Texans endure sleepless night as Ike roars ashore

"A massive Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.Before the eye even crossed land, the first bands were...

Dog protected abandoned newborn, doctors say

"(CNN) -- A dog sheltered a newborn baby abandoned by its 14-year-old mother in a field in rural Argentina until the boy was rescued, a doctor said Friday. ...

The New Slavery

"Human trafficking flies below the radar of most people's consciousness, but it happens — even in New Orleans By Sarah Andert The Capri Hotel on Tulane Avenue was no place for human inhabitants in November 2005. Floodwaters from the levee breaches had inundated the building...