...

ANKARA, Turkey -- Istanbul's police chief says a man suspected of killing a New York City woman in Istanbul was caught in Syria in a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

World's Most Crime-Ridden ISP Found in Nigeria
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The world's most crime-riddled Internet service provider is SpectraNet in Nigeria, new research has found. It says that 63% of site addresses hosted on SpectraNet's servers were found to be sending spam—the highest proportion among 42,201 ISPs studied ...

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Could Lindsay Lohan be tempting fate? LiLo is due in California court this morning (March 18) for a hearing that will determine her future and... Liat Kornowski http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liat-kornowski/

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A small private aircraft clipped two houses before smashing into a third and snapping in half, killing two people inside the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

NEW YORK -- More than a hundred New Yorkers, police officers, scholars and lawmakers are expected to testify about the police department's controversial tactic of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A man accused of killing a Syracuse woman and raping her 10-year-old daughter during a carjacking was beaten and suffered a broken... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Yahoo! News (blog)
Zambian ex-president appears before corruption probe
Yahoo! News (blog)
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda appeared before an official investigation panel on Monday to answer allegations of corruption during his three years in charge of Africa's biggest copper producer. Police barricaded roads leading ...
Zambian ex-leader Banda summoned in corruption probePublish Date: Mar 16 ...New Vision
Zambia parliament strips ex-president of immunityWall Street Journal (blog)
Zambian Ex-Leader Seeks Clarification After SummonsVoice of America
GlobalPost
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- The ordeal of an eastern Ohio community roiled by allegations of rape against two high school football players is far from over,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

Christian Science Monitor
Cardinal says pedophilia not a crime, then apologizes
Christian Science Monitor
Johannesburg. A South African cardinal on Monday apologized for offending victims of child abuse when he described pedophilia as an illness and not a crime in a media interview. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories ...
South Africa cardinal says pedophilia not a crimeReuters
Cardinal clears up paedophilia stanceIndependent Online
Senior Catholic Cardinal Triggers Fury, Says Pedophilia Isn't a Crime But An ...The Inquisitr
The Sun
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Authorities investigating an apparent suicide discovered weapons and explosive devices in a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

NEW YORK -- Five New York Police Department employees, including three police officers, have been arrested in separate incidents on charges including driving while intoxicated... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

U-Visa: Help for immigrant victims of crime
The Salinas Californian
A program to help immigrant victims of domestic violence and other crimes is urging people to step out of the shadows to get help — and get legal. The UFW Foundation based in Salinas and the Mexican Consulate office in San Jose are offering assistance ...

Early last year, after a series of frightening encounters with her former husband, Stephanie Holten went to court in Spokane, Wash., to obtain a temporary... The New York Times http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luke-johnson/

CBS2 Chicago
Suspect In Custody For Elgin Woman's Murder
CBS2 Chicago
ELGIN, Ill. (CBS) – A suspect was in custody Monday morning in the murder of an Elgin woman who was killed in her own home earlier this month. CBS 2's Susanna Song reports 33-year-old Lisa Koziol-Ellis was stabbed to death in her home at 1 Garden ...
Suspect In Custody In Elgin Woman's MurderNBC Chicago
Cops say suspect is in custody in murder of Elgin artistChicago Sun-Times
Police: Suspect in custody in Elgin woman's murderChicago Daily Herald

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PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia abortion provider was to go on trial for murder in a case that could send the 72-year-old to death row. Dr.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

VISTA, Calif. — A San Diego County judge is expected to rule on whether three people allegedly involved in a sex bondage ring will stand... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

BuzzFeed
1000 riot at University of Dayton on St. Patrick's Day
Columbus Dispatch
DAYTON — University of Dayton administrators will meet this week to evaluate a riot in a student campus-housing area that involved more than 1,000 people and caused police from 10 jurisdictions to respond early yesterday. After more than two decades ...
Police In Riot Gear Break Up University Of Dayton St. Patrick's Day "Disturbance"BuzzFeed
Police in riot gear called to control UD studentsWDTN
Officials at Ohio university to discuss unruly campus party quelled by riot ...The Republic
Flyer News -WHIO Dayton
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Rockin' Rockabilly Riot and much more at the Atlantic
Ballymoney and Moyle Times
Admission to this rockin' riot of music is just £5 and kicks off at 9pm. Also at the Atlantic every Thursday DJ Needle Knievel brings you the best Funk, Soul, Disco, Latin and Hip Hop from 10pm - again admission is free! And why not kick back and relax ...