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Gary Condit Denies Killing Chandra Levy

Chandra Levy Update: Ex-Congressman Gary Condit Denies Killing Intern

Chandra Levy with Gary Condit (Personal Photo)

WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) Former Congressman Gary Condit took the stand Monday and told jurors that he didn't murder intern Chandra Levy and that he cooperated with investigators when Levy disappeared nearly a decade ago.

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Rapper T.I. Due in Prison; Wife Faces Drug Count

Rapper T.I. Heads Back to Ark. Prison, Wife "Tiny" Faces Drug Charges

Rapper "T.I." is n Las Vegas on Aug.17, 2010. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) The wife of Grammy award-winning rapper T.I. has been charged with one count of misdemeanor drug possession stemming from an arrest that occurred two months ago in Los Angeles.

Tameka "Tiny" Cottle was arrested Sept. 1 along with her husband, T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., during a traffic stop on the Sunset Strip. Prosecutors charged Cottle with possession of ecstasy on Oct. 29 and she was scheduled to appear in court for an arraignment Monday in Beverly Hills.

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Missing N.C. Girl Didn't Want to Leave Australia

Zahra Clare Baker Update: Missing North Carolina Girl Was Did Not Want to Come to the United States

Zahra Clare Baker (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS) Zahra Clare Baker's freckled face and endearing grin have become known to millions who wait for news on the whereabouts of the missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl.

PICTURES: Zahra Baker Missing

The child reported missing Oct. 9 was also beloved in her native Australia - known as a cancer survivor, an eternal optimist, and a beacon of hope - as reporting by The Winston-Salem Journal recounts.

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87-Year-Old Gets 18 Months for Selling Crack

Ola Mae Agee: Fla. 87-Year-Old Gets 18 Months for Selling Crack

Ola Mae Agee (WLTX)

NEW YORK (CBS) Florida woman Ola Mae Agee, 87, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in jail for selling crack cocaine to an undercover police officer earlier this year, according to a local paper.

PICTURES: Old Enough to Know Better?
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Alleged Smart Kidnapper Kicked out of Court

Elizabeth Smart Update: Brian David Mitchell Kicked Out of Court for Singing Hymns

Brian David Mitchell is escorted into the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in Salt Lake City. (AP/Jim Urquhart)

SALT LAKE CITY (CBS/AP) It's taken 8 years to get Brian David Mitchell, the man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart and holding her captive for nine months as his "wife," to trial, and he quickly got kicked out of court Monday for singing hymns shortly after jury selection began.

PICTURES: Elizabeth Smart

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Alleged Favre Text Recipient Not Meeting with NFL

Brett Farve Scandal: Jenn Sterger Gets Lawyer, Preps to Talk to NFL

Jenn Sterger (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) The lawyer for Jenn Sterger says that the former New York Jets hostess who allegedly received graphic photos from quarterback Brett Favre will not speak to the NFL today.

PICTURES: Jenn Sterger

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"Hangover" Actor Smokes Pot on Bill Maher's Show

The Hangover Actor Zach Galifianakis Smokes a Joint on "Real Time with Bill Maher"

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NEW YORK (CBS) The Hangover star Zach Galifianakis, better known as kooky brother-in-law "Alan," proved on Bill Maher's HBO show that he'll do just about anything for a laugh, including lighting up a joint to make a point.

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Woman, 88, Repels Intruder in Pumpkin Mask

88-Year-Old Woman Says She "Hit A Vital Spot" To Fend Off Pumpkin Masked Intruder

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MAYFIELD, Ky. (CBS/AP) Trick or treat?!

A masked intruder most definitely got a trick - in the form of a well-placed kick -- when he invaded the home of a feisty 88-year-old Kentucky woman.

Kathryn Byassee said she came upon the intruder, who was wearing a pumpkin mask, last Tuesday at 5 a.m. in her kitchen.

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Judge: No "Open Check" for Casey Anthony Defense

Casey Anthony Update: Taxpayers "Will Not Write an Open Check" for Defense, Says Judge

Casey Anthony with attorney Jose Baez, in court October 29. (WKMG)

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS/WKMG) The price tag on the capital murder defense of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, has started to get out of hand according to a Florida Circuit Court judge, and he's setting some new guidelines about what the state is responsible for paying.

PICTURES: Casey and Caylee Anthony, Personal Photos

Anthony was declared indigent after paying out over $200,000 dollars for her initial defense; since then the state has been footing the bill.

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Nobody Saw Tyler Clementi Video, Says Lawyers

Tyler Clementi Suicide: Two Students Withdraw After Rutgers Suicide

From Left to Right: Molly Wei, Tyler Clementi, Dharun Ravi (CBS/Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Lawyers for the two former Rutgers University students accused of broadcasting classmate Tyler Clementi having sex with another man are now disputing the allegation publicly for the first time, claiming the video was never put online.

PICTURES: Tyler Clementi

Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei were charged with invasion of privacy after prosecutors say Ravi used a webcam Sept. 19 to capture Clementi, his roommate, having a gay sexual encounter.

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