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CHICAGO — A public quarrel between one former and one current attorney for Drew Peterson over who is to blame for the suburban Chicago police... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

LOS ANGELES -- A 12-year-old boy accused of making a prank call that sent police racing to Ashton Kutcher's home was charged Thursday with making... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-miles/

The man accused of a random stabbing spree in Vancouver's West End was supported by five friends on Thursday when he made another brief court... CBC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ziann-lum/

It is not going to be easy given the powerful cultural and lobbying forces opposing gun control. But religious groups may have to play a major role in changing America's gun culture. David Briggs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/

So long as politics trumps performance, it makes more sense for Superintendent McCarthy and Mayor Emanuel to play the blame game than fight crime. In police politics, if you want to keep your job, nothing fails like success. Robert Maranto http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-maranto/

A young mother was burned alive in Papua New Guinea this week after townspeople accused her of being a witch. According to multiple reports, Kepari... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

WASHINGTON -- Last Saturday, the Rough Creek Lodge and Resort, a luxury getaway known for hosting corporate retreats and family vacations 90 miles southwest of... Jason Cherkis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-cherkis/

MIAMI -- With tax filing season heating up, an aggressive Internal Revenue Service crackdown is targeting the growing problem of criminals who use stolen identities... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-bradford/

MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says an American woman has been found dead in the central Mexico city of San Miguel de... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shirin-barghi/

Brian Mulligan, the entertainment turned financial executive who made headlines last year after he admitted to snorting bath salts prior to a bloody altercation with... Mallika Rao http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallika-rao/

BERGHOLZ, Ohio -- More than 50 Amish children could lose one parent to prison – and most of the youngest could lose both – on... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

The national gun control fight took center stage in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon, where a hearing on proposed gun control legislation got off to a... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/will-wrigley/

His girlfriend was unreliable, so he went out to find a stable relationship. According to a signed -- though undated -- statement newly released by... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

A 52-year-old nanny was arrested Sunday after a hidden camera caught the woman allegedly slapping a baby. In the video, Mamura Nasirova is seen attempting... Inae Oh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

SIDNEY, Ohio -- Authorities in Ohio say a pocket-dialing prowler got himself arrested after his cellphone turned informant. Twice. Investigators say an emergency operator traced... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

What follows is an excerpt from Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge, a book where I try to explain life on the bench and the unknown parts of our legal system. Judge Frederic Block http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judge-frederic-block/

The baby needed a name. And, so, Detective Kerry Dalling gave him a name. She called him Baby Victor. Jon Leiberman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-leiberman/

Smash, smash, SA-MASH! By now, the whole Internet has seen the local news interview with the man known only as Kai, a hitchhiker who stopped... Ross Luippold http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ross-luippold/

Christopher Dorner, the shooting suspect who allegedly went on a rampage and killed an officer on Thursday, wrote an online manifesto on his Facebook page... Andy Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Wellesley, Mass., went from a town renowned for its colleges and highly educated residents to a place where cops busted an alleged prostitution ring that operated out of a massage parlor. Phillip Martin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phillip-martin/