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OJ heads to court to fight for freedom
Category: National Written by Associated Press

O.J. Simpson stands with his wife Nicole Brown Simpson on the sidelines during the Thanksgiving Day game, Nov 25 1993, between the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, File)
by Linda Deutsch
AP Special Correspondent
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity.
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 18:07
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19 New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting victims included 2 kids
Category: National Written by Associated Press

Bystanders comfort a shooting victim while awaiting EMS after authorities say gunfire injured at least a dozen people, including a child, at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Lauren McGaughy)
by Chevel Johnson
NEW ORLEANS (AP) —Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19 people, police said.
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 20:20
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Charles Ramsey's turbulent 15 minutes of fame
Category: National Written by Associated Press

Charles Ramsey speaks to media near the home where missing women were rescued in Cleveland. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw/File)
by David Bauder
NEW YORK (AP) — Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and unexpected lessons in race relations.
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 16:11
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Rodman to Kim: 'Do me a solid' and free the American
Category: National Written by Associated Press
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea on Feb. 28. (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica, File)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North.
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 17:23
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Va. woman has no regrets over role in bombing suspect burial
Category: National Written by Associated Press

Martha Mullen, right, of Richmond, Va., prepares to arm wrestle an opponent, in Richmond, Va. Mullen offered to help in the burial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a rural cemetery in Virginia, after seeing news reports about the refusals. (AP Photo/http://www.chrisowensphoto.com, Chris Owens)
by Larry O'Dell and Bob Lewis
DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home said the angry backlash from local officials, some cemetery neighbors and online critics has been unpleasant, but she has no regrets.
Last Updated on Sunday, 12 May 2013 01:29
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