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CINCINNATI — A federal judge on Friday refused to throw out a civil rights lawsuit in the case of an unarmed, mentally ill Ohio man... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

Year-old criminal charges were dismissed Thursday against Matt Shotwell, a one-time operator of one of Vallejo's largest medical marijuana dispensaries. Since February 2012, when the... Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

Jodi Arias' murder trial turned nasty Thursday as an Arizona prosecutor launched a bare-knuckle attack on a defense expert who claims Arias suffers from post-traumatic... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

NEW YORK — A New York City officer on Friday rebutted claims that she wrongly stopped a man because of his race during testimony at... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

A Tennessee state legislator has introduced a bill to abolish civil asset forfeiture, the controversial legal power that allows police to confiscate and keep property... Radley Balko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/

CNN's controversial coverage of the Steubenville rape trial has provoked questions about the role the media should be playing when it covers rape. Trent Mays... Katherine Fung http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-fung/

WASHINGTON -- Focusing on a key gun issue, the Justice Department will offer states more than $20 million to strengthen the background checks designed to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

A diamond in the rough, indeed. Well -- gold, actually. $2,500 worth of it, found by three sanitation workers in the sewer lines of Modesto,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-grenoble/

Don't mess with Texas snakes. A woman in Liberty Eylau, Texas, burned down her home while trying to kill a snake by setting it on... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. — The black-and-white photographs show a line of prisoners – some with heads bowed, others with eyes staring forlornly at the camera... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

A Texas strip club went on a Twitter tirade after its facility was raided early Wednesday morning, when cops say they found drugs, guns and... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Did cops have to tell her she had the right to remain silent? Stephanie C. Walker, 37, was dressed as a mime when she allegedly... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

A housekeeper at the U.S. Military Academy could go to military prison after she allegedly stole a frozen bag of meatballs from a West Point,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

NEW YORK — A prison guard accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate who killed two New York City policemen has given birth... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

Legendary newsman and Rock Center contributor Ted Koppel stopped by HuffPost Live to discuss what he calls the "torture" of youths in solitary confinement in... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

It's been a rough week for Darien Long, the Atlanta mall cop who shot to fame after his videos of stun-gun rife confrontations with patrons... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- NBC says it will air an interview with former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky next week. The network said the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-fung/

UPDATE: Vancouver police have identified the suspect in a violent assault on a sex worker as Michael Edward Farley, 39, a New Zealand national who... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-ferreras/

The party don't stop for Lindsay Lohan: Despite being sentenced to 90 days in "locked rehab" starting May 2, the troubled star is reportedly making... Youyoung Lee http://www.huffingtonpost.com/youyoung-lee/

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