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Missing Girl's Mom Out of Jail Again
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A Florida woman considered a person of interest in the disappearance of her young daughter is released from jail after an anonymous person posts her $500,000 bond. It's the second time in a week that Casey Anthony has made bail. Authorities fear her daughter, Caylee, is dead, and they say Anthony is not telling them everything she knows.
Texas Couple Turns Tables on Gunmen
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A Texas couple fights back when two armed gunman smash into their house. Kellie and Keith Hoehn manage to disarm the intruders. The struggle ends with one intruder dead and the other wounded. Authorities say the Hoehns likely will not face charges, since they were acting in self-defense.
School Shooter Heads Back to Prison
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Mitchell Johnson, who took part in a deadly school shooting as a young teen, is sentenced to 4 years in prison on a weapons conviction in a new case. The judge calls the firearms possession "very, very worrisome" in light of Johnson's history.
Mom Gets Life for Microwaving Baby
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China Arnold, who was convicted of killing her infant daughter by microwaving her, is spared the death penalty after jurors are unable to agree on a sentence. As a result, the toughest sentence she faces is life in prison without parole. Arnold's sentencing is set for Monday.
Bizarre Robbery Story a Lie, Cohort Says
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ABC / Zuma PressBrian Wells sits surrounded by police after an Aug. 28, 2003, bank robbery in Erie, Pa. Moments later, a bomb strapped to his body exploded, killing him. Wells told police he had been abducted and forced to commit the robbery. But prosecutors said Wednesday that Wells helped plan it.
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Disgraced Detroit Mayor Vows Comeback
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Carlos Osorio, APDetroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will resign his elected post, serve jail time and pay the city $1 million as part of a plea deal Thursday where the mayor admitted to a pair of felony obstruction charges in a sex and misconduct scandal. Hours later, Kilpatrick told cheering supporters he would be back.
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