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As Ohio women remained in captivity, alleged abductor's life crumbled

By Michael Martinez-CNN
It was a breezy summer day in Cleveland about a decade ago when Michelle "Shorty" Knight put on eyeglasses, blue shorts and a white T-shirt and went to see her cousin. Though she was 21, Knight became easily confused by her surroundings.

Mother, son, and suspect dead as 3 hostages freed

By Laura Ly-CNN
Police burst into a home early Sunday in Trenton, New Jersey, finding a woman and her 13-year-old son dead, and three of her other children being held hostage, authorities said. The suspect, Gerald Tyrone Murphy, 38, was shot by police and died fr

Kansas Missing Infant

By CNN Staff
Investigators believe Lana Bailey, an 18-month-old girl, whose mother was killed along with two men last week in Ottawa, Kansas was also slain there but her body was dumped in another county where it was found Saturday, Franklin County Sheriff Jeff

17 injured in New Orleans Mothers Day parade shooting

By Dana Ford-CNN
  Abdul Aziz believes he was standing right next to a shooter Sunday when gunmen opened fire at a parade in New Orleans, injuring 17 people.

Female veterans in Congress decry military's handling of sexual assaults

By CNN
The way the military has prosecuted sexual assaults within its ranks is deplorable, two congresswomen who have served in the armed forces said Sunday, calling for a new system for reporting those kinds of crimes.

Lawyer: Ohio women just want to be with families

By CNN
The three women whom police say were abducted for more than a decade by a man in Cleveland are pleading for privacy "so that they can continue to heal and reconnect with their families," according to a statement read to reporters Sund

Source: Russia withheld details about Tsarnaev

By CNN
Russia withheld details from U.S. officials about suspicions of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, information that could have altered the course authorities followed, a U.S. law enforcement official told CNN.

Pakistan holds elections

By Peter Shadbolt and Greg Botelho-CNN
Pakistanis headed to the polls Saturday for what could be a historic vote in terms of establishing the country's democratic bona fides as well as determining its future as it faces an array of issues from high unemployment to overpopulation