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Professional mermaids can teach classes, participate in competitions, perform at parties or events or swim in aquariums.
Norman Rich, 34, was found shot inside his bedroom in his house on March 28, 1990.
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wished Kate, the Princess of Wales, "health and healing" after the royal revealed her cancer diagnosis on Friday.
James L. Mauney and Gerald "Don" Henderson were killed near their homes during the massive manhunt for an escaped Idaho inmate.
A letter sent by a victim specialist in the Seattle Division of the FBI to those flying on Alaska Airline Flight No. 1282 was obtained by CBS News.
Carlee Russell will avoid jail time and instead received a six-month suspended sentence and probation for a year.
The Justice Department and environmental groups filed two lawsuits alleging that Campell's plant in Napoleon, Ohio, has allowed wastewater and pollutants to flow unchecked into the Maumee River for years.
Investigators said in newly unsealed court documents it was "possible" that Lisa Darden, the mother of Kouri Richins, was "involved in planning and orchestrating" Eric Richins' death.
Investigators said they believe Maitland, then 17, is a victim of foul play after her car was found backed into the side of an abandoned barn in Montgomery, Vermont.
Self-proclaimed owner Tony Cavallaro said he treated his pet alligator Albert "than most people take care of their kids."
The fossil, named Peltocephalus maturin, is among the largest freshwater turtles ever found, researchers said.
The decadeslong search started on May 30, 1974, when Connecticut State Police said they found two victims fatally shot in a wooded area.
Madeline Soto, 13, had been missing since Feb. 26, authorities said.
Archivists opened parcels at the National Archives from the Anne-Marie cargo ship which was seized by the British Navy during the Second Battle of Copenhagen.
Louisville fighters pulled a female driver out of a semi-cab that crashed into the side of Clark Memorial Bridge and was dangling over the edge.