Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life
The eldest son and daughter of a couple who starved and shackled 12 of their children spoke publicly for the first time Friday, alternately condemning and forgiving their parents before a judge sentenced the pair to up to life in prison.
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Officer corrals donkey on Chicago-area interstate
It wasn't a routine day for a sheriff's officer after she spotted a donkey meandering along Interstate 90 near Chicago.
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Fla. woman in Colorado school threat found dead
A young Florida woman who traveled to Colorado and bought a shotgun for what authorities feared would be a Columbine-inspired attack.
Florida teenager obsessed with Columbine takes her own life
A Florida teenager who authorities say was obsessed with the Columbine school shooting and may have been planning an attack in Colorado just ahead of the 20th anniversary was found dead Wednesday in an apparent suicide after a nearly 24-hour manhunt.
'Mary Tyler Moore Show' actress Georgia Engel dies at 70
Georgia Engel, who played the charmingly innocent, small-voiced Georgette on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and amassed a string of other TV and stage credits, has died. She was 70.
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Quality of life tumbles in Bay Area, center of tech universe
The Bay Area is a thriving job center with great amenities, but dissatisfaction is growing.
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Homeless 'good Samaritan' gets probation in gas money scam
A homeless man was sentenced to five years' probation Friday after admitting last month that he conspired with a couple to scam the public out of $400,000 in donations by concocting a feel-good story about him helping a motorist in distress.
Judge threatens to stop Carnival ships from docking in US
A federal judge has threatened to temporarily block Carnival Corp. from docking cruise ships at ports in the United States as punishment for a possible probation violation.
Bones from Philippines cave reveal a new human species
Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time our own species was spreading from Africa to occupy the rest of the world.
Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge
Federal prosecutors added money laundering to the list of accusations against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other prominent parents Tuesday in the college admissions bribery case, increasing the pressure on them to plead guilty as other parents have agreed to do.
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What you need to know about measles and the vaccine
It is one of the most contagious diseases on Earth.
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Global warming is shrinking glaciers faster than thought
Earth's glaciers are melting much faster than scientists thought. A new study shows they are losing 369 billion tons of snow and ice each year, more than half of that in North America.
CorePower Yoga under fire for low pay, pushing pricey teacher training programs
"Not everyone needs to be a yoga teacher."
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Delta tops annual ranking of US airlines
The annual survey measures on-time arrivals, mishandled baggage, bumping passengers and consumer complaints.
Ex-convict charged with pretending to be long-missing boy
A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making false statements to federal authorities.
Police: North Dakota suspect planned carefully, hid evidence
A North Dakota man charged Friday with killing four people at a business that manages the mobile home park where he lives tried to avoid detection by picking up shell casings, changing his clothing, and cleaning a knife and gun with bleach, according to court documents.
Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner ordered to register as sex offender
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was ordered Friday to register as a sex offender as he nears the end of a 21-month prison sentence for having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl.
Suspect now under arrest in 4 slayings at North Dakota business
Police following evidence from surveillance video arrested a 44-year-old man Thursday in the slayings of four people at a property management business, just days after the discovery of their bodies shook a North Dakota town.
FBI rejects young man's claim to be long-missing boy
A young man's claim to be an Illinois boy who disappeared under tragic circumstances eight years ago was disproved by DNA tests and pronounced a hoax Thursday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved.
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