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'Stop, question, frisk' policy changes
After mounting public pressure from advocacy groups and a class action lawsuit against the New York Police Department, Commissioner Ray Kelly detailed changes Thursday to the department's much-criticized "stop, question and frisk" policy.
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Jurors get John Edwards case
Jurors started deliberating Friday in the corruption trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. Edwards is charged with six counts of accepting illegal campaign contributions, conspiracy and falsifying documents.
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'Black Madam' to stand trial for illegal butt injections
A judge has ordered a singer known as "Black Madam" -- suspected of carrying out a fatal injection last year -- to stand trial on charges she performed illegal cosmetic procedures, including buttocks enhancements.
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Suspected shooter arrested in Mississippi case
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.
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What happened to Trayvon Martin
While questions still remain, what led to African-American teenager Trayvon Martin's death on the night of February 26 became clearer on Thursday, with the release of scores of pages of investigative and medical examiner's reports, in addition to a 7-Eleven video of shortly before the shooting as well new images of his shooter.
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Court upholds Barbour pardons
Mississippi's Supreme Court on Thursday denied the state attorney general's attempt that it reconsider its assent to controversial pardons -- several of them for convicted killers -- issued earlier this year by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour.
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Mom wants 'stolen' daughter back
Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken.
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Alabama governor delays bill
Alabama's governor on Thursday called in lawmakers for a special session in part to further explore changes to the state's anti-illegal immigration law, considered the country's toughest.
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Undercover video shows 'soring' of show horses to induce gait
An undercover video shows horses being struck with sticks and subjected to "soring," an illegal process in which chemicals are placed on their lower legs in an effort to induce the trademark Tennessee Walking Horse high-stepping gait.
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Study finds nearly 10% of state prisoners sexually abused in custody
Nearly one of every 10 state prisoners is sexually victimized during confinement, according to a Justice Department study released Thursday.
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Arizona woman guilty in 'Baby Gabriel' case
An Arizona jury found Tammi Smith guilty of forgery and conspiracy to interfere with custody Thursday in the 2009 disappearance of then-8-month-old Gabriel Johnson, whose whereabouts remain unknown.
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Report: Isa dad kept from kids
According new reports, the dad of missing girl Isabel Celis is now being kept from seeing his two sons.
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Zimmerman had broken nose
A medical report by George Zimmerman's family doctor shows that the neighborhood watch volunteer was diagnosed with a fractured nose, two black eyes and two lacerations on the back of the head after the controversial killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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Mexican police seek DNA of missing to identify dismembered bodies
Mexican authorities are asking for DNA samples from families of missing persons nationwide in their efforts to identify 49 decapitated bodies, an official said Wednesday.
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John Doe #2 drops out, ends Travolta sexual battery lawsuit
The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, bringing an end to the case, the lawyer told CNN on Thursday.