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Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) was reminded by BuzzFeed's John Stanton on Monday of what he looked like during the 1970s and 80s. After flashing a... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

BOSTON -- A Massachusetts funeral director is striking out in his search for a place to bury the Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed in a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

The number of gang-related violent crimes in Denver has nearly doubled in the first four months of this year, despite a police program aimed at... The Denver Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-ferner/

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a Senate committee says the sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

CHICAGO -- A Taiwanese businessman long suspected of ties to North Korea and his Illinois-based son have been charged in Chicago with seeking to bypass... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

By Murray Weiss NEW YORK CITY — In a city where millions of 911 calls are made every year, a call from a sweet-sounding child turned... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

Get used to hearing about "Fruitvale Station." The new drama from first-time writer-director Ryan Coogler was acquired by The Weinstein Company at the Sundance Film... Christopher Rosen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-rosen/

(AP) - Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the... Newser.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ethan-fedida/

A Georgia inmate named Warren Hill, who came within forty minutes of a lethal injection in February, is in legal limbo this week. His case represents a "perfect storm" of the seemingly insurmountable problems that beset courts and state legislatures in applying the death penalty. Martin Clancy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martin-clancy/

Lawyers for convicted killer Nathan Dunlap filed a formal petition for clemency to the Colorado governor Monday, asking that he spend the rest of his... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea rael/

Charles Ramsey became a national hero on Monday when he helped rescue three missing women. Ramsey was eating in his home south of downtown Cleveland... Jade Walker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis was found guilty Monday of misdemeanor counts of assault and false imprisonment stemming from a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jade-walker/

Three women, abducted as teenagers, 9, 10 and 11 years ago from a single neighborhood in Cleveland have been found, apparently in good physical health,... TalkingPointsMemo.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anjali-sareen/

CLEVELAND -- Two women who went missing as teenagers about a decade ago were found alive Monday in a residential area just south of downtown,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The nuns' habits didn't seem to be habitual garb for three young women so Colombian police asked them to step aside when... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buck-wolf/

AUSTIN, Texas -- A store of ammonium nitrate is what exploded April 17 at a Central Texas plant, killing 14 people, injuring hundreds and devastating... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

GALVESTON, Texas -- A Houston man convicted of capital murder for a slaying during a shooting spree last year outside a Texas courthouse called his... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

If drug policy reform stands a chance of becoming a reality, the cause must be mainstreamed to include a wider swath of the population. Joe Schrank http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-schrank/

Two homeless New Mexico women were charged with murder, and a third was charged with conspiracy in the death of a New Mexico man. According... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 6 (Reuters) - The Texas House of Representatives on Monday gave final approval to a proposal to allow concealed... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/