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A former getaway driver jeopardizes his identity under the witness protection program to drive his girlfriend to Los Angeles, with both the feds and a criminal gang hot on their tail. Opens Aug. 24.

Authorities in Louisiana say they do not believe there is a link between the disappearance of University of Louisiana student Michaela 'Mickey' Shunick and that of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer.It has been almost two weeks since the disappearance of Shunick, a 22-year-old senior anthropology major. An avid cyclist, Shunick was last seen in the early morning hours of May 19, when she left a friend's home on Ryan Street in Lafayette. Shunick was cycling to her home on Gov. Miro Drive -- a distance of about four miles -- when she vanished without a trace.Spierer, 20, was last seen on June 3, 2011, around 4:30 a.m. just a few blocks from her Smallwood Plaza apartment in Indiana. Earlier in the night, Spierer had visited a nearby sports bar that closes at 3 a.m. When she left the establishment, she left behind her shoes and cellphone, and reportedly went to an acquaintance's apartment before deciding to walk home. What happened to her after that remains a mystery. MICKEY SHUNICK PHOTOS: (Article Continues Below) Authorities in Louisiana are searching for Michaela 'Mickey' Shunick, a 22-year-old senior anthropology major at the University of Louisiana, who was last seen on the morning of May 19.Mickey Shunick left a friend's home on Ryan Street in Lafayette, Louisiana on the morning of May 19. Shunick was cycling to her home on Governor Miro Drive, a distance of about four miles, when she vanished without a trace, the Lafayette Police Department said.Ashley Says and Brettly Wilson, friends of Mickey Shunick, give instructions to friends, family and other concerned volunteers at the beginning of a search party for Shunick, a 21-year-old woman last seen on her bicycle leaving Wilson's house on Ryan Street, pictured, in the early overnight hours Saturday in Lafayette. (<a href='http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012205220313' target='_hplink'>Leslie Westbrook, The Adver

By Alice Popovici May 29 (Reuters) - Opponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland announced on Tuesday they have submitted more than twice the number of signatures needed to put the state's new law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry before voters in a referendum. The Maryland Marriage Alliance, a coalition of groups working to preserve the traditional definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, said it has collected more than 113,000 voter signatures. That figure far exceeded the 56,000 signatures needed to bring the law to a referendum. A third of those had to be submitted by Thursday. 'There are people that are just impassioned about this issue around the state,' said the organization's executive director, Derek McCoy, speaking after a press conference announcing the success of the petition drive. 'I think what you're seeing is, people don't want a radical redefinition of marriage just on a whim.' McCoy said more than 4,000 people trained to collect signatures campaigned in churches and other venues, and held gatherings in their homes within the last couple of months. He said support for the referendum grew after President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, as Maryland voters unhappy with this announcement 'came off the fence' and decided to sign the petition. Marylanders for Marriage Equality campaign manager Josh Levin said in a statement that the opponents' announcement comes as no surprise, but added that 'it's clear those opposed to marriage equality are losing ground.' A poll conducted recently by the organization found 57 percent of Maryland residents would vote to uphold the law legalizing same-sex unions, and 37 percent would vote against it if the election were held today. In March, M

Shut Up and Drive!: Townsend Bell & Justin Bell are heating things up in the Valley of Fire. They re upping the game and getting behind the wheel of the world class, five hundred thousand dollar Lexus LFA.

Kanye West and Jay-Z's 'No Church in the Wild' has already appeared in one buzzed-about clip, but now the Watch the Throne track has its very own visuals. The rap duo released the video for the song on Tuesday. Romain Gavras, who directed the video for M.I.A.'s 'Born Free' (which is similar in style to the video below), Justice's 'Civilization' and a host of other electro-inflected tracks, helmed the visuals. The video opens with a young man throwing a molotov cocktail at police. An urban battle ensues, with police viciously beating protestors. Eventually, the crowd sets a police car on fire and drives it through some officers. Then lasers appear!The Occupy Wall St. parallels seem almost too obvious to mention, though they are of interest because Jay was caught in a public relations scandal when it became known that the 'Occupy All Streets' t-shirts his clothing company were selling did not benefit the movement. A sequel to Watch the Throne was recently confirmed by producer Mike Dean. Kanye and Jay-Z previously released the video for 'N----s in Paris,' another Throne song. 'We get down, if the play calls for it, bud.' Say what you will about Michael Mann's overwrought, ultra-stylized 'Miami Vice' ('Drive' before 'Drive'?), but its Jay-Z-fueled trailer was just about perfect.You can't prove that 'American Gangster' -- an R-rated, two-and-a-half hour drama -- opened with $43 million solely because Universal used 'Heart of the City' in the trailer, but you can't <em>not</em> prove it either. Just sayin'.As if you needed another <em>reminder</em> (groan) that 'The Hangover Part II' was just a pale retread of 'The Hangover,' the marketing campaign used Jay-Z's 'Reminder' to score many of the spots and trailers. At least the song is good.Nothing says 'edgy' co

SAN JUAN, Texas A police chief says a campaign worker was struck in the leg in a drive-by shooting about 100 yards from a South Texas polling place that doubles as a police and fire station.San Juan police Chief Juan Gonzalez declined to identify the 55-year-old man who was wounded until his family could be notified. The injury was not life threatening and Gonzalez said he expected the man to be released later Tuesday.Gonzalez said no suspects had been notified, and it wasn't clear if the shooter had targeted a specific campaign or candidate.Witness Ramiro Trevino says he didn't hear the shot as he stood on a street corner packed with workers and signs during primary day in Texas. Trevino says the man was working for a different candidate.Also on HuffPost:

Aug. 10: They've pulled most of the videos, but TODAY found some with workers being verbally attacked. TODAY's Matt Lauer reports.

Melissa Harris-Perry and her panelists discuss how factions of the Republican party are attempting to drive a wedge on women voters. But with the GOP's record on women's issues, will Republicans be able to woo women for the 2012 elections?

Aug. 9: It's been seen on YouTube; kids attacking restaurant employees by throwing drinks in their faces. NBC's Pete Williams reports.

A couple (Ray Lovelock and Cristina Galbo) travelling along the English countryside stop to get directions from a pair of Ministry of Agriculture workers who are testing an experimental device designed to drive crop-damaging insects into killing each other. While they plan their next stop, a man who has been dead for several days attacks--to be followed shortly thereafter by a full-scale zombie invasion--which could very well be a result of the agriculturist's distribution of ultrasonic radiation. A macabre, atmospheric Spanish-Italian co-production featuring extremely convincing performances and a haunting score by Giuliano Sorgini. The second half of the film contains enough gut-munching gore scenes to satisfy most horror fans, leading to an unexpected and eerie finale.

Bogota, Colombia. A house built just after WWII lies nested in the mountains on one of the highest capitals in the world. A striking observant mirror in the main bedroom hides an engineering masterpiece: a small room disconnected from the world. The house was just rented by young cosmopolitan Spanish couple Adrian & Belen. Her suspicions of infidelity will drive her to test his love for her. A small decision that will inadvertently unlock a voyage into the deepest meaning of possession and the mechanisms of jealousy. A universal story based on the transformation of human relationships into destructive forces. The Hidden Face (La Cara Oculta) serves as a metaphor for the imprisonment and isolation caused by fatal jealousy and sick love...