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ROME -- Italy's highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned Amanda Knox's acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-craggs/

Italy's highest criminal court overturned the acquittal of Amanda Knox in the 2007 murder of her British roommate and ordered a retrial, The Associated Press... Jade Walker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

FAIRMONT, N.C. -- Authorities say a 10-year-old boy was killed in North Carolina when he was shot by his father while the parent cleaned a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Jodi Arias had such a violent relationship with her mother that she struck the woman for no reason, a defense witness admitted Monday under questioning... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

At least six people have been injured by a man with a long knife who allegedly stabbed at least four of his victims at a... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The $1.2 million reward offered during the manhunt for fugitive Christopher Dorner could be in jeopardy, and no one is more upset about that than... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Authorities in New Mexico have arrested a man who allegedly broke into "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston's car late last year and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

LOS ANGELES -- A 9-year-old girl who walked about a mile in Southern California to find help after surviving a crash says she was sad... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

A case of road rage escalated into gunplay after shots were fired near Newport, N.C., on Sunday. Carteret County deputies searched for two suspects --... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

MADISON, Wis. — Actor James Cromwell has pleaded no contest to disrupting a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting last month while protesting... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/youyoung-lee/

We cannot stop rape from happening again, but we can make ourselves aware of the realities that people face and create a more just and equal society. Nico Lang http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nico-lang/

On Thursday, a federal court struck down a New York City Transit Authority rule that permitted police officers to ask anyone on Transit Authority property for their ID. The right to anonymity is not mentioned in the Constitution, but it fits with established American ideals of privacy. Andrew Tucker Avorn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-tucker-avorn/

WICHITA, Kan. — An illegal immigrant accused of assuming a Texas teacher's persona has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Benita Cardona-Gonzalez pleaded guilty... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The chairman of the Chicago White Sox and Bulls is going into the global security business with an eclectic and controversial group of partners tied to the Obama administration, documents and interviews show. Andrew Becker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-becker/

NEW YORK -- A New York man has been convicted of lying to the FBI about plans to team up with the Taliban or al-Qaida.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

RENO, Nev. — A lawmaker who has been arrested twice in two months, hospitalized for a mental evaluation and accused of threatening to harm a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

When my uncle Nicodemo Scarfo was in La Tuna federal prison in 1983, he placed me in charge of running the day-to-day operations of our crime family in New Jersey from our headquarters just two and a half blocks from the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. Philip Leonetti http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-leonetti/

ROME — Italy's highest court delayed until Tuesday a decision on whether American student Amanda Knox will face a new trial in the murder of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/

Theirs was really an act of post-modern rape to the extent that they sought to turn it into a media event, where their predecessors did anything to hide their acts. Francis Levy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/francis-levy/

SALT LAKE CITY -- A 22-year-old Utah man was killed trying to swing through the opening of a 110-foot-tall sandstone arch in a stunt made... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/