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This undated photo provided by the Nassau County Police Department shows Dalton Smith of Hempstead, N.Y. On Saturday, May 18, 2013, police identified Smith the alleged home invader involved in the fatal slaying of a New York college student early Friday morning. Police say that Smith, who was currently on parole for robbery in the first degree, was the person attempting to rob the off-campus home where Andrea Rebello was shot and killed.

Hofstra petition seeks better off-campus security

A former homecoming king and queen have launched an online petition asking Hofstra University to beef up off-campus security, including in the area where a student was killed during a home invasion. 6 minutes ago

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Woman accused of contaminating daughter's IV tubes

A prosecutor says a woman on trial in Tucson contaminated her hospitalized infant daughter's intravenous lines in an attempt to get attention from the girl's father.

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Jury in Jodi Arias trial resumes deliberations

Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial resumed deliberations Thursday, a day after they reported they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death and a judge instructed them to keep trying.

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NOAA expects busy hurricane season

Expect another busy Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday.

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Medal of Honor winner McGarity dies in Tenn.

Former World War II Army squad leader and Medal of Honor recipient Vernon McGarity has died at age 91, a funeral home said Thursday.

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Nader loses appeal of '04 ballots in Maine

Ralph Nader has lost his bid to punish Democrats he has accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine during his failed presidential run in 2004.

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Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in Utah

A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Salt Lake City subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said.

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$250K bail on hold in infant's faith-healing death

A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and have had two children die of pneumonia can't post bail before a hearing Friday.

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Storm took town's youngest as it swept through

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Calif. prof's assignment raises ethics questions

A San Francisco State University professor considering a run for Oakland mayor is drawing scrutiny for a class assignment that asked students to create a political campaign ad and gave them the option of developing it for him.

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Iowa kidnapping suspect probed in cousins' deaths

An Iowa police chief says a dozen investigators are looking into whether the suspect in Monday's kidnapping of two girls is connected to last year's slaying of two cousins who vanished 90 miles away.