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Teens allegedly forced grandmother to panhandle

Margaret Campbell, 75, was reportedly forced by her grandsons and their friend to panhandle for gas money in front of a Walmart.

/ CBS affiliate KHOU
(CBS) PORTER, Texas - 19-year-old twins and a friend were arrested for allegedly forcing the twins' 75-year-old grandmother to panhandle for gas money at a Walmart, according to CBS affiliate KHOU.
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Baez: "Zero evidence" to charge girl, 12, in Sedwick case

Rebecca Sedwick

/ CBS affiliate WSTP

(CBS) - Jose Baez, the attorney representing the 12-year-old Florida girl accused of bullying Rebecca Sedwick, announced Wednesday that the Florida state attorney's office has dropped aggravated stalking charges against his client because "there is zero evidence... and they felt it was the right thing to do."

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Kennedy cousin poised for freedom in 1975 killing

Michael Skakel in Rockville Superior Court in Rockville, Conn., Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013.

/ CBS affiliate WFSB

(CBS/AP) VERNON, Conn. - Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is expected to be released from a Connecticut prison this week while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley, the latest dramatic development in a case with an extraordinary history.   

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Charges dropped against girl, 12, in Rebecca Sedwick case

Rebecca Sedwick

/ CBS
(CBS) - The state of Florida has dropped all charges against the 12-year-old girl accused of bullying Rebecca Sedwick, a 12-year-old who committed suicide in September, according to a press release from Jose Baez, the attorney representing the defendant. Continue »

Major dog-fighting ring busted in Baltimore

(CBS) BALTIMORE - A major dog-fighting ring was busted in Baltimore when police raided two locations in the city and found 26 dogs - one of them dead, reports CBS Baltimore.

PICTURES: Crimes against animals (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

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Deeds attack highlights mental health care problems

In a Sept. 25, 2009 photo, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds spends time with his son Gus, left, on the road to Halifax, Va., between campaign events.

/ AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Hyunsoo Leo Kim

(CBS) - The story of Gus Deeds, who police have said they believe stabbed his father and killed himself on Tuesday, has brought two major problems with the nation's mental health care system - lack of beds and poor communication - to the doorstep of Wash., D.C.

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Sex offender offers castration for lesser sentence

John Burbine

/ AP Photo/Middlesex District Attorney's Office
(CBS/AP) WOBURN, Mass. - The lawyer for a convicted sex offender charged with sexually abusing young children at his wife's unlicensed day care in Massachusetts says his client is willing to be castrated in exchange for a lighter sentence.Continue »

New clues in death of Minn. woman found in ditch

Anarae Schunk

/ Facebook

(CBS) ROSEMOUNT, Minn. - A newly released search warrant affidavit reveals clues in the death of Anarae Schunk, a woman who police believe was killed this past September in a Minnesota townhouse, according to the Star Tribune.

PICTURES: Anarae Schunk, Univ. of Minn. student, missing

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George Zimmerman says he is $2.5 million in debt

George Zimmerman was arrested following a domestic disturbance on Nov. 18, 2013

/ Seminole County Sheriff's Department

(CBS/AP) - George Zimmerman says in a court affidavit obtained by CBS News' Crimesider that he has liabilities and debts of $2.5 million.

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Report: Teen "knockout" game accumulating victims

UPDATED Wed. Nov. 19, 2013 1:20p EST (CBS) NEW YORK - A new and brutal "game" that appears to be gaining popularity among some teens has  targeted victims in several cities, reports CBS New York

It's called "knockout."

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