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By all measures, 2012 was full of successes in the battle against these egregious human rights violations, but even more so, the stage is set for 2013 to be a truly historic turning point in the fight against human trafficking. Amol Mehra http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amol-mehra/

MIAMI -- A West Kendall man faces murder charges after police say he stabbed his wife multiple times during a dispute on January 21. What... Joey Francilus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joey-francilus/

Drunk driving is never good, but a Massachusetts man arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence at least made his arrest easy: He was... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Infuriated that his online game had been interrupted by a spotty Internet connection at an Internet cafe, a Chinese gamer allegedly murdered the establishment's owner... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A former Michigan Supreme Court justice pleaded guilty Tuesday to bank fraud, eight days after she quit the state's highest court... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-abbeylambertz/

William Scott Fowler was arrested on Friday for allegedly posing as the bodyguard to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), Patch reported on Monday. Authorities... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

A military commission judge's attempt to explain this morning why the 9/11 pre-trial hearing being held at Guantanamo Bay was briefly blacked out from observers yesterday has only caused more confusion. Daphne Eviatar http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daphne-eviatar/

A Bronx elementary school was placed under lockdown Tuesday morning after rumors of a student carrying a gun surfaced. Authorities went into lockdown mode after... Inae Oh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

From one side, we will hear demands for incarceration; from the other, outcries for treatment. While I do not know Ms. Lohan or the details of her case, I do know that for offenders who are addicted, neither jail or treatment alone works. Drug Courts do. West Huddleston http://www.huffingtonpost.com/west-huddleston/

ISTANBUL — The husband of a New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul was interviewed by police Tuesday in hopes... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

Country singer Mindy McCready's boyfriend David Wilson died from a gunshot wound on Jan. 13, and though his death was thought to be a suicide,... Stephanie Marcus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-marcus/

NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a lawsuit brought by a transgendered prisoner against Virginia authorities for refusing... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

Reported burglaries in the Rockaways have spiked as much as 500 percent so far this year as residents returning to homes and businesses damaged in... Newsday http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

A veteran New York City police officer dabbed his eyes with a tissue, gulped water from a paper cup and spoke in bursts Monday as... Newsday http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

A federal appeals court on Monday restored a lawsuit filed by a Virginia inmate who claims her constitutional rights were violated when prison authorities refused... Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

Police in Pennsylvania say a local softball coach sexually assaulted his daughter's best friend in an alleged relationship that began when the girl was just... Andy Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Texas is set to execute Kimberly McCarthy by lethal injection on Tuesday, the first woman to be put to... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

A federal judge ruled that nearly a dozen federal immigration agents can move forward with their lawsuit against their own bosses and even President Obama... Fox News Latino http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Jurors couldn't decide whether two lewd posts about a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader were substantially true or not, leading a federal judge... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A doctor was fatally shot in an examination room of an Orange County medical office, and the man who police believe... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/