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| Southern California woman sentenced to life in prison for murder of millionaire boyfriend |
A Southern California woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping her lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, murder her live-in millionaire boyfriend for financial gain nearly t... |
| Wash.-based soldier faces murder charges in deaths of 5 comrades at Iraq mental health clinic |
Murder charges have been filed against a sergeant accused of killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, the Army said Friday. |
| Documents show periodic violence for Fla. mom who killed self, 4 kids |
A child welfare investigator who spoke with Tonya Thomas in the weeks before she fatally shot herself and her four children said there were no signs that the children were in distress or felt un... |
| Federal appeals court upholds key provision in landmark voting rights law |
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law. |
| Md. high court permits same-sex divorce from other states, even if Md. doesn't have gay unions |
Maryland's highest court ruled Friday that same-sex couples can divorce in the state even though Maryland does not yet permit same-sex marriages. |
| Pa. Supreme Court judge charged with campaign corruption in case that ensnared senator sister |
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge has been charged with illegally using her state-funded staff to perform campaign work in a scheme that also ensnared her senator sister. |
| Newborn infant attacked by family dog at her Ohio home suffers head trauma, dies hours later |
A 3-day-old infant died hours after she was attacked by a family dog while sitting in a swing at her grandmother's home in northwest Ohio, a sheriff's deputy said Friday. |
| Man pleads not guilty to stalking Mila Kunis and violating restraining order |
A man charged with stalking Mila Kunis has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. |
| Clemens accuser says he 'misspoke'; judge imposes time limits on witnesses to speed up trial |
Roger Clemens' lawyer accused the baseball legend's former strength coach of changing testimony "on the fly," and the judge in the perjury trial imposed a time limit Friday on all future witness... |
| Poll: Opposition to Iran gaining nuclear weapons widespread in 21 nations, including Egypt |
Opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons is widespread around the world, including in neighboring countries Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, and support for tough economic sanctions is high, accord... |


