Police having difficulty linking Amish school shooting to MySpace
(CNN) -- Pennsylvania schoolhouse killer Charles Carl Roberts IV said he molested young family members 20 years ago and was dreaming about molesting again, police said Tuesday.
Boston suburb may drop Horatio Alger festival after they hear that he was a pedophile. Should have read his books "Rough and Ready," "Ben the Luggage Boy" and "Mark the Match Boy"
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio Alger's hometown. As this Boston suburb gets ready for its 11th annual Horatio Alger Street Fair, town leaders are considering dropping Alger's name from the festival next year because of allegations of pedophilia against the 19th-century children's author.
"I am not a pedophile," says pedophile
JAILED and accused of child sex, Adelaide businessman Don Storen yesterday declared from behind bars he was not a pedophile.
To no one's great surprise, guy who shot up Colorado school revealed to be a creepy, pockmarked asshat who lived in his car
BAILEY, Colo. Sep 28, 2006 (AP)— The gunman who took six girls hostage in a high school classroom and killed one "did traumatize and assault our children," and the attack was "sexual in nature," the sheriff said Thursday.
Parents concerned that t-shirts with suggestive messages like "Spank me it's my birthday" are sending boys the wrong message about their daughters
(CBS) If you want to read something really steamy, you may not have to look any further than your daughter's wardrobe. Sexually suggestive T-shirts are very popular among teens and can be found in trendy clothing stores all over the country.
Step 1: Become mayor of small Arkansas town. Step 2: Offer to exchange city water service for sex. Step 3: Fark.com
WALDRON, Ark. -- An Arkansas mayor accused of seeking sex from women in exchange for preventing their water from being turned off has agreed to resign.
CNN asks, "What causes a teen to kill?" Neglect, poverty, uninvolved parents... what? Oh here it is, at the bottom: GOTH MUSIC. Whew, thought they were losing it
MARTINEZ, California (Court TV) -- Scott Dyleski was a 16-year-old college student, animal rights' activist and budding artist when he woke up one morning last fall and apparently decided to bludgeon his accomplished 52-year-old neighbor to death.
Hostage situation at Colorado high school is over with gunman in custody. One student hostage injured
BAILEY, Colo. Sep 27, 2006 (AP)— A middle-aged gunman walked into the high school in this mountain town Wednesday, fired at least two shots and took six people hostage, authorities said. Hundreds of students were evacuated in a scene that recalled the horror at Columbine just a short drive away.
Message in a bottle turns Florida teen into Spanish celebrity. Sting unavailable for comment
NAPLES, Fla. -- Dennis Davis has reached celebrity status in a Spanish village he's never visited.
Opera that features severed heads of Jesus, Buddha, Poseidon and Mohammed cancelled because it might drive Christians, Buddhists and Pagans to acts of violence. Yeah, right
BERLIN - A leading opera house canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" that included a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, unleashing a furious debate over free speech.
Abe elected Japanese prime minister. Honest
Shinzo Abe became Japan's youngest prime minister since the second world war today, and appointed several prominent rightwingers to help push through reforms.
Not getting the deal that you wanted on the car sale does not give you the right to cut the salesman with a machete
TYLER, Texas -- Police in Tyler said a car dealer is accused of assault after a customer reported being attacked with a machete.
Australian politician complains country's men are turning into "metrosexual knobs and tossbags"
Metrosexual knobs and tossbags. Not the first phrase that comes to mind when describing Australian men. And certainly not a term you'll hear me bandying about the bar in Wagga Wagga on my holidays next week. But, according to former Labor leader Mark Latham, the decline in "Australian male culture" and the loss of mischievous "larrikin language and values" is one of the saddest things he has seen in his lifetime. "Australian mates and good blokes have been replaced by nervous wrecks, metrosexual knobs and tossbags," he reckons.
Step 1: Allow users to register bank accounts online so they can send payment by email. Step 2: Don't bother verifying that accounts are legitimate. Step 3: Allow scammers to profit
A federal court in California has ordered a Web site to stop e-mailing personal checks without verifying the identity of the check-writers in response to a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that the practice has resulted in widespread fraud. The action came after brazen crooks used the Qchex Web site to try to steal from federal agencies, including the FTC itself.
High school football player facing assault charges after putting thumbtack in glove before shaking hands and high-fiving rival team's players; is immediatedly offered contract with Bengals
LAYTON, Utah -- A 15-year-old high school football player faces simple assault charges for putting a thumbtack in his glove before shaking hands and high-fiving players from a rival school, authorities said.
Debate rages over new Confucious image. By "debate rages," they mean respectful dialogue, not riotting and arson and beheading
BEIJING (Reuters) - A new, official and smiling image of Confucius has sparked philosophical debate in China over whether it is needed and whether or not it looks anything like him.
Pope Benedict declares his "total and profound respect for Muslims." Pope forgets to mention this is only the case after they convert to Roman Catholicism
ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI expressed "total and profound respect for all Muslims" at a meeting Monday with ambassadors from Muslim nations and other Islamic leaders.
On 5th anniversary of 9/11, Mets attempt to honor WTC responders by wearing baseball caps representing seven agencies that responded to the attacks. The 8th agency is not amused
Transit workers are fuming because they were left out of a heartfelt gesture by the Mets to honor the heroes of 9/11.
Turns out the Osama-is-dead story was only cocktail party yakkety-yak involving a French diplomat
The now-denied reports that Osama bin Laden was dead grew out of a rumor passed at an embassy party in Islamabad by a Saudi diplomat attaché, according to intelligence sources in France and Pakistan.
Lightning-strike survivor describes her experience, nifty new superpowers
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. - A woman who was struck by lightning talked Tuesday about the incident that ruptured her eardrums and sent her to a hospital for days.
Please remember to remove all personal items before returning a rental van, including the boxes of cocaine in the back
(CBS4) LAWRENCE Police in Lawrence arrested two people following the discovery of more than $1 million in cocaine in a rental van. Investigators found even more cocaine in a Methuen home along with $120,000.
Lower house of Russian parliament rejects proposal to allow Madonna to ride spaceship to International Space Station, cites wording that would have made it round-trip
MOSCOW - The lower house of Russian parliament has rejected a lawmaker's proposal to book Madonna a seat on a Russian flight to the international space station, news agencies reported Wednesday, a day after the singer's controversial concert in Moscow.
Chicago city council upholds mayor's veto of 'Big Box' wage ordinance. WalMart can keep paying it's workers in Foie Gras
A divided City Council today sustained Mayor Daley’s first-ever veto by a 31 to 18 vote: Wal-Mart and 42 other big box retailers in Chicago will not have to pay their employees at least $13 an hour in wages and benefits by 2010.
Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown have separated. Lawyers figuring out who gets custody of the daughter and frequent rehab visit punch cards
LOS ANGELES - Access Hollywood has learned from a source close to Whitney Houston that the star has split from her long-time husband Bobby Brown.
Gas prices still plummeting due to the news that the UN placed sanctions on John Bolton's mustache trimmer
Gasoline prices continue to tumble, almost free-falling toward levels not seen in five months.
New mini iPod Shuffle shown today, subsequently lost
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its new movie download service Tuesday, becoming the latest company trying to secure a toehold in what could be a rapidly expanding entertainment market.
If you're impressed by the scientific rigor The Farmer's Almanac brings to meteorology, you'll be fascinated by their research on how a date will turn out based on what people put on their pizza
DUBLIN, N.H. -- The Old Farmer's Almanac is on newsstands again now predicting the weather by researching sunspots.
"I'll pay you ten bucks if you hit Mr. Gene on the back of the head." "Durr, okay"
A 16-year-old in Palm Bay, Fla., is accused of hitting a teacher in the back of the head on a $10 bet from another student, according to a police report.
Beatles to appear on British stamps. Post office warns packages sent with the Sgt Peppers stamp may have a bad trip
THE Beatles are to appear on a set of British stamps in January, the Royal Mail announced.
Today's "filthy house with crazy person hoarding over 100 birds in it" story brought to you by St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida - Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies went to a St. Petersburg-area home this morning after receiving complaints of unattended dogs barking throughout the night.
