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Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
By Mike Madden Jun 27, 2008
Did "crying rape" lead to murder?
A woman caught having an affair told her husband it was rape and he killed her lover.
Tracy Clark-Flory May 6, 2008
The question of self-defense in domestic violence
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher reconsiders the sentences of 21 women convicted of killing or trying to kill men who abused them.
Catherine Price Dec 11, 2007
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Sean Taylor killing: A grief counselor talks about how teammates and fans can gain "control" after a senseless tragedy.
By King Kaufman Nov 28, 2007
Why Cory Booker is mad as hell
Enraged by his city's unfair drug policies, the Newark mayor vows to stop being polite and start making a difference.
By Debra Dickerson Jul 5, 2007
The world's sexiest vegetarians and more
Murder is a leading cause of death for pregnant women. Plus: Saudi Arabia makes things worse for women, while Kenya heads in the right direction.
Catherine Price Jun 26, 2007
Another sad record
76 unidentified bodies are found in Baghdad.
Alex Koppelman Dec 21, 2006
Don't believe the hype about murder
The real story of homicide in America is one of hope, especially for black men, who have long suffered the most.
By Jill Leovy Dec 14, 2006
Is becoming a mother a risk factor for murder?
Why homicide is a more common killer of pregnant women than practically anything else.
Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 29, 2006
Quit calling defendants "black widows"!
Biased coverage is bad for crime cases.
Page Rockwell Sep 14, 2006
Killing time
As murder rates climb alongside the mercury, I'm downright nostalgic for the inner-city homicides of my youth.
By David Matthews Aug 25, 2006
Dead certainty
Driven by an eerie personal connection, Sebastian Junger plunged into the Boston Strangler case -- only to discover that it was a perfect storm of ambiguity.
By Laura Miller Apr 19, 2006
A march to stop murders in Juarez
NOW and other women's groups try to bring awareness to the senseless violence on Mexico's border.
Hillary Frey Dec 14, 2005
A victory for Mumia
A court rules that Mumia Abu-Jamal can appeal his murder conviction on three separate grounds.
By Dave Lindorff Dec 8, 2005
She's got the heart of a ballerina
Reports on a young woman's murder tell us how two newspapers feel about topless dancers.
Rebecca Traister Nov 28, 2005
Killing of women continues in Ciudad Juarez
More than 300 women have been murdered in the Mexican border town since 1993
Hillary Frey Nov 23, 2005
The journalist and the murderer
A disgraced New York Times reporter learns his identity has been stolen by an all-American hunk who killed his wife and three children. The result is the most unlikely "True Story" you'll ever read.
By Andrew O'Hehir Jun 15, 2005
"American Taboo" by Philip Weiss
23-year-old Deb Gardner was brutally murdered in Tonga in 1976 by a fellow American volunteer who to this day walks free -- thanks to a disgraceful coverup by the Corps and the U.S.
By Bob Shacochis Jul 20, 2004
Highways of horror
Driven by rage at the U.S. occupation, and hoping to split the shaky allied coalition, tribesmen are taking hostages -- and now killing them.
By Saad George Hattar Apr 16, 2004
When books kill
Movies and video games get blamed for acts of senseless violence all the time. But some famous murderers got their ideas from literature.
By Aidan Doyle Dec 15, 2003
Murder most foul
Medical researchers now believe that homicide, not medical complications, is the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death.
By Mary Papenfuss Feb 27, 2003
Day of the dead
More than 325 women have been murdered in the free-trade boomtown of Ciudad Juarez in the past decade. Faced with government incompetence and corruption, people are rebelling.
By Max Blumenthal Dec 4, 2002
"The Little Friend"
Listen to Donna Tartt read an excerpt from her highly anticipated second novel, in which a 12-year-old girl tries to unravel the mysterious murder of her brother.
Oct 30, 2002
Bringing the war home
A rash of murders in military families highlights the weaknesses of the armed services' well-meaning domestic-abuse program.
By Amy Benfer Sep 23, 2002
Save lives! Defy nature!
Parents who kill their kids prove that we shouldn't have an automatic right to reproduce.
By Jason D. Hill Jul 10, 2001
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