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In this photo provided by the Maryland State Lottery Agency, a lottery official, left, and the three anonymous winners of the Maryland portion of the Mega Millions lottery pose for a photo in Baltimore, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Maryland Lottery officials say three public school employees are sharing the spoils of the record Mega Millions jackpot. The winning Maryland ticket is one of three nationally that split the $656 million jackpot. (AP Photo/Maryland State Lottery Agency)

3 Md. school workers split Mega Millions win

Last updated Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 8:52am

BALTIMORE — Two public school teachers and a school administrator who call themselves “The Three Amigos” are sharing the spoils of last month’s record Mega Millions jackpot, planning trips to Europe, new homes and children’s college educations, Maryland Lottery officials said Tuesday.

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2012 file photo, Dr. Nicola Riley appears at a hearing in Salt Lake City's 3rd District Court. Maryland prosecutors on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 dismissed murder charges against Riley and another out-of-state doctor in the death of a fetus during a 2010 procedure, citing conflicts in expert testimony. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf, Pool, File)

Testimony change led to dismissal in abortion case

Sarah Brumfield The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 6:03pm

BALTIMORE -- A Maryland prosecutor says he had to drop murder charges against two abortion doctors after learning that an expert witness expected to testify that the fetuses were terminated in the county would change his testimony.

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Indictment unsealed for Utah abortion doctor charged with murder

Sarah Brumfield The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 6, 2012 - 4:52pm

BALTIMORE -- A Maryland judge has unsealed an indictment charging a doctor with murder in connection with five abortions.

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Police: ex-Pentagon official confused before death

Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 3:45pm

WILMINGTON, Del. -- A prominent national defense expert appeared confused and disoriented as he wandered inside a downtown Wilmington office building less than 14 hours before his body was dumped with a load of trash at a nearby landfill, police said Wednesday.

John P. Wheeler III refused help from several people who approached him inside the Nemours Building as late as 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Newark Police Lt. Mark A. Farrall said.

Wheeler's body was found Friday morning at the Cherry Island Landfill in Wilmington. Police believe he was killed, but they haven't said how or why.

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A police officer looks through binoculars on the street in front of the headquarters of the Discovery Channel networks building in Silver Spring, Md., Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. Police say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage in the building.

Discovery gunman shot dead; 3 hostages safe

Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 4:29pm

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Police shot and killed a man upset with the Discovery Channel network's programming who took two employees and a security officer hostage at the company's headquarters Wednesday, officials said. All three hostages escaped safely.

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