| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Officer cleared in ailing veteran's death | | A New York grand jury has declined to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an ailing black veteran in his own apartment, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office said Thursday. |
| Aide: Edwards called mistress 'crazy' | | John Davis, a former personal assistant to John Edwards, testified Thursday about answering a knock on his hotel door and being told by a campaign videographer that she and Edwards were in love. |
| Mexico journalists found dismembered | | Two of four dismembered bodies found Thursday morning in the eastern state of Veracruz and bearing signs of torture have been identified as journalists, Mexican authorities said. |
| China: Chen 'may apply' to study abroad | | China said Friday the Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic storm may apply to study abroad after he told U.S. lawmakers he wants to leave for the United States. |
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