Child-Raping Church Leader Warren Jeffs Being Force-Fed
(AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
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August 7, 2009 6:05 AM BEAVER, Utah Warren Jeffs, the polygamous sect leader who is used to getting his way with little girls, is learning what it's like to be forced beyond his will. The 53-year-old is now being being force-fed in jail for the second time in less than a week after again refusing to eat, officials said Tuesday.
August 3, 2009 1:48 PM 
WASHINGTON - Downloading bootlegged music and movies may be a petty offense compared to what a web security company and a Congressional committee found online using a popular file-sharing software.
Congressman: File-Sharing Endangers National Security
(CBS/iStockphoto)
August 3, 2009 11:00 AM 
New York - Guido Felix Brinkmann survived Hitler's death camps, but could not survive the brutal attack of a Bronx woman, who, police now say, bound, robbed, and murdered the 89-year-old in his Upper East Side Manhattan apartment.
Angela Murray, 30, was charged with murder and robbery. Police are still looking for her alleged male accomplice.
On Thursday, Brinkmann was found in his bed, hands tied, in a pool of his own blood. The medical examiner said he was asphyxiated.
Woman Arrested in Murder of Holocaust Survivor
(AP Photo/Richard Dietl)
Angela Murray, 30, was charged with murder and robbery. Police are still looking for her alleged male accomplice.
On Thursday, Brinkmann was found in his bed, hands tied, in a pool of his own blood. The medical examiner said he was asphyxiated.
July 28, 2009 10:48 AM 
LOS ANGELES - A father who had no interest in his 4-year-old daughter did the unimaginable - hurling her off a 120-foot cliff to avoid paying child support, a prosecutor said Monday during the man's murder retrial.
Dad Threw Daughter Off Cliff to Avoid Child Support, Says Prosecutor
(AP Photo/Daily Breeze)
July 28, 2009 9:16 AM 
LUMBERTON, N.C. - A North Carolina middle school principal who was shot in the face as he drove to school in April is using the Internet to seek information about who attacked him.
Who Shot This Man in the Face.com
(James Hunt)
July 27, 2009 3:45 PM 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A woman who called 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. makes no mention of race.
Gates 911 Call: Intruders Not Identified as Black
(AP Photo/Demotix Images, B. Carter)
July 24, 2009 10:47 AM 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Supporters say the white policeman who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home is a principled police officer and family man who is being unfairly described as racist.
Friends and fellow officers - black and white - say Sgt. James Crowley, who was chosen by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling, is calm and reliable.
Cop Who Arrested Gates Is Racial Profiling Expert
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Friends and fellow officers - black and white - say Sgt. James Crowley, who was chosen by a black police commissioner to teach recruits about avoiding racial profiling, is calm and reliable.
July 22, 2009 12:39 PM 
HOUSTON - Federal authorities are searching the Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's doctor.
CBS affiliate KHOU is reporting that officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration were at Dr. Conrad Murray's clinic in north Houston. Video showed two Houston police officers guarding the front door.
Feds Raid Jackson Doctor's Clinic
(AP Photo/Houston Chronicle)
CBS affiliate KHOU is reporting that officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration were at Dr. Conrad Murray's clinic in north Houston. Video showed two Houston police officers guarding the front door.
July 22, 2009 6:00 AM 
RALEIGH, N.C. - It's a big disappointement for fans of the barrel monster. A North Carolina college student who created the barrel monster out of traffic materials has been sentenced to community service for the act.
Barrel Monster Creator Sentenced to Community Service
(AP Photo/Joseph Carnevale)
July 20, 2009 8:09 AM 
BUTLER, Mo. - Buy a truck and get a free AK-47 gun.
That's the deal a Missouri truck dealer is offering new customers who buy a pick-up truck in August.
Buy a Truck, Get an AK-47 Free
(Max Motors - Website )
That's the deal a Missouri truck dealer is offering new customers who buy a pick-up truck in August.
Ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy 
