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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's new administration says an official count shows at least 26,121 people were reported missing during the term of President Felipe Calderon,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-craggs/

Prosecutors are calling a recently-axed Chicago cab driver "a danger to the community" after he was charged in two separate, terrifying attacks on passengers in... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

The FBI has issued a warning for Detroit-area Jewish and civil rights leaders after uncovering a possible "hit list" written by an alleged white supremacist... David Sands http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sands/

A Kelowna man who set a friend on fire is heading to jail. Matthew Sweet-Grant, 20, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in jail minus... The Huffington Post B.C. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-ferreras/

The Obama administration will make a decision "soon" on how the Justice Department will handle marijuana laws passed in Washington and Colorado, Attorney General Eric... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-j-reilly/

In 1997, Honolulu police officer Russell Won went to federal prison for his involvement in beating an inmate at the Pearl City police station.... Honolulu Civil Beat http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-goldberg/

Oklahoma State University "misinterpreted" federal privacy laws and was "misguided" in waiting nearly a month to alert campus and local authorities of alleged sexual misconduct... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

Here's a possible benefit to being a CSI junkie: A new study published in the Journal Of Health Communication suggests that viewers of primetime crime... Lily Avnet http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lily-avnet/

OKLAHOMA CITY -- First-degree murder charges have been dismissed against two men accused of killing a 19-year-old Oklahoma woman whose dismembered body was found stuffed... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Could it be that we are more threatened by kittens and puppies than we are by guns? Perhaps we are. My own community, like many others, has restrictions on pets that don't apply to firearms. Mark Osler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-osler/

JOHANNESBURG — Even if Oscar Pistorius is acquitted of murder, firearms and legal experts in South Africa believe that, by his own account, the star... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

At least he's honest. Officials in Hawkins County, Tenn., say that 36-year-old Anthony Christopher Rogers fled from a deputy on Friday night, and when he... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

I have never seen a man facing a murder rap be able to raise thousands of dollars because of that murder rap and yet be treated with kid gloves for the way he managed those thousands of dollars. Subhash Kateel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/subhash-kateel/

Authorities in Minnesota are searching for a woman reported missing Friday when she failed to report to her job as a store manager at the... Steven Hoffer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

By JESSICA GRESKO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan has been spending too much time at a... Paige Lavender http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

A mother-daughter duo managed to scam a multibillion dollar company. Carrie and Sarah Jones bilked Coca-Cola out of more than $200,000 by manipulating a bottle... Jillian Berman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jillian-berman/

VIENNA — The story of Natascha Kampusch, who grew from a 10-year old to a young woman as a captive of a sadistic abductor, is... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kia-makarechi/

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio might want to watch his back -- and his Facebook feed. Ignacio Carbajal, an Arizona resident, was arrested Tuesday after... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisamiller/

A South Carolina father has admitted that he threw his infant son on the floor "in anger" because the child would not stop crying, according... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

The confessed killer and the aggressive prosecutor are set to confront each other again Tuesday, as cross-examination resumes in Jodi Arias first-degree murder trial. In... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/