Recent Posts

N.J. Post Office Reopens After Anthrax Mailings

HAMILTON, New Jersey – The New Jersey (search) post office that handled anthrax-laced letters reopened Monday morning, nearly 3 1/2 years after the deadly mailings that further heightened the nation’s fears in the weeks after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The opening had more the air of a gala than …

Read More »

Crisis in the Congo: Sex Charges Roil U.N.

GOMA, Congo – Sylvie points at something in the distance but the 7-year-old tries to get away from the area where she was raped by a U.N. peacekeeper. The spot where the crime took place was 20 yards from a U.N. base — 20 yards from the people who were …

Read More »

Sheriff: Suspected Child Killer in 'Drug Haze'

HOMOSASSA, Fla. – A registered sex offender entered Jessica Lunsford’s (search) house through an unlocked door, snatched the 9-year-old girl from her bed and later sexually assaulted her, the Citrus County sheriff said Sunday. Medical examiners confirmed the sexual assault, sheriff Jeff Dawsy said. But because the suspect was in …

Read More »