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"I hope and pray that church will give him his lord and savior, and make a difference in his life," said Oklahoma judge Mike Norman, who sentenced a teen to 10 years of church as part of his probation for a conviction of manslaughter. NBC's Thanh Truong reports. (TODAY)

Three men accused of plotting to blow up an Ohio bridge were collectively sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison. WKYC's Sarah Shookman reports. (NBC News)

The man who strapped what appeared to be a collar bomb to the neck of an Australian teenager was sentenced on Tuesday to 13.5 years in prison. NBC's Erica Hill reports. (TODAY)

This morning in Cleveland, a motorist who got in trouble with the law for driving on the sidewalk to bypass a school bus will serve her humiliating sentence: holding up a sign reading "only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus" for an hour. NBC's Katy Turn reports. (TODAY)

The former Penn State coach will spend at least 30 years in prison for sexually abusing young boys. NBC's Danielle Leigh reports. (NBC News)

Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely was sentenced for killing his girlfriend, fellow lacrosse player Yeardley Love, in 2010. His lawyers say they plan to appeal. NBC's Pete Williams reports and attorney Lisa Bloom discusses the sentence. (TODAY)

Violent reactions between both opponents and supporters of Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak can be seen after Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for the killing of protesters. (msnbc tv)

A former U.S. Marine, a dual citizen of America and Iran, has been sentenced to death by Iran after being found guilty of allegedly spying for the CIA. NBC's Ali Arouzi reports from Tehran. (TODAY)

The so-called 'Barefoot Bandit' is set to appear in a Washington state court Friday to be sentenced, and as he prepares to face a judge, new details about the young man's troubled past are surfacing. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (TODAY)

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich left federal court a disgraced man, headed for 14 years in federal prison, convicted of 17 counts of bribery and attempted extortion. NBC's Ron Allen reports.  (Nightly News)