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Man Shot Friend After Game: Cops

A North Miami Beach man is facing a second-degree murder charge after police say he shot and killed his friend while they were watching "Monday Night Football." Brandon Kyle Lapeikis, 19, is being held...

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"Sexist" Metro Ad in D.C.

A new D.C. Metro ad is being called sexist and offensive for depicting a woman rider who wants to "just talk about shoes," not about Metro's reliability. The poster was spotted by University of...

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Mysterious Diner Leaves Huge Tips

Generous tippers are leaving a trail of thousands of dollars in gracious gratuity across the country, including Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The mysterious tip droppers dubbed “TipsforJesus”...

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Alleged Gunman Had Ammo Stash: Cops

Police found a stash of ammunition and newspaper clippings about mass shootings in the padlocked bedroom of the Connecticut student accused of bringing loaded guns to the University of New Haven campus...

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Women Convinced Money Was Evil

A man was arrested after he persuaded, sweet-talked and fleeced two women for $130,000, Hallandale Beach police said. According to police, 32-year-old Joe Alvarez claimed he was a spiritual adviser and...

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LAX Shooting Suspect Denied Bail

A man accused of killing a TSA officer last month in a shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport was ordered to remain in custody without bail and return to court later this month at a...

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Female Scientist Fights Sexism

Emily Graslie is the resident scientist and "chief curiosity correspondent" at Chicago's Field Museum, but as a woman, she's a minority in her field. Female scientists are few and far between, and...

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20 Arrests in Beach Riot

After more than four months of investigation, 20 people have been arrested in connection with this summer's rioting after a major pro surf contest in Huntington Beach, police said. The rioting started...

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DC Navy Yard Victim's Family Sues

The family of a woman killed in the mass shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard has filed a lawsuit for more than $37 million against the U.S. Navy, the Department of Veterans Affairs and two...

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2-Inch Nail Found in Panera Cookie

One Stamford mother had quite the surprise when her 7-year-old bit into a chocolate chip cookie from Panera Bread and felt something hard – that something turned out to be a nail that was baked into...

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Woman Charged With Assaulting Kids

A mother in Denton County, Texas, has been arrested after she allegedly forced her way onto a school bus Tuesday and hit and kicked some of the children on board.  The woman accused of the assault,...

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Student Loses Feet to Meningitis

A University of California, Santa Barbara student had both of his feet amputated after he contracted meningitis in an outbreak that sickened three other students, school and health officials said....

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Coast Guard Nabs 5K Pounds of Pot

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) thwarted a suspected smuggling attempt about 140 miles southwest of San Diego Monday, nabbing 5,000 pounds of marijuana from a panga boat. According to USCG officials, a...

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Hero Dog Found Dead in Rubble

The remains of a dog that saved a family from a house fire were found Wednesday in the rubble of the burned home, the family said. The family had believed Nero, a 10-year-old Newfoundland, had escaped...

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Milk Could Hit $8 a Gallon

An $8 gallon of milk? That's what you could be seeing at the supermarket, if Congress doesn't pass a new farm bill soon. Why the possible jump off the so-called "dairy cliff" and potential price hike?...

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Newtown 911 Tapes Released

One of the first calls to police from the scene of the 2012 schoolhouse massacre in Newtown, Conn. came from a panicked woman inside. "Sandy Hook School," she told the dispatcher in a shaky voice,...

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First Full Face Transplant Patient Describes "Miracle" Life

Dallas Wiens went from having no face after a horrible accident in 2008 to being the first man in the U.S. to get a full face transplant. Nesita Kwan reports.

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Cemetery Found Beneath School

Residents spooked by the discovery of several caskets, a skull and marble slabs underneath the playground of a North Philadelphia school should not fear.  "Even though it is a bit unsettling," said...

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Long-Time WH Plumber Paralyzed

A man who worked more than 30 years as a White House plumber was left paralyzed and jobless after a car accident in Maryland. "This isn't what you call the golden years," said James Plakas, whose...

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One Derailment Survivor's Story

One of the women who survived Sunday's deadly Metro-North derailment said she didn't think that one of the four passengers who died in the crash "felt any pain." The passenger, who asked to be...

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