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Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in Virginia

Aerial view of part of the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in Doswell, Va., where Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was reportedly buried, Thursday, May 9, 2013.

/ CBS Boston
(CBS/AP) Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried Thursday in a cemetery in Virginia with the help of a faith coalition, his uncle said Friday.

PICTURES: Boston bombings shootout

Martha Mullen, of Richmond, told The Associated Press she helped with the controversial burial.

"It was an interfaith effort," she said. "Basically because Jesus says love your enemies."

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Manhunt on for three escaped Kansas prison inmates

Authorities are searching for three inmates, considered armed and dangerous, who escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility, above, in Lansing, Kan.

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(CBS) LANSING, Kan. - Authorities in Missouri and Kansas are searching for three men who escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas, CBS affiliate KCTV reports.Continue »

Conn. man gets 100 years in teen's drive-by killing

Hartford Superior Court

/ Matt Dwyer, WTIC

(CBS/AP) HARTFORD, Conn. - Paul Davis of Hartford was sentenced to 100 years in prison on Thursday in connection with the 2006 shooting death of 15-year-old Kerry Foster.

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Malcolm X's grandson reportedly killed in Mexico

Malcolm Shabazz, 28, the grandson of Malcolm X, was reportedly killed in Mexico.

/ Malcolm Shabazz's Blog: http://malcolmshabazz.blogspot.com/

(CBS/AP)-- U.S. officials say Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of the late political activist Malcolm X, has died in Mexico.

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Ohio Amber Alert case turns into double-homicide

An Amber Alert for three teenage males was issued in Putnam County, Ohio early Thursday, May 9, 2013; two of the teens, brothers, were found dead in this mobile home in Ottawa, Ohio.

/ WHIOTV.com
(AP) OTTAWA, Ohio - Two teenage brothers who had been reported missing were found dead in northwest Ohio after a third teen pointed authorities to their bodies before he was taken into custody, officials said.Continue »

Jury in Pa. abortion Dr. trial enters 9th day

Dr. Kermit Gosnell

/ AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department via Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, File
(AP) PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia jury is back at work deliberating murder and abortion law charges involving a veteran doctor.
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AG says girl found in home is Ariel Castro's daughter

Ariel Castro is seen in court May 9, 2013, in Cleveland.

Ariel Castro is seen in court May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. A DNA test has confirmed that he is the father of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly held captive in his home with three women.

/ CBS

(CBS/AP) -- The Ohio attorney general says tests have confirmed that alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro is the father of a 6-year-old girl rescued from his house with three women this week.

PICTURES: Ohio women missing for nearly a decade found alive

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Cops: Manhunt for murder suspect Shane Miller "like warfare'

Shane Franklyn Miller is suspected of shooting his wife and young daughters to death.

/ CBS Affiliate KHSLTV

(CBS/AP) -- Sheriff's SWAT teams were proceeding with extreme caution as they searched rural Northern California for Shane Franklyn Miller, an ex-convict suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters Tuesday.

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Calif. woman allegedly slaps cop... to quit smoking?

A woman in Sacramento, Calif., reportedly wanted to be put in jail - so she would be forced to top smoking cigarettes.

/ AP
(CBS) SACRAMENTO - A woman's plan to stop smoking allegedly involved slapping a sheriff's deputy, CBS Sacramento reports.

Believe or not, there's a unique brand of "logic" to it.

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Cops: Mom turns to WebMD instead of 911 after son is shot

The Santa Fe, Texas home where a 14-year-old boy was reportedly shot by a friend on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.

/ KHOU
(CBS) HOUSTON - A Texas mother could face charges after she allegedly turned to WebMD.com, instead of seeking emergency medical attention, when her 14-year-old son was shot by a friend playing with a gun, police said, according to CBS affiliate KHOU.Continue »

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