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This appears to be the first image from the new episode of "Breaking Bad," and like all things "BB," it's not particularly revealing. Unless you... Vulture http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-prudom/

REVERE, Mass. — A teenager said he is scared to go outside after he was portrayed on the Internet and on the front page of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

SEATTLE — Amanda Knox says in a new interview that she's sometimes "paralyzed" with anxiety stemming from the death of her roommate in Italy and... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The brisk period drama "Bletchley Circle" is about the effort to apprehend a criminal, but the atmospheric "Rectify" takes place at the opposite end of the criminal-justice process: It's about what happens when man convicted of murder re-enters society. Maureen Ryan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/

The gun purchase background checks proposed in the Manchin-Toomey amendment are supported by over 90 percent of Americans. So why couldn't this proposal even pass the Democrat-controlled Senate? We're living under minority rule, and there are a few culprits. Brian Levin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-levin/

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Paul Kevin Curtis, the Elvis impersonator charged with threatening the lives of Wicker and President Barack Obama, go way back:... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisamiller/

Two years after a Tennessee nursing student went missing, a dog dug up the first piece of evidence in a case that had long ago... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Volunteer firefighters have been hailed as heroes after they selflessly risked their lives on Wednesday, battling the roaring flames at a Texas fertilizer plant both... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dominique-mosbergen/

KAUFMAN, Texas -- A former justice of the peace has been charged with murder in the slayings of a North Texas district attorney and his... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

A New York-based transgender woman is crying foul after being jailed alongside male inmates when she was arrested in Georgia for allegedly exposing her breasts.... Curtis M. Wong http://www.huffingtonpost.com/curtis-wong/

Americans, in time of such great tragedy, can be truly awe-inspiring in their unity and resolve. But is that enough? Is it enough to belt out the national anthem for a few days and then return to business as usual? Andy Ostroy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-ostroy/

The NYPD is searching for a two-year-old Brooklyn boy allegedly abducted by his father. Levi Jennings was being watched by a babysitter Tuesday afternoon when... Christopher Mathias http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

BOSTON -- After two days of heavy sedation, Erika Brannock awoke Wednesday morning in her hospital bed to dramatic and gruesome news: Her left leg... The Baltimore Sun http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brandon-wetherbee/

The more perspective and understanding we have on life, and the less we play into their hands and let people who want to terrorize us have their way, whether domestic or foreign, the better we honor loss -- all loss -- and ourselves. Robert J. Elisberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/

Whoops. A local paper in Minnesota ran an unfortunately placed ad for a pressure cooker -- right next to a story about the Boston Marathon... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

As parents, we never want to have to have these kinds of conversations with our kids. The world really shouldn't be like this. Our home shouldn't be like this. But it is. And it's our job to carefully give them a frame of reference to connect what they may hear outside the home with what they've heard from us. Casey Carey-Brown http://www.huffingtonpost.com/casey-careybrown/

After a massive explosion at West Fertilizer Co. in Texas Wednesday night, as many as 15 people are feared dead and upwards of 160 others... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-thomas/

To some, hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer is a cause celebré. To others, he's a famous douchebag. To many, he's a polarizing figure in a debate... SF Weekly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-wilkey/

Torrance, Calif. businessman John Odom was set to celebrate his retirement three weeks from now. But after the Boston Marathon blasts, Odom is fighting for... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

The Boston marathon is not easy, and it has hence become a testament to athletic prowess for anyone who finishes. But, moreover, it's a testament to New England and the folks who facilitate the massive sporting entity running through their streets and front lawns every year. Katharine Rust http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katharine-rust/