A year later, saga of Fla. mom accused of killing girl fascinates public with twists, turnsORLANDO, Fla. — It’s easy to forget 2-year-old Florida toddler Caylee Anthony was slain after all the plot twists and turns in her story. Searchers find body of third and final person missing after weekend mudslide in northern UtahLOGAN, Utah — Searchers have recovered the body of the third and final person missing after a weekend mudslide destroyed a northern Utah home. Autopsy: 5-year-old girl found buried, covered in cement in Mich. suffocated by inhaling dirtMONROE, Mich. — Autopsy results indicate a 5-year-old girl whose body was found buried near a Michigan river suffocated after inhaling dirt. Wis. mother charged with helping son dispose of his girlfriend’s body after alleged stranglingMILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man accused of strangling his girlfriend enlisted the help of his mother and a friend to burn her body and pour the ashes into a frozen lake, according to criminal complaints filed Tuesday. Thousands of Chinese troops try to contain boiling ethnic tensions after riotsURUMQI, China — Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal violence left 156 people dead, and a senior Communist Party official vowed to execute those guilty of murder in the rioting in western China. Police disclose confession in case of 7-year-old girl who disappeared 21 years agoPINOLE, Calif. — The mystery of Amber Swartz-Garcia, a 7-year-old Northern California girl who disappeared after going to jump rope outside her home 21 years ago, has been solved, police said Monday. Floods trap 300 teens at school in southern China; rains leave 16 dead, 320,000 flee homesBEIJING — Floods blocked roads in southern China, leaving some 300 teenagers stranded at a school with limited supplies of food and water, an official said Sunday, after days of heavy rain killed at least 15 people. US says American soldier missing, believed captured by insurgents in eastern AfghanistanWASHINGTON — An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday. Rescuers resume search of collapsed Atlanta parking deck; No injuries, missing people reportedATLANTA — Crews worked Tuesday to stabilize and search a collapsed parking garage, but it still wasn’t clear what caused the deck to collapse from the fourth floor to the ground level a day earlier. US sends military dogs to search for bomb victims in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military sent search dogs Sunday to help find more than a dozen people still missing and feared dead after the country’s worst bombing this year devastated a northern Iraqi town just over a week before U.S. troops are due to leave Iraq’s cities. Too good to be true: Rare ray of hope dashed in case of NY child missing more than 50 yearsNEW YORK — When Jerry Damman first got news his son may have been found after vanishing from Long Island more than 50 years ago, he said it “was almost too good to believe.” Swiss police find body of US boy missing by waterfallBERN, Switzerland — Swiss authorities said Friday they have found the body of a 12-year-old American boy who apparently fell into a torrential waterfall during an outing last month. FBI says DNA test results show Michigan man is boy kidnapped in Long Island, NY, in 1955KALKASKA, Mich. — DNA testing disproved a Michigan man’s suspicions that he was a toddler kidnapped on New York’s Long Island in 1955, the FBI said Thursday, closing a chapter in a bizarre mystery that started after he began researching his roots on the Internet. Father of Mich. man who think’s he was kidnapped in NY in ‘55 calls speculation ‘foolishness’KALKASKA, Mich. — The father of a Michigan man who believes he was snatched from his real parents in New York half a century ago called the speculation “a bunch of foolishness.” Michigan man bears striking resemblance to New York boy who vanished in 1955KALKASKA, Mich. — The father of a Michigan man who believes he was snatched from his real parents in New York half a century ago called the speculation “a bunch of foolishness.” International human rights organizations say Iranian protesters, reformists detainedCAIRO — International human rights organizations said Wednesday that many prominent activists and politicians have been arrested in Iran in response to protests over the country’s disputed presidential election. Mich. man says online pictures led him to believe he may be kid snatched from NY bakery in ‘55KALKASKA, Mich. — A Michigan man said Wednesday that pictures he found online led him to believe he could be the 2-year-old boy who vanished more than a half-century ago from a stroller outside a bakery on New York’s Long Island. AP Newsbreak: Mich. man says online photos led him to believe he may be boy kidnapped in 1955KALKASKA, Mich. — A Michigan man said Wednesday that pictures he found online led him to believe he could be the 2-year-old boy who vanished more than a half-century ago from a bakery on New York’s Long Island. AP Newsbreak: Mich. man say online photos led him to believe he may be boy kidnapped in 1955KALKASKA, Mich. — A Michigan man says pictures he found online led him to believe he could be the 2-year-old boy who vanished more than a half-century ago from a bakery on New York’s Long Island. Iowa farmer wonders if mystery visitor was son who vanished from New York bakery 50 years agoNEWTON, Iowa — When a mysterious visitor showed up last fall at Jerry Damman’s Iowa farm, there wasn’t any reason for him to suspect it was the toddler son who long ago vanished from a stroller in front of a New York bakery. Mich. man comes forward, claims he was boy who vanished from outside NY store in 1955EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — More than 50 years ago, a mother left her stroller outside a Long Island bakery and returned minutes later to find her 2-year-son had vanished. Mich. man comes forward, claims he was boy who vanished from outside NY store in 1950sEAST MEADOW, N.Y. — New York authorities have a lead in the mysterious disappearance of a 2-year-old boy outside a Long Island bakery 50 years ago. Germany vows to do all in its power to find German family missing in Yemen and bring them homeBERLIN — Germany vowed Tuesday to do everything in its power to find and safely return a German family missing in Yemen, where three women who disappeared with them have been found dead. Dallas police arrest woman who reported 9-month-old daughter abducted from her homeDALLAS — The mother of a 9-month-old girl who was reported abducted from her home told investigators the baby’s father dumped the infant’s dead body into a lake, according to court documents released Monday. Small plane recovered from bottom of upstate NY river; 2 dead, 1 still missing from crashSCOTIA, N.Y. — Authorities have recovered the small plane that crashed into the Mohawk River in eastern New York, killing a man and a boy and leaving a second man missing. ‘Monroe’s little angel’: Michigan girl, 5, laid to rest nearly 3 weeks after disappearanceMONROE, Mich. — Mourners embraced family members Saturday as they filed past the closed casket of a 5-year-old found buried along a river, paying final respects to a girl described by one of them as “Monroe’s little angel.” Funeral for 5-year-old Michigan girl found buried near river after 2-week disappearanceMONROE, Mich. — Mourners gathered Saturday for the funeral of a 5-year-old girl found buried along a river after a disappearance that brought out hundreds of searchers. Presidential pardon: Obama writes Wisconsin girl a note for missing last day of schoolGREEN BAY, Wis. — Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama. Two missing, 21 injured after blast at a Slim Jim meat products plant in N.C., officials sayGARNER, N.C. — Two people were missing and 21 injured, four critically, after an explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday. Jeffrey Hammerstein, district chief with Wake County Emergency Medical Services, said a third person initially reported missing was found and taken to the hospital. Authorities were searching for two others. Officials: 2 missing, 38 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantGARNER, N.C. — An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 38 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for two people still missing. |