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In January 1992, a Gregg County, Texas narcotics team conducted a 2 am raid on the home of 84-year-old Annie Rae Dixon. According to... Radley Balko http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/

WASHINGTON — The New York Police Department's focus on Muslims has renewed the political surveillance of the 1960s and `70s that was banned under a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

A specially trained dog is helping to breathe new life into the Black Dahlia case that has gone unsolved since 1947. On Friday, the San... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities finished an autopsy Monday on a New York City woman found dead in Istanbul and submitted DNA samples from it... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The fate of his gun proposals on Capitol Hill uncertain, President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Decorated Iraq war veteran Chris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author, was shot and killed at a Central Texas... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — This town of 2,400 nestled amid peanut farms and cotton fields has long relied on a strong Christian faith, a policy... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

Police came out in droves to contain what they thought would be reveling masses, but the mood in San Francisco was markedly somber following the... Carly Schwartz http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

Prior to kickoff at this year's Super Bowl, the Sandy Hook Elementary School chorus sang "America the Beautiful" on the field. Jennifer Hudson joined the... Elyse Siegel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elyse-siegel/

David Mamet's anger and passion is so intense that if he proclaimed this in a theater you'd be able to see the spittle settling like gentle rain on the patrons in the first few rows of the orchestra. Sadly, intensity is not all we have. It's accompanied by dreadful lack of reporting. Paul Raeburn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-raeburn/

WASHINGTON -- The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

(Repeats with no change to text) * Maine club in line for benefits after all members join NRA * Club members see NRA affiliation as... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

We are the freest nation in the world because we are free of so many of the hazards that make life in Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, Libya, and other lesser-developed nations so damn deadly. And yet, when it comes to guns, we are just like them. Bob Hagan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-hagan/

GLEN ROSE, Texas — The 25-year-old man charged with murdering former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend at a Texas... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alana-horowitz/

Civic leaders at a loss of how to stem Chicago's bloody tide of homicides are calling on the president to help his hometown. "The president's... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

As of Sunday, a call to 911 call in Chicago won't necessarily result in a police officer on the scene. In an effort to free... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

VANCOUVER - Seventeen years after an alleged Asian organized crime boss was granted permanent resident status in Canada, despite being red-flagged for suspected criminal activities,... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andree-lau/

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — An Iraq War veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a friend turned a gun on the pair... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

A California preschool is reportedly closing its doors amidst allegations of sexual activity among its young students. According to KABC-TV, at least two young boys... Dominique Mosbergen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

LONDON — Police used a stun gun to arrest a man armed with knives outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as throngs of tourists gathered to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/