NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Brooke Simmons says she has called off her engagement to John Mark Karr, a one-time suspect in the Jon Benet Ramsey child slay case.

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BALTIMORE, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Orchid Cellmark, a Maryland-based DNA laboratory that has worked on many high-profile cases, has fired an analyst for allegedly falsifying test data.

DETROIT, March 8 (UPI) -- The father of slain child beauty queen Jon Benet Ramsey may make a run for the Michigan Legislature, the Detroit Free Press said Monday.

ATLANTA, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Fresh evidence in the Jon Benet Ramsey case could lead to a suspect seven years after the young beauty queen's slaying at her parents' Boulder, Colo. home.

LOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- Holding hands with his wife while his voice cracked, Kobe Bryant on Friday denied the sexual assault charge brought against him.

DETROIT, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Tom Petty says some harsh words about the music industry on "The Last DJ," his new album with his band, the Heartbreakers.

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