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FRESNO, Calif. — A Central California science museum has recovered one of four reptiles that were taken by a burglar who was caught on surveillance... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

A Miami pimp allegedly coerced a 13-year-old girl into prostitution and forced her to get his street name tattooed on her eyelids when she tried... Amanda McCorquodale http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-mccorquodale/

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana during a two-state drug sweep claim they were illegally... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

A Massachusetts middle school student was suspended after she brought a butter knife to school in her lunch, Fox 25 Boston reports. According to the... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-gates/

The mother of a boy killed in the well-known "West Memphis Three" case alleges that her ex-husband and his drinking buddies are the culprits who... Michael McLaughlin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

A convicted rapist who for decades has been on the run from the law was captured by police this week. According to The Boston Globe,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

Earlier this week, George Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman ruffled feathers with racially charged tweets that compared Trayvon Martin to an alleged killer. But on Wednesday,... Danielle Cadet http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-cadet/

SARASOTA, Fla. -- On an April evening nearly 44 years ago, just days after Easter Sunday, someone slipped into a museum in Sarasota and stole... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katherine-brooks/

The Standard Chartered agreement with the Department of Justice actually anticipates dismissals of its crime. It states that if Standard Chartered denies its crimes, it must issue a new statement within five days after the government orders it. Bartlett Naylor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bartlett-naylor/

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police are asking the public's help in finding two men suspected of forcing a 10-year-old girl from her bedroom and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

A Staten Island resident stunned the host of New York 1 program "The Call" by suggesting that gays should be beheaded in accordance with Sharia... Curtis M. Wong http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-wong/

A father in Kingsport, Tenn. is accused of trying to sell his 6-year-old daughter to get money to bond his girlfriend out of jail. Shawn... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

SINGAPORE, March 26 (Reuters) - The public inquiry into the death of an American engineer found hanged in his Singapore apartment last year will start... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kavitha-a-davidson/

When "The Daily Show" takes notice of your high school antics, you can rest assure that the police aren't far behind. The three Virginia teenagers... Brandon Wetherbee http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-wetherbee/

A pregnant woman was nearly killed when a woman also pregnant with her boyfriend's child deliberately slammed into her with a car, Houston police said.... Michael McLaughlin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

A grandpa was convicted this week of driving 95 mph down a Virginia highway -- as heroin coursed through his veins and six unbuckled grandchildren... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

The 100th episode of "Castle" may be airing on Monday, April 1 (10 p.m. ET on ABC), but it's no April Fools joke -- in... Laura Prudom http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-prudom/

LAS VEGAS — Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks has been arrested in California on charges including resisting arrest and throwing objects, just hours after he... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-gentilviso/

According to her arrest report, Tyshekka Collier hit first and asked questions later. On Wednesday, the 36-year-old South Carolina mother showed up at her son's... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A Newtown home destroyed by a fire this week was owned by a couple whose children survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/