Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on foot

Police say a 4-year-old boy in southern Ohio shot his babysitter because the sitter accidentally stepped on his foot.

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Child 'slavery' now being imported to U.S.

The trafficking of children for domestic labor in the U.S. is an extension of an illegal practice in Africa. Families send their daughters to work for money and the opportunity to escape a dead-end life.

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The Year in Political Cartoons

The Year in Political Cartoons

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Sarah Palin's daughter gives birth to son

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol has given birth to a son, People magazine reported Monday.

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Police: Man shot over noise during movie

A man enraged by a noisy family sitting near him in a movie theater on Christmas night shot the father of the family in the arm, police said.

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N.Y. governor not laughing at 'SNL' skit

A "Saturday Night Live" skit portraying New York's blind governor as a bumbling leader didn't get a laugh from Gov. David Paterson.

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Man sprays 'toilet-papering' teens with fox pee

A 50-year-old man who told authorities he was fed up with teens toilet-papering his house decided to defend his property - with a squirt gun filled with fox urine.

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Woman returns $97,000 found in restroom

Billie Watts said she was tempted but couldn't bring herself to keep $97,000 she said she found in a Cracker Barrel restroom.

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Amsterdam to close many brothels, sex shops

Amsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to close brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in its ancient city center as part of a major effort to drive organized crime out of the tourist haven.

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Landmark strip club in West Hollywood burns

A fire has erupted at the Body Shop, a landmark strip club in West Hollywood, Calif., included in the Motley Crue song "Girls, Girls, Girls."

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Wife's nude pics on lost phone end up online

Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.

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Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus quip

The Vatican's newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a "boast" by a young man grappling with sudden fame.

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India navy sinks suspected pirate 'mother ship'

An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate "mother ship" Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night, in a day of escalating violence in the lawless seas.

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Admirals, generals: Let gays serve openly

More than 100 retired generals and admirals called Monday for repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays so they can serve openly, according to a statement obtained by The Associated Press.

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McCain says Palin didn't hurt presidential bid

John McCain said Tuesday that Sarah Palin did not damage his presidential bid, and that anonymous criticism aimed at her after their crushing defeat was just typical campaign sniping.

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Nurse in V-J Day kiss photo reunites with Navy

A 90-year-old who says she's the woman being kissed by a sailor in Times Square in one of World War II's most famous photographs is to serve as grand marshal of New York City's Veterans Day parade.

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Small Oregon city elects transgender mayor

Plenty of politicians reinvent themselves, but few do it quite like Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen.

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Rights groups challenge new gay-marriage ban

Gay-rights advocates went to court Wednesday to press for same-sex marriages a day after California voters dealt them a stunning setback by approving a ban on such unions.

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Hospitals ease ER crowding with beds in halls

Hospital officials nationwide are being urged to consider hallway medicine as a way to ease emergency department crowding, and some are trying it.

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Death of Jennifer Hudson's nephew confirmed

A body found in an SUV is that of Jennifer Hudson's missing nephew, the focus of a search after the Oscar winner's mother and brother were found shot to death, police said Monday.

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Sen. Stevens found guilty on corruption charges

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Student dies during competitive-eating event

A student died just as he was about to win a university binge-eating contest, officials said Friday.

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Angry online divorcee 'kills' virtual ex-hubby

A 43-year-old Japanese piano teacher's sudden divorce from her online husband in a virtual game world made her so angry that she logged on and killed his digital persona, police said Thursday.

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Hospital bills woman who never saw a doctor

A woman says she waited 19 hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital's emergency department for treatment of a broken leg and never did get to see a doctor - but still got a bill for $162.

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Killer who claimed he was too fat is executed

Ohio has executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane.

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