Woman who drowned autistic son gets prison time

A 37-year-old San Diego woman who told police she killed her son because of the burden of caring for an autistic child was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.Patricia Corby drowned her 4-year-old son, Daniel, in the family bathtub March 31 while her husband was at work, according to evidence submitted in court. "I hate you with all...

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Yemen Seizes Boat Suspected of Smuggling Iranian Arms

WASHINGTON – Authorities in Yemen last week seized a boat in their territorial waters filled with a large quantity of explosives, weapons and money, according to American officials briefed on the interdiction. The officials said Monday that there were indications that Iran was smuggling the military contraband to insurgents inside Yemen, although they declined to provide details. Yemeni security...

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What the ‘Bqhatevwr’ Did Scott Brown Tweet?

What do politicians do after losing their re-election bids? Take to Twitter, of course. Former Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts has been doing just that.Brown has been tweeting about his everyday life post-politics, posting blurbs about house chores, football, and his family, but Brown’s tweets are somewhat less refined than those tweeted by his skilled staffers when he was serving in Congress.On...

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Katrina Bowden: I'm Planning a Wedding Without a Wedding Planner

By Dahvi Shira 01/28/2013 at 06:30 PM EST Katrina Bowden at the SAG Awards Jan. 27 Jennifer Graylock/FilmMagic Wedding planning is no pice of cake for Katrina Bowden.The 30 Rock actress got engaged the night before the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards – and a year...

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Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant

On Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior...very wounded."Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, and doctors revealed Monday that he's received a double-arm transplant.Those new arms "already move a little," he tweeted a month after the operation.Marrocco, a 26-year-old New Yorker, was injured by a roadside bomb in 2009. He had the transplant...

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Unarmed man killed by deputies was shot in the back, autopsy says

A Culver City man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies after a pursuit in November was struck by bullets...

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The Lede Blog: Fire at a Nightclub in Southern Brazil

Victims of the fire are attended by medics — this video contains graphic images. An intense fire ripped through a nightclub crowded with university students in southern Brazil early on Sunday morning, leaving behind a scene of horror, with bodies piled in the club’s bathrooms and on the street.At least 233 people were killed, many of them students in the agronomy and veterinary medicine programs at...

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Casey Anthony Declares Bankruptcy, Reconciles with Her Dad

By Steve Helling 01/27/2013 at 06:30 PM EST Casey Anthony Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/Polaris Casey Anthony is broke.The Florida woman who was infamously acquitted of killing her daughter, Caylee, has filed for bankruptcy in Florida. In the bankruptcy petition,...

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CDC: Flu seems to level off except in the West

New government figures show that flu cases seem to be leveling off nationwide. Flu activity is declining in most regions although still rising in the West.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitalizations and deaths spiked again last week, especially among the elderly. The CDC says quick treatment with antiviral medicines is important, in particular for the very...

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Teacher accused of molesting 20 student may have more victims, police say

This story has been corrected. See note below.An Orange County investigation into a former Los Angeles elementary school teacher is being reopened after the man was charged with molesting a dozen students at a Wilmington grade school. The earlier investigation into the relations between Robert Pimentel and four youths – one from Newport Beach, three from Long Beach – was dropped because...

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