Arbitrator: Miss USA contestant defamed pageant by claiming it was fixed, owes $5 million


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The late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda, a source with knowledge of plans tells ABC News. It is one of the highest honors Congress can bestow on an individual. There is no date set for this rare...


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If you think you’ve seen everything this holiday season, you may have missed Lou Caputo, a bureau chief at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Florida who operates a speed trap dressed as the Grinch. Caputo has spent more than a decade dressing up as...


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Instagram has responded to the backlash and assures users it won't tell their photos or place them in ads.


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Winter storm moves through Rocky Mountain region in Utah, Arizona and Colorado


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Seven cars carrying chemicals of off tracks; no threat reported to public health.


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Read more: Watch: Mudslide Derails Freight Train in Washington State

The man known as the Most Wanted Deadbeat Dad in the United States was arrested today in Los Angeles after years on the lam in southeast Asia. Robert Sand, originally from Nassau County, New York, rose through the ranks of the U.S. Inspector General’s Office’s...


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The National Rifle Association has broken its silence on the mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn., saying it is ready to “offer meaningful contributions” to the effort to make sure there are no more incidents like the one in which 20-year-old Adam Lanza used an...


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2 inmates use rope or knotted sheets to escape from downtown Chicago's high-rise federal jail


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Four days after the deadly elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. which left 20 children and six teachers dead, Texas Gov. Rick Perry expressed support for school districts to allow teachers to carry concealed handguns in schools. "In the state of Texas, if you go through the process, have been trained, and you are a handgun-licensed individual, you should be able to carry a gun anywhere in the state," Perry told the North East Tarrant County Tea Party Monday evening, according to...

Read more: Gov. Preserves 'Gun Free' Schools