- Crime at US schools dropping, report says
Crimes and homicides in public schools nationwide have declined, part of a downward trend seen over the past several years.



- 2 shot at Wal-Mart distribution center in Virginia
A fire department spokeswoman says two people have been shot at a Wal-Mart distribution in central Virginia.



- Arkansas man charged with murder of teen he met online pleads not guilty
A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas.



- Remains confirmed as 'Speed Freak' victims
Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been confirmed as two of his victims.



- Jose Baez no longer attorney for Casey Anthony
Attorney Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, the Florida mother whose 2011 murder trial made him one of the best known criminal defense lawyers in the country.



- Stranger stops to help Georgia woman with broken down car, drives off with her kids
Authorities are searching for two children who were reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help the family when their car broke down on the side of an Atlanta-area interstate.



- Steven Powell was involved in daughter-in-law's disappearance, his family says
The father of Josh Powell was involved in the disappearance of his son's wife, a member of the Powell family told RadarOnline.



- Murder case of former University of Virginia lacrosse player goes to jurors
Jurors in the murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player will decide whether he fatally battered his ex-girlfriend in a drunken, jealous rage or if his intent to simply talk spiraled out of control, leaving her bleeding and dying in her bedroom.



- Boy, 5, brings unloaded gun to Ohio day care
Police say a 5-year-old boy in Ohio brought an unloaded handgun to the day care he attends after finding it in the grass at his apartment complex.



- Suspect in Capitol bomb sting expected in court
A Virginia man charged following a yearlong FBI investigation with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol was expected to make a second court appearance Wednesday.



- Spokane bomb squad detonates device found in car
A neighbor looking into a disabled car in north Spokane noticed a tube with a fuse on the end and called police.



- 5 killed in possible murder-suicide at Georgia health spa
A gunman shot four people to death inside a Korean health spa in Atlanta's suburbs and then killed himself in what police said may have been a case of domestic violence.



- Trial begins for boss accused of killing employee's husband in daycare parking lot
The trial of a former General Electric boss accused of murdering his employee's husband in the parking lot of a daycare center began Tuesday with testimony from the victim's widow.



- US air base to transfer shipwreck treasure worth millions to Spain
The transfer of 17 tons of shipwreck treasure wrested away from deep-sea explorers by the Spanish government will be made later this week from a U.S. Air Force base in Florida, officials confirmed Tuesday night.



- Mother visits Marine veteran sentenced to death in Iran
The mother of a former U.S. Marine sentenced to death in Iran on a spying conviction has visited her son in an Iranian prison, a spokesman for the family said Tuesday.



- Woman in Texas struck by bullet from Mexico
A woman shopping on a busy downtown El Paso street became the first victim of bullets flying across the border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday when she was hit in the calf and wounded, authorities said.



- Texas man guilty of abducting, raping ex-neighbor
A Texas man has been found guilty of kidnapping his former neighbor and raping her on a deer-skinning device and a bed where she was chained nightly for almost two weeks.



- Texas man found guilty of abducting and raping his former neighbor
A Texas man has been found guilty of kidnapping his former neighbor and raping her on a deer-skinning device and a bed where she was chained nightly for almost two weeks.



- Feds say animal welfare activist plotted murder for hire to kill someone wearing fur
Federal authorities say an Ohio woman who describes herself as an animal-welfare activist has been charged with soliciting murder in a plot to kill someone wearing fur.



- NYPD monitoring of Muslim student groups sparks controversy
New York City's mayor is facing off with Yale University over efforts by the NYPD to monitor Muslim student groups.



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