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Today my friend Lt. Dan Choi went on trial for chaining himself to the White House fence in protest of "don't ask, don't tell." Despite the fact that DADT no longer exists, the Justice Department has aggressively pursued the charges against him. Dan deserves better than this. Sara Haile-Mariam http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-hailemariam/

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

The media arm of Al-Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa launched its Twitter account on Thursday by offering "glad tidings" to its supporters, US monitors SITE... Agence France Presse http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/

Immigration enforcement and drug smuggling continue to be top priorities for the Department of Homeland Security, and the Border Patrol's budget has swelled accordingly, increasing... ABC News/Univision http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/

NEW YORK — Boxer Robert Guerrero was arrested Thursday at New York's Kennedy Airport after police said he tried to bring a gun on a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

They told her she'd never walk again, but a young girl from south London wouldn't take "no" for an answer. In an exclusive interview with... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

When the 74-count indictment of Daniel David Rigmaiden on tax, mail and wire fraud charges was revealed in 2010, a local Arizona newspaper said Rigmaiden... Matt Sledge http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-sledge/

Jodi Arias’ defense team may have scored its first big win Thursday when a domestic violence expert testified about previously undisclosed emails from Travis Alexander’s... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police found 26 guns, thousands of bullets and dozens of high-capacity ammunition magazines at the home of a Santa Clara man charged... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of using a prosthetic penis to try to pass a drug test is now facing charges in... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

TULSA, Okla. — Health officials are urging 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma dentist to seek medical tests to ensure they haven't been exposed to hepatitis... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-l-chan/

Two smugglers are facing charges in Thailand after authorities caught them attempting to sneak more than 10 percent of the remaining population of a critically... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-grenoble/

The hunger strikes at Guantanamo may prove the biggest test of Obama's "endless war on terror" policies that have centered on concluding the two big conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan but also continues to keep the Guantanamo Bay terror prison open. Steven Kurlander http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-kurlander/

ELLABELL, Ga. — A toddler who slipped outside through a doggie door was mauled to death by her family's seven dogs in the backyard while... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

DENVER — Behind bars, he was known as "Ebel Evil." Within a day of arriving at his first permanent prison, Evan Spencer Ebel, the suspect... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

An alleged sex scandal involving an international yoga guru and one of his female students has sent shock waves through the yoga community. Bikram Choudhury,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

PHILIPSBURG, Pa. -- A retired state trooper shot and killed his wife inside a central Pennsylvania supermarket Thursday morning before committing suicide, state police said.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

WASHINGTON -- Jim Messina, who is leading the effort by Organizing For Action to press for tougher gun laws, has a problem: his old boss.... Sabrina Siddiqui http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sabrina-siddiqui/

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- A New Yorker who faked his drowning death now faces charges that he impersonated a policeman while demanding that a woman get... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

A Japanese man who allegedly tried to kill a woman he was stalking by putting poison in her shoes was arrested Thursday, police and reports... Agence France Presse http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/