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Elisa Lam, the Vancouver woman who disappeared in Los Angeles on Jan. 31, is seen acting strangely in new video released by police on... The Huffington Post B.C. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andree-lau/

Kansas Republicans are demanding an investigation into what they say is a former Democratic state legislator impersonating a state legislator. The state GOP claimed on... John Celock http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-celock/

Dayvon Maruice Green, the 23-year-old University of Maryland graduate student whom police have identified as the shooter in a murder-suicide early Tuesday, was legally able... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

The first degree murder trial of Jodi Arias has been postponed until next Tuesday because the Arizona trial judge is suffering from an illness. News... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

As an actor, you don't always feel that your work is relevant. Sometimes you'd like to be in the trenches of life, truly helping people in a more direct way. But with this play I never felt that. And I remember how I started making subtle shifts in my habits. Mercedes Herrero http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mercedes-herrero/

SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A former "Melrose Place" actress who was driving drunk when her SUV plowed into a car and killed a New Jersey woman... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-marcus/

The mother of Christopher Dorner expressed her sympathies for his victims and the families they left behind. She released this statement to Fox 11: It... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

There's a little of Christopher Donner, without the violence, in all of us. That terrible loss of faith in this country expressed in Donner's manifesto, and experienced daily by many disgruntled Americans these days, is the true state of our union. Steven Kurlander http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-kurlander/

The National Rifle Association released a new ad this week, accusing supporters of a ban on high-capacity magazines of pushing a hypocritical and elitist campaign... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

Just months after his historic participation in the London Olympics, double-amputee sprint star Oscar Pistorius faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend,... Chris Greenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

How insane does one have to be to avoid being executed? That's the question asked by longtime capital punishment lawyer Marc Bookman in an essay... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

By Zelie Pollon SANTA FE, N.M., Feb 13 (Reuters) - New Mexico's House of Representatives approved tighter background checks on firearms buyers at gun shows,... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

The Founding Fathers allowed for the right to bear arms to be limited to the arms the majority want among us. They did not obligate us to tolerate arms in the hands of lunatics, arms designed for maximal carnage. But the NRA does. David Katz, M.D. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/

Once an ex-girlfriend tried to strangle me. She was drunk and much smaller than I, so it wasn't a scary experience, but it was a sad one, as it marked our turn onto a dark path together. It was the beginning of a very long and painful journey to the end of our relationship. Jincey Lumpkin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jincey-lumpkin/

CHICAGO -- Authorities in Chicago are naming a drug kingpin in Mexico as the city's Public Enemy No. 1 – a label first given to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

While we mourn Hadiya and all the young people in Chicago who are the victims of gun violence, the Black Youth Project is still waiting for the president to comprehensively address gun violence in the city. Cathy Cohen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cathy-cohen/

UNITED NATIONS -- A new U.N. report paints a grim picture of the millions of people trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor: They come... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eleanor-goldberg/

One facet of the cartel's horrific system is to lie in wait for migrants and then abduct them as they are departing the train on the fringes of Mexico City. Once abducted, the ill-fated individuals are subjected to life threats, physical torture, extortion and some cases even murder. The 420 Times http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-/

-- A third person has died after being hit by a car during a rampage in Guam's tourist district that left two others dead... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

For some, Valentine's Day is a holiday of chocolates, red roses and endless cuddling. For others... not so much. On this day, we wanted to... Priscilla Frank http://www.huffingtonpost.com/priscilla-frank/