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WASHINGTON -- The man found dead in the Tidal Basin early Thursday morning has been identified as missing software engineer Sarath Kumar Potharaju. A family... Arin Greenwood http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

The only way to reasonably challenge Alyce LaViolette is to keep the critique focused on what she has actually said and done. Dehumanizing and demonizing her does more to dehumanize those who engage in the attacks. I have recently been compelled to confront my own role in her public lynching. Janice Harper http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janice-harper/

A Central Florida man is accused of holding a box cutter to a woman's neck, forcing her to perform oral sex and then telling her... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

While President Obama and the Democratic establishment have all come out in support of marriage equality over the past few years, most mainstream politicians are still behind the curve on drug policy reform. Tony Newman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/

A young girl in India has such an extreme case of hydrocephalus that her head has swelled to an alarming size. Runa Begum has had... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-dicker/

CNN's new morning show host Kate Bolduan is facing some devastating news. The New York Post reported on Friday that Bolduan's mother Nadine faces up... Rebecca Shapiro http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-shapiro/

A Virginia-based former convenience store clerk claims he was fired from his job for being gay after being physically assaulted by a customer during an... Curtis M. Wong http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-wong/

CHICAGO -- If serial killer John Wayne Gacy murdered more young men in the 1970s than the 33 whose bodies he stashed under his house... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

WASHINGTON — District of Columbia schools officials say they've found cheating at 11 schools during the last school year. The district's Office of the State... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-wetherbee/

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will keep the spotlight on gun violence in his weekly address on Saturday, but he's going to have someone else... Jennifer Bendery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-bendery/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown's request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-wilkey/

WASHINGTON -- The second body in one week found in D.C. waterways has been unofficially identified, according to WJLA. The body of an adult male... Brandon Wetherbee http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-wetherbee/

The National Park Service has enacted an emergency closure of Rattlesnake Canyon in California's Joshua Tree Park after reports of widespread graffiti and vandalism. More... Nick Visser http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-visser/

PATERSON, N.J. -- A northern New Jersey diner manager pleaded not guilty Friday to trying to hire a hit man to kill his uncle, a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - An Ontario man has beat a drinking and driving charge with a defence of acid reflux.Phillip Coffey was stopped on Aug. 20,... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-cotroneo/

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County inspectors have cited 16 "maternity hotels" serving pregnant Asian women who stay until they give birth so their babies... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

The story of a gay man who was arrested for refusing to the leave his sick partner at a Missouri hospital made headlines across the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cavan-sieczkowski/

Police in Virginia are searching for a 5-year-old boy believed to be with his mother, and detectives say they have reason to be concerned for... Steven Hoffer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

CHICAGO -- A 28-year-old activist arrested around the time of the NATO summit in Chicago last year has pleaded guilty to attempting to purchase materials... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

A defense witness in the Jodi Arias murder trial was taken to the emergency room after a wave of online attacks. The social media floodgates... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/