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Fire Continues at Texas Plant; 50,000 Under Evacuation Order
More than 50,000 people in East Texas remained under a mandatory evacuation order Thursday as a fire continued to burn at a chemical plant, one day after two massive explosions there.
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North Texans Ramp Up Cleanup and Recovery Efforts After Tornado Outbreak
Recovery and cleanup efforts continued Tuesday as thousands remained without electricity, schools were shuttered and roads were blocked by debris left by Sunday night’s tornado outbreak.
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In Era of Legal Pot, Can Police Search Cars Based on Odor?
Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana. Traditionally, an officer could use the merest whiff of weed to justify a warrantless vehicle search, and whatever turned up — pot, other kinds of illegal drugs, something else the motorist wasn’t allowed to have — could be used as...
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Ohio Teen Mom Acquitted of Killing and Burying Newborn Days After Prom
A young Ohio mother who prosecutors said killed and buried her unwanted newborn in her backyard just days after her senior prom so that she could keep her “perfect life” was acquitted of murder Thursday.
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Weed Bouquets: Saying ‘I Do' With Your Best Buds
There’s something blooming when it comes to wedding planning: brides are using cannabis plants to arrange bridal bouquets. The growing trend in marijuana matrimony has guests waking up and smelling the roses as couples take their special day to a higher level.
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New Gun Laws Take Effect as Texas Mourns Another Shooting
In the wake of a deadly shooting spree in West Texas, nearly a dozen new gun laws took effect in Texas Sunday — many of them loosening regulations and restrictions on firearms.
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Alleged Sex Tape in R. Kelly Case Turned Over to Defense
Prosecutors have turned over to R. Kelly’s attorneys a tape they say shows the singer having sex with a minor girl two decades ago.
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Records of R. Kelly's Legal Battle With Ex-Wife to Be Released
A judge has ruled some records of singer R. Kelly’s legal battle with his ex-wife could be released to the public as soon as next week.
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Judge: Man's ‘I'm Sorry' Video Can Be Used In Murder Trial
Jurors will be allowed to hear what a Mississippi man told a reporter on video as he was arrested in the shooting deaths of eight people. A judge ruled that Willie Cory Godbolt’s statements — including saying “I’m sorry” that a deputy was killed — will be admissible at his trial in February, the Daily Leader reported. Godbolt, now 37,...
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Alleged Sex Tape in R. Kelly Case Turned Over to Defense
Prosecutors have turned over to R. Kelly’s attorneys a tape they say shows the singer having sex with a minor girl two decades ago.
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R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to 11 New Charges of Sex Abuse, Assault
Singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 new counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse.
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R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to 11 New Charges of Sex Abuse, Assault
Singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Thursday to 11 new counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse.
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Arkansas Police Confirm Dead Body is Former State Lawmaker
On Thursday, Arkansas authorities confirmed that the identity of a body found outside of a former Republican state lawmaker’s house in Pocahontas is Linda Collins-Smith. While police have not yet provided a cause of death, they have announced the case as a homicide. Collins-Smith served one term in the Arkansas state House, where she was originally elected in 2010 as...
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Jussie Smollett Case: Judge Orders ‘Empire' Actor's Case File to Be Unsealed
A Cook County judge on Thursday ordered the sealed file surrounding the case of actor Jussie Smollett should be unsealed.
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11 Counts of Sexual Abuse, Assault Filed Against R. Kelly
Singer R. Kelly has been charged with 11 new counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse, court records show.
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Judge: Cosby Accusers' Testimony Pointed to ‘Signature' Crime
The judge who presided over Bill Cosby’s criminal case said he let five other accusers testify at the sex-assault trial because their accounts had “chilling similarities” that pointed to a “signature” crime.
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R. Kelly Judgment Withdrawn After Lawyers Say He Can't Read
A judge who ordered a default judgment against R. Kelly after the singer failed to respond to a lawsuit filed by one of his alleged victims now says the suit can proceed.
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Texas Official Apologizes After Telling Latina County Judge to ‘Speak English'
A Texas county commissioner has apologized for saying that the Latina heading the state’s most populous county should “speak English” after she spoke in English and Spanish at a news conference about a massive chemical fire, NBC News reported. The commissioner, Mark Tice, of Chambers County, posted a comment saying “English this is not Mexico,” after Harris County Judge Lina...
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Bill Cosby Judge Rejects Bid for New Trial, Sentencing Hearing
A judge on Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband.
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A hazardous-materials crew on Friday decontaminated the Texas apartment where an Ebola patient was staying when he got sick and hours later, the family that was living in the apartment was moved to a private residence in a gated community that was offered by a volunteer. The family of four was seen being led from the apartment late Friday afternoon….