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Family Of Slain Yale Grad Student May Sue School

Family Of Slain Yale Grad Student May Sue School

Annie Le (Personal Photo)

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS/AP) A lawyer for the family of slain Yale University graduate student Annie Le says they are considering suing the school over its hiring of murder suspect Raymond Clark III.

PICTURES: Who is Raymond Clark III?
PICTURES: Raymond Clark & Fiancee in Love
PICTURES: Yale Holds Vigil for Slain Student
PICTURES: Student Found Dead on Wedding Day

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Honeymoon Scuba Death Could Be U.S. Murder Case

Ala. Man, David Gabriel Watson, May Face Murder Charges In U.S. For Wife's Scuba Death

David Gabriel Watson, left, and Christina Mae Watson June 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Townsville Coroners Court, HO)

SYDNEY (CBS/AP) Alabama man David Gabriel Watson could face murder charges in the U.S. for allegedly drowning his wife during a honeymoon scuba dive on Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 2003.

Watson, 32, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in June 2009 and is serving an 18-month jail term in Queensland state in the death of 26-year-old Tina Watson, his wife of only 11 days.

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Snooki's New Boyfriend Receiving Death Threats?

Snookis Boyfriend Jeff Miranda Receiving Death Threats Since Dating Jersey Shore Star

Jeff Miranda and Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS) Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's new boyfriend claims he's been receiving death threats since he started dating the "Jersey Shore" star, according to a celebrity gossip site.

PICTURES: Snooki's Boyfriend Jeff Miranda

Jeff Miranda, a 24-year-old Iraq war veteran who lives in Millstone, N.J., says he's getting bombarded online.

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Polygamous Leader Fights Extradition to Texas

Sect Leader Jeffs Fights Extradition To Texas

Polygamous FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs (AP Photo)

SALT LAKE CITY (CBS/AP) Polygamous leader Warren Jeffs has refused to sign a waiver that would have allowed his extradition to Texas, where he faces bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault charges over alleged incidents with underage girls at a church ranch.

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Torture, Murder Charges Upheld Against Gym Heir

Peter Dabish and Diana DeMayo (Detroit Police/DeMayo Family)

DETROIT (CBS) Despite pleas from defense attorneys, the torture charge against Powerhouse Gyms heir Peter Dabish has been upheld in the murder of 23-year-old Diana DeMayo.

Throughout the hearing defense attorneys struggled to make an impression on Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Linda Parker, who also ignored their motion to reduce the murder charge.

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Report: Rodney King to Wed Juror in Beating Case

Rodney King (AP Photo)

LOS ANGELES (CBS/KTLA) Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police officers, and subsequent acquittal of the officers allegedly involved, led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, is reportedly set to marry one of the jurors who awarded him $3.8 million in his 1994 civil suit against the city.

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Austrian Kidnap Victim's New Book Details 8 1/2 Years of Horror

Natascha Kampusch New Book

Natascha Kampusch New Book "3,096 Days" (AP Photo)

VIENNA (CBS/AP) Natascha Kampusch, an Austrian woman who was only 10-years-old when she was kidnapped, says she was repeatedly beaten, starved and forced to do housework half-naked during her 8 1/2 years at the mercy of a man who admired Hitler and considered himself an Egyptian god.

In a new book about her horrific ordeal, Kampusch describes how her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, shaved off all her hair and shackled her to him on his bed once she turned 14.

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Protesters Pelt LA Police Station Over Shooting

Protesters Pelt LA Police Station Over Shooting

Protesters Pelt LA Police Station Over Shooting (AP Photo)

LOS ANGELES (AP) Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck's plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoroughly investigate an officer's fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant wielding a knife.

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Taylor Lautner Settles Suit, Donates To Charity

Taylor Lautner Wins Suit, Gives Money to Charity

Taylor Lautner (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) A lawyer for actor Taylor Lautner says the "Twilight" heartthrob has settled a lawsuit with an RV dealership that he claims failed to deliver a $300,000 trailer in time for a movie shoot.Continue »

Ex-JetBlue Flight Attendant May Get Plea Deal

Plea Deal In The Works For Ex-JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater, Say Attorneys

Steven Slater (Personal Photo)

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who threw one of the most infamous hissy fits ever when he allegedly cursed out a passenger before sliding down the plane's emergency exit chute with a beer, is exploring a possible plea deal to avoid jail time for his antics.

PICTURES: Steven Slater, JetBlue Flight Attendant

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