Bail has been set at a half a million dollars for the Long Island mom accused of abandoning her newborn in a shoebox in the lobby of a Hempstead apartment building.

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A compelling story about young gangs sprouting in suburb gangs.

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--Also, short video interview of woman who was at the store when the tragedy happened.--

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Investigators said he escaped through an air conditioner vent that is less than 1 foot wide. Waller County Sheriff Randy Smith said Norris usually weighs about 160 pounds but had been losing weight... See more irresistible headlines

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A noose found by a janitor in the locker room of the Hempstead, Long Island police department on Friday has sparked angry charges that the target was "the highest-ranking African-American officer in the department," according to CBS 2 News in New York City.

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A 25-year-old Hempstead man was shot twice Thursday while in a parking lot on Greenwich Street, Hempstead police said.

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Fire caused by the Hertfordshire explosion is finally put out. Casualty counts at 43.

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