Haiti: Lesser Charge For Missionary A Haitian judge said Tuesday that he dropped kidnapping charges against Laura Silsby and nine other American missionaries because the children they were trying to take out of Haiti were given over freely by their parents. The judge, Bernard St.-Vil, said Ms. Silsby would be tried on a lesser charge […]
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Kate Gosselin: My kids are struggling
As their parents continue to make tabloid headlines — Jon faces contempt charges for taking money out of a joint account, while Kate has just lost the reality show franchise that made her famous — the eight children of Jon and Kate Gosselin are starting to feel the effects of all the stress.
Should Sex Offenders Be Barred from Churches with Kids?
North Carolina is a proud member of the so-called Bible Belt of states that take their religion seriously. So some eyebrows were raised when James Nichols was arrested for attending church.
Born with half a brain, woman living full life
Michelle Mack has turned medical thinking upside down. Born with only half a brain, Mack can speak normally, graduated from high school and has an uncanny knack for dates
Boy saved from fire in dramatic rescue
A store owner in New York who is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a 4-year-old boy from a burning building said he plans to visit the child in the hospital Friday. Horia Cretan, who owns an electronics store in the Bronx structure where the fire broke out, also hopes to meet Christopher’s parents for the first time, he told CNN’s “American Morning.” The boy is expected to recover, Cretan said.
Treasure hunters dig for Hitler’s gold
Digging has resumed at a site in the southeastern German town of Deutschneudorf, where treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and possibly clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room, a prize taken from a Russian castle during World War II. They and thousands of prospective parents, eager to adopt children from abroad, have found themselves in an emotional legal limbo since two of the most popular countries for international adoptions — Guatemala and Vietnam — recently halted their programs.
Nelly Furtado embraces Latin roots with new album
Singer Nelly Furtado is trying to cross over in a direction many artists don’t ordinarily take.
Text of Obama speech to be released before school broadcast
The White House is set to release on Monday the text of a controversial back-to-school speech to students from President Obama that has angered some conservative parents and pundits. The text of the 18-minute speech will be posted on the White House Web site so people can read it before its scheduled Internet broadcast to schoolchildren Tuesday
Rifqa Bary: A Florida Culture War Over Runaway Convert
Florida has a knack for turning family dysfunction into national spectacle. Ten years ago it gave us the Elian Gonzalez mess; five years later came the Terri Schiavo debacle
Make way for more Duggars
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tonitown, Arkansas, who have 18 children and one grandchild on the way, are expecting a new addition to their household — baby No. 19 will arrive in the spring. “We are so thrilled,” says Michelle, 42