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Lisa Stebic family marks fifth anniversary of her disappearance

Monday, April 30th, 2012

The family of a woman who disappeared five years ago is seeking closure. Lisa Stebic, then 37, disappeared on April 30, 2007, after her husband, Craig Stebic, said she left their Plainfield, Ill., home to exercise at the gym and never returned. The couple had been in the process of a divorce at the time, ... read more »

Minivan crash near Bronx Zoo kills three generations

Monday, April 30th, 2012

A minivan plummeted off a bridge near the Bronx Zoo in New York, killing family members from three generations. According to authorities, the van lost control on the Bronx River Parkway at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, crossed all lanes of traffic, then flipped over a railing before falling 150 feet into a rail yard. ... read more »

Sex offender convicted of video game theft from children’s cancer hospital

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

If there’s anything that is sure to erase any leniency a judge might have at your sentencing, it’s stealing from sick kids. Charles Everette Hinton, 47, found that out the hard way after being convicted of stealing video game systems from the cancer ward at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Hinton was caught on ... read more »

Mom uses Facebook to shame daughter

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

An Ohio mom has found a unique way to punish her daughter for talking back — by publicly shaming her on Facebook. Denise Abbott reportedly became fed up with her daughter Ava, 13, being disrespectful to her. So she decided to create a profile picture of Ava and posted it to the popular social networking ... read more »

Deion Sanders’ wife wants judge to remove protective order

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The wife of former NFL cornerback Deion Sanders is asking a judge to remove a protective order that is keeping her away from their home. Details about a spat between Sanders and his estranged wife Pilar Sanders began to emerge on Monday when Deion posted to his Twitter account, saying, “Pray for me and my ... read more »

Investigators: Madeleine McCann is still alive

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Almost exactly five years after the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, investigators say that they believe the girl is still alive. McCann, then 3, vanished in 2007 from a Portugal hotel room where she was vacationing with her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann. Speculation that the McCanns were involved in their daughter’s kidnapping swirled after it ... read more »

Judges refuses Steven Powell request to toss child porn evidence

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

The effort by Steven Powell to suppress evidence in the child pornography case against him has failed. Powell, the father-in-law of missing Utah mom Susan Cox Powell, was arrested last September after police say they found more than 2,000 pornographic images of girls and women on Powell’s computer while searching for evidence in Cox’s disappearance. ... read more »

Police: Suspects brought 4-year-old along on home burglary

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Of all the times to get a babysitter, probably the best one is when you’re about to commit burglary. Police in Henry County, Ga., arrested two men on suspicion of stealing copper from an abandoned house, and reportedly discovered one of the men had brought along his 4-year-old daughter, according to WGCL-TV. Bryan Yearta, 41, ... read more »

Time lapse of girl’s growth from birth to 12 years old

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

When Dutch photographer Frans Hofmeester’s daughter Lotte was born, he had an idea for a project. He created a video diary of her each week of her life, using the same background for each. As Lotte’s 12th birthday approach, the muse struck Hofmeester again, and he decided to edit all the videos together to show ... read more »

Double Take and their ‘Hot Problems’

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Did you know that hot girls have problems, too? It’s true, at least according to the new viral video sensation Double Take, who spell out the trials and tribulations that attractiveness brings in their song “Hot Problems,” which may wind up overtaking Rebecca Black’s “Friday” as the most mocked song on the internet. MTV spoke ... read more »

Florida 4-year-old tests positive for cocaine

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Florida police were surprised when they went to follow up on a complaint about prostitution and drugs at a hotel and were greeted by a young boy. A manager at the Candlewood Suites tipped off the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office about the possible illegal activity in one of its rooms, and when officers arrived they reported ... read more »

Parents not amused after kindergarten class locked in jail

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Parents of a kindergarten class are unhappy after their kids were locked up in jail as part of a field trip. The class at Sunnyside Elementary School in the west suburban Chicago suburb of Berkeley were supposed to be taking an “educational field trip” to the town’s public library and village hall. But what parents ... read more »

Police: Texas woman kidnapped baby to cover up miscarriage

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Police say a Texas woman accused of killing a new mother and kidnapping her baby was trying to hide a miscarriage. Verna McClain, 30, reportedly suffered a miscarriage earlier this week, and wanted to try and hide that fact from her fiancĂ©, so she set out to find a baby to replace her own, according ... read more »

Boy helps pay dad’s medical bills with lemonade stand

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

A Texas boy who wanted to help pay his dad’s medical bills turned lemons into lemonade — literally. Drew Cox, 6, opened a lemonade stand in his Gladwater, Texas, neighborhood in an effort to help with the large amount of debt his father had racked up from treatment for a rare form of cancer. What ... read more »

Gisele Bundchen’s niece follows in her aunt’s footsteps

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

It looks like fashion runs in supermodel Gisele Bundchen’s family. Duda Bundchen, Gisele’s 5-year-old niece, is getting ready to launch her own clothing line, according to Forbes. Duda is partnering with Brandili Mundi, a Brazilian clothing company, to create her signature line of kids’ clothes after previously representing the company as its spokesmodel. The young ... read more »