Tragic end after 4-day search for missing girl
SEATTLE (AP) — A four-day search for a missing Washington girl who vanished from her home over the weekend came to a tragic end Thursday, as authorities said they believe they have found the body of 6-year-old Jenise Wright.
Connecticut teen killed by boat propeller in tubing accident
By Richard Weizel GREENWICH Conn. (Reuters) - Police on Thursday identified a 16-year-old girl who died after being struck by the propeller of a boat that had been pulling her in a tube in Long Island Sound off Connecticut on Wednesday. The girl, Emily Fedorko of Greenwich, Connecticut, had been…
Married Oklahoma police officers accused of killing daughter's boyfriend
Two married Tulsa police officers are being held in jail in connection with the alleged murder of their daughter's boyfriend, officials said on Thursday. Shannon Kepler, 54, is in the Tulsa County jail accused of first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Jeremy Lake, the 19-year-old boyfriend of…
Photos of North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un doing interesting stuff (17 photos)
Photos show North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un doing all kinds of interesting stuff, like providing expert advice on a number of things. These are actual photos released to the international press by the official state sanctioned Central News Agency, presumibly to make the leader look as…
Deadly Israel-Gaza conflict resumes, talks in tatters
Deadly hostilities engulfed Gaza on Friday once again where a 10-year-old boy was killed and Israeli warplanes struck targets in retaliation for dozens of Palestinian cross-border rockets attacks. Exactly one month after Israel launched a punishing air campaign to destroy Hamas rockets, the Jewish…
WOMAN TREATS FRIEND'S KITCHEN LIKE AN ALL-YOU-CAN EAT BUFFET
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who will help herself to anything in my fridge, pantry, etc. without asking. She also will eat most if not all food that's meant to be shared, such as appetizers and snacks at a social gathering. Once she literally polished off an entire plate of appetizers before my…
Ebola's spread to US is 'inevitable' says CDC chief
Ebola's spread to the United States is "inevitable" due to the nature of global airline travel, but any outbreak is not likely to be large, US health authorities said Thursday. Already one man with dual US-Liberian citizenship has died from Ebola, after becoming sick on a plane from Monrovia to…
China exchange student drowns in pool of California host family
(Reuters) - An exchange student from China who recently arrived in the United States has drowned in a swimming pool belonging to his Southern California host family, police said on Thursday. The family found the 16-year-old student at the bottom of their backyard pool in Anaheim on Wednesday…
Prosecutor: Lying Pistorius has lost this race
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — In closing arguments in a murder trial that has riveted South Africa and many around the world, the chief prosecutor said Thursday that Olympian Oscar Pistorius dropped "the baton of truth" and produced a succession of lies to save himself from a conviction for…
Woman charged with murdering son 23 years ago in New Jersey
Florida police have arrested a woman for the 1991 murder of her 5-year-old son, according to prosecutors in New Jersey, where she previously lived. Michelle Lodzinski, 47, was charged on Wednesday after what prosecutors said was a routine review of the cold case murder of Timothy Wiltsey. Lodzinski…
Jihadists 'capture key base from Syrian army'
Islamic State jihadists captured the key Brigade 93 Syrian army base in Raqa province overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. "The IS took Brigade 93 after fierce fighting and a triple suicide bomb attack," Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said, adding that government…
Police: 2 missing boys found after Pa. woman slain
DREXEL HILL, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say two children reportedly taken from a Philadelphia-area home after a woman was slain have been found safe in a convenience store in New York City.
For some migrant girls, rape and pregnancy are part of the journey
Once these girls are in federal custody, their particular needs are factored in to the lengthy immigration proceedings. "A lot of the girls may suspect they're pregnant, but they don’t really know until they get that medical test," says Jennifer Podkul, an attorney and senior program officer for…
NATO chief in Kiev discusses support for Ukraine's defensive power
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk discussed possible Western alliance support for Ukraine's defensive strength on Thursday, while more of its troops were killed in fresh clashes with…
Texas Family Unknowingly Helped Murder Suspects
Men Found in Backyard Shed
Baby dies, mother in critical after stabbing attack near Sacramento
A six-month old baby died and his mother was in critical condition after a family member stabbed them both on Thursday in a Sacramento suburb, police said. The 20-year-old alleged assailant, the woman's nephew, was shot by police and also died, Folsom police spokesman Andrew Bates said. The baby's…
Mother charged with abandoning newborn in trash
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis woman said she gave birth in a warehouse restroom and expected the newborn boy to die after she dumped him in a garbage can and returned to her work station, according to court documents.
Hurricanes in Hawaii (12 photos)
Barely holding on to hurricane strength, Iselle's outer edges brought rain and wind to Hawaii on Thursday as it approached landfall, poised to become the first hurricane or tropical storm to hit the island chain in 22 years and whose path another hurricane closely followed. (AP) Find more news…
Massive red tide bloom washing off Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast
By Letitia Stein TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) - The largest red tide bloom seen in Florida in nearly a decade has killed thousands of fish in the Gulf of Mexico and may pose a greater health threat if it washes ashore as expected in the next two weeks, researchers said on Thursday. Red tide occurs when…
Police: Slaying suspect dead; 2 boys found safe
DREXEL HILL, Pa. (AP) — Two children taken from a Philadelphia-area home after their mother was slain were found safe in New York City early Thursday, and their father, a suspect in the killing, was later found dead, authorities said.
