Expert: Swallowing propofol wouldn't kill Jackson

Anesthesiology expert Dr. Steven Shafer (left) and Dr. Conrad Murray (right), Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, during Murray's trial in a Los Angeles courtroom

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(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - An expert on propofol, the powerful anesthetic blamed for Michael Jackson's death, has told jurors there is no way the pop star could have caused his own death by swallowing the drug.

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Man sentenced for cross-dressing lover's murder

Juan Carlos Atenco Camacho

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(CBS/AP) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A 25-year-old Palm Beach man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for the murder of his lover, a cross-dressing waiter. 

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Remains confirmed as missing Md. 11-yr-old

William McQuain

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(CBS/AP) CLARKSBURG, Md. -- Maryland police confirmed Wednesday that the body of a young boy found on Tuesday is that of 11-year-old William McQuain, who had been missing for over two weeks.

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Police search K.C. home where baby went missing

Lisa Irwin

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(CBS/KCTV/AP) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Officers on Wednesday armed with shovels, rakes and other tools, hauled off bags of potential evidence from the home where missing baby Lisa Irwin went missing.

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Colo. couple suspected in over 20 robberies

Jacob Rocke and Carmen Lopez

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(CBS/KCNC) GOLDEN, Colo. - Police believe they've captured a couple who could be responsible for more than 20 robberies since August across the front range of Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

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San Antonio courthouse break-in now seen as prank

Surveillance photo of suspects in alleged break-in at a courthouse in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011

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(CBS/KENS/AP) SAN ANTONIO - Five foreign nationals with French visas broke into a San Antonio courthouse early Wednesday, authorities said, setting off a heavy police response with bomb-sniffing dogs and FBI agents. However, the five young men were partiers and not terrorists. Continue »

Boy, 7, victim of piggy bank theft, is reimbursed

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(CBS/KOVR) SACRAMENTO - This is a story about the kindness of strangers.  We thought we should warn you because such good news doesn't grace these pages often enough.

Yesterday, Crimesider told you about a 7-year-old boy whose piggy bank containing $300 was stolen from his family's home near Sacramento. Today, he's got the money back.

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JetBlue "hero" attendant gets probation

Former JetBlue attendant Steven Slater

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK  - Steven Slater, a fed-up flight attendant whose spectacular exit down an emergency chute made him a national sensation, completed his court-ordered treatment program Wednesday and was sentenced to a year of probation.

Photos: Steven Slater, JetBlue Flight Attendant

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Mass. boy with saxophone barred from school bus

Andrew DiMarzio

(CBS/WBZ) RAYNHAM, Mass. - Think back to your school days, if you can, and remember those dedicated kids who lugged their musical instruments onto the bus - not just flutes and clarinets, but trombones, or even the occasional tuba.

Andrew DiMarzio wants to be one of those kids, but his school district south of Boston says it's too dangerous, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.

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Pa. church robbed for the third time in 2 years

A surveillance camera captured an image of an intruder who allegedly stole an estimated $3,500 in valuables from the LifeSpring Christain Church in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011

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(CBS/KDKA) GREENSBURG, PA - A church in Pennsylvania is dealing with its third break-in in less than two years.

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