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SANFORD, Fla. -- The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys'... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-cadet/

Police say that an Ohio student who attempted suicide in front of 22 other students on Monday used a semiautomatic handgun. The unidentified teen, an... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

WASHINGTON -- "Only 3 basic cable channels and no nets for the basketball hoops are the least of the problems here. But the staff is... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-ruberry/

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Two sisters in Northern California facing charges that they endangered infants' lives by binding them too tightly in swaddling blankets have pleaded... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Instead of sending technical parole violators back to prison for technical parole violations, the offenders are instead redirected to community corrections centers which cost the state less money than it would to incarcerate an offender in a state prison. John Bruhns http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sgt-john-bruhns/

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's highest court has reversed a Marine's conviction for a suicide attempt. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces issued... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

Much has been said of the ways our criminal justice system has fallen short of that promise. But I didn't see it that day. I saw men and women in a dark place, bringing hope. Jeanne Bishop http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-bishop/

Every man and woman of faith knows someone who knows the pain of gun violence. So in this time, when our elected officials in Washington missed an opportunity to make history, we will help strengthen the movement to stop gun violence. Minister Leslie Watson Malachi http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-watson-malachi/

One man was killed and another wounded early Tuesday in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. Henry Atkins, 39, was standing in the hallway of an apartment... Joseph Erbentraut http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

LOS ANGELES -- A camp ranger whose truck was taken by Christopher Dorner filed a lawsuit Monday for the $1 million reward offered for information... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

RICHMOND, Va. — Two people close to a federal investigation of a nutritional supplements manufacturer say the FBI is examining the relationship the company and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

What do you do when you encounter a man who's been interrupting press conferences about the Boston Marathon bombings with questions about conspiracy theories? Apparently... Jade Walker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Police in Alabama are asking for the public's help in finding the gunman who fatally shot a woman who was holding her... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- A female soldier in the U.S. Army pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of desertion after fleeing to Canada to avoid... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

OXFORD, Miss. — A Mississippi man's house is uninhabitable after investigators searched it but failed to find evidence of the deadly poison ricin, a lawyer... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

LAS VEGAS -- A judge set bail Monday at $460,000 cash for a 28-year-old man who investigators allege was a Las Vegas Strip pimp who... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The first-degree murder trial of a Laval woman accused of killing her two young children began today. Adele Sorella, 47, pleaded not guilty to two... CBC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-cotroneo/

Add one more item to the growing list of reasons to distrust airplane lavatories: They can land you in embarrassing lawsuits. Just ask Virgin America... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-grenoble/

Female DNA was found on at least one of the explosive devices used in April 15's Boston Marathon bombing, sources have told the Wall Street... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-finocchiaro/

In the days following the identification of Boston bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, law enforcement and media outlets scrambled to figure out just what... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/