Lessons From a Kidnapping
I learned to pick locks and survive capture to make my latest thriller as authentic as possible, but searching for authenticity led me back to fiction.
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On the foreclosure beat in San Bernardino
More Racism, Please
Race-baiting and anti-Muslim bigotry on the campaign trail are vile and loathsome. Let's hope they never go away.
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Is wind the new ethanol?
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What to watch for in the weeks ahead
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Slightly Older Kids on the Block; marriage by decree; Harry Potter bares all
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What to watch for in the weeks ahead
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Spies like us; naked biking; schismatics in Jerusalem; iPhones lose their cool
How to Grow a Gang
By deporting record numbers of Latino criminals, the U.S. may make its gang problem worse.