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ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Maryland's governor said Tuesday that changes are needed at a Baltimore jail, including a revamped process for hiring corrections officers, after 13... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

MAKACHKALA, Russia - Questions have been raised about the significance of a potential link between one of the Boston bombing suspects and a Canadian jihadist... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-cotroneo/

Bill Maher is more than ready to make fun of the Tsarnaev brothers after the tragic events in Boston earlier this month. Hear his joke... Katla McGlynn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katla-mcglynn/

The extended family of the accused Boston Marathon bombers received more than $100,000 in public assistance through a variety of government programs, the Boston Herald... Michael McLaughlin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

By HOLBROOK MOHR and JAY REEVES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have filed documents that say the deadly poison ricin was... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

Police say they're zeroing in on the whereabouts of Jessica Heeringa, a Michigan mom who went missing on April 26 while working the night shift... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy is undergoing repairs at Arlington National Cemetery. Before the repairs... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

A mother in Tampa, Fla., was arrested after police say her 7-month-old daughter drowned when she was left unattended in the bathtub. Sierra McMillan, 22,... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

An Afghan woman has been shot dead by her father in front of a mob of hundreds, Amnesty International is reporting. Her crime? Dishonouring her... The Huffington Post Canada http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-cotroneo/

SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico investigators are looking for more victims of an unlicensed tooth doctor found operating as a "mobile dentist" out of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

MAKHACHKALA, Russia — Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/

Holding American citizens who have been arrested on U.S. soil in indefinite military detention is absolutely incompatible with our values. I believe military detention is not only unconstitutional, but has also proven ineffective at achieving justice and gaining intelligence. Sen. Dianne Feinstein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sen-dianne-feinstein/

NBC's Rock Center recently showed Camden the way that most of the world sees it: dangerous, rundown and hopeless. The problem with this vantage point is that it is only the surface level. Jeff Putthoff, S.J. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-putthoff-sj/

Medical marijuana dispensaries have attracted two predictable byproducts of the valuable buds sold in an increasing number of stores: thieves and security systems. "There is... Catherine New http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catherine-new/

Premeditated killing is not a circumstance to which we can be sensitized. To get used to death and terror would be to walk down a path that leads only to paranoia and mutually-assured destruction. Ami Fields-Meyer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ami-fieldsmeyer/

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah -- A Salt Lake City man who was serving as a referee in a recreational soccer game in Taylorsville is in critical condition... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

OKKAN, Myanmar -- Anti-Muslim violence flared anew in central Myanmar on Tuesday as angry mobs destroyed two mosques and set fire to hundreds of homes... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carlo-davis/

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he still wants to close the military prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and that he's renewing... Ryan J. Reilly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-j-reilly/

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he's going to try again to close down the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama says... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-goldberg/

President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his administration's handling of the Boston bombings, refuting an accusation by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that the attacks were... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luke-johnson/