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The father of a slain 24-year-old Vancouver Island real estate agent issued an ominous warning Saturday to his daughter's killer or killers. "We're coming for... CBC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-ferreras/

A 17-year-old Australian boy was arrested on Friday for impersonating a physician at several hospitals in Adelaide, where he allegedly wore fake credentials and prescribed... Andy Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The chief executive of Maryland's fourth-largest county has resigned days after being found guilty of misconduct in office for, among other things,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

PHOENIX -- A woman was killed and three other people wounded Friday in a drive-by shooting in a south Phoenix neighborhood, police said. Authorities were... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Over the last decade there have been dozens of reported cases where an attorney has dug deep into the case file and found untested DNA that could exonerate their client. But often when they return to court to ask for the right to test the new evidence they are told judges don't have the power to force prosecutors to re-test. Diane Dimond http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-dimond/

ISTANBUL (AP) — A New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul was found dead on Saturday, and police detained nine... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ap/

NEW DELHI -- Five men pleaded not guilty Saturday after being formally indicted in a special court on 13 charges, including rape and murder, in... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

A trio in the Chicago suburb of Schiller Park was accused Friday of preying on poor or homeless women to run what State's Attorney Anita... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

ANKARA, Turkey — The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent several years in prison on terrorism charges but was released on... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Alabama school bus driver who was shot to death Tuesday while trying to shield youngsters was raised amid the forests and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

A Holocaust denier has been ordered to serve an unconventional punishment in Hungary. Gyorgy Nagy, 42, is the first Hungarian to be convicted of the... Meredith Bennett-Smith http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

Arrangements for the funeral of slain Chicago teenager Hadiya Pendleton were announced Friday as the search for her killer continues, and the reward for his... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

Gov. Jerry Brown was in a forgiving state of mind last year. The Democratic governor pardoned 128 convicted criminals in 2012, six times the number... The Sacramento Bee http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

When a private prison corporation paid Ohio $72.7 million in 2011 to purchase one of the state's facilities, the company touted the deal as a... Chris Kirkham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kirkham/

KAUFMAN, Texas -- Authorities don't know whether a Texas prosecutor who had extensive experience with organized crime feared for his life before he was fatally... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

DAYTON, Ohio -- An Ohio man pleaded guilty Friday to raping a boy at the center of sexual abuse allegations that have already landed the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — As the standoff with a man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage continued Saturday, a nearby community prepared to bury... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

CHICAGO — Two days after a stunning series of errors allowed a convicted murderer to walk out of a Chicago jail where he did not... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buck-wolf/

VANCOUVER - Residents of a Vancouver apartment building, alerted by shouting and screams, locked their doors as a man stabbed people in what police believe... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-ferreras/

VANCOUVER - The chief of a prominent B.C. First Nation says his son was the man who was shot and killed by police earlier this... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-ferreras/