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Chef describes kids' grief over Jackson's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's personal chef described for jurors the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life and their ongoing grief over their father's death nearly four years ago.......

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Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Robbing Elderly
An Akron man will get a 10 year prison sentence for stealing from a 92 year-old woman. Summit County prosecutors say 41 year-old Daniel Roy Spiegel of Coventry Street demanded money from…
KSU Defends Teaching Graduates
Kent State University is reacting to a U.S. News And World Report and National Council On Teacher Quality study which calls KSU and other universities "an industry of mediocrity" that…
Safe, $40K Stolen From Akron Apartment
Akron detectives are investigating a burglary after a safe with $40,000 in cash inside an apartment wall was reported stolen. Detectives say the burglary happened in the 300 block of…
Coventry Twp. Man Arrested For Robbery
Police arrested a 21-year-old Coventry Township in connection with last week's robbery at an Akron bar. Akron police said Eric D. Jones was charged with aggravated robbery for allegedly putting…

Patriots' Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched After Killing

Michael DeHoog/Sports Imagery/ Getty Images(NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.) -- Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday following the killing of a man police call an "associate" of Hernandez, ABC News has learned.
Massachusetts State Police and prosecutors arrived at Hernandez's $1.3...
Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection Moves to Round 2

Joe Burbank - Pool/Getty Images(SANFORD, Fla.) -- The jury selection process in the George Zimmerman murder trial will move on to round two on Wednesday, as the prosecution and defense look to whittle down a pool of potential jurors into a final list of jurors and alternates.
A jury is expected to be seated as early as Wednesday, but the process...
New York Mom Accused of Running $3 Million Marijuana Operation Indicted

US Drug Enforcement Administration(NEW YORK) -- A suburban mother of two accused of running a sophisticated $3 million marijuana enterprise out of a New York warehouse was slapped with a federal indictment on Tuesday by prosecutors who said her operation was no different than that of Colombian druglords.
Andrea Sanderlin, 45, of Scarsdale, N.Y.,...

Serena Williams comments on rape case in interview
Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."......
Allegheny County seeks gas drilling bids
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Allegheny County officials say they plan to request bids for natural gas drilling under a public park.......
Ex-sheriff named liaison for Ohio attorney general
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A former central Ohio sheriff labeled the nation's longest-serving sheriff is the state attorney general's new liaison with Ohio's local law enforcement officials.......

Scoreboard Roundup - 6/18/13
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- MLB: Boston Red Sox 5 (43-29) – Tampa Bay Rays 1 (36-34) Game OneBoston Red Sox 3 (44-29) – Tampa Bay Rays 1 (36-35) Game TwoCleveland…
Patriots' Aaron Hernandez To Be Questioned About a Murder
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(BOSTON) -- Massachusetts investigators plan to interview New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in connection with the murder of a man police call an "associate" of player…
City Of San Jose Sues Major League Baseball Over Oakland A's
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- The city of San Jose filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against Major League Baseball, accusing the league of taking part…

Chrysler to Provide Trailer Hitches to Late-Model Jeeps
Authors: Carmen CoxPRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC(NEW YORK) -- Chrysler said Tuesday that due to customers’ “raised concerns” it would add or replace trailer hitches on some older-model Jeeps now at the…
City of San Jose Sues Major League Baseball over Oakland A's
Authors: Carmen CoxThearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) -- The city of San Jose filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against Major League Baseball, accusing the league of…
US Stocks Add to Gains
Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Ahead of Wednesday's big quarterly news conference from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its second triple-digit surge of the…

House Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks
Authors: Carmen Cox(WASHINGTON) -- The House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening to pass legislation to ban abortion after 20 weeks, except in what Democrats assailed as “narrow” cases of incest…
Immigration Reform Would Boost Economy, CBO Report Finds
Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- The immigration reform bill drawn up by the Senate "Gang of Eight" would boost the economy and lower the deficit, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says…
Claire McCaskill Joins Effort to Draft Hillary Clinton in 2016
Authors: Carmen CoxWin McNamee/Getty Image(WASHINGTON) -- Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill got a more than three-year head start on the 2016 election, lending her support Tuesday to an effort to draw…

Danielle Bradbery Wins the Fourth Season of The Voice
Authors: Carmen CoxTrae Patton/NBC(LOS ANGELES) -- Sixteen-year-old Danielle Bradbery was named the fourth-season winner of NBC's The Voice on Tuesday night.Bradbery, who was coached by Blake Shelton, received more votes…

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Lil Wayne: I Didn't Step on the Flag on Purpose
Authors: jcFacebook.com/LilWayne(NEW YORK) -- Lil Wayne is responding to outrage over a behind-the-scenes clip that shows him stepping on the American flag, during the making of his "God Bless Amerika"…

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Brad Pitt Responds to Melissa Etheridge's Comments on Angelina
Authors: jcPaul Warner/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge raised some eyebrows with her recent interview in the Washington Blade, in which she stated that Angelina Jolie had…

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8 Financial Conversations You Need to Have with Your Partner
When my husband and I got married, we didn't really discuss who would handle our finances. We stood, rather awkwardly, in the lobby of our bank and almost wordlessly, switched over his name to all my existing accounts. Although my husband is a math teacher, I happily run much of our financial life. The bills, the credit cards, the checking accounts, retirement, and rather meager starts to our kids' education fund have all fallen squarely…
Tasty Food Museums
Still haven't locked down the family's summer vacation plans? Why not take a tour of these food museums? Idaho Potato Museum: Blackfoot, Idaho Idaho has always had a history with the potato, and this small but quaint museum, built in 1912, showcases this rich history. The museum not only focuses on the history of the potato, but also the history of the potato industry, nutrition facts, and the growing and harvesting process. There is also…
The Health DO's and DON'Ts of Wearing Sunglasses
You wear sunscreen to protect your skin, right? So it makes sense that you should give the same amount of care and concern to your eyes, especially in the summer months when we spend more time in the sun. This seems intuitive, but only 12 percent of Americans say protecting their eyes is their top priority when purchasing a pair of sunglasses, according to a new report from The Vision Council. The same study shows…