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Mary Gilbert, mother of Shannan Gilbert,  prepares to release balloons in her honor during a vigil in Babylon, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, after police found what they believe to be the remains of Shannan Gilbert, who they believe went missing in December 2011 after meeting a client for a sexual encounter. With the discovery of bones shortly after 9 a.m., police on New York's Long Island announced Tuesday that they believe they have discovered Gilbert’s remains in a dense wetland thicket.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Victims’ Families: Shannan Gilbert Was Murdered

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Chad Johnson, left; Jennifer Papain, right (Courtesy of Suffolk County Police Department)

Cop: Man Confessed to Papain Murder, Burned Clothes at Gilgo

Chad Johnson, accused of killing 26-year-old Jennifer Papain…



Rebel fighters look towards the enemy as they hear the sound of bombardments in the village of Mayah, some 30 kilometers west from Tripoli, LIbya, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.  Libyan rebels said they were less than 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Moammar Gadhafi's main stronghold of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after opposition fighters launched their first attack on the capital itself. Fighters said a 600-strong rebel force that set out from Zawiya has reached the outskirts of the village of Jedaim and was coming under heavy fire from regime forces on the eastern side of the town. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Libyan Rebels Capture Major Base Defending Capital

Hundreds of euphoric Libyan rebels danced and cheered after they overran a major military base that defends Tripoli on Sunday, driving out elite forces led…



FILE- In this Wednesday, July 27, 2011, file photo, hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo arrives at Manhattan criminal court for a meeting with New York City prosecutors investigating the sex assault case against of Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York.  Diallo's lawyer said Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, that he believes prosecutors plan to dismiss some or all of the charges (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)

Lawyer: Strauss-Kahn Accuser To Meet Prosecutors

The lawyer for the woman who accused former IMF head…



FILE- In this Friday, July 30, 2010, file photo, Laura Fattal, left, Cindy Hickey, center, and Nora Shourd, mothers of three American hikers jailed in Iran, participate in a demonstration outside Iran's mission to the United Nations, in New York.  Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are due for what Iranian authorities have said will be a final hearing in their espionage case, Sunday, July 31, 2011. It comes two years to the day after they were arrested with another American while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border. Sarah Shourd was freed last September. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Iran: Lawyer For 2 Americans Will Appeal Sentences

The lawyer for two American men arrested more than two…



Associated Press

NY Gov. Flew Home In State Aircraft

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used state aircraft for more…