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LOS ANGELES — David Wayne Sconce's past life as a mortician has come back to haunt him decades after he gained notoriety for stealing body... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

In the black market of Maryland's prisons and jails, where the right price can secure cellphones and drugs, transactions unfold through a complex system of... The Baltimore Sun http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

LATROBE, Pa. -- A man abducted a 6-year-old boy from his yard, brought him home to play video games, then raped him and abandoned him... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

Ever wondered what would happen if you never remembered where you parked your car? Construction workers in China allegedly waited 10 days for someone to... Megan Griffo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

Doctors recognize that drug and alcohol addiction is a disease, yet they have remained relatively silent as social activists, as a misguided war on drugs raged on. Gretchen Burns Bergman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-burns-bergman/

A Southern California family is grappling with both good and bad news in the wake of the Camarillo Springs wildfire. First, the good: homeowners Paul... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

FORT MEADE, Md. -- Government secrecy reaches a new level this week in the court-martial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, an intelligence analyst who sent... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luke-johnson/

Disturbing details in the trial of Noah Crooks, an Iowa teen accused of the attempted sexual assault and murder of his mother in March 2012,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andres-jauregui/

The black market for cigarettes in New York City jails thrived after Mayor Michael Bloomberg banned inmates from smoking in 2013. A single smoke behind... Inae Oh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

SAN FRANCISCO — California cities and counties can ban pot shops, the state's highest court ruled Monday in a unanimous opinion likely to further diminish... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

Pro-gun activists are planning to march from Virginia into Washington, D.C., on July 4 as part of an open carry demonstration that could bring thousands... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

Time will tell what will come of Laurel's struggle to get justice for her sister and the other victims. And justice for Laurel means that the government will one day acknowledge the truth. Pat LaMarche http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pat-lamarche/

POW! BANG! TASER! HANDCUFFS. A man from Portland, Maine, interrupted one store's Free Comic Book Day celebration when he threw a Ghostbuster to the ground... Megan Griffo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

WASHINGTON -- "Baby, baby, baby," Justin Bieber and Usher are facing a $10 million lawsuit for allegedly stealing hit song "Somebody to Love." Songwriters Devin... Erin Ruberry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-ruberry/

A Hanover County man is making a last-ditch effort to keep chimpanzees caged in his backyard while avoiding criminal charges for housing potentially dangerous animals.... Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

WASHINGTON -- An 83-year-old woman is missing after arriving at a Washington airport on a flight from Barbados. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police say Victoria... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arin-greenwood/

WORCESTER, Mass. -- A funeral director trying to find a cemetery to take the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is going next... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-mclaughlin/

OAKLAND PARK -- Southbound traffic on Interstate 95 came to a standstill for about four hours Sunday morning as police investigated a fatal shooting on... Sun Sentinel http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-mccorquodale/

She wanted to make love in this club, in this club, in this club -- and it led to her arrest. Alicia Fawn Chessher, 26,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

A mother in Citrus County, Fla., has confessed to killing her 2-year-old daughter by smashing the girl's head into the wall, deputies say. Chelsea Huggett,... Hilary Hanson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/