House fire in Calif. desert town kills father, 2 boys; 10-year-old girl in critical condition

September 30th, 2009 Man critically injured in Indiana house explosionALEXANDRIA, Ind. — An explosion has destroyed a house in central Indiana, badly burning a 20-year-old man who was inside.

August 28th, 2009 Kidnap suspect's father: son 'out of his mind'PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The father of a man suspected of kidnapping a girl 18 years ago and hiding her in his backyard says his son is "absolutely out of his mind." Manuel Garrido told The Associated Press Friday that his son Phillip Garrido fell into a bad crowd when he was younger and started taking LSD.

July 28th, 2009 8-year-old rape victim to remain in state handsPHOENIX — A Liberian man whose 8-year-old daughter allegedly was raped by four boys, and then reportedly shunned by her family, must wait at least three months before possibly regaining custody of the girl. The father, who is not being named to protect the girl's identity, met with Child Protective Services on Monday.

July 27th, 2009 Father of 8-year-old rape victim hopes for custodyPHOENIX — The father of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four boys in a Phoenix apartment complex says he wants his daughter back with her family. Child Protective Services took custody of the girl after police said her parents blamed her for the July 16 assault and didn't want her anymore.

July 26th, 2009 Cooking blamed as Philly fire kills 2, injures 5PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia fire officials say cooking sparked a weekend row house fire that killed a woman and a boy and injured five others. The blaze in the three-story building in the Frankford section of northeastern Philadelphia was reported at 7:31 a.m.

July 25th, 2009 Morning fire in Philly row house kills 2, hurts 5PHILADELPHIA — A fire that ripped through a northeastern Philadelphia row house has killed a woman and a young boy and injured five other people, three of them critically. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers called the Saturday morning fire 'horrific' and 'fast-moving.' He says the woman and child were trapped on the second floor of the Frankford neighborhood home and died despite efforts by firefighters to reach them in the flames.

July 24th, 2009 Police: Vegas toddler shot by 4-year-old brotherLAS VEGAS — Police say a 2-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot by her 4-year-old brother at a Las Vegas home. Police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan says officers were called about 8:30 p.m.

June 30th, 2009 Conn. man in critical condition after saving dadGRISWOLD, Conn. — A 20-year-old eastern Connecticut man who family members say has saved his father's life twice in the past year is in critical condition from burns suffered when he pulled his dad out of a burning home.

June 27th, 2009 Child burned in Mexico fire dies at Ohio hospitalCINCINNATI — Officials at an Ohio hospital say a 3-year-old girl being treated for injuries sustained in a fire at a day care center in Mexico has died. Officials at Cincinnati's Shriners Hospital for Children say the 3-year-old girl died Friday afternoon.

June 18th, 2009 7th victim of Mexico day care fire arrives in USSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A seventh child burned in the fire at a Mexican day care center this month has arrived at a California hospital for burn treatment.

June 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A man in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district set his two teenaged sons on fire after they refused to serve liquor to him. The condition of both boys is critical, police said Thursday.

June 1st, 2009 Police continue search for 5-year-old Monroe girlMONROE, Mich. — Michigan investigators looking for a 5-year-old girl missing for more than a week want to talk to the owner or driver of a minivan that was parked at a school playground near the spot where she was last seen.

May 4th, 2009 Fire kills 4 karaoke workers in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A police officer says four Cambodian women who worked at a karaoke parlor were killed and two other people injured as a fire swept through their room while they slept. Maj. Thuch Ra said the four, aged 15 to 22, died early Sunday in the northwestern city of Battambang.

May 4th, 2009 Michigan house fire claims life of 5th victimKALAMAZOO, Mich. — The mother of three young children killed last month in a southwestern Michigan house fire has become its fifth victim.

April 24th, 2009 12-year-old girl throws perfect game against boysBAYONNE, N.J. — On the pitcher's mound, a 12-year-old girl from New Jersey is perfect.