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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss

These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
In Pictures: Famous beards

Heartland Institute's digital billboards make bombastic comparisons (+video)

New billboards designed by the Heartland Institute compare climate scientists to the Unabomber, and other mass murderers. Climate scientists and other writers respond.
5 true crime stories you don't want to miss

These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
In Pictures: Famous beards
Classic review: The Discomfort Zone

Jonathan Franzen probes his past and finds an abundance of discomfort to explore.
Roman Polanski set free by Swiss authorities

Roman Polanski is a free man Monday after the Swiss government refused to extradite the film director to the US on a 1977 rape charge.
Leslie Van Houten, ex-follower of Charles Manson, seeks parole for 19th time

Leslie Van Houten, convicted and sentenced to jail for participating in the Charles Manson 1969 murder spree in California, is seeking parole from prison again.
Charles Manson follower denied bail by Gov. Schwarzenegger

Charles Manson devotee Bruce Davis was denied parole by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Banks too big to fail? Break 'em up, Congress.

Congress shouldn't let financial institutions get large enough to wreck the financial system. But questions abound about whether the Feds can be honest regulators.
'A Voyage Long and Strange' away from myth

Tony Horwitz rewrites early American history
'A Voyage Long and Strange' away from myth

Tony Horwitz rewrites early American history