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Band camp, other clubs suspended

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:30:59

The president of Florida A&M University said the college is canceling its summer band camp program and suspending all clubs as the school continues to deal with the fallout from the suspected hazing death of a marching band student.

Champion remembered at event

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:57:41

A major national college event pauses to remember FAMU drum major Robert Champion.

More members accused of hazing

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:46:33

Four members of Florida A&M University's fabled Marching 100 band have been arrested on hazing charges, a spokeswoman for the Tallahassee college said Friday.

Sandusky urged to stay inside

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 01:58:48

Prosecutors are blasting Jerry Sandusky's recent request to see his grandchildren saying the former Penn State assistant football coach should not be allowed to contact his grandchildren and should not be allowed to treat his house arrest like "a house party."

Words matter in Penn State case

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:58:55

Sitting in a Pennsylvania courtroom last month, listening to how allegations of child molestation were handled by one of the nation's top football programs, observers might have thought back on that old party game, Telephone.

Out-of-county jury for Sandusky?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:18:56

Prosecutors in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case asked Tuesday that jurors be selected from another county besides Centre County, Pennsylvania.

4th accuser drops abuse allegations

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:29:54

One of four men to accuse former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting them as children has recanted, a New York newspaper reported Monday.

Accuser pleads guilty to child sex

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:20:53

Zachary Tomaselli, the third man to publicly allege that former Syracuse University coach Bernie Fine molested him, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy.

Attorney: Victims to sue university

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:05:01

Two men who accused a former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach of sexually abusing them when they were children are scheduled to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to announce a lawsuit they are filing against the university.

Miss. high court considers pardons

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:10:44

The Mississippi Supreme Court gets ready to determine fate of some 200 pardoned criminals. CNN's Ed Lavandera reports.

UVA's lacrosse murder trial

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:09:56

George Huguely and Yeardley Love's story seems like a familiar college relationship. But something went wrong.

Powell family tragedy timeline

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:05:25

CNN's Dan Simon reports on events leading up to the deaths of Josh Powell and his two boys.

Search for missing sex offenders

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:05:49

U.S. Marshals are on the hunt for registered sex offenders skirting the law. CNN's Sandra Endo reports.

Cop bristles during interrogation

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:07:02

Twenty-three years after the murder of Sherri Rasmussen, a Los Angeles police officer is questioned in her death.

Family convicted in 'honor' murders

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:42:59

CNN's Paula Newton reports on the conviction of three family members over the "honor" murders of four female relatives.

Judge to rule on Sandusky house arrest

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:45:26

A Pennsylvania judge is expected to rule Monday on a number of issues regarding former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, including whether he is required to stay indoors during his house arrest.

Madonna stalker captured

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:50:42

A man who threatened to kill Madonna has been captured after escaping from a CA mental ward. Nancy Grace has the latest.

Not guilty plea for fake Rockefeller

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:44:47

A German-born man known for masquerading as a Rockefeller will be arraigned Thursday after a judge ruled he should stand trial for murder in a two-decade-old case.

Calif. sets trends in health laws

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:53:17

Beyond skateboards, Silicon Valley and hippies, California has a trendsetting streak of a different kind.

Victim attacked then walked home

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:04:10

The man whose brutal beating was videotaped and posted online says the men who beat him ran away while he walked home.

'Suge' Knight faces pot charge

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:20:36

Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was charged with marijuana possession after he was pulled over by Las Vegas police for an alleged traffic violation, police spokesman Laura Meltzer said Thursday.

UF frat suspended for hazing

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 01:51:00

The University of Florida has temporarily suspended its chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity after learning about a hazing incident involving fraternity members, a university spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Love triangle guilty verdict

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:45:10

A jury delivers a second-degree murder charge against Jennifer Trayers, who stabbed her naval doctor husband.

Victim in video beating speaks out

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:45:08

The victim of a vicious beating by a gang of men shouting anti-gay slurs plans to speak out Wednesday about his ordeal in a working-class neighborhood of Atlanta.

A bite, a broken heart, a murder

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 04:34:36

The prosecutor sounded like the narrator of a hard-boiled police drama as he carefully laid out pieces of the puzzle that led detectives to arrest one of their own in a 23-year-old cold case.

Appeals court rejects Prop 8

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:48:36

A three-judge pannel with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule Tuesday on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the Constitution.

Military rape victims need justice

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:37:24

Jackie Speier: Rape in the military is epidemic, yet only a few cases go to trial -- largely because commanders call all the shots. Victims deserve impartial investigations and a chance for cases to be tried in a military court.

Norway suspect: I deserve a medal

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:12:31

A Norwegian court concluded Monday that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July, an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can legally be kept in custody until his trial starts in April, according to court documents.

Immigration law led to death

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:31:20

CNN's Jim Spellman reports on how U.S. immigration laws and violence in Mexico led to the death of a young American.

When a neighbor becomes a hero

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:43:51

Rick Martin says he cried after interviewing the sister of Harry "Mike" Ainsworth, who was gunned down mercilessly in New Orleans in front of his two sons, ages 9 & 11.

Prisoners pull pig prank on police

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:07:55

It's one thing to call a cop a pig, but it's another to put a pig on a decal for police cars. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

Supreme Court arguments on TV?

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:25:14

Joe Mathewson says the Supreme Court should start by televising the planned five hours of argument on the Obama health care law

'Honor murders' ruling appealed

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 04:27:54

Three members of a family of Afghan immigrants found guilty of murder in what the judge called "a completely twisted concept of honor" intend to appeal their convictions.

Lesbian veteran sues for benefits

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:27:55

An Army veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is suing the government, claiming she and her wife are being denied benefits that are available to heterosexual couples.

Blood found on comforter in Powell storage unit

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:44:19

Initial tests detected blood on a comforter found in a storage unit in Washington state belonging to Josh Powell, authorities said.

L.A. school officials, police seek more victims in lewd teachers case

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:45:45

Los Angeles public school officials are working with sheriff's detectives to determine whether other schoolchildren were victims of alleged teacher sexual misconduct at Miramonte Elementary School, a spokesman said Friday.

Police ID 3 in gay man's beating

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:44:43

Police have identified three men seen on a video brutally beating a young man and shouting anti-gay slurs in Atlanta.

Father of would-be NYC subway bomber to be sentenced

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:06:53

The father of the convicted would-be suicide bomber who planned to detonate explosives in New York City subways is facing up to 40 years in prison on charges that he obstructed a terrorism investigation and intentionally misled authorities.

Woman pleads guilty in baby-snatching case

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:33:32

A woman who faces a federal kidnapping charge will plead guilty Friday in the case of a baby snatched from a New York hospital in 1987, court documents say.

Dougherty sister pleads guilty in multistate crime spree

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:56:19

One of three siblings accused of robbing a bank and trying to kill police officers last year, accepted a plea agreement that stipulates that she will serve at least 9 years in prison, according to court documents.

Murder trial jurors hear lacrosse player's interrogation

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:34:29

The prosecution will call a new witness to the stand Friday in the murder trial of former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend.