Court document: Boy sent to basement without food
DETROIT (AP) — A 12-year-old Detroit boy who was missing for more than a week before he was discovered in his own basement told investigators his stepmother sent him there, according to a court record obtained Friday by a newspaper.
Tiger leaps onto boat, snatches man in east India
KOLKATA, India (AP) — A Bengal tiger snatched a man off a fishing boat in eastern India, dragging him away into a mangrove swamp as his children looked on in horror, the man's son said Friday.
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DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A man arrested for burglary in a Central Texas town told police he had been held captive for at least four years by his adoptive parents in a garage apartment locked on the outside, authorities said.
Pakistan family slits throats of young couple over love marriage
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) - A young couple in Pakistan were tied up and had their throats slit with scythes after they married for love, police said Saturday. The 17-year-old girl and 31-year-old man married on June 18 without the consent of their families in eastern Pakistan's…
Unprecedented Kurdish peshmerga deployment in Iraq
The onslaught by Sunni Arab militants in northern Iraq has prompted the country's Kurds to deploy the famed peshmerga security forces in defence of their autonomous region. The move affects both young and old, with regional President Massud Barzani even calling on retired fighters to volunteer to…
What Life Was Like for Missing Detroit Boy, 12, Found in Basement
Boy Was Home-Schooled and Forced to Do Strict Exercise: Police
Firefighter's body found in California wilderness
FILLMORE, Calif. (AP) — A California firefighter who disappeared two weeks ago after chasing after his dog during a backpacking trip was found dead Friday, authorities said.
Man Arrested After Son Skips Church [VIDEO]
Worse, Jeffrey Williamson says he faces up to six months on a “ridiculous” charge. Williamson said that his children, including 8 year-old Justin, were outside of their Blanchester, Ohio home when their Woodville Baptist Church van pulled up, according to WCPO. The kids got on the bus, save for…
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The parents of a 6-year-old girl are facing charges and police say it's because they didn't take care of their daughter's teeth.
Police say family of 4 found dead in California
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) — Police in Central California said on Friday they found a family of four dead inside a home in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.
Obama blasts House Republicans over lawsuit threat
By Roberta Rampton MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday blasted House Republicans who have threatened to sue him for issuing executive orders to implement policies that would have a hard time passing in the Republican-controlled chamber of Congress. "They don't do anything…
Now I Get It: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims in Iraq
Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric explains the history behind the sectarian discord between the warring Muslim factions in Iraq.
Ex-girlfriend's testimony key to murder conviction
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Defense lawyers and prosecutors stressed one thing throughout the trial of a 31-year-old man convicted of raping and killing a University of New Hampshire student: The key was the truthfulness of the defendant's ex-girlfriend.
Mississippi Tea Party leader dead in apparent suicide
A prominent lawyer and leader of the Mississippi Tea Party, who was arrested in connection with photos posted online of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's bedridden wife, died on Friday of an apparent suicide, the man’s attorney said. Mark Mayfield, 57, was a founding member of the state's Tea Party and…
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KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — By the time she ran away, she bore the scars of an abused woman anywhere - a swollen face, a starved body, and, barely a year after her wedding, a divorce. But for Maimuna Abdullahi, it all happened by the time she was 14.
Amy Adams Gives Up Her First Class Flight Seat To Soldier
Before a flight to L.A., flawless actress Amy Adams switched seats with a soldier so he could fly first class. She was no longer in it, but it was pretty clear that she’d given up her seat for him,” fellow passenger Jemele Hill said. Just saw actress Amy Adams do something incredibly classy.
Pablo Escobar's Hippos Run Amok in Colombia
In the 1980s, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar built himself a zoo, because even brutal gang leaders love fuzzy animals. Escobar smuggled exotic animals into his personal zoo, including one male and three female hippos. Escobar died 20 years ago, leaving his zoo to, well, the animals. Today,…
FIFA, players' union agree Suarez needs treatment
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The players' union and football's governing body agree on one thing in the wake of the heavy ban imposed on Luis Suarez for his third biting incident: the Uruguay and Liverpool striker needs help.
Texas couple say they locked up son out of fear he is rapist
By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas couple accused of locking up their son in an apartment garage for at least four years did so because they feared he was a rapist who put his family and community in danger, their lawyer told a bail hearing on Friday. Dane Thyssen, 39, and his wife…
FAMILY'S HARD TIMES KNOCK TEEN OFF TRACK FOR DIPLOMA
DEAR ABBY: I'm 17 and a junior in high school. My family has recently been hit with hard times. We lost our home and are living in a motel, and I am struggling with depression. I haven't attended school since last September. However, I am feeling well enough to the point where I'd like to start…
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