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LONDON – The world is endlessly fascinated with Jack the Ripper — but what about his victims? On Tuesday an online genealogy company published census information that casts light on the lives of the women murdered by the Victorian serial killer. The company findmypast.com trawled records of Britain’s 1881 census …

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators have finished an inquiry into whether coroner’s employees illegally leaked or sold private information related to the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said Friday no criminal violations occurred, though employees may have violated department policies. Officials launched the …

ST. LOUIS – A child whose mother is accused of hiding him in a crawl space in his grandmother’s home for nearly two years will remain in state custody for now. But a southern Illinois judge made it clear Tuesday that the goal is to reunite 6-year-old Ricky Chekevdia with …