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captain arrested on suspicion of operating container ship drunk
The captain of the MSc Jubilee IX completed a breathalyzer test and was found to be “impaired more than six times the legal limit for commercial mariners," the coast Guard said.
Lyle Menendez denied parole for the 1989 murder of his parents
The decision came one day after his brother, Erik Menendez, was denied parole. Both will be eligible again in three years.
california parents of missing 7-month-old arrested and accused of murder
Authorities are still searching for the little boy who was reportedly kidnapped outside a Big 5 Sporting Goods in Yucaipa.
costly extreme dorm makeovers redefine back-to-school shopping
chandeliers, plush bedding and monogrammed pillows: A new viral trend is taking college decor to the next level — and price point.
Elite prep school's sex abuse lawsuit to be first of its kind against catholic church in N.J.
The case involves a former student who alleges he was abused by an abbot priest in the mid-1970s.
7 ways to fight back when your health insurance says 'no' to prior authorization
Many people don’t know they can fight a health insurance denial, let alone how to do it.
Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for 31st time since December
Kilauea is on Hawaii Island, the largest of the archipelago and about 200 miles south of the state’s largest city, Honolulu. 
Six dead in accident at colorado dairy
The deaths are being investigated as the possible result of exposure to toxic gas, but the cause and manner of death is pending further testing.
Menendez brothers timeline: A look at the murders, the trials and the efforts to free them
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for their parents' 1989 murders, have sought to challenge their convictions and reduce their prison terms.
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Former NBA star Shawn Kemp gets home monitoring in Washington parking lot shooting
Kemp said he acted in self-defense and returned fire after one of the men shot at him from inside their vehicle. No one was hurt.
Emmett Till investigation records released ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing
Till, 14, was killed in 1955 by two white men who were acquitted by an all-white jury but later told a reporter that they kidnapped and murdered the boy.
