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While some are plausibly speculating that the murder of Tom Clements was possibly a direct organized hit by a violent gang, the 211 Crew's role could also have been a more nuanced one, of creating a violent lone wolf, from an unstable youth, who would later act on his own against a list of shared perceived enemies. Brian Levin, J.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-levin-jd/

TRIKALA, Greece -- At least 11 inmates escaped from a Greek prison after gunmen brazenly attacked the site with grenades and automatic weapons, kicking off... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

NEW YORK -- With many in shirts or carrying cards bearing his picture, mourners paid their respects at the funeral for a 16-year-old boy whose... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

OSLO, Norway -- Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has said he would like to attend the funeral of his mother, his lawyer said Saturday.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

NEW DELHI — An Indian court will try five Bollywood actors, including action hero Salman Khan, for allegedly killing two rare deer in a western... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-gerken/

NEW YORK -- A gunman who entered a Coney Island public housing development apartment and shot four people, killing one, is the subject of a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

CHICAGO -- A young Lebanese immigrant awaiting sentencing for placing a backpack he thought held a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field wrote a letter to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With neighboring Maryland about to become the sixth state in as many years to abolish the death penalty, one West Virginia delegate... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota judge on Friday dismissed charges against the former head of a national right-to-die group accused in the death of an Apple... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

DENVER -- Denver police say a hit-and-run accident Friday night killed two small children and critically injured a woman as the three crossed a street.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

When the president of Ohio's state school board posted her opposition to gun control, she used a powerful symbol to make her point: a picture... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

A massage therapist in Cascade Township, Mich., may not have a happy ending after being accused of inappropriately touching one of his clients during a... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

A young British man has been convicted of manslaughter after killing a gay teen by setting him on fire. The BBC reports that 20-year-old Jordan... Curtis M. Wong http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-wong/

SHAWNEE, Okla. -- A former Oklahoma schoolteacher who pleaded no contest to child pornography and exploitation charges changed her plea to guilty Friday and agreed... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Police carried out a room-by-room search of a University of Arizona building after receiving a report of a gunman and a shooting,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-thomas/

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — In five years, Sherry West has lost two sons to unspeakable violence. The Georgia mother was grieving from Thursday's shooting death of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A federal judge on Friday again blocked efforts by a central Missouri technical college to drug-test its students, a policy challenged as... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Police were searching a building on the University of Arizona campus floor-by-floor Friday night after receiving a report of a man with... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

The psychological and emotional toll of gun violence on bystanders, victims, and families can be overwhelming and leaves effects that last for years. What about the costs we can count? In addition to the trauma that is so deep and pervasive that it is harder to quantify, there are actual costs to gun violence that can be measured and are enormous. Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/

DENVER — Attorney Jack Ebel testified before the Colorado Legislature two years ago that solitary confinement in a Colorado prison was destroying the psyche of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/