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NEW YORK — A puppeteer who was the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street" is being sued for the fifth time, accused of sexually abusing... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brennan-williams/

PHOENIX — The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial threw a juror off the case and denied a defense bid for a mistrial Tuesday... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-thomas/

An April Fools' joke gone horribly wrong ended with one woman locked in jail and her boyfriend recovering from a stabbing. Deputies in Wagoner County,... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

The FBI Tuesday morning arrested two high-profile Queens politicians, State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D) and City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R), and four other officials, charging... John Celock http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-celock/

A California student accused of filing a false rape report with police had placed an ad on Craigslist in which she sought to hire someone... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

An Auntie Anne's pretzel eatery in a Detroit-area mall was recently home to a vicious brawl. Two women returned to the kiosk after discovering that... msnNOW.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

NEW YORK — A fashion designer already serving 59 years to life in California for molesting would-be models was sentenced in New York on Tuesday... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

LAS VEGAS -- A mother and daughter could spend the rest of their lives in prison after killing their 73-year-old neighbor in Las Vegas and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is planning a trip to Connecticut Monday to step up the pressure on a reluctant Congress to pass gun control... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luke-johnson/

Who does the National Rifle Association think should be entrusted to chart the course for school safety in the wake of Newtown? The answer is as predictable as it is galling: the NRA. With this bizarrely counter-intuitive assertion as a launching point, what's next? Josh Sugarmann http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-sugarmann/

The Jodi Arias murder trial resumes Tuesday in Arizona with testimony from a domestic violence expert the defense has called to show Travis Alexander abused... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

It was a move that baffled sports marketing experts: Florida Atlantic University struck a deal in February to name its football stadium after a private... Chris Kirkham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kirkham/

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas — Two prisoners, including one awaiting trial on a capital murder charge, have broken out of an East Texas jail. The Hopkins... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Police are searching for a man wanted in the rape of a woman in a Queens cemetery early Monday morning. The NYPD released a sketch... Christopher Mathias http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

The father of a child killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting praised the National Rifle Association on Tuesday for its "comprehensive program" to... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mollie-reilly/

A pair of fifth graders are at the heart of a plan to rape and murder a classmate. Prosecutors claim the boys, age 10 and... The Huffington Post Canada http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-cotroneo/

Last Monday, Mark Mullan allegedly crashed his car into a family on an afternoon walk in Seattle, Wash., critically injuring a mother and her 10-day-old... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

Approximately 100,000 people in Texas are involved with criminal gangs, according to the Department of Public Safety’s 2012 gang threat assessment. The study found that... Steven Hoffer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

A Lauderhill man told a bizarre tale of needing to find a victim who had a Taurus zodiac sign when he described the fatal Easter... The Sun Sentinel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-mccorquodale/

By Aidan Gardiner, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer QUEENS -- Prominent Queens politicians Malcolm Smith and Dan Halloran were arrested early Tuesday for attempting to rig this year's... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/