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9 Judges Charged in Philadelphia Traffic Ticket Fix

Nine of Philadelphia's city judges were charged with fixing tickets for friends, business associates...

Feb 01, 2013 12:03 PM EST

Ed Koch Dies: Fiery, Iconic New York City Mayor Remembered by Bloomberg and Cuomo

New York City Mayor Ed Koch died at 2 a.m. Friday from congestive heart failure, spokesman George Ar...

Feb 01, 2013 10:38 AM EST

Video: McCain and Hagel Spar at Defense Secretary Hearing

Republican Sen. John McCain angrily labeled defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel as “on the wrong...

Jan 31, 2013 05:53 PM EST

Atlanta School Shooting: 14-Year-Old Hospitalized After Shot in The Face

A 14-year-old student in Atlanta has been shot in the head, and Price Middle School on Thursday, in ...

Jan 31, 2013 05:24 PM EST

Prosecutor Killed Outside Texas Courthouse: $10,000 Reward Offered in Murder of Asst. DA Mark Hasse

Assistant DA Mark Hasse was shot and killed Thursday morning near his work, at the North Texas count...

Jan 31, 2013 03:55 PM EST

7-year-old Interrogated for 10 Hours: Family Sues After Bronx Boy Held by NYPD for Allegedly Stealing $5

7-year-old, Wilson Reyes, from the Bronx, New York, was handcuffed by the NYPD after being accused o...

Jan 31, 2013 01:00 PM EST

Trayvon Martin Case Update: George Zimmerman's Attorneys Want to Delay Trial

Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting Trayvo...

Jan 31, 2013 12:00 PM EST

Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense Hearings Begin, Faces a Grilling by Senate Panel

As President Obama's newly nominated Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is set to meet with the Senate...

Jan 31, 2013 10:38 AM EST

India Gang Rape Suspects to be Formally Charged Saturday

Five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in December will be...

Jan 30, 2013 02:45 PM EST

Gabrielle Giffords, Former Arizona Representative, Opens Senate Gun Violence Hearing

Opening the gun violence hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, former Arizona Rep. Gabriell...

Jan 30, 2013 12:45 PM EST

Girl Found Locked in Cage: 8-Year-Old Left Alone in Mobile Home While Caretakers Head to the Movies

New Mexican police found an 8-year old girl locked in a cage in a darkened mobile home, said authori...

Jan 30, 2013 11:26 AM EST

School Bus Driver Shot: Deadly Alabama Shooting Leads to Standoff with Suspect

Police, SWAT teams and negotiators were camped out at a rural property where a suspect was believed ...

Jan 30, 2013 10:17 AM EST

Senator John Kerry Confirmed as US Secretary of State to Succeed Hillary Clinton

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass)was overwhelmingly confirmed Tuesday as the 68th secretary of state by hi...

Jan 29, 2013 05:57 PM EST

Rare Female Execution in Texas Update: Judge Postpones Kimberly McCarthy Execution

Kimberly McCarthy, the Dallas woman convicted and sent to death row for the 1997 stabbing of her nei...

Jan 29, 2013 05:14 PM EST