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Woman charged with murder of Texas mother

Keegan Schuchardt

Prosecutors say newborn Keegan Schuchardt was abducted when her mother was fatally shot outside a suburban Houston pediatric center; the baby was reportedly found safe

/ Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
(CBS/AP) SPRING, Texas - A prosecutor says a woman has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a mother and the abduction of her newborn son outside a suburban Houston pediatric center.Continue »

Body found believed to be missing Marine wife

(CBS/AP) SAN DIEGO - A body was found Tuesday in southern Riverside County and San Diego investigators suspect it may be 22-year-old Brittany Killgore, a military wife who disappeared last week.

Pictures: Marine's wife missing, cops suspect foul play

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Texas man wants justice after officer kills dog

Michael Paxton (left) created a Facebook page called "Justice for Cisco," after his Australian cattle dog was shot dead by a police officer.

/ KEYE/ Facebook

(CBS/KEYE) AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas man who says his dog was shot and killed by a police officer responding to a 911call at the wrong address is working to make sure a similar incident does not happen again.

According to CBS affiliate KEYE, an officer responding to a domestic dispute call Saturday mistakenly went to the home of Michael Paxton.

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Missing Fort Bragg soldier last seen Saturday

Kelli Bordeaux

/ Facebook

(CBS) FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Authorities are now seeking information in the disappearance of Army Pfc. Kelli Bordeaux, 23, who is missing from Fort Bragg.  According to Fayetteville police, Bordeaux was last seen leaving a bar called Froggy Bottoms early Saturday.

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Colo. Cops: Attack on black teen a hate crime

Bein Park in Berthoud, Colo., where a black female exchange student from Germany says she was attacked by a group of white men on Thursday, April 12, 2012.

/ CBS Denver

(CBS/KCNC) BERTHOUD, Colo. - A black foreign exchange student from Germany says she was attacked in a Colorado park in what police are calling a hate crime.

According to CBS Denver, police say the 15-year-old girl, a junior at Berthoud High School, was walking home Thursday in the town about 30 miles north of Denver when she was accosted by a group of white men.

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Mich. lottery winner charged with welfare fraud

Amanda Clayton holds her $1 million Michigan lottery check. The state says she continued to collect food stamps and public health insurance.

/ AP Photo/Courtesy Michigan Lottery via Detroit News
(CBS/AP) LINCOLN PARK, Mich. - A Michigan lottery winner was arrested Monday for allegedly collecting food stamps and public health insurance despite winning a $735,000 jackpot.Continue »

NY teacher charged with sex acts with student

Riverdale Country School

/ CBS New York
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Authorities say a former math teacher at a prestigious New York City high school has been charged with having sexual encounters with a 15-year-old student. Richard Hovan, 30, pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal sex act and child endangerment chargesContinue »

7 indicted in toy firm's alleged drug money scheme

A screenshot of the WoodyToys.com homepage

/ CBS Los Angeles
(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - Federal officials say five people were arrested Monday in a laundering scheme that allegedly funneled millions of dollars in Colombian and Mexican drug money through an American toy company.

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Authorities expand search for missing Calif. girl

Sierra LaMar

/ Personal Photo

(CBS/AP) MORGAN HILL, Calif. - Investigators in the disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar say they plan to expand their search of reservoirs and small bodies of water.

Photos: Calif. teen goes missing on walk to school bus

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Girl, 6, handcuffed, arrested for school tantrum

Creekside Elementary, where 6-year-old Salecia Johnson was arrested for throwing a tantrum.

/ CBS/WMAZ

(CBS/WMAZ) MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - A 6-year-old elementary school student was handcuffed and arrested Friday after she allegedly threw a tantrum in class.

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