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December 3, 2009 10:22 AM

Jennifer and Keith Lee, Oregon Couple Vanishes While Searching for Perfect Christmas Tree

(AP Photo/Medford Police)
MEDFORD, Ore. - Jennifer and Keith Lee told their four kids they were going searching for the perfect Christmas tree. Now Oregon authorities are searching for them.

Searchers combed icy mountain roads near the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon Thursday hoping to find the couple who simply vanished Tuesday.

Jackson County Sheriff's Lt. Pat Rowland said they were saturating the area with Sno-Cats and ATVs, looking for Jennifer, 38, and Keith Lee, 36, of Medford.

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December 3, 2009 9:59 AM

Tiger Woods Scandal Pictures: First Alleged Mistress Rachel Uchitel Will Talk

(AP Photo/David Zentz)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The Tiger Woods scandal which began with a Nov. 27 car crash, but quickly took on a life of its own including a police investigation and a slew of mistress claims, may finally get some clarity this afternoon, as Rachel Uchitel, the first woman alleged to have had an affair with Woods plans to hold a 11:30 a.m. PST news conference in Los Angeles.

Last week, the National Enquirer published a story alleging the world's No. 1 golfer had been seeing Uchitel, a New York nightclub hostess, and that they recently were together in Melbourne, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters. Uchitel has consistently denied the claims.

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December 3, 2009 9:19 AM

Think Your Kid is Not "Sexting"? Think Again...

(CBS)
WASHINGTON - According to a poll conducted by the Associated Press & MTV, there is a good chance your teenager has sent or received a sexually explicit or nude picture over a text message.

"Sexting" — sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online — is fairly commonplace among young people. More than a quarter of young people have been involved in sexting in some form, according to an Associated Press-MTV poll, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it.

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December 3, 2009 7:00 AM

Twitter Goes Gangster: NY Thugs Plot Street War in 140 Characters or Less

(CBS/AP)
NEW YORK - New York City gangs are fighting on an unlikely new turf - Twitter. Police say young thugs have taken to the popular Web site to plot attacks and fuel violence - all in 140 characters or less.

Police are catching on to the trend and are monitoring Twitter in the hopes of preventing further violence, according to the New York Daily News.

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December 3, 2009 6:30 AM

Cold Case "Miracle": Florida Arrest in 32-Year-Old Greeley, Colorado Murder of Mary Pierce

(KCNC/Weld County Sheriff's Office)
GREELEY, Colo. - Colorado authorities say a man wanted in a 32-year-old murder in Greeley has been arrested in Florida, thanks to a DNA "miracle of science."

Marcello Maldonado-Perez, 51, was arrested in Port Charlotte, Florida Tuesday. Police say he's responsible for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Mary Pierce in 1977.

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December 3, 2009 6:00 AM

White House Crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi: E-Mails Indicate Couple Came Uninvited

(White House Photo)
WASHINGTON - The e-mail trail seems to blow up the story of White House crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi, as the spotlight-seeking couple spins a tale of how they supposedly got invited to President Barack Obama's first state dinner.

The Salahis pressed a friendly Pentagon aide for over four days to obtain tickets to the gala, yet copies of e-mails between the parties undercut the Salahis' claims that they were expected guests.

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December 2, 2009 4:32 PM

Annie Le Search Warrants: Cops Found Blood on Yale Lab Tech Raymond Clark's Floor

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Police say they found blood on the kitchen floor of Raymond Clark III, the Yale lab tech who is charged with killing Yale graduate student Annie Le days before her wedding, and they also witnessed him trying to cover up evidence in the lab where her body was later found, according to search warrant affidavits released Wednesday.

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December 2, 2009 12:44 PM

Barack Obama Ecstasy Pills Hit Streets: Approval Ratings High

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PALMVIEW, Texas - President Barack Obama's approval rating may be hovering in the 50 percent range, but that doesn't mean America's Commander-in-Chief isn’t catching on with new constituents.

There is now a line of Ecstasy pills made in the image of the 44th president of the United States, according to Texas police who have snatched a batch off the streets.

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December 2, 2009 12:30 PM

Jamar Pinkney's Lawyer: Son's Child Sex Admission Drove Dad to Kill

(AP/John T. Greilick/Detroit News)
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - Jamar Pinkney Sr., the 37-year-old Michigan father who allegedly shot and killed his teenage son because the boy told him he molested a 3-year-old girl, will pursue an insanity defense, his lawyer said Tuesday.

On the same day, a judge in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park ruled that Pinkney Sr. will stand trial on first-degree murder, assault and firearm charges.

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December 2, 2009 11:38 AM

Secret Tape: Marilyn Monroe Smokes Pot, Sniffs Armpit, Costs Collector $275K

(CBS/KCAL/Keya Gallery)
LOS ANGELES - Documentary filmmaker Keya Morgan has uncovered a never-before-seen home movie clip of the late Marilyn Monroe, which according to the person who shot it, shows the siren smoking pot.

It's difficult to confirm the claim from watching the film in which Monroe appears to be smoking a cigarette in the conventional way.

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