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As Jodi Arias awaits the verdict in her capital murder trial, she’s trying to raise funds for victims of domestic abuse. While the Phoenix, Ariz.,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eleanor-goldberg/

Photographing a single license plate one time on a public city street may not seem problematic, but when that data is put into a database, combined with other scans of that same plate on other city streets, and stored forever, it can become very revealing. Peter Bibring http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-bibring/

WARREN, Mich. -- Lester Stiggers has been a wanted man for 43 years, but he hasn't been hiding. He lives in a one-bedroom apartment, window... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-woods/

PARCHMAN, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court has indefinitely delayed Tuesday's scheduled execution of Willie Jerome Manning amid questions involving evidence in the case, intervening... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's attorney general is blaming defense motions for delays in the criminal case against former Penn State administrators accused of covering up... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-mcguinness/

Elizabeth Smart, the young woman who made headlines after being abducted for nine months at age 14, spoke out last week against the abstinence-only education... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-klein/

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danish police say they found 30 dead dogs, including 25 puppies, in a freezer while investigating complaints of loud barking. Police spokesman... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-craggs/

Maryland's had the death penalty since 1638; that is, until last Thursday when Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed a law abolishing it. You could say that after nearly 400 years, Maryland has finally entered the age of enlightenment. John Dear http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-dear/

A bachelorette party turned tragic Saturday after a 26-year-old mom was killed when she fell from a party bus on a busy Kansas highway. Jamie... Andy Campbell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- As smoke thickened and a fire grew in the back of a limousine, Nelia Arellano desperately tried to squeeze through a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-wilkey/

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Jodi Arias jury returns to court today for Day 3 of deliberations in her capital murder trial. The eight-man, four-woman panel,... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

A precocious preteen who isn't afraid of a little street-side confrontation called out a police officer for illegally parking during a beverage stop -- and... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cavan-sieczkowski/

Elton Kim went the distance to protect his wife. Two miles to be exact ... on the hood of a car. Kim, a dry cleaner... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) was reminded by BuzzFeed's John Stanton on Monday of what he looked like during the 1970s and 80s. After flashing a... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

BOSTON -- A Massachusetts funeral director is striking out in his search for a place to bury the Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

The number of gang-related violent crimes in Denver has nearly doubled in the first four months of this year, despite a police program aimed at... The Denver Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a Senate committee says the sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

CHICAGO -- A Taiwanese businessman long suspected of ties to North Korea and his Illinois-based son have been charged in Chicago with seeking to bypass... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

By Murray Weiss NEW YORK CITY — In a city where millions of 911 calls are made every year, a call from a sweet-sounding child turned... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

Get used to hearing about "Fruitvale Station." The new drama from first-time writer-director Ryan Coogler was acquired by The Weinstein Company at the Sundance Film... Christopher Rosen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-rosen/