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Regional Police Report: Former Coach Charged In Hazing Case and more

Des Plaines A former varsity boys soccer coach and teacher at Maine West High School faces multiple criminal charges related to reports of bullying and hazing, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez stated on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Des Plaines, IL, Cook County, IL, Law, Skokie, IL

Sat May 18, 2013

CTV

Jury gets first glimpse of defence in Jackson wrongful death case

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts didn't properly investigate Dr.

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GPB.org

Boston Bombings Prompt Fresh Look At Unsolved Murders

Gerry Leone was the district attorney for Middlesex County in Massachusetts when three people were murdered in a house in the Boston suburb of Waltham.

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Related Topix: Law, Middlesex County, MA, Waltham, MA, Violent Crime, Drugs

WMDT

DA to retry Central Texas man in deadly '86 fire

Prosecutors plan to retry a Central Texas man whose 25-year-old conviction for setting a fire that killed his two young stepsons was set aside due to issues raised later with the science used to find him guilty.

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Related Topix: Fire, Law, Prison, McLennan County, TX

Lincoln Daily News

Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones

The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it.

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Related Topix: US News, Privacy, Law, Federal Aviation Administration, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Jason Chaffetz, James Sensenbrenner

TwinCities

Cancer, rape fraud case bowls over Mich. community

Carol Connell remembers well the gift she gave Sara Ylen, a friend seemingly forced to bear too much misery.

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Related Topix: Law, Port Huron, MI

Fri May 17, 2013

Examiner.com

Florida teen fights expulsion and criminal charges for same sex relationship

Most high school seniors are excitedly preparing to put on their cap and gown and looking forward to the future right now.

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Related Topix: Law, Gay/Lesbian, Family, Teenagers

CBS 47

Doctor's son accused of tricking pregnant girlfriend into taking abortion pill

Federal authorities said the son of a Tampa-area fertility doctor is accused of tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortion drug to kill her unborn child.

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Related Topix: Prison, Law

ABC11

Edwards reactivates law license, speaking at event

Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit.

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Related Topix: Law, US Politics, US News, John Edwards, Raleigh, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, Greensboro, NC

Click2Houston

'Days of Our Lives' actor allegedly sold cocaine

Soap opera actor Dylan Michael Patton faces a judge Thursday on charges he sold cocaine out of his Los Angeles home.

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Related Topix: Soap Opera, Days of our Lives, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Dylan Patton, Law, Los Angeles County, CA, Emmy Awards

Star-Telegram.com

Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law

The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Law

BroadcastNewsroom

Arizona jury finds Arias eligible for death penalty in ex-boyfriend's slaying

An Arizona jury on Wednesday declared Jodi Arias eligible to receive the death penalty for the fatal shooting and stabbing of her ex-boyfriend in 2008, saying that she had acted with extreme cruelty.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Life, Self Defense, Law

WBAY-TV Green Bay

2nd-degree murder conviction in Honolulu shootings

HONOLULU - A jury on Thursday convicted a Wahiawa man of second-degree murder and other charges in a 2011 shooting rampage through Honolulu that killed a mother of 10 and wounded two other people.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Law

Thu May 16, 2013

Rome News

Police: 2nd suspect arrested in parade shooting

A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day, police said Thursday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Law

WCAX-TV Burlington

Fire destroys Perkinsville home

Firefighters are still working to determine what caused the fire, but they're saying that it does not look suspicious.

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Related Topix: Perkinsville, NY, New York, Violent Crime, Law

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Idaho man gets prison time for killing zoo monkey

An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo and brutally beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in state prison, where he'll take part in a treatment program.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison, Law

WRIC-TV Richmond

Lawyer: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty

The man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade will plead not guilty but it's uncertain if he can receive a fair trial anywhere, a member of his defense team said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Law, Cuyahoga County, OH

WTLV

Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend's fetus

Federal authorities say the son of a Tampa-area fertility doctor is accused of tricking his girlfriend into taking an abortion drug to kill her unborn child.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Prison, Law

WTVF Nashville

Witness: Thomas Sat Silently In Chair

A woman who was in the house where a young Knoxville couple was taken after being carjacked has testified defendant George Thomas did not take part in the crime.

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WFLX-TV West Palm Beach

Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire

One after another, the charges have tumbled out - allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Law