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Police in the small Northern California town of Cotati have come under fire after a video alleging possible police brutality was released on YouTube. According... Robin Wilkey http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-wilkey/

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings say laws on insanity and the death penalty are constitutional and don't need any of the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea rael/

A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds – and who became the subject of a grassroots social... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Yale University faces a fine of $165,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for "serious and numerous" Clery Act violations, including failing to report forcible... Tyler Kingkade http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

The same Phoenix jury that convicted Jodi Arias for the 2008 slaying of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, declared Wednesday that she is eligible for the... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A man accused of gunning down a county sheriff in West Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

FINANCIAL DISTRICT -- A dancer-turned-Occupy Wall Street-protester won a $25,000 judgment against the city after accusing beefy cops of bloodying her shin with batons during... DNAinfo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

A stray pretzel bag may be the key to catching a child molester who filmed himself assaulting a young girl. Earlier this month, the Danish... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Typically, senior class pranksters hang toilet paper from the trees. Some Tennessee teens tried the something similar, only with dead raccoons. The students, whose names... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

On 3 September 2005 – less than a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast – I began to understand that America cared little... www.guardian.co.uk http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-cadet/

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- More than a decade after a string of mailbox bombings injured people in Midwestern states, a judge will reconsider whether the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Cream rinse! Jared Weston Walter, 26, is accused of masturbating and ejaculating on heads of TriMet bus passengers in Portland, Oregon, The Oregonian reported. Walter... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

On Thursday, the Drug Policy Alliance will release An Exit Strategy for the Failed War on Drugs. This comprehensive report contains 75 broad and incremental recommendations for legislative reforms. Bill Piper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-piper/

The death of a 33-year-old father of four at the hands of the police in Bakersfield, California, is raising questions after witnesses, some of whom... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/

Tip to prospective home intruders: If you're going to lock your victim in a closet, be certain it's not their gun closet. Police in Texas... Steven Hoffer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

LOS ANGELES — A police bomb squad searched an apartment Wednesday afternoon after finding explosive material in a man's car and potentially explosive devices in... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

An elderly man accused of robbing a San Diego bank wasn't interested in remaining silent about his alleged crimes. During his arrest, he blurted out... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

DALLAS — A jury took less than 10 minutes Wednesday to convict a North Texas man of capital murder for drowning two of his sons.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) delivered a blistering denunciation of President Barack Obama's Justice Department Wednesday, slamming investigators for secretly issuing subpoenas against the... Michael McAuliff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mcauliff/

EVERETT, Wash. -- Jurors recommended Wednesday that an inmate be sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison chapel two... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/