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At the bus terminal in downtown Los Angeles, they're easy to spot: men and women fresh out of prison. Sixty percent of them will return. It's a cycle Susan Burton knows well and is striving to break through her program.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/TCLifEkZLLA"...

They call Scott Rothstein "Mini-Madoff." The Florida lawyer lived large while selling stakes in fake legal settlements. Now he's facing hard time.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/y0mxAhUp0S4" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Google may have reached the limits of what it can learn from "dog food." Testing its new social network on employees wasn't enough, writer says.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=5GTitYZ2IL0:yVCdVSgac8Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img...

Alexa Gonzalez, 12, wound up in handcuffs after writing "I love my friends Abby and Faith. Lex was here 2/1/10 :)" on her desk.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/0WNp9gS6VUU" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Agents in Houston infiltrated the underworld of arms trafficking and uncovered a scheme to supply Mexico's drug cartels.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/EYbfFFrdgwo" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Bill Gates is backing the development of new nuclear-power tech. Some say the Microsoft founder is helping us move toward a "nuclear Renaissance." Others say he's looking for a "silver bullet" that doesn't exist.<div class="feedflare"> <a...

A Washington think tank staged a mock cyberattack on the United States on Tuesday in a bid to evaluate strategies for fighting cyberterrorists. Former senior government officials gathered at the Bipartisan Policy Center to play the roles of Cabinet members responding to a simulated attack on the...

Tim Masters, investigated from age 15 and imprisoned for a decade for a murder he didn't commit, wins a $4.1 million settlement.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/KUWj3BkLlnA" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, who was sworn in for a five-year term in November, sees tough and interesting times ahead for the LAPD.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/FENezMpxtow" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Some of the world's largest telecommunications companies have teamed up to create an apps store of sorts that they say will rival Apple's and those of other smartphone makers.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_tech?a=wB6_9gcMOiE:ExhOfG-PUco:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img...

A biology professsor suspected of killing three University of Alabama colleagues also was questioned in a 1993 mail bomb incident at Harvard.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/NeUC4cSjs8w" height="1" width="1"/> More...

It's been nearly 20 years since Aston Martin has had a four-sedan in the stable. Now the firm best known for fleet-footed sports cars and a James Bond coupe takes on Rolls Royce, Bentley and Porsche with a handsome sedan. Meet the Rapide.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both"...

A Harvard-trained biology professor faces murder charges in the fatal shootings of three faculty members at the University of Alabama.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/6DTJ8ansjYs" height="1" width="1"/> More...

Microsoft Corp. founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday called on the world's tech community to find a way to turn spent nuclear fuel into cheap, clean energy. "We need energy miracles," he said.<div class="feedflare"> <a...

Police think 'barefoot burglar' Colton Harris-Moore is at it again. He's suspected of stealing a plane that violated the Winter Olympics no-fly zone.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/VyUjy5XMxtk" height="1" width="1"/> More...

It's not size that makes a recall bad, it's the damage it does to the reputation of a company's products. That's why the recent Toyota news is so stunning, and why the most notorious recalls in history aren't necessarily the biggest.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both"...

The new S1000RR sportbike takes on the best high-performance bikes from Asia without the traditional BMW Boxer engine or shaft drive. It's time to unlearn everything we thought we knew about BMW bikes.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a...

The TED2010 conference has featured speaker after speaker for whom their subject matter is their life's work. From new video game concepts to applications for spiders' silk, here are 10 of their best ideas.<div class="feedflare"> <a...

YouTube's Video Volunteers page pairs deserving but underfunded charities with creative video producers willing to help them. The project has yielded hundreds of offbeat promotional clips via the site better known for viral videos.<div class="feedflare"> <a...

Jaycee Dugard kept a journal during 18 years of captivity, at times writing about how she yearned for freedom.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/cnn_crime/~4/izWcnqPEKVI" height="1" width="1"/> More...