GOP Governor Disenfranchises Thousands
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Republican Gov. Terry Branstad has made Iowa one of the most difficult states in the nation for felons to vote, with...
Nearly 100 People Involved In Fight At Restaurant
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Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting and multiple stabbing in a fight that quickly escalated outside a Gaithersburg cafe early Sunday. Police said nearly...
Supreme Court Decides On Crack Sentencing
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court says criminals who were arrested but not yet sentenced for crack cocaine offenses should be able to take advantage of...
12 Athletes Injured During Temper Tantrums
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Temper tantrums often lead to ejections, suspensions, and fines. One big example is the New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire, who punched a glass case holding...
Defense Witness: Jerry Sandusky Is A 'Wonderful Man'
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BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- A parade of witnesses Tuesday morning testified to the integrity of Jerry Sandusky, characterizing the alleged child molester as a "wonderful man"...
Woman Accused Of Groping TSA Agent Lawyers Up
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Carol Jean Price was on her way from Florida to Ohio to attend a funeral in April when she was arrested after allegedly groping a...
K2, Spice, Bath Salts Will Be Banned In Michigan
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After local protests and several tragedies linked to "synthetic marijuana," Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced he will sign into law a package of four...
More Chicagoans Fatally Shot This Year Than U.S. Troops In Afghanistan
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As Chicago residents face a murder rate that, thus far this year, is worse than U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Chicago Police Department has assigned...
LSD-Fueled Bay To Breakers Runner Goes On Wild Rampage
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Lesson of the day, folks: LSD and Bay to Breakers aren't the best combination. Santa Clara resident Daniel Frank learned that the hard way when,...
Exonerations in the United States, 1989-2012: How Race Factors In
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— Today we are releaseing 1.7GB of data that used to belong to the United States Bureau of Justice, until now.
Former Teacher Accused Of Making Child Porn For Filming Students As They Changed
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SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Nine students testified Monday that their former third-grade teacher took photos of them in her classroom and during a pizza party at...
Is A Son's Life Worth $1M?
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FULLERTON, Calif. -- The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after a violent confrontation with Southern California police has accepted a $1...
Two Charged In Death Of Teens Found Engulfed In Flames
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the killings of two teenagers whose bodies were found engulfed...
'Have A Nice Day' Bank Robber Grew Increasingly Less Pleasant
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WASHINGTON -- These bank tellers probably did not have such "nice" days. A Maryland bank robber who told victims to "have a nice day" once...