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Georgia town to residents: Uphold the law -- uphold your pants

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:12:45 EDT

The town of Dublin, Georgia, is putting saggy, baggy pants in the category of indecent exposure, with violators facing fines of up to $200.

Boston police say 'vicious thugs' killed pizza delivery man

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:38:50 EDT

Boston police have arrested three suspects who they say stabbed a Domino's pizza delivery man and drove off in his car.

Flight attendant, JetBlue part ways

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:34:32 EDT

A JetBlue flight attendant whose fame took off after his dramatic exit down an emergency chute is is no longer employed by the airline.

Gunman arrested at Georgia Army base

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:45:06 EDT

A hostage incident that lasted about two hours at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Monday ended without injuries, and the gunman is in custody, a spokesman for the Army base said.

Love triangle killer gets 27 years in prison

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:02:35 EDT

A Florida judge Friday sentenced Rachel Wade, 20, to 27 years in prison for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year.

Texting teens get wrong number -- a REALLY wrong number

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:22:18 EDT

Two Montana teenagers texting in search of some marijuana got the wrong number. Seriously wrong. They wound up messaging the local sheriff, and he messaged right back.

Cops: Ohio man held family hostage

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:03:45 EDT

Police in Ohio say a father cut his family off from the outside world, sexually abused at least one of his daughters and locked one child in a closet-sized room for a year.

Adult services censored on Craigslist

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:18:07 EDT

Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section could be a model for other websites, a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said Saturday.

Acid victim released from hospital

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:14:38 EDT

A woman who says a pair of sunglasses saved her eyes when an assailant threw a cup of acid in her face last week goes home.

Report: Van der Sloot admits extortion

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:40:47 EDT

Joran van der Sloot told a Dutch newspaper that he extorted money from the family of Natalee Holloway, but his attorney in a Peruvian murder case suggested his client's comments may have been mistranslated.