Attorney for dad of missing Hallandale Beach baby says evidence was damaged

The tiny bones recovered from a backyard grave have a story to tell: Are these the remains of Dontrell Melvin, a baby whose family didn’t report him missing for 18 months? And how was the baby killed?According to notes in the Hallandale Beach police lead investigator’s file, there was blunt force trauma to the child’s cranium after his death, likely caused during the search...

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Justin Bieber Tweets Worst Birthday

It's Justin Bieber's party and he'll cry if he wants to! The newly 19-year-old heartthrob took to Twitter Friday night to express his disappointment after his birthday plans were reportedly shut down.Earlier in the night, the excited Girlfriend singer tweeted "big night ahead" and "gonna be a fun night," but mere hours later he was singing a different tune, writing: "Worst birthday." The tweet has...

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Thugs posed as cops to rob Brooklyn home: police

Two dapper thugs posed as cops to rob a Brooklyn home, police said.The duo forced their way into a Bedford-Stuyvesant residence near Atlantic Avenue and Herkimer Street about 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16, snatching a laptop and cash.One suspect is about 6 feet tall, and wore a suit and glasses. His accomplice, who dangled a fake shield around his neck, also wore a...

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Michelle Singletary: College scorecard didn’t pass our tests

With my 17-year-old daughter headed to college, I tried out the new college scorecard tool launched by the Obama administration following the president’s State of the Union address.I was not impressed. Some links didn’t work and certain information I wanted wasn’t there. Overall, the tool just didn’t add much value to help our family figure out which college would be the...

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Florida man vanishes after being sucked into sinkhole under his bedroom

SEFFNER -- A sheriff's deputy plucked a man from an expanding sinkhole, but neither was able to save the man's brother from being sucked into the rubble, authorities said.Early Friday, authorities said the site at 240 Faithway Drive had become too unstable to continue rescue efforts and the focus would instead shift to a recovery operation.The sinkhole opened late Thursday...

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Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook Costumes Bidding Frenzy

The whole world's in love with Jennifer Lawrence right now, and that's great news for the Nate D. Sanders Auctions, who recently auctioned off four pieces of her Silver Linings Playbook wardrobe.The items for sale included the black wool coat Jennifer wears in the film (a Moda International coat in a size 6), and more intimate items like the stretchy white pants she sports during the dance sequence,...

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Mayor Bloomberg says to lose weight you have to eat less

Meet Mayor Bloomberg, diet guru.Only you're probably not going to like his advice for losing weight -- just eat less."If you eat less than 2,000 calories you'll lose weight," the mayor said on his weekly WOR radio show today. "If you eat more than 2,000 calories, you'll gain weight. Now some things metabolize more quickly than others. And everyone says...

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Would-be convention center developers make pitches to Miami Beach residents

Developers on Wednesday presented Miami Beach residents with competing ideas for what the city’s Convention Center could look like after an overhaul. It was the public’s first glimpse of what could become of the 52-acre site. Two heavy-hitting teams are competing for the project, which could cost up to $1 billion.Both teams – Portman-CMC and South Beach ACE – stressed that...

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Miami-Dade mayor says partnerships, technology will move county forward

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez will deliver his annual speech to the county Thursday, laying out his goals for revving up the local economy, promoting regional cooperation and improving a public transportation system that is, at best, inadequate.In a wide-ranging interview previewing his state-of-the-county speech, Gimenez told The Miami Herald that he is optimistic about...

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Stars Without Makeup!

Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson looks undeniably gorgeous in this makeup-free Twitter pic she just shared with fans. "Getting into character. I need some eyebrows though!," she joked. ...

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