Sources: Fox anchor's accuser had an abortion

NEW YORK -- A woman who has accused the son of New York City's police commissioner of sexually assaulting her told authorities she got pregnant from the encounter and had an abortion, people familiar with the investigation said. The woman told authorities she met Greg Kelly …

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Letters from solitary confinement reveal DWI man's despair

A man arrested for driving while intoxicated and then forced into solitary confinement for two years tried to get help by writing to the jail's nurse, but the only response he got was a dose of sedatives, his lawyer said. Stephen Slevin, 57, was arrested in August 2005 in N …

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Man spends 2 years in solitary after DWI arrest

A New Mexico man who said he was forced to pull his own tooth while in solitary confinement because he was denied access to a dentist has been awarded $22 million due to inhumane treatment by New Mexico's Dona Ana County Jail. Stephen Slevin was arrested in August of 2 …

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Drivers, residents rescued from high waters in Texas

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Boy dies after shooting himself with replica cannon

TREMONTON, Utah - A 14-year-old boy was killed Monday when the miniature cannon he was playing with accidentally fired, fatally shooting him in the face, police said. Robby Ostberg was shot at about 7:30 a.m. Monday by an unidentified projectile, police said.

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FBI: Conn. cops behaved like 'bullies with badges'

Updated at 1:13 p.m.

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Police: American kidnapped by gunmen in Somalia

Updated at 5 p.m.

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Your photos of the Pacific Northwest storm

It may not have been of "epic" proportions, according to NBC meteorologists, but the storm that hit Seattle and beyond on still brought much of the area to a standstill. Join the msnbc.com readers who sent in photos by emailing your pictures to firstperson@msnbc.com.

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Philadephia mayor: Slain 14-year-olds' 'little butts' should have been in bed

PHILADELPHIA - An outraged Mayor Michael Nutter lashed out after three 14-year-olds in his city were killed, calling the shooter "a dog," "idiot" and "a**hole." He also fumed at the dead boys' parents for not adequately supervising their children, saying that "their little butts …

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Woman gets jail time for messy yard

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.- A woman who failed to pay a $480 fine for having a messy yard was sentenced to 10 days in jail, but came home a few days early on Thursday to find an overwhelming amount of support from strangers in her community. Linda Ruggles, a 53-year-old Mount Ple …

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Judge: Natalee Holloway legally dead

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Police: Car in Hudson River was apparent suicide attempt

    A driver who was pulled out of Manhattan's Hudson River Thursday morning drove her car into the water in a possible suicide attempt, NBCNewYork.com reported Thursday afternoon. The woman was rescued and hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation, NBC New Yor …

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Va. college student visiting NYC vanishes

An engineering student who came to New York City to celebrate the New Year holiday with friends has not been heard from since Dec.

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Psychiatrist: Casey Anthony was 'surprisingly cheerful' in jail

  Two depositions from psychiatrists who evaluated Casey Anthony before she went on trial for murder were unsealed Wednesday, revealing more details about sexual abuse that Anthony's lawyer alleged she endured as a child and her claim that her young daughter  …

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WWII vet's dog tags returned after 66 years

A Marine Corps vet who fought in World War II received an unexpected gift at his retirement home this weekend: a military identification tag he had lost more than six decades ago. Richard Urie lost the dog tag when he was stationed on the island of Saipan in  …

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US broadens definition of rape; includes male victims

  The Obama administration on Friday broadened the definition of the crime of rape to include more forms of sexual assaults such as rape of men and oral or anal sex, the first major revision to the definition in more than 80 years. The new definition will include any gender  …

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Police: Woman donned mustache, beanie to rob neighbors

A woman in Salt Lake City repeatedly stole from her neighbors, donning an oversized man's suit, a beanie and a fake mustache in an attempt to disguise herself while she entered their home, police said. The Salt Lake City Tribune reported that the 31-year-old woman's di …

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Texas police receive death threats after shooting teen

Police say they have received death threats since fatally shooting a South Texas 8th-grade student who was carrying what appeared to be a weapon, but turned out to be a pellet gun. Interim Police Chief Orlando Rodriguez told The Brownsville Herald Thursday that the departme …

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Woman killed in hit-and-run had been struck on same road

  A wheelchair-bound woman who was killed when she was hit by three cars Tuesday had lost her leg in a previous hit-and-run accident on the same city road in Wilmington, Del., a friend told NBC Philadelphia. Edith McFarland, 58, was trying to get across South Market St …

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911 to teen mom who killed intruder: 'Protect your baby'

An 18-year-old Oklahoma mother fearing for her infant's life shot and killed an intruder after a 911 operator told her, "Do what you have to do to protect your baby." Sarah McKinley was home with her 3-month-old son on New Year's Eve in Blanchard, Okla., when Just …

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NY teen killed by bus had suicide note, police say; family alleges bullying

A 15-year-old who a witness says jumped in front of a Staten Island bus was carrying a suicide note when she was struck, distraught because she was the target of bullying at her school, according to a relative. Amanda Diane Cummings, a sophomore at Staten Island's New  …

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Butt injections, angry 92-year-olds, free breast exams: Florida's strange 2011

  TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Did you hear about the giant Lego man that washed up on Siesta Key beach? What about the man who walked into a bar, ordered a beer and disappeared for 30 minutes to rob a bank, only to return and finish his drink? Or how about the puzzling stor …

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Vote: What was Florida's craziest headline of 2011?

  It's been an interesting year for the Sunshine State. Cast your vote at the bottom of the page for the weirdest headline of 2011.             Story: As always, a year of strange headlines for Florida  

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Baby babble or the b-word? Toys 'R' Us doll receives complaints

They play. They giggle.

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27 years after NYC subway shooting, Goetz victim dies

A man who was injured by Manhattan subway gunman Bernhard Goetz has been found dead in what appears to be a drug overdose 27 years to the day after the shooting, NBCNewYork.com reported Friday. James Ramseur, one of four then-teenagers wounded in the notorious 1984 incident, was …

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