Dad confesses to holding daughter captive 24 years

A man has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years inwindowless cell with a soundproofed door and fathering seven childrenwith her, police said Monday."The daughter, who is now 42, had been missing since 1984 and was found by police in the town of Amstetten on...

Don't Taser Me--Taser My Baby!

"In a scenario so bizarre that it wouldn't even make Dog, the Bounty Hunter, a mother tossed her baby in front of her as a human shield for a Taser."

Flood Watch in New York as Storm Heads East

"A severe weather system blamed for two deaths plowed eastward Saturday, rattling the Gulf states with strong thunderstorms as the Northeast prepared for possible coastal flooding. The storm blew across the southern Plains on Friday, piling snow a foot deep in Kansas and...

Mengistu Gets Life Sentence for Ethiopian Genocide Charges

"Exiled former Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges. The former leader was found guilty last month after a 12-year trial, although he is living in Zimbabwe. After his conviction, Zimbabwe said it would not extradite...

Texas Hold'em Poker on trial in landmark UK case - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Is poker a game of chance, skill or combination of the two? Jurors are being asked to answer that very question as part of a landmark case to determine whether a Central London Club was illegally holding two poker games under the 1968 Gaming Act.  The outcome could...

5 years later, WTC mail keeps coming

"It's the kind of holiday mail that might have been tossed aside, discarded like any other piece of junk mail: a special offer for a facial at a local spa. Only the address on the letter no longer exists. And the woman the letter is addressed to died more than five years ago...