May 21, 2013

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Sex Offenders Fight For Facebook Rights

Registered U.S. sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the courts, successfully challenging many of the restrictions as infringements on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions.

Mistrial Declared in Edwards Trial, On Five Counts

Jurors acquitted Edwards today of one count and deadlocked on five more. Prosecutors had alleged he used campaign funds to conceal his mistress. Defense attorneys argued that Edwards was guilty of nothing but being a bad husband.

Is Twitter Slowing Down?

Only 8% of online Americans check their Twitter feeds on an average day, according to survey results released Thursday by the Pew Center for Internet & American Life.

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Dozens Of "Chinatown" Bus Companies Shutdown For Safety Violations

Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 highway between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what U.S. officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry. Most of the 233 bus routes serviced by the companies either departed from or terminated in New York City's Chinatown district.

Consumers Beware: Health Care Costs All Over The Map

What you pay for medical procedures can vary drastically from city to city, hospital to hospital, even doctor to doctor - and there's not a whole lot you can do about it, according to a new report in Consumer Reports magazine.

I Ate His Heart & Brains

The Morgan State student charged with murdering a man told investigators he ate the victim's heart and part of his brain. That's according to charging documents filed in Harford County District Court.

Teens Charged In Alleged Bullying Of Student

Three New Jersey teenagers were charged Wednesday with assault and robbery in what authorities described as the bullying of a 15-year-old high school freshman who committed suicide after he was attacked in March.

Three Presidents Gather For Bush Portrait Unveiling

There were smiles, laughter and tears -- but little politics -- when former Presidents George W. Bush and his father, George H. W. Bush, joined current President Barack Obama at the White House for the unveiling Thursday of the younger Bush's official portrait.

Exonerated In Rape Case, Man Lines Up NFL Tryouts

A Southern California man exonerated last week on a decade-old rape conviction was looking ahead Thursday to try to relaunch a dream taken from him because of prison time he served in the case, the chance to play in the National Football League.

Face-Attacker's Mother: My Son 'Was No Zombie'

The mother of Rudy Eugene, who was shot and killed by a police officer as he chewed the face off a homeless man in Miami, says her son was "a nice kid" who could have been subdued with a Taser rather than gunfire.

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