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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A 27-year-old upstate New York man has been charged with starting a fire that swept through a second-floor apartment, killing a man... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

ISLAMABAD — Gunmen shot to death the Pakistani government's lead prosecutor in a high-profile case involving former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday as he... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

AUSTIN, Texas -- The National Rifle Association has spent much of the past year under siege, ardently defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

By Ross Kerber, Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks on the... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

PHOENIX -- Jodi Arias committed "a very orchestrated killing," and her only defense has been to attack the credibility of her victim, the prosecutor in... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- As one of five Democrats who opposed expanding background checks for firearm sales, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas is facing... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

In the wake of the Boston bombin, there is one question that should not be asked at all, and that is whether the horrendous attacks in Boston should prompt the United States and other countries to consider immigrants a security threat just because they belong to a certain ethnic group. Simon Saradzhyan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-saradzhyan/

The video of Reese Witherspoon's run-in with the cops has finally leaked--and it's a doozy. (Watch above.) In the short clip, which was put out... Benjamin Hart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-hart/

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of names on a highly classified U.S. central database used to track suspected terrorists has jumped to 875,000... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

The surviving brother of the Boston bombing suspects told interrogators that the pair considered suicide attacks and an assault on July 4th, a law enforcement... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An eastern Ohio grand jury has adjourned for three weeks while investigators go back to analyzing evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., will honor city Police Commissioner Ed Davis III with an honorary degree at the school's commencement ceremony Friday. Davis is... Tyler Kingkade http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tyler-kingkade/

MEXICO CITY — Acknowledging the uncertainty that lies ahead, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

BOSTON — The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was the subject of a massive manhunt and died after a gunbattle with... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

NORTON SHORES, Mich. — A western Michigan police chief has released a second surveillance video showing a van that's believed to be connected to the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

SAN FRANCISCO -- A bill that passed the California State Senate earlier this week has the potential to fundamentally change the way the state deals... Aaron Sankin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-sankin/

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — It sounded like an excuse from a politician who had been caught doing something wrong: When New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisamiller/

WASHINGTON — A top Republican senator asked the Obama administration Thursday to explain how a student from Kazakhstan charged with trying to help get rid... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

Marking a sharp turn from its earlier stance, Facebook has caved to pressure to remove two controversial decapitation videos that have gone viral on the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

PHILADELPHIA -- A homeless mother-of-six charged with murder in her baby's starvation death at a Philadelphia shelter has become "a scapegoat" for the alleged failings... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/