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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  New Mexico slaughterhouse becomes ground zero in emotional debate over horse slaughter

Friday, March 29, 2013  Lawmakers in Illinois are in the hot seat Friday morning.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  A trial date has been scheduled for two Burlington Iowa men charged with involuntary manslaughter and boating while intoxicated in the fatal collision of two boats on the Mississippi River.

Saturday, December 15, 2012  Police are still piecing together bits of information to determine a motive for Friday's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Dallas Cowboy Jerry Brown was killed in a car crash that had teammate Josh Brent behind the wheel

Friday, August 31, 2012  61-year-old David Dunn was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for using a gun in a reckless manner in the death of 56-year-old Christine Dunn, at the couple's home in rural Timewell.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  It's the article that's gone viral and has women across the globe wondering if they can really balance work and family life.

Monday, January 16, 2012  Rescue operations were halted as the wreckage slightly shifted.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Horses could soon be slaughtered in US for human food after Congress lifts ban on inspections

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  Auxvasse, Missouri bus driver faces up to four years in prison for running over a six-year-old boy.

Monday, November 07, 2011  Story updated with video of crowd outside courtroom, sentencing Nov. 29.

Thursday, July 28, 2011  The Lewis County Missouri man charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter will be back in court Thursday morning.

Friday, July 22, 2011  The indictment accuses Stephanie M. Spencer of taking a lighter to a mattress that the child was sleeping on.

Monday, March 28, 2011  Defending the first war launched on his watch, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened in Libya to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world's conscience and "been a betrayal of who we are." Yet he ruled out targeting Moammar Gadhafi, warning that trying to oust the Libyan leader militarily would be a costly mistake.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  As jury selection for Jackson doctor begins, nearly universal awareness of the case in pool