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US President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world "hope for a better future" and striving for nuclear disarmament.
Massachusetts man gets 18 months for pellet gun hot dog theft
WORCESTER, Mass. – A Massachusetts man who stole a hot dog from another man sitting under a tree in a park has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Oklahoma teen claims he was held in closet for 4 1/2 years
OKLAHOMA CITY — A woman was arrested after her 14-year-son told authorities he escaped from a home where he'd been kept for 4 1/2 years, spending most of his time locked in a bedroom closet, police said Monday.
Bail set at $30 million in Dugard kidnap case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California judge set $30 million bail on Monday for a man accused of kidnapping, raping and holding captive an 11-year-old girl for 18 years.
California Assemblyman Mike Duvall Quits After "Spanking" Boasts Caught on Tape
A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California has resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about his penchant for spanking and of having sex with female lobbyists.
Michael Jackson laid to rest 10 weeks after his death
In the end, Michael Jackson was laid to rest with the kind of dignity and grace that eluded him for so much of his frenetic life. Ten weeks to the day after he collapsed from an overdose of anaesthetics, last night his coffin was placed in a mauso...
Dying Manson follower Atkins denied parole
Susan Atkins, a follower of mass killer Charles Manson convicted nearly four decades ago in some of the most notorious murders in U.S. history, lost her 18th bid for release on Wednesday.
Did Garrido kill Jaycee's sons?
SEX monster Phillip Garrido may have had other children with kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard - and killed them if they were boys, cops said last night.
World's oldest dog dies in New York at 21 or 147
NEW YORK — A wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog and celebrated its last birthday with a party at a dog hotel and spa has died at age 21 — or 147 in dog years.
Michael Jackson Still Alive?
Shaky video footage of a “Jackson-esque” figure emerging from the back of a van in an underground car park have sparked conspiracy theories that Michael Jackson may still be alive.