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Warren Jeffs

Polygamist Warren Jeffs Convicted, Faces 119 Years

A Texas jury convicted Warren Jeffs, the controversial figure of a fundamentalist Moron church, on child sexual assault late Thursday, ending a case that sprang open when his compound was raided and more than 450 children were taken by the police in 2008.
Mubarak

Mubarak trial wrenches emotions of Egyptians

Many Egyptians struggled with torn emotions on Thursday as they reviewed images splashed over newspapers and repeated on television of their octogenarian former president, a day after he went on trial following 30 years at the helm.
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Top 10 Water Parks in US for Summer Hangouts

With rising and scorching heat and dry weather conditions likely to persist across the U.S., TripAdvisor suggests the top ten water parks in the country, worth visiting to beat the summer heat.
Hosni Mubarak

Trial of Egypt's Mubarak: A Poignant Metaphor for Dictators' Backlash

The images of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak attending court proceedings lying down on a hospital stretcher, placed inside a meshed cage full of defendants, complete the story of mighty backlash. The court proceedings were televised live across the world, adding insult to his injury. But the majority of Egyptians are reckoning that Mubarak, who ruled the country with an iron fist, has got his comeuppance.
Accused serial killer Anthony Sowell watches the jury walk into the courtroom at the Justice Center in Cleveland

Serial Killer Sowell's Mother Whipped Him Naked with Electrical Chords

Anthony Sowell, an Ohio sex offender, convicted of the murder of 11 women, was subjected to violent physical abuse as a child. Sowell's niece, Leona Davis, 50, who had spent her childhood with the convict's family following her mother's death, described the harrowing experiences she and Sowell had undergone as children, during a testimony in the court.
Casey Anthony

Casey Anthony Spends Time Shopping; Her Lawyers Rip Apart Judge Strickland's Probation Order

Weeks after her acquittal in the Caylee Anthony murder case and subsequent release from jail, Casey Anthony has been spotted for the first time in public. Casey's public appearance coincided with her lawyers presenting a motion in the Orange County Court house to quash and throw out an order made by Judge Stan Strickland asking her to serve a one-year probation in Florida.
Mubarak

Egypt puts Mubarak on trial, transfixing Arab world

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, accused of corruption and involvement in killing protesters, went on trial Wednesday, delighting those who overthrew him and ringing an alarm bell for other autocrats around the Arab world.
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Man Hops White House Fence [VIDEO]

A homeless man was the cause of a heightened security alert in Washington D.C., Wednesday after jumping the White House fence, though he was immediately apprehended by gun-pointing Secret Service agents.

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