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By ROBERT BURNS AND LOLITA C. BALDOR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says military leaders are ashamed about the military's failure... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

NELSON, Ga. -- A group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

A former lawyer for the San Francisco Police Department is alleging she was fired in retaliation for her investigation of misconduct allegations against Greg Suhr,... Aaron Sankin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-sankin/

Some cocaine with your pizza? Like the ice-cream-truck and bagel-store dealers before him, Papa John's deliveryman Ramon Rodriguez of Brooklyn was arrested Wednesday for selling... Inae Oh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

DENVER -- Days after a gunman entered a suburban Denver movie theater, killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 70 others, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado health... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

Sometime's a girl just has to get away...from her stalkers. Celebrity stalker magnet Taylor Swift was trying to do just that when a Chicago man... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

For me, ibogaine was my saving grace. After I returned from Holland 11 years ago, I was opiate-free, happier than I'd been in years, and had no desire to go back to using heroin or other drugs. Dimitri Mugianis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dimitri-mugianis/

The Illinois Senate Executive Committee on Thursday advanced a contentious concealed carry law that would require potential gun owners in Chicago to receive a special... Joseph Erbentraut http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

He became an Internet celebrity after using a hatchet to stop a homicidal man who claimed he was Jesus from killing innocent people, but now... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Marshals Service gave new names and identities to "known or suspected" terrorists admitted to the witness protection program and allowed them... Ryan J. Reilly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-j-reilly/

IRRIGON, Ore. -- Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

On the heels of the Oakland Police Department's worst week in recent years comes more disheartening news -- the East Bay city has more robberies... Carly Schwartz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

A Denver women's prison has the highest rate of inmates who report having been sexually assaulted by a staff member in the nation, according to... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea rael/

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official on Thursday to become the acting head... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paige-lavender/

South Carolina state Rep. Ted Vick (D) was arrested for suspected drunk driving early Wednesday morning, after a Bureau of Protective Services officer at the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

Man uses machine in science lab to make illicit substance. If that sounds like a pitch for the hit AMC television show Breaking Bad, it's... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/macrinac-white/

It is important to teach children how to avoid being seized, how to resist a potential captor and how to escape. Kids are vulnerable and trusting, and it is our job as parents to remind them of basic safety rules. Dr. Gail Gross http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gail-gross/

A Maine man who attempted to sell his car online says he wound up stuffed into the trunk and driven to Delaware. Alexander Filatov, 19,... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first-degree murder, but a judge denied the request.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Note: The "Raid of the Day" features accounts of police raids I've found, researched, and reported while writing my forthcoming book Rise of the... Radley Balko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/