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Mom: Daughter 'lost her mind'

Paulin-Ramirez was detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to kill cartoonist Lars Vilks, whose sketch depicted the head of the Prophet Muhammad

Thousands expected to mourn teen

Students wrapped ribbons around 8,000 sunflowers to hand out at a memorial service for Chelsea King, whose murder has shaken her community.

Insanity defense in Smart suspect case

On the seventh anniversary of Elizabeth Smart's return from her kidnapping ordeal, a judge set a trial date Friday for the man charged in the case.

No illegal drugs found in Haim case

Authorities said Friday they had recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Corey Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating

Seattle arrests man with device on body

Seattle police have a man in custody who alarmed people downtown Friday morning by walking around with a wired pipe strapped to his arm and making threats.

New tool shares tweeting locations

Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.

Pot growing next to census building

A medical marijuana growing site turned out to be the source of an unusual odor floating through a Census Bureau office in Colorado, police say.

Court upholds 'under God' in pledge

An appellate court has upheld references to God on U.S. currency and in the Pledge of Allegiance, rejecting arguments they violate the constitutional

Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher

A teacher jogging along a rural Alaskan road was killed in an animal attack and authorities say wolves are the chief suspects.

Pilot dies in plane crash at AZ airport

A World War II-era plane crashed Thursday while attempting to land at a small suburban Phoenix airport, killing the pilot and starting a hangar on fire,

Man convicted in slaying of NFL player

Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

Car plows off CA bridge; woman rescued

A woman whose car plunged off a bridge into the murky Los Angeles River was fighting for her life Thursday after being submerged for nearly a half-hour,

NFL star, TV actor Merlin Olsen dies

Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television

I-70 set to reopen after rock slide

Workers are getting ready to reopen Interstate 70 in western Colorado, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevated section and littered the

Corey Haim prolonged tragic tradition

Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as

Boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher

A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher

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