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Sunday, 09 September 2012 12:49

Prosecutor in O.J. Simpson Trial Accuses Johnnie Cochran of Tampering with Evidence

Written by Kelly Knaub

Lee Celano/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) -- Seventeen years after the sensational murder trial of O.J. Simpson, the former prosecutor who went up against the ex-football star's legal "dream team" is now accusing famed defense attorney Johnnie Cochran…

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Sunday, 09 September 2012 12:32

Refrigerator-Size Plane Door Crashes Into Washington Neighborhood

Written by Kelly Knaub

ABC News(SEATTLE, Wash.) -- Residents in a Seattle suburb are questioning how and why a sheet of metal the size of a refrigerator fell from the sky and onto a heavily trafficked street. Witnesses say…

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Sunday, 09 September 2012 10:32

Dad Kidnapped Kids, Stole Yacht, Cops Say

Written by Kelly Knaub

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) -- Two young children are safe now after their father allegedly took them from their mother's home and attempted to flee in a stolen yacht. Christopher Maffei, of South San Francisco, allegedly…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 15:59

Fastest Road in America: Texas Set to Open 85 MPH Highway

Written by Christine Hsu

ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- They say everything in Texas is bigger – and soon the Lone Star State will be faster too. Texas is going to be home to the fastest road in America.The Texas…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 13:52

Contest Deadline Looms for Photographer's 'Last Kiss' Arrest Photo

Written by Christine Hsu

Mo Gelber(NEW YORK) -- New York photographer Mo Gelber was at Manhattan Criminal Court, trying to get a photo of "Millionaire Madame" Anna Gristina, when something else caught his eye. "I saw in the corner…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 13:50

Man Charged After More Than 100 Body Parts Found in Storage Container

Written by Christine Hsu

Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A former Florida assistant medical examiner is facing up to five years in prison for storing more than 100 body parts, including brains and hearts, in a Pensacola storage…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 11:48

Teen Tennis Champ at Odds with USTA over Serena-Like Build

Written by Christine Hsu

Mike Stobe/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Taylor Townsend came to the U.S. Open this week ranked as the number one junior women's tennis player in the world. But she almost didn't make it here because of…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:51

Justice Department Blasts Florida for Putting Disabled Children in Nursing Homes

Written by Christine Hsu

Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- A civil rights investigation by the Justice Department charges that the State of Florida has been unnecessarily institutionalizing hundreds of children by placing children with disabilities in nursing facilities designed for elderly patients…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:43

Panda Diplomacy: Un-Bearable Wait. Is Mei Xiang Pregnant?

Written by Christine Hsu

Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- For months, they've been keeping Washington waiting. No, not the politicians, the pandas. Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, two giant pandas on loan from China to Washington's National Zoo, draw enthusiastic…

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Saturday, 08 September 2012 10:22

VA Cuts Funding for Service Dogs for PTSD Veterans

Written by Christine Hsu

Courtesy Lindsey Stanek(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer cover the cost of service dogs assigned to people with mental disabilities such as post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Federal Register.…

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