Society

Mexican Teen Back With Family After Interpol Sends Her To U.S. By Mistake

Vittorio Hernandez   | Apr 23, 2015 02:23 AM EDT

A scar between the eyebrows was the main facial characteristic that Dorotea Garcia, a woman in the U.S., insisted as proof that 14-year-old Alondra Luna Nunez of Mexico was her long-lost daughter. The woman even secured a court order and Interpol grabbed Luna at her school in Guanajuato. read more

Uncooperative Computer Gets 8 Bullets From Irate Colorado Owner

Vittorio Hernandez   | Apr 22, 2015 07:48 AM EDT

Most owners of a computer that crashes or frequently exhibits glitches either shut it off, curse or pound their units in frustration. But not Lucas Finch of Colorado who decided to end the life of his useless computer by pumping eight bullets in its central processing unit. read more

Man In California Mobile Phone Grab Video Was A Deputy U.S. Marshal, Not Cop

Vittorio Hernandez   | Apr 22, 2015 05:00 AM EDT

Because of the pervading anti-police sentiment, the man in the viral mobile phone grab video was assumed to be a police. But he was not a cop; he was a deputy U.S. marshal. read more

San Bernardino County Pays Beaten Suspected Horse Thief $650,000 In Settlement

Geann Pineda   | Apr 22, 2015 04:30 AM EDT

A suspected horse thief becomes USD $650,000 richer, after the San Bernardino County in California agreed to pay him in what legal experts say was a rare out of court settlement. read more

Vietnamese Women Preyed on in Malaysia Sex Ring

Michael A. Katz   | Apr 21, 2015 04:30 PM EDT

Vietnamese police have detained a Malaysian man and a Vietnamese woman for allegedly luring young women into forced prostitution in Malaysia. read more

U.S. Couple Sentenced for Killing Woman's Mother, Stuffing Body in Suitcase

Michael A. Katz   | Apr 21, 2015 03:23 PM EDT

A young U.S. couple has been sentenced to prison in Indonesia for killing the woman’s mother Sheila von Wiese-Mack while vacationing in Bali last August. The victim’s body had been found stuffed in a suitcase inside the trunk of a taxi. read more

Trial of 93-Year-Old Former Auschwitz Guard Opens in Germany

Michael A. Katz   | Apr 21, 2015 04:16 PM EDT

The trial of a 93-year-old former Nazi SS guard, known as the "Bookkeeper of Auschwitz," is set to begin today in Germany. read more

Utah Mother Gets Life Sentence For Killing Her Six Newborns

Geann Pineda   | Apr 21, 2015 10:05 AM EDT

A Utah mother who killed six of her newborn babies and hid them all in her garage was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday. read more

Detroit Police Officer Charged After Being Caught On Cam Beating Motorist

Geann Pineda   | Apr 21, 2015 03:07 AM EDT

A Detroit-area police officer was charged with assault on Monday after a video went public showing him beating a man in a traffic stop. read more

Baltimore Suspends 6 Cops Involved In Freddie Gray Death

Vittorio Hernandez   | Apr 21, 2015 02:22 AM EDT

The Baltimore Police Department has suspended six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died on Sunday one week after his arrest. read more

Pasco Mom Charged With Child Abuse For Setting Up Fight For 13-Year-Old Daughter

Geann Pineda   | Apr 21, 2015 02:14 AM EDT

A mother from Pasco County, Florida has been charged with child abuse, battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after setting up a fight for her 13-year-old daughter. read more

Student Armed With Crossbow Kills Teacher In Spain

Geann Pineda   | Apr 20, 2015 11:17 PM EDT

A teacher in Barcelona, Spain was killed and four others were wounded in an attack by a student armed with a home-made crossbow and a knife on Monday. read more

Spanish Teen with Crossbow, Machete Kills Teacher in School on Columbine Anniversary

Michael A. Katz   | Apr 20, 2015 01:45 PM EDT

A 13-year-old boy wielding a crossbow and a machete killed a substitute teacher and wounded four others in Barcelona. The attack comes on the 16th anniversary of the 1999 Columbine school killing in Colorado. read more

Secret Service Arrests White House Fence Jumper

Geann Pineda   | Apr 20, 2015 10:53 PM EDT

The United States Secret Service has arrested one person after scaling a White House fence on Sunday night. read more

Anderson Police Recover 3-Week-Old Baby Whose Mother Was Killed

Vittorio Hernandez   | Apr 20, 2015 05:26 AM EDT

Serenity, the three-week-old baby whose mother was found dead on Friday, is safe in the hands of relatives after Anderson police recovered her the same day. Her mother, 23-year-old Samantha Fleming, was apparently victimized by a woman who possibly has mental problems. read more

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