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Murder charges against parents of boy who drowned
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have brought murder charges against the parents of a 1-year-old boy who drowned in their bathtub in Flint. The Genesee County prosecutor's office says that Aden Wise was getting a bath Monday and was left unattended...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Murder
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Arias jury deadlocked but must continue
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct...
Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Prosecution
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South Bend woman hurt in early morning shooting admitted role in tax scheme
SOUTH BEND — A woman targeted in a pre-dawn shooting today had recently admitted that she led a scheme that used bogus tax returns to defraud the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Gigi M. Riley, 32, was shot twice about 4:14 a.m. at...
Tags: Politics, Trials, Court Preliminary, Banking, Personal Data Collection
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Dying man's eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man was found guilty Thursday of fatally shooting a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator. A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and...
Tags: Shootings, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Murder
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Judge sentences Wash. inmate to death for killing guard in prison chapel
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked...Tags: Trials, Radio, Prosecution, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty
PHOENIX (AP) — The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the stabbing death of her one-time lover. The swift...
Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Murder, Punishment
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Obama says IRS commissioner has resigned amid scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party...Tags: Eric Holder, Criminals, Tea Party Movement, Washington, DC, Civil Rights
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County attorney Tony Zappia steps down
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Tony Zappia has guided the county through legal matters for more than 27 years. That's more than 1,400 weeks, 9,800 days or 235,000 hours -- but, according to Zappia, it feels like it was just yesterday that he got a call in April 1986 from...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Public Officials, Government, Human Interest
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Pa. abortion doctor gets third life sentence
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could "walk to the bus." Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the...
Tags: Kermit Gosnell, Hospitals and Clinics, Criminal Laws, Prescription Drugs, Punishment
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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Civil Rights, Chuck Schumer, Terrorism
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Both sides in Camm trial to test DNA on his shirt
ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — Both sides in the third murder trial of a former Indiana state trooper will test DNA on the shirt he wore on the day his wife and two young children were killed. The DNA is linked to a dispute over how blood got on David...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Chemical Industry
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Push continues to fix Mich.'s indigent defense
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Almost five years have passed since a study showed poor criminal defendants are routinely processed through Michigan's justice system without ever speaking to an attorney in violation of the Constitution. It has been nearly a...Tags: Government, Prisons, Politics, Prosecution, Parties and Movements
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