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CNN.com - LawCourt upholds limits on Navy sonar training
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Slain wife accuses husband from the grave
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Prosecutors drop parent-killing case
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Priest accused of lying in mob investigation
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Inmate shot dead after brazen escape
Shots were fired Wednesday morning at Maryland's Laurel Regional Hospital, not far from the nation's capital, law enforcement sources told CNN.
Juror: Judge and jury pressured me to convict
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Man convicted for Internet hoax death
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Zoloft killer's 30-year sentence appealed
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Girl who shielded mom is a hero at school
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Holloway disappearance hits cold case file
None of the three suspects in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway will be charged, the Aruban public prosecutor's office said today. Hans Mos, the island nation's chief public prosecutor, said there was not enough evidence to take the case to trial.
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Army private sent to Virginia amid leak investigation
An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.
Feds, parish leaders devise recovery
The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed.
Governor appeals immigration law
The legal battle over Arizona's new immigration law entered its next stage when Gov. Jan Brewer filed an expedited appeal.
Life insurance target of fraud inquiry
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching a fraud investigation into the life insurance industry for "practices that appear to have denied grieving military families and others of millions in life-insurance cash," Cuomo's office announced Thursday.
Protests mark 1 year of hikers in Iran
A protest Friday afternoon outside Iran's U.N. mission in New York kicks off a weekend of events demanding the country release three American hikers it has held for one year.
Police: Ex-NBA player shot in homicide
A body found in Memphis this week was identified as former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, police said. The death was ruled a "homicide by gunshot wound."
Ellen DeGeneres to leave 'Idol'
Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network.
Ethics panel charges Democrat Rangel
The House ethics panel accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming Congress' credibility.
While crews battle 2 fires, third ignites
Hundreds of firefighters battled a third wildfire in the Los Angeles area early Friday as two more raged within 60 miles of one another.
Lou Gehrig's victim: Kill me for organs
A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him.
