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Were the bombings preventable?

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:22 EDT

Could the Boston Marathon bombing have been prevented?

What Russia held back on Tzarnaev

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:18:51 EDT

Russia withheld details from U.S. officials about suspicions of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, information that could have altered the course authorities followed, a U.S. law enforcement official told CNN.

Controversy over suspect's burial

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:12:53 EDT

The sheriff of a small Virginia county, where residents and officials alike had expressed dismay over the burial of a Boston bombing suspect within their midst, said Saturday that it appears "all paperwork is in order at this point," suggesting the interment was legal and nothing can be done about it.

Life or death for Arias?

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:20:37 EDT

A day after jurors found her guilty of first-degree murder, Jodi Arias and her attorneys met with a judge in a closed-door hearing Thursday, according to a source with knowledge of the proceedings.

Victim was a 'punching bag'

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:18:02 EDT

The man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them for close to a decade abused all of them but used captive Michelle Knight as his main "punching bag," a family friend of one of the victims told CNN.

Attorney: Castro 'no monster'

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:22:07 EDT

Attorneys for Ariel Castro say he will plead not guilty. CNN's Martin Savidge reports.

Suspect's life crumbled

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:28:10 EDT

It was a breezy summer day in Cleveland about a decade ago when Michelle "Shorty" Knight put on eyeglasses, blue shorts and a white T-shirt and went to see her cousin.

Audit missing people cases

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:02:44 EDT

Councilman Michael Polensek wants police to evaluate missing persons cases in light of the three women found in Cleveland.

Castro's ties with victims

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:58:01 EDT

While Gina DeJesus was missing, her alleged captor, Ariel Castro, was comforting her family. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.

Psychology of abuse

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:59:27 EDT

In trying to understand the mind of a man like Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping, beating, and raping three young women held in captivity for almost 10 years, two things are important to keep in mind: (1) in human psychology, nothing occurs in a vacuum; and (2) the psychological profile that is emerging of this man is not rare.

Care more about white women?

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:17:25 EDT

Lisa Bloom says Jody Arias, Amanda Knox and Cleveland imprisonment cases command rabid media attention while those involving non-whites and incarceration of black men ignored

5 stories of captive kids who got away

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:36:36 EDT

Children around the world are abducted and held captive. Too few get away. CNN shares five stories of those who did.

The search for Ashley Summers

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:40:31 EDT

Ashley Summers' family questions whether her disappearance is connected to the three missing women found in an Ohio house.

Gitmo force feeding is torture

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:47:11 EDT

Vince Warren says President Obama chooses to force feed hunger strikers at Gitmo, a form of torture, and should be shutting the prison down instead.

Arias case bumps a bigger story

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:28:37 EDT

Howard Kurtz says the story of the kidnapped women freed in Cleveland should command our attention

Suspect's Miranda rights questioned

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:33:37 EDT

GOP criticizes Attorney General Eric Holder over Miranda rights for the Boston bombing suspect. Athena Jones reports.

Arpaio told to stop racial profiling

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:21:28 EDT

A federal judge ordered "America's Toughest Sheriff" to stop profiling immediately and has forbidden some of his operating procedures. The sheriff's lawyers dispute the judge's conclusion.

Amanda Bynes in trouble, again

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:01:06 EDT

Adding to what's becoming a lengthy list of run-ins with the law, New York police arrested actress Amanda Bynes on Thursday night after she allegedly tossed drug paraphernalia out the window of her 36th floor Manhattan apartment.

Cops who rescued women speak

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:13:54 EDT

When officers arrived at Ariel Castro's home in Cleveland, a crowd had formed on the porch.

Acid attack victim fights for justice

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:36 EDT

At 17, Sonali Mukherjee had everything going for her. She was a beautiful, intelligent and ambitious young woman, dedicated to excelling in her studies.

Arias juror: Decision 'gut-wrenching'

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:20:20 EDT

After a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for murder, the jury foreman described the decision as tense and emotional.

Utah teen charged in deaths of adopted brothers, 4 and 10

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:12:46 EDT

A 15-year-old Utah boy was arrested in connection with the slayings of his two younger adopted brothers, ages 4 and 10, who were apparently stabbed to death in their home, authorities said Thursday.

In London, the scene of a soldier's slaughter

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:53:23 EDT

A soldier lies in a pool of blood in the middle of a London street. His two apparent killers brandish bloodied knives. One of them rants at a passer-by who films the whole extraordinary encounter on a mobile phone.

Can Issa recall Lerner, despite her invoking 'The Fifth?'

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:58 EDT

Just before Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions in front of a House committee investigating wrongdoing in the IRS tax-exempt office she ran, she gave an opening statement insisting her innocence.

Soldiers & sex: Can men evolve?

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:54:38 EDT

Pepper Schwartz says with constant drumbeat of scandals in armed forces, the military must require education programs to teach men self control, address culture of sexual entitlement

Massachusetts fugitive rapist sentenced to up to 40 years in prison

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:34:44 EDT

A man who evaded the law for 34 years was sentenced to 36 to 40 years in prison Thursday for raping three women in Massachusetts in 1978.

Gun, drug texts feature in new Trayvon Martin shooting evidence

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:50 EDT

Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.

Tsarnaev took part in 2011 gruesome triple homicide, official says

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:18:13 EDT

A man shot dead by an FBI agent overnight in Orlando knew Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and was followed by the FBI for days, a friend of the Florida man told CNN affiliate Central Florida News 13 on Wednesday.

Deputy's life-threatening moment

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:59:59 EDT

Police in Montague County, Texas, released dash cam video of Deputy James Boyd being shot by murder suspect Evan Ebel.