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Everyday heroes: Seven tales of American heroes

Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are seven stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace or courage.
Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead at home (+video)

Mary Richardson Kennedy was an environmentally conscious architect and mother of four.
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Peer pressure is part of texting and driving – teens can’t say no

But teens should say no. Peer pressure, not wanting to ignore friends, leads to texting and driving. And a new study shows that 75 percent of young adults think there's nothing wrong with that.
Everyday heroes: Seven tales of American heroes

Victor Perez stopped the abduction of an 8-year-old girl. Two teenage boys rescued a couple from a burning car wreck in Florida. New Yorker Kashmir Singh goes the extra mile to help a Swiss couple. Here are seven stories of everyday American heroes who responded to trying circumstances with extraordinary grace or courage.
An appreciation: longtime Monitor journalist Guy Halverson

Guy O. Halverson was a Monitor correspondent with a varied writing career that spanned more than 35 years. His award-winning journalism led the way against drunk driving and Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Who wants to become a lawyer when you can report on Watergate?
Herman Cain: The Koch Brothers, 999 origins, and drunk-driving laws

Herman Cain gets media scrutiny in five areas, including his ties to the Koch Brothers, who wrote 999, and Herman Cain's support for looser drunk-driving laws.
CSI meets Law & Order: Supreme Court rules lab techs must testify in court

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the practice of permitting substitutes to testify about forensic evidence violates defendants’ constitutional rights to confront their accusers.
Strauss-Kahn house arrest: Five celebrities who know what it's like

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded to home confinement as he awaits trial on attempted rape charges. Here are five other headline-catching cases of house arrest.
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Charlie Sheen and the media's double standard on drugs

Charlie Sheen's history of drug abuse is a source of fascination (and profits) for the media. Would he be as popular with reporters if he were often drunk in public?
Lindsay Lohan may be heading to jail for grand theft

Lindsay Lohan is being charged with grand theft while already on probation. It's been a hard three years for the former Disney star, and if it's up to the same judge, Lindsay Lohan will be doing jail time for this charge.
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Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter of Light' arrested for alleged DUI

Thomas Kinkade, the artist who calls himself the 'Painter of Light,' was arrested Friday for alleged DUI.
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New at L.A. County Jail: inmates serve half sentences

The budget crunch has forced the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to release nonviolent offenders from the county jail after serving just 50 percent of their sentences, rather than 80 percent, which used to be the norm.
Report: Cell phone distraction causes one in four US car crashes

The report puts the number of car crashes caused by cell phone use and texting at 1.6 million – one million more than previously thought. A new advocacy group against 'distracted driving' is patterned after Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Supreme Court declines to set rule on drunk driving stops

The Supreme Court lets stand a Virginia court ruling that police must actually see erratic driving – and not just rely on anonymous tips – to stop a suspected drunk driver.
At summit, calls for more states to ban texting while driving

Federal officials at the Distracted Driving Summit are urging more states to outlaw driving while texting and some senators have introduced a bill.
A surge, please, on state bans against TWD (texting while driving)

Thumbing online while behind the wheel is especially risky. It’s time for more states and for Washington to act.
Drunken driving is down. But what about drug use by drivers?

The share of Americans driving while intoxicated was 2.2 percent in a new survey. But 16.3 percent of drivers had traces of drugs in their system.
Colleges take on drinking age

A call to examine the age-21 threshold has sparked heated debate on campuses.