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Reagan shooter seeks more time outside hospital

In this Nov. 18, 2003 file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington.

/ AP Photo/Evan Vucci,File

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - Attorneys for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan three decades ago, will be asking a judge to let him spend more time away from a Washington mental hospital with the goal of eventually allowing him to live outside the facility full-time.

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First lawsuit filed against Sandusky for sex abuse

Former Penn State assistant football coach Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky leaves the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot in State College, Pa., Nov. 5, 2011

/ File, AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Andy Colwell
(CBS/AP) PHILADELPHIA - Another victim has come forward claiming sexual abuse by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, but this time it's in a lawsuit - the first filed against Sandusky in the scandal.Continue »

Gary Giordano leaves Aruba, arrives in Miami

Gary V. Giordano

/ AP Photo/Aruba Police, File

(CBS/AP) MIAMI- Gary Giordano, the U.S. businessman suspected in the August disappearance and presumed death of his traveling companion Robyn Gardner in Aruba, has arrived in Miami.

Pictures: Robyn Gardner

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Dad who let 9-year-old drive may plead guilty

Shawn Weimer

/ CBS Detroit
(CBS) DETROIT - The Detroit father accused of having his 9-year-old drive his van to a gas station last month is considering pleading guilty to second degree child abuse, according to his lawyer.
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More charges for "Whitey" Bulger's girlfriend?

Whitey Bulger & Catherine Greig captured by FBI

Whitey Bulger and Catherine Greig

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(CBS/AP) BOSTON - A Boston federal prosecutor has told a judge additional charges are likely to be brought against former crime boss "Whitey" Bulger's girlfriend Catherine Greig by the government.
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Hearing postponed in Craigslist ad murder case

Brogan Rafferty

/ Ed Suba, Jr.,AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal
(CBS/AP) CALDWELL, Ohio - An Ohio teenager charged with aggravated murder in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme has had a hearing postponed on whether he should be tried as an adult.

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Grown kids of Mo. political hopeful arrested

Police pepper spray tantrum-throwing 8-year-old, threatened to stab teachers file, AP Photo
(CBS ST. LOUIS) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Three grown children of Susan Montee, who is a candidate for Missouri Lieutenant Governor, were pepper-sprayed and arrested by police over Thanksgiving weekend following a bar fight, according to CBS St. Louis.

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NJ dad who allegedly killed tot caught in Calif.

Arthur Morgan III is seen in this side-by-side image with his daughter Tierra Morgan, who was found dead Nov. 22, 2011.

Arthur Morgan III and his daughter Tierra Morgan

/ WCBS-TV/Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
(CBS) - The father of a New Jersey toddler who died after being thrown in a stream while strapped in her car seat has been arrested in California.

Arthur Morgan III, 27, has been charged with homicide in the death of 2-year-old Tierra Morgan-Glover, whose partially submerged body was found by teenagers in a New Jersey park on Nov. 22.

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Trio arrested in 80-90 store shoplifting spree

K-Mart store in Ross Township, Pa.

/ CBS Pittsburgh
(CBS PITTSBURGH) ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Three people are charged in an alleged multi-state shoplifting spree, with the stolen merchandise valued at an estimated $35,000.

According to police, the trio was arrested on Nov. 16 after $500 worth of items was stolen from K-Mart in Ross Township, Pa.

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Md. Cops: Fake police robbing victims at gunpoint

Baltimore police say gun-toting thieves are also showing fake police badges to rob people on the street

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(CBS) BALTIMORE - Baltimore City Police are warning locals that impersonators are on the loose, claiming to be officers and then robbing victims on the street.
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