LA teacher accused of sex with two teen students

This is only the latest in a string of sexual scandals to plague the Los Angeles Unified School District

• Feb 23, 2012

Ind. man charged in the death of missing woman

Police say Travis Funke, 34, told officers he killed missing Kelly Armstrong with a hammer

• Feb 23, 2012

Candlelight vigil for missing S.C. lobbyist

A candlelit vigil was held Wednesday for South Carolina lobbyist Tom Sponseller, who disappeared last weekend

• Feb 23, 2012

Dad who let 9-year-old drive gets 2 yrs probation

39-year-old Shawn Weimer pleaded guilty in December to second-degree child abuse and allowing an unlicensed minor to operate a motor vehicle

• Feb 23, 2012

Texas man gets life in kidnap, torture case

Jurors found Jeffrey Allan Maxwell, 59, guilty of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated sexual assault on Tuesday

• Feb 23, 2012

Cops: 8-year-old shot by gun in classmate's bag

Amina Kocer-Bowen is in critical condition after police say her third-grade classmate brought a gun to school and the weapon accidentally discharged inside his backpack

• Feb 23, 2012

"Caylee's Law" legislation stalled in several states

Lawmakers around the country have found that it's not easy to toughen penalties for parents who don't immediately report missing children

• Feb 23, 2012

Cops: Son outs mom for sex with his teen friend

Police reportedly arrested Teri Mezzatesta, 34, after an alleged sexual encounter with her son's 15-year-old friend

• Feb 23, 2012

SF sheriff's lawyers want to exclude evidence

Attorneys for San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi argued that a video supposedly showing his wife describing how he had allegedly bruised her should be inadmissible

• Feb 23, 2012

Authorities: Bus driver stabbed with pen suspended

A Ga. bus driver who was stabbed in the face with a pen while trying to resolve a dispute with a passenger has been suspended, a county spokesperson said

• Feb 23, 2012

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