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Judge declares missing Ala. teen Natalee Holloway dead

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An Alabama judge has signed a court order declaring Natalee Holloway legally dead, more than six years after the teenager vanished in Aruba.

Ala. Supreme Court ruling puts Gadsden in playoffs

A ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court means Gadsden will be in the Class 6A football playoffs rather than Clay-Chalkville.

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Judge weighs bid to declare Natalee Holloway dead

A judge said he will rule by early next week whether to proceed with the legal steps necessary to declare Natalee Holloway dead.

Natalee Holloway's mom opposes declaring her dead

An attorney says the mother of missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway will oppose a petition by her former husband to declare their daughter dead

True crime: Knox, van der Sloot, Dugard, Worthington

As the world waits to see if Casey Anthony signs a book deal, these new true-crime titles make for scintillating summer reads.

Crowds protest Ala. immigration law

Organizers said the law is a mean-spirited attempt to run an entire group of people out of the state.

Joran van der Sloot disclosure reverberates

By Marisol Bello and Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY

The family and friends of an Alabama teenager who vanished in Aruba are hoping for answers after the main suspect in her disappearance confessed to killing a young Peruvian woman.

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Aruba police pursue new evidence in Holloway case

By Mike Melia, Associated Press Writer

A new witness has come forward in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba, and prosecutors said Tuesday they are seeking more evidence against the only remaining suspect.