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LGBT advocacy organizations and, as a result, the media, regularly convey issues facing LGBT youth through individual stories. In actuality, LGBT youth face social stigma far beyond their school environments and police harassment. Andrew Longhi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-longhi/

A pregnant 16-year-old in Texas has won a temporary restraining order after taking her parents to court to stop them from forcing her to get... www.newser.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-thomas/

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators is meeting Wednesday afternoon to continue trying to craft legislation that would expand background checks for gun buyers,... Jennifer Bendery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-bendery/

In those moments when the guns come out, it is a difficult and dangerous job. But difficult and dangerous circumstances are when all that training is supposed to kick in, not be abandoned in a moment of "incredible tension." Brian Rooney http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-rooney/

An ex-broadcaster tried to convince a jury that his massive collection of extreme pornography was used for research into a "Sex and the City"-style book.... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

A mother of two says Grammy winner Elvis Crespo tried to force her to have sex with him at a Chicago nightclub, according to a... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-dicker/

The administration has put out an executive order on cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Congress is not happy. But I think that this order largely gets things right. Susan Landau http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-landau/

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's oblique references in his State of the Union address to America's targeted killings and drone strikes was a welcome sign,... Michael McAuliff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mcauliff/

After members of the New York Police department arrested a teenager for "spewing profanities" and "ignoring requests to show his hands" outside a Queens youth... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

A $370,000 armored rescue vehicle will transport Marin County's new "weapons of mass destruction" strike team, highly skilled sheriff's deputies who stand ready in the... The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

Christopher Dorner's mother was reportedly one of the many viewers glued to a screen Tuesday afternoon as the drama in Big Bear, Calif. unfolded live... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

MIAMI -- A mysterious outage in transmission of live testimony from Pakistan has temporarily halted the South Florida trial of an elderly Muslim cleric accused... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-mccorquodale/

GREER, S.C. -- Rapper DMX has been arrested in northwestern South Carolina for driving without a license. Authorities say the 42-year-old, whose real name is... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brennan-williams/

ERIE, Pa. -- More than 100 volunteers showed up in Erie, Pa. Tuesday to lend a hand in the ongoing search for 17-year-old Jacob Samusenko,... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

JOHANNESBURG -- Chrysler Group LLC says its CEO in South Africa was shot in the abdomen during a robbery in the country and is responding... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/

Unconfirmed police audio from the standoff Tuesday evening with alleged cop-killer Chris Dorner suggests the fire in the cabin where the suspect was holed up... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

Local CBS reporter Carter Evans found himself in the center of the shootout between police and Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD officer who is suspected... Jack Mirkinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-mirkinson/

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is once again calling for more border enforcement, despite data suggesting both violent crime and illegal immigration have dropped in the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/

WASHINGTON — Fighting the problem of fake drugs will require putting medications through a chain of custody like U.S. courts require for evidence in a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-l-chan/

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Police say a second suspect wanted in Saturday night's quadruple shooting during Mardi Gras celebrations on Bourbon Street has been... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/