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It was supposed to be a big family weekend. Valerie Johnson and her daughter were flying to Seattle in August 2008 to help her son... Jon Leiberman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-leiberman/

Pope Celestine V was an elderly, possibly frail man. After living as a self-flagellating hermit in Italy, he served as pontiff for only five months... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Three young Quebec children who died while allegedly in their mother's care were drowned and strangled, coroner's reports say.The reports confirm that... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mohamed-omar/

OTTAWA, Kan. — A 27-year-old convicted felon was charged Friday in the deaths of a woman and two men whose bodies were found at an... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

The FBI appears to believe it has the authority to rummage through people's emails without a warrant, even after a court decision directed the agency... Simon McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-mccormack/

NEW ORLEANS -- Indictments have been filed against 14 inmates in connection with videos showing prisoners brazenly using drugs, drinking beer and flashing a loaded... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Detroit police are investigating a human torso discovered Friday on the city's east side. WXYZ-TV reports that the remains were noticed on a sidewalk by... David Sands http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sands/

OAKLAND, Calif. — High-ranking Oakland police officers are not being held properly accountable for the crimes occurring in the areas they oversee, according to a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-wilkey/

PORTLAND, Ore. -- John Brennan, who stripped naked last year to protest a security check at Portland's airport, said he expects to lose the first... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-grenoble/

Just when you thought the 3D gun was dead, it's back. Just Thursday, the company that made the 3D gun blueprints, Defense Distributed, was forced... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexis-kleinman/

The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the suspected Boston Marathon bomber whose burial was surrounded by controversy during the past week, was interred Thursday in an... Jaweed Kaleem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jaweed-kaleem/

All of us contribute to this unequal system of values. When a pretty, blond young woman from a prominent, wealthy family goes missing, we follow the media stories of the search for months. Neighborhoods that do not have such influence are invisible. So, how do we see? Norma Cook Everist http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norma-cook-everist/

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two defendants who pleaded guilty to plotting to hire a hit man to behead federal informants from a domestic terrorism trial are... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

The "Faces of Courage" campaign is focused on honoring gun violence victims and their families -- and taking action so fewer mothers who are celebrating Mother's Day this weekend will be mourning their own children next year and in years to come. Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died in a hazing ritual in 2011 has pleaded no contest to hazing... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-cadet/

As allegations surfaced this week that three missing women had been held against their will for 10 years in the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

WACO, Texas — Texas law enforcement officials are launching a criminal investigation into last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion. Investigators have up to now largely... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maxwell-strachan/

ISTANBUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Turkey is investigating an alleged plot to assassinate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, and has... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

When I saw the news this week out of Cleveland about the women who'd been held captive since they were kidnapped as teenagers, I asked myself the questions that we all asked as the details came out. Most of the questions started with How? Christie O. Tate http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christie-o-tate/

BAL HARBOUR, Fla. -- In this upscale seaside village of about 2,500 permanent residents, the main challenges for Bal Harbour's 30-member police force are thefts... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janie-campbell/