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Pa. attorney gets sentenced while on gurney

Attorney on a Gurney (The Sequel): Pa. lawyer appears before judge on gurney again, sentenced

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(CBS/AP) UNIONTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania attorney Mark Morrison, who made quite an entrance when he rolled into his competency hearing on a gurney last November, was sentenced to 18 months to six years in prison for stealing $99,000 from clients as he appeared in court Friday, once again, on a gurney.

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Texas man fires at cops over burrito price hike

Burrito Beef: Taco Bell price hike incites 3-hour standoff, gunfire with Texas police

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(CBS/KENS/AP) SAN ANTONIO - Tear gas, a gun fight with police, and a three-hour standoff may sound like a scene from the latest summer blockbuster, but it was a far from fiction Sunday when a San Antonio man apparently became enraged after he found out the price of Taco Bell's Beefy Crunch Burrito had gone from 99 cents to a whopping $1.49 each.

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FBI joins search for Conn. seventh grader

Isabella Oleschuk: FBI join search for missing Conn. girl

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(CBS/WFSB/AP) ORANGE, Conn. - The FBI has joined the search for 12-year-old Isabella Oleschuk, who was reported missing from Orange, Conn., just outside of New Haven, Sunday.

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MSNBC anchor sued for $65,000, says report

MSNBC Anchor Alex Witt Sued for $65,000

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(CBS) NEW YORK - MSNBC weekend morning anchor, Alex Witt, is reportedly being sued by her former friend for failing to pay off a $65,000 loan.

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UGA student's Facebook status saves the day

UGA student's Facebook status,"HELP, ROBBERS," helps catch intruders, says report

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(CBS) NEW YORK - When three hooded robbers invaded the home of a University of Georgia student Wednesday night, he took to Facebook in a desperate plea for help, and luckily someone heard his cry.

"I don't think [Facebook] is really meant as a lifesaving tool, but it's the only way I could think of contacting someone immediately to call for help," 20-year-old Nitesh Bhakta told the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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Suspect in Lululemon murder case goes to court

Victim-turned-suspect, Brittany Norwood, heads to Md. court in Lululemon murder case

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(CBS/WUSA/AP) ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Lululemon Athletica employee once thought to be one of the victims of a brutal robbery that claimed the life of her colleague, will make her first court appearance in Montgomery County Monday, since being charged in the death of her co-worker after police determined the robbery was staged.

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Spaghetti dinner turns to brawl on NYC train

Girl Interrrupted: Spaghetti dinner gets physical on NYC subway train

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(CBS/WCBS) NEW YORK - Though it may be called public transit, thousands of New Yorkers can remember a time or two when someone riding the subway has made the train car their personal bathroom, closet, or in this case, kitchen.

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Jurors in Casey Anthony trial to cost $361,000

Casey Anthony Update: Jury to cost state more than $361,000

Casey and Caylee Anthony

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(CBS/WKMG) ORLANDO, Fla. - Florida jurors in the highly anticipated murder trial of Casey Anthony, the young mother who allegedly killed her 2-year-old daughter in 2008, will cost the court system more than $361,000, according to a report.

Pictures: Casey and Caylee Anthony, Personal Photos

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Former astronaut wants criminal record sealed

Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak wants criminal record sealed

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(CBS/WKMG/AP) ORLANDO, Fla. - Former astronaut Lisa Nowak, who made headlines four years ago after she drove nearly 1,000 miles nonstop in a bizarre airport attack on a romantic rival, is now asking a judge to seal her criminal record.

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Elementary student pushes cocaine at school

Fourth grader busted with cocaine at DC elementary school, charged with possession

Strong John Thompson School

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(CBS/WUSA) WASHINGTON, DC - A fourth grader at Washington, DC's Strong John Thomson Elementary School didn't share his lunch with classmates Thursday, but he did share his cocaine - and  has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, according to school officials. Continue »

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