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Cheerleader prostitutes 16-year-old girl

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CBSNEWS) — MINNEAPOLIS - Montia Parker, a former cheerleader at a suburban Minneapolis high school, pleaded guilty Friday to three prostitution-related counts, admitting she persuaded a younger girl more…

Assad: 'Expect everything' if U.S. attacks

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CBS NEWS) Syria's foreign minister says his country welcomes Russia's proposal for it to place its chemical weapons under international control and then dismantle them quickly to avert more…

Brawl breaks out at baptism, cops assaulted

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (KIRO-TV) — SEATTLE — Officers were assaulted while breaking up a fight during a baptism celebration at a community center late Saturday night, Seattle police said. Police responded more…

43% of Americans pay no income tax

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CNBC) — That "47 percent" quote that helped sink Mitt Romney's presidential hopes? Better make that 43 percent now. The share of households who aren't paying any federal more…

D.C. throws up roadblock for patriotic bikers

by Bob Unruh -- Thousands of bikers, maybe even tens or thousands or hundreds of thousands, will be "rallying" in Washington, D.C., Wednesday even though city officials reportedly denied them a permit more…

Boehner advising Obama on winning Syria votes

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (NATIONAL REVIEW) Right now, the number of House Republicans planning to back the Syria resolution is stuck at about two dozen, according to the unofficial count several aides more…

'You better not touch my kid again'

by -NO AUTHOR- -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KSHB-TV) - A Hickman Mills School District teacher was allegedly assaulted on Thursday, according to police. It began when a disgruntled parent, Simone Baker, got more…

More parents reject standardized tests

by -NO AUTHOR- -- DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- While his eighth-grade classmates took state standardized tests this spring, Tucker Richardson woke up late and played basketball in his Delaware Township driveway. more…

Obama shrinkage hastened by Syria opposition

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (BLOOMBERG) As Barack Obama seeks approval for a military strike in Syria, he finds the footprint of his historic presidency shrinking. It’s the fate of most second-term presidents as it becomes more…

107-year-old man shot dead by SWAT team

by -NO AUTHOR- -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV)- The roommate of Monroe Isadore, the 107-year-old man killed in a shootout with authorities, told THV 11 the man's anger led to a confrontation with the Pine more…