AltWeeklies Wire
Are Suffolk Police Playing Politics by Leaving FBI Gang Task Force?new

Amid the largest MS-13 takedown in the country, a key component is yanked out of the FBI's Gang Task Force. Is money to blame? Or is it bruised egos?
Long Island Press |
Shelly Feuer Domash, Timothy Bolger and Christopher Twarowski |
10-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Sister Actnew

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's little-known sister is a lobbyist for lucrative doctor-owned hospitals.
The Texas Observer |
Andrew Wheat |
10-14-2012 |
Health
Tags: Rick Perry
Spokane’s Cold Warnew

We were closer to the Cuban Missile Crisis than you might think.
The Inlander |
Christian Wilson |
10-13-2012 |
War
Tags: cuban missile crisis
Convicted Sex Offender Made a New Life in VT With a Soldier's Stolen IDnew

For six years, David P. Oswald III allegedly pulled off a stunning fraud, living under an assumed identity in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Andy Bromage |
10-12-2012 |
Crime & Justice
John Rogers Owns More Photos Than Anyone, Anywherenew

Meet the man who's built the largest privately held collection of still photographs in the world.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
10-11-2012 |
Features
Bag by Bagnew

The fine art and terrifying task of carrying groceries from market to home.
North Coast Journal |
Mitch Trachtenberg |
10-11-2012 |
Environment
Pot Shotsnew

Why one man wants to keep PTSD sufferers from using medical cannabis.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
10-10-2012 |
Health
Tags: Medical Marijuana
How to Spread the Good News of Secularismnew

Five tips for nonbelievers from the Carolinas Secular Conference.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-10-2012 |
Religion
Project Censored

The expanding police state tops the annual list of stories underreported by the mainstream media.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Yael Chanoff |
10-10-2012 |
Media
Tags: censored news
Millionaires Clash Over Houston Mansionnew

Despite all the Tenth Commandment strictures to the contrary, coveting the mansion next door has led millionaire executive Tony Petrello to years of depositions and lawsuits.
Houston Press |
Terrence McCoy |
10-10-2012 |
Features
Saucers Fullnew

For the Cleveland Ufology project, the search never ends
Cleveland Scene |
Frank Kuznik |
10-10-2012 |
Features
Long Island's $2M-a-Year Counterfeiting Problemnew

An inside look at the illegal counterfeiting trade on Long Island, its origins, and the Secret Service's struggle to stop it.
Long Island Press |
Rashed Mian |
10-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: counterfeiting
Top 5 Ways Bleacher Report Rules the World!new

Unpaid writers churn out terrible articles and the owners get a $200 million payday. It's a web success story.
Tags: Bleacher Report, SEO
Justice Deniednew

A tangled bureaucracy has left tribal communities facing an epidemic of violent crime.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Colleen Keane |
10-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Retired Lab Chimps Pressed Back Into Servicenew

A San Antonio lab says primate research is necessary for curing diseases like AIDS and hepatits. But what progress has really been made?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-05-2012 |
Animal Issues