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MEXICO CITY -- Authorities in the Mexican state of Jalisco say tests have revealed that a girl who gave birth two weeks ago is between... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buck-wolf/

LOS ANGELES -- A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy killed in a shootout with a man believed to be fugitive former LAPD officer Chris Dorner... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

The parents of a victim of serial killer Robert Pickton is accusing the B.C. Coroners Service of mishandling their daughter's remains and lying about it... CBC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ziann-lum/

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's impassioned State of the Union plea to pass gun laws in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre... Michael McAuliff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mcauliff/

VANCOUVER - A 49-year-old man has been deported to South Korea after being arrested on a Vancouver bus for sexual assault.Transit Police say it turned... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ziann-lum/

LOS ANGELES — There was no question. The man standing before Rick Heltebrake on a rural mountain road was Christopher Dorner. Clad in camouflage from... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The nearly six-year search for Madeleine McCann must continue as DNA tests proved that a New Zealand lookalike is not long missing British girl. McCann... Michael McLaughlin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

"It was Christopher Dorner, I knew right away." Authorities haven't yet identified the charred remains that were pulled from the cabin wreckage in Big Bear,... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

WASHINGTON -- Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, adopted on Wednesday a significantly more ominous and expansive line of reasoning than he has... Christina Wilkie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-wilkie/

From zombies to serial killers? According to TVLine, "Walking Dead" actor Nick Gomez has booked a guest starring role on "Dexter" as a hit man... Leigh Weingus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leigh-weingus/

Conor Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was arrested Wednesday at a climate change rally in Washington, D.C. The 18-year-old ex-boyfriend of singer Taylor... James Gerken http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-gerken/

The president's emotional tribute to victims of gun violence won accolades from gun-control supporters on Tuesday night, but gun-industry observers said that the people who... Saki Knafo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/saki-knafo/

WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday endorsed different procedural tactics to advance two of President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities. While... Sam Stein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-stein/

Cake is particularly awesome when it’s decorated all fancy-shmancy, because it adds an extra oomph to any event. It turns out there are tons of... TheFW.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

The mother of an Alabama boy held for days in an underground bunker said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that she forgave her son's captor... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Confessed serial killer Israel Keyes was mistakenly issued a razor before he committed suicide, according to a report released Wednesday by the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

MEXICO CITY -- The guns that have caused so many deaths in northern Mexico are now making music. Mechanical hammers ping against ammunition magazines from... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

LAS VEGAS -- A Saudi Arabia air force sergeant stood in shackles Wednesday in a Nevada courtroom and pleaded not guilty to abducting and raping... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

Around the country, Americans are not only lobbying their Congressmembers to support legislation to reduce gun violence, they are also voting with their dollars -- through pension funds, government purchasing policies, and university endowments. Peter Dreier http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. — A man involved in a paternity dispute opened fire Wednesday in front of a South Carolina courthouse, wounding a woman and her... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/