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Court 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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Daughters: Mother accused of killing babies was secretive

A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, according to two of her daughters.

New BP boss to discuss Gulf recovery

Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is expected to discuss the oil giant's long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico during a news conference in Mississippi on Friday.

Soldier taken to Va. in Wikileaks probe

An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.

New Gulf leak may take 10 days to cap

An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is capped.

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.

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.

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.

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."

Miramax sold for $660M

The Walt Disney Company said Friday it has agreed to sell Miramax Films for around $660 million to an investor group.

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.



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