Fri, Jul 10th, 2009 | U.S. |

BEULAH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a mother and father were shot to death in a home invasion in Florida while eight of their children slept. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said Friday that three men are being sought for questioning ...Read More

Scioscia, Tracy both deserving of top honors

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | Sports |

The Rangers' Ron Washington and Mariners' Don Wakamatsu also were strong candidates. So was the Yankees' Joe Girardi, who many voters disqualify because of the Yankees' high payroll. This season, though, there could be only one choice. The Angels' Mike Scioscia demonstrated ...Read More

Daniel Pearl's Family Disagrees WIth NYC Trial For Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories, U.S. |

Daniel Pearl's Family Disagrees WIth NYC Trial For Khalid Sheikh Mohammed The mother and father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl are disappointed with the federal government's decision to try Pearl's professed killer and Guantanamo detainee Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City, according to The Hill. Pearl's father, Judea ...Read More

Michael Jackson estate fight becomes public family dispute

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Michael Jackson estate fight becomes public family dispute Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A legal battle between Michael Jackson's mother and father broke out in a Los Angeles court Tuesday morning, just as Katherine Jackson dropped her challenge of the executors named in her son's will. Katherine Jackson's lawyer ...Read More

Madonna, children arrive in Malawi

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Madonna, children arrive in Malawi LILONGWE, Malawi ? Madonna arrived in Malawi yesterday afternoon to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children, an official for the star's charity said. The 51-year-old celebrity was accompanied by her four ...Read More

Madonna visits Malawi for groundbreaking ceremony at her school for poor girls

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished African nation where she adopted two children. The 51-year-old pop star jetted into the country along with her four children - Lourdes, 13, Rocco, 9, ...Read More

Madonna returns to Malawi to visit girls school

Sun, Oct 25th, 2009 | Entertainment |

LILONGWE, Malawi - Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children, an official for the star's charity said. The official who could not be named because he ...Read More

Police: mother, father, son electrocuted while putting up ham radio antenna in Palm Bay home

Tue, Oct 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

PALM BAY, Fla. - Police in Florida say a mother and father and their 15-year-old son died after being electrocuted while putting up a ham radio antenna at their Palm Bay home. The victims were identified Tuesday as 55-year-old Melville Braham ...Read More

Fla. to seek death for 4 accused of killing couple

Tue, Oct 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

PENSACOLA, Fla.—Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs. In a brief statement, State Attorney ...Read More

Ariz. sweat lodge lacked key permit

Tue, Oct 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

Yavapai County's building safety manager, Jack Judd, said there was no record of an application or permit for a temporary structure at the Angel Valley Retreat Center. At any one time, 55 to 65 people attending the "Spiritual Warrior" program hosted ...Read More

Florida to seek death penalty in couple's slaying

Mon, Oct 12th, 2009 | U.S. |

Florida to seek death penalty in couple's slaying (CNN) -- Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against four of seven suspects facing murder charges in the July death of a Florida couple known for adopting special-needs children, authorities said Monday. State Attorney Bill Eddins filed notices of intent to ...Read More

Wisconsin Parents Face 25 Years in Prison When They're Sentenced ...

Tue, Oct 6th, 2009 | U.S. |

Wisconsin Parents Face 25 Years in Prison When They're Sentenced ... A Wisconsin mother and father convicted of reckless homicide for praying instead of taking their dying daughter to a doctor could spend up to 25 years in prison. Dale and Leilani Neumann will be sentenced Tuesday in the death of 11-year-old ...Read More

Elton John and partner David Furnish interested in adopting Ukrainian toddler named Lev

Sun, Sep 13th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

LONDON -- Look out, Madonna and Angelina Jolie - pop star Elton John may be joining the ranks of A-list celebrities with adopted children. John and longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev ...Read More

Elton John wants to adopt Ukrainian toddler

Sun, Sep 13th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Look out, Madonna and Angelina Jolie - pop star Elton John may be joining the ranks of A-list celebrities with adopted children. John and longtime partner David Furnish are interested in trying to adopt a Ukrainian toddler named Lev they met ...Read More

EntertainmentMoviesMore 'Sex and the City 2' plot details ...

Wed, Sep 9th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Plot details for "Sex and the City 2" are a closely guarded secret. But amid rumors of decoy scripts - Kim Cattrall apparently let one too close to photogs on the set - and other potentially false leads, a new ...Read More

Wife who police say joined in abduction and rape of Jaycee Dugard ...

Wed, Sep 2nd, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

If she helped strip a young girl of her innocence and perpetrated a heinous, 18-year-long crime that has shocked the world, Nancy Garrido never showed it when she arrived at work to help people who couldn't help themselves. Nancy Garrido worked ...Read More

Documents Reveal Details of Murdered Florida Couple's Death

Mon, Aug 17th, 2009 | U.S. |

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Authorities released hundreds of pages of crime scene reports and witness interviews detailing the deaths of a Panhandle couple known for adopting many special needs children. According to documents released on Monday, an autopsy after the July 9 ...Read More

Not guilty pleas for men charged in Florida couple's murders

Thu, Aug 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

(CNN) -- The seven men charged in the deaths last month of a Beulah, Florida, couple known for adopting special-needs children pleaded not guilty Thursday, a court clerk said. The court set trial dates for late October and November, though those ...Read More

7 Plead Not Guilty in Murders of Florida Couple

Thu, Aug 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Six men and a 16-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to two charges each of first degree murder in a Pensacola court. The men could face the death penalty and the boy life in prison in the home-invasion murder ...Read More

Suspects cased Florida couple's home before slaying

Tue, Jul 21st, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) -- Suspects in the slaying of a Florida couple known for adopting special-needs children cased the victims' home about a month before storming the residence, authorities said. The information was one of many new revelations released Monday about ...Read More

Fla. Murder Suspect's Criminal Past

Thu, Jul 16th, 2009 | Most Viewed, U.S. |

Documents obtained exclusively by CBS News shed light on the mindset and criminal past of the lead suspect in the grisly murder of a Florida couple who provided a home to 16 children. Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. , 35, has been ...Read More