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Aug. 11, 2007 - A brutal triple murder in the quiet suburban town Cheshire, Conn., underscores a crime wave underway in bedroom communities across America, where statistics are showing the biggest increase in violent criminal activity in years.

Life in American Samoa revolves around family and football. High Schooler Ne'emia Vitale aspires to leave the island to play college football in the U.S.

Diners at the Waveland Cafe in Des Moines, Iowa, dish about their favorite 2008 presidential candidates.

The birthplace of the roller coaster and American hot dog could be headed for an upscale redevelopment makeover.

On a recent Saturday in Brooklyn, a horn-rimmed posse of software engineers, computer programmers and support technicians were grooving to MC Chris, the king of the burgeoning world of "geeksta rap."

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank sketches the all-night Senate debate on Iraq that was as much theater as substance. Story: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Video by Pierre Kattar / washingtonpost.com

Richard Hoffman was 18 years old when he deployed to Vietnam in 1967. The young Marine Cpl. Hoffman was wounded by a grenade after only a few months and returned to the states to recover. He didn't realize it then, but he suffered the classic symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Only after a violent outburst at his home in 1984 did he finally seek help for PTSD.

Tribute bands rock the Trump Marina's annual outdoor music festival in Atlantic City.

China's staggering economic growth has overshadowed a more subtle shift in Chinese society. In classrooms, children learn the importance of honoring their parents and ancestors, even as the elderly complain of loneliness and neglect.

China's staggering economic growth has overshadowed a more subtle shift in Chinese society. In domestic life, many women are now ignore the advice of their mothers and grandmothers, turning instead to counseling hotlines and, increasingly, divorce.

China's staggering economic growth has overshadowed a more subtle shift in Chinese society. In the countryside, women struggle to raise children as their husbands flock to cities in search of better wages.

China's staggering economic growth has overshadowed a more subtle shift in Chinese society. Washington Post Beijing correspondent Maureen Fan outlines the issues.

While in Iraq, Staff Srgt. Felix Herrera worked in a civil affairs unit that provided supplies to schools. He now teaches English as a second language to teenage immigrants, some recently arrived from Iraq, at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va.

The Post's Dana Milbank looks at the former vice president's return to Capitol Hill, where he testified before both House and Senate committees on the urgency of climate change in March.

A record crowd, including six presidential candidates eager to charm South Carolina Democrats, turned out Friday night for Rep. Jim Clyburn's (D-S.C.) annual fish fry in Columbia, S.C.