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Jury deliberates possible death sentence for Jodi Arias

Jodi Arias asks the jury for life in prison in a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday.

/ AP/Pool/The Arizona Republic

(CBS/AP) -- The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder began deliberating Tuesday afternoon whether the 32-year-old former waitress should be sentenced to death.

TIMELINE: Jodi Arias murder case

PICTURES: Relatives of Travis Alexander speak at Arias trial

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Mom of Hailey Dunn, missing teen found dead, speaks out

Hailey Dunn

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(CBS/AP) LUBBOCK, Texas - The mother of Hailey Dunn, a 13-year-old West Texas cheerleader found dead in March, said Tuesday that since her daughter went missing more than two years ago she had feared the worst, including that the girl was chained and tortured or had fallen victim to human traffickers.

PICTURES: Hailey Dunn's body found in West Texas, atty says

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Lawyer: Feds continue to investigate Susan Powell case

Susan Powell

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(CBS/AP) SEATTLE - The lawyer for the family of Susan Powell, a missing Utah woman, said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into her disappearance.

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Cops: Rapper Chief Keef charged with disorderly conduct

Rapper Chief Keef's "Finally Rich" 2012 album cover.

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(AP) DUNWOODY, Ga. - Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

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Official: No alcohol, drugs in Conn. school shooter's body

12/15: Conn. school massacre: New details, new horror

Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the day after the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting there that killed 20 children and six educators.

(AP) HARTFORD, Conn. - Newtown elementary school shooter Adam Lanza had no sign of alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications in his body, according to toxicology tests, an official close to the investigation said Tuesday.

PICTURES: Victims of Conn. school shooting

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Arias to jury: Alexander's death "the worst mistake of my life"

(CBS/AP) As she pleaded for her life to the same jury that convicted her of first-degree murder this month, Jodi Arias described her lover Travis Alexander's death as "the worst mistake of my life."

TIMELINE: Jodi Arias murder case
PICTURES: Relatives of Travis Alexander speak at Arias trial

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Iowa Cops: Man suspected of abducting 2 girls found dead

Michael Klunder

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(CBS/AP) DAYTON, Iowa - Authorities say a convicted sex offender who was suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop Monday has been found dead.

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Jodi Arias, convicted killer, asks jury to spare her life

(CBS/AP) -- In a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday, convicted killer Jodi Arias asked a jury to spare her from the death penalty and sentence her to life in prison.

TIMELINE: Jodi Arias murder case

"Either way, I'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison, whether it will be shortened or not," Arias said. "If it's shortened, the people who will hurt the most are my family. I'm asking you please, don't do that to them."

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Man charged with murder in case of missing Maine girl, 15

Nichole Cable

/ WABI

(CBS/AP) BANGOR, Maine - Kyle Dube, a 20-year-old Maine man, has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Nichole Cable, a high school student who has been missing since Mother's Day.

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Family of accidentally slain Hofstra student critical of cops

Hofstra student Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot and killed by a police officer's bullet in an attempt to rescue her from an armed intruder.

Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello, 21, was shot and killed by a police officer's bullet in an attempt to rescue her from an armed intruder

/ CBS News

(CBS/AP) The godfather of a Hofstra University student accidentally killed by police during a standoff with a masked intruder in a Long Island home says the officer should have negotiated with her hostage taker instead of shooting.

PICTURES: Slain Hofstra University student Andrea Rebello

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