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Driver accused of hitting teen resigns school post

Angela Cornett, above, is accused of hitting a teen with her SUV in a Cartersville, Ga. parking lot.

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(CBS/AP) CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - Angela Cornett, the woman who police say hit a teenager with her SUV in a dispute over a Walmart parking space, resigned from the Bartow County school board on Thursday, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports.
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Woman charged with murder in death of Vegas girl

Brenda Stokes Wilson appears at a hearing in the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.

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(AP) LAS VEGAS - Prosecutors brought a murder charge against a 50-year-old woman accused of stabbing a young girl to death in an undeveloped Las Vegas-area housing tract and later slashing a casino co-worker while that woman dealt blackjack at a Las Vegas Strip resort.Continue »

'Scarface' actor arrested on suspended license

Actor Steven Bauer is shown on Dec. 18, 2012, in this arrest photograph made available by the Miami Beach Police Dept. Bauer, whose real name is Steven Ernest Echevarria, was arrested in Miami Beach, Fla., and charged with driving with a suspended license.

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(AP) MIAMI - "Scarface" actor Steven Bauer has been arrested in the Miami area, accused of driving with a suspended license. The 52-year-old Bauer's real name is Steven Ernest Echevarria and he was booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail early Tuesday morning. Continue »

Trial set for ex Pa. cop charged with assault

(CBS) PHILADELPHIA - Jonathan Josey, a former Philadelphia police lieutenant caught on video striking a woman in the face during a raucous disturbance following a Puerto Rican Day parade in September, has a trial date set for February, CBS Philly reports.

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Former teacher appealing ruling in Fla. sex case

Debra Lafave

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(CBS/AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Debra LaFave, a former Florida teacher who was convicted in 2005 of having sex with a student, made a request to the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday to be taken off probation.

Pictures: Notorious teacher sex scandals

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Robbery suspect falls through pharmacy roof

(CBS) Philadelphia - Police are looking for two suspects in connection with a robbery at a Philadelphia pharmacy that was caught on surveillance video, which shows one suspect repeatedly falling to the ground as he tries to flee after the break-in, CBS Philly reports.

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Cops: Case of missing Mich. boys 'active'

FBI Leads Massive Search for Missing Mich. Boys

The three missing Skelton boys: Alexander, 7, Andrew, 9, and Tanner, 5. (Personal Photo)

(AP) MORENCI, Mich. -- The investigation into the case of three Michigan boys missing since Thanksgiving 2010 remains "active" ahead of the second anniversary of their disappearance, police said Tuesday.
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"Manhattan Madam" sentenced in NYC to time served

Alleged "Manhattan Madam" Anna Gristina in an interview with Dr. Phil on Sept. 12, 2012

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(AP) NEW YORK  - Anna Gristina, a suburban New York mother of four who pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution, has been released following a sentence of time served.

PICTURES: Manhattan "Madam" case

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Woman gets 80 years for deadly Texas day care fire

Jessica Tata stands at the conclusion of opening statements at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse in Houston, Oct. 24, 2012; Tata was sentenced to 80 years in prison for felony murder in the deaths of four children at her home day care facility.

/ Mayra Beltran, File, AP Photo/Houston Chronicle
(AP) HOUSTON -- A Texas woman was sentenced to 80 years Tuesday for her felony murder conviction in the death of one of four children killed in a fire at her home day care in Houston.Continue »

Outrage in India over arrests for Facebook post

Shaheen Dhada, left, and Renu Srinivas, come out of a court in Mumbai, India

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(AP) NEW DELHI - As India's financial capital shut down for the weekend funeral of a powerful politician linked to waves of mob violence, a woman posted on Facebook that the closures in Mumbai were "due to fear, not due to respect." A friend of hers hit the "like" button.

For that, both women were arrested.

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