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Taco Bell stabbing | Rock star's teacher tribute | Mom surrogate for daughter | Principal's #MeToo resignation | Uninvited guest SUV ramming

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Cross-Dressing Husband Sentenced For Shooting Sleeping Rival

Wearing his estranged wife's dress and wig, he crept into her new boyfriend's bedroom as he slept and shot the love rival three times.

Wrigleyville Taco Bell Manager Stabs Employee: Police

The employee, stabbed in the abdomen, didn't want to press charges. Police revealed what the two men were fighting about.

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Styx Drummer Remembers Suburban Teacher: 'She Just Sparkled'

In a Facebook post, Todd Sucherman talks about his connection with his late 1st-grade teacher, Margaret Johnson, who died last week.

Woman Pregnant With Daughter's Twins: Southern Illinois Surrogate

A southern Illinois woman offered to be her daughter's surrogate and carry twins after daughter's cancer diagnosis.

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Middle School Principal Resigned In Wake Of #MeToo Investigation

The former principal was put on leave for "personal reasons" after an investigation into workplace misconduct allegations, and one former staffer calls him "literally an awful human being."

Uninvited Guest Intentionally Hits 2 People With SUV

Police said he showed up uninvited and, after arguing with a man and woman, hit them with his SUV on purpose.

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