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A man sues JetBlue Airways for more than $2 million, claiming in a lawsuit that he was forced to give his seat to a flight attendant and made to endure most of a cross-country flight in the airplane bathroom.
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Communities are screaming over the possibility that a sexual predator could become the local "ice cream man," prompting some governments to consider requiring background checks and even banning criminals from holding the job.

Families who say a preservative in vaccines led to autism in their kids take their case to court. The case focuses on one of three theories argued in claims filed by nearly 4,900 families that allege a link between vaccines and neurological problems.

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It's a break-up that has many in the state talking and watching. Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is trying to kick his wife, Dawn, out of the governor's 23-room mansion after filing for divorce. He's gone to court to try to evict her, so that he can move back in. "This isn't a tourist attraction, but it's certainly an attraction," says one resident.

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Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey and his estranged wife, Dina Matos McGreevey, go to court for what is certain to be an ugly divorce trial. She claims she never knew he was gay until right before he announced it at a news conference. He claims she knew all along. The soon-to-be-exes are fighting over money and custody of their young daughter.

The number of warrants used to search or eavesdrop on suspected terrorists and spies has more than doubled since the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the Justice Department. The report comes as Congress wrestles anew with how much power the executive branch should have for such surveillance.