Two senior rebel leaders in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta region accepted a government offer of amnesty to militants who disarm. (CNN) — Whenever President Obama has traveled overseas and offered pointed and direct assessments of the United States, some of them critical, Republicans have ripped him for criticizing America, saying a president should always defend the United States.
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Captor kept me on tether, Elizabeth Smart testifies
Elizabeth Smart was not afraid to face Brian Mitchell in her first testimony detailing her 2002 abduction. In fact, her father said, she wanted the man who allegedly kept her tethered to a tree in the Utah woods muzzled and forced to listen to her testimony.
Miley Cyrus cancels Omaha concert
Miley Cyrus is taking a sick day.
Indiana girl, 2, missing more than a week
The mother of a missing 2-year-old Indiana girl said police are working “around the clock” to find her daughter, who was apparently taken from a parked car while her baby sitter was in a convenience store. Jada Justice was last seen about 9:40 p.m
Cadaver dogs indicate possible remains on Garrido property
Two cadaver dogs working separately each showed interest in the same area of property belonging to kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido, a possible indication of human remains, police said Thursday. Authorities will use ground-penetrating radar equipment on Friday to examine the area, and “we will eventually be digging in that location,” said Hayward police Lt.
White House: Millions of e-mails may be missing
Millions of White House e-mails may be missing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino acknowledged Friday.
Police: Bones found on Garrido property
Investigators have found bones on the property where kidnapping suspects Phillip and Nancy Garrido lived for 18 years with Jaycee Dugard and her two daughters, police said Wednesday. More bones of undetermined origin also were found on property adjacent to the home, Lt
Police search Garrido home in connection with other abductions
Investigators from two police agencies were searching the home of the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping suspects Tuesday in connection with two other unsolved abductions, authorities said.
Accused kidnapper Garrido, wife to face judge Monday
Phillip and Nancy Garrido, the suspects in the kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Dugard, are due in court Monday for a bail hearing. The husband and wife have pleaded not guilty to 29 felony counts related to Dugard, who disappeared in 1991 when she was 11 years old.
Web goes nuts for ‘Crasher Squirrel’
Melissa and Jackson Brandts knew right away that the photo from their recent trip to Canada was a good one. However, it wasn’t until the world — and National Geographic — took notice that they realized exactly how good.