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A woman was charged with stealing money and other items in recent weeks by walking up to six elderly victims, giving them a big hug — and then stealing their wallets or other loose items in the process. Mary Ann Johnson pretended to know the victims who are too polite to refuse her hugs...

A Bronx schoolteacher was charged with coercing a former homeless man into taking his state certification exam for him, authorities said. Wayne Brightly, 38, allegedly bullied a former college classmate into taking the exam in July, using a fake identification and Brightly's Social Security...

A 16-year-old Canadian girl has been charged with theft after being arrested on suspicion of taking a piece of marble from the Athens Acropolis, her lawyer has said. A security guard spotted the girl and a friend on Sunday removing and carrying a piece of marble from the Acropolis hill in...

Dateline; Tuscalusa Al.: A former school teacher in Tuscaloosa County has been indicted on one count of second degree rape for having an improper relationship with a student. 30 year old Harriet Laquette Gordon of Tuscaloosa is accused of engaging in a mutral sexual affair with a 13 year old...

Dateline; Warren, Co Tenn: A Warren County elementary teacher faces a maximum 100 years in prison if she's convicted of having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old boy. Only news two was in Fentress County as 27 year old Pamala Rogers Turner was arrested and charged with 15 counts of...

Emmy Award-winning actress Stockard Channing was jailed for nearly three hours last month after being arrested for alleged drunken driving, city officials said Tuesday. Channing, 60, who won an Emmy for her role as first lady on NBC's "The West Wing," was stopped by a California Highway Patrol...

Should people found guilty of committing a crime be allowed to vote in this upcoming election? Or should their right to vote be taken away from them? Keep in mind that a conviction can range in anything from possession of an illegal substance to murder. I'm curious to know what you people...

2 Yankees, Groundskeeper Charged in Fight By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press Writer BOSTON - Yankees Jeff Nelson and Karim Garcia and a Fenway Park groundskeeper were charged with assault and battery Thursday for fighting in New York's bullpen during a playoff game. Clerk Magistrate...