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Boy Turns Self In Over Killing

A 14-year-old boy suspected of killing his 17-year-old sister has turned himself in, attorney John Burris confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Burris' firm is representing the family involved in this case....

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Cantore Wards Off On-Air Ambush

Veteran meteorologist Jim Cantore has been whipped by winds and reported amid other extreme weather conditions. During a live report from South Carolina’s College of Charleston Tuesday night, Cantore...

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Teen Beating on Facebook

Two teens are in custody while another is still on the loose after police say they beat up a middle school student, recorded the attack and then posted the video on Facebook. Investigators say an 8th...

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Man Admits to Piranha Smuggling

A New York City man is accused of smuggling nearly 40,000 piranhas into the U.S. by having them mislabeled as harmless aquarium fish, prosecutors said. Joel Rakower and his fish distribution company...

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Special Needs Girl's Bike Stolen

A 12-year-old girl with severe autism had her custom-made bicycle stolen and now detectives are seeking the public's help to find it. The two-person bike was donated by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and...

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Cops Sued for Illegal Searches

Eight Chicago police officers and the City of Chicago are named in a civil rights lawsuit filed Wednesday accusing the officers of conducting a series of illegal open-air strip searches and planting...

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D.C. Snowy Owl Hit by Bus

A snowy owl that has captivated D.C. this winter was apparently met with an all-too-urban mishap: It is being treated for injuries sustained from being hit by a bus. The owl was reportedly injured by...

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Chinese New Year: 12 Things to Know

Traditionally, the Chinese New Year is the most economically and socially important holiday for the Chinese. Click to learn more about this holiday that is celebrated throughout the world. Photo...

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Pot Lab Found in Home's Pool: Cops

Three people were arrested after Miami-Dade Police discovered a large scale marijuana grow operation at the base of a concrete-sealed pool complete with a hidden, underground tunnel. The discovery was...

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Officer's Wife, Son Dead in Domestic Dispute

An off-duty Montgomery County police officer fatally shot his son after the 25-year-old attacked his mother Wednesday. Crews responded to the Gaithersburg home of patrol Sergeant James Stirkens just...

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Driver Testifies in Murder Trial

A drug and alcohol counselor who allegedly drove two miles through Los Angeles with a dying man on her windshield said in court Wednesday that she doesn’t remember hitting him. Sherri Lynn Wilkins...

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Crash Just Inches From Sleeping Tot

A Lakeside man is grateful his family is alive after a car crashed into his home leaving a hole in the wall of his son’s bedroom, just inches from the crib where the child was sleeping. “It’s a lot to...

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Couple Gifts Super Bowl Tickets to Teen With Cancer

A generous Nevada couple gave a teenage boy who suffers from Stage IV cancer, a gift many people would dream of - Super Bowl tickets.  Gary and Megan Kasden of Incline Village won two tickets from a...

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Waxman to Retire

Rep. Henry Waxman announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election after 40 years in office. Waxman made the announcement in a statement issued Thursday morning. Waxman, whose first campaign was in...

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Wise Responds to Hate

The chancellor of the University of Illinois says she is concerned, not hurt, by the social media firestorm sparked by her decision to continue classes during Chicago’s second round of bitter cold...

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N.J.'s Super Bowl Struggle

Doug Palsi got excited the first time he heard the prediction from Super Bowl XLVIII organizers: $550 million expected to flow into the region for Sunday's NFL championship at MetLife Stadium in East...

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City Agrees to Stop-Frisk Reforms

Mayor de Blasio delivered on his promise to reform stop-and-frisk police tactics Thursday, requesting to drop an appeal of a federal judge's order requiring reforms and reaching a deal that was praised...

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RIP Col. Meow: Internet Star Dies

Thousands of minions are mourning Thursday at the news that Colonel Meow, an Internet-famous feline who recently landed a spot in the Guinness World Records, is no longer swigging scotch and plotting...

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Mom Left Kids in Cold Car

A mother of two was arrested Tuesday evening after allegedly leaving her children in a frigid parked car in Waldorf, Md., for more than 90 minutes. Regina Marie Coleman, 28, was arrested and charged...

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$1.3M in Cocaine Uncovered

Police discovered 27 kilos of cocaine with a street value of $1.3 million during a traffic stop in Huntington Beach, officials said. Two men were arrested in connection with the Tuesday caper that...

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