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CNN.com - LawCourt 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.
Craigslist's censoring called 'step in right direction'
Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section could be a model for other websites, a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said Saturday.
Earl lashes Canada after skirting U.S.
Tropical Storm Earl raked Canada's Nova Scotia on Saturday, and its winds grew stronger on Prince Edward Island, the National Hurricane Center said.
U.S. drone kills 4 militants, source says
An apparent U.S. drone strike killed four suspected militants in Pakistan near the Afghanistan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials told CNN on Saturday.
Karzai seeks Taliban reconciliation
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced the creation of a high peace council as part of the reconciliation effort to reintegrate some Taliban militants, a spokesman for his office said on Saturday.
Mistrial in alleged 'sham marriage' case
The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.
Opinion: Reporting Ariz. to U.N. correct
Since World War II, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have consistently held the United States out as a worldwide model for the protection and promotion of human rights standards.
Quake-hit N. Zealand city under curfew
Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded, water mains broke and buildings crumbled.
U.N. official pleads for aid for Pakistan
A United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.
'Mummified' babies found in basement
Detectives are investigating the discovery of two "mummified" babies found wrapped in 1930s newspaper in the basement of a Los Angeles apartment building.
Girl, 4, weighed 15 pounds at death
The mother of a 4-year-old girl, found dead in her Brooklyn home Thursday morning, was charged Friday with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child, according to police.