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November 11, 2004 -- VINCENT D'Onofrio, the star of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," passed out while shooting the hit TV series yesterday morning — prompting insiders to gossip that the actor is "losing it." "Ever since John Kerry lost the election, [D'Onofrio] has lost his [bleep,]" said our on-set insider. "He has been getting into fistfights with people, and when he passed out today, we all thought he was faking it. But then he insisted they call 911." An ambulance raced to the Queens studio, where paramedics found nothing wrong with the gifted actor, who became a star in...

PUNTA GORDA (Fla.)-- She could have simply called him a loser. Instead, Margaret Heather Hayes, 35, a Gainesville nurse, used a string of vulgarities to express her opinion of Sen. John Kerry outside a popular Punta Gorda nightclub Sunday night. The outburst landed Hayes behind bars for disorderly conduct. Patrons streaming out of Harpoon Harry's had complained to Deputy Chris Gravel about Hayes' drunken behavior, according to a sheriff's report. Gravel asked Hayes to tone down the tirade, but she kept on hollering about Kerry, using more four-letter words to describe the Democrat. Hayes was not cooperative when Gravel tried...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Raleigh police have arrested a South Carolina man who lashed out at the media outside the Wake County courthouse. After supporting his friends in court, 18-year-old Asa Collier attacked two photojournalists, damaging their equipment. Asa Collier, 18, surrendered to authorities at 2 p.m. Tuesday. He was wanted on two counts of simple assault and two counts of damage to property. Collier appeared at a court hearing Monday involving three people charged with causing damage to the state Republican Headquarters Building. When asked whether he was involved with the vandalism, Collier assaulted news photographers and damaged their cameras.

Rock Hill, SC -- Police in Rock Hill say a student was assaulted because of who her parents voted for last week. Police say a seventh grade girl asked a sixth grade girl at Sullivan Middle School in Rock Hill who her parents voted for. When she said, "Bush", she was assaulted. A teacher was also assaulted trying to stop the fight. Police charged the girl with two counts of assault and battery and disturbing schools.