Huge dead whale found floating in Tampa Bay was killed by a ship in Gulf of MexicoOctober 6th, 2009 Dead whale found in Tampa Bay was hit by a shipST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
Biologists trying to determine what killed humpback whale found floating in Virginia riverSeptember 30th, 2009 Dead humpback whale found floating in Va. riverGLOUCESTER, Va.
Businessman held for kidnapping childSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 41-year-old man of Nepali origin has been arrested here for kidnapping an 18-month-old son of his business partner and demanding a ransom of Rs.100,000, police said Thursday. The child has been rescued safely.
Bihar JD-U leader arrested for businessman's murderAugust 20th, 2009 PATNA - Vijay Krishna, a leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) who is a prime accused in the abduction and murder of Patna businessman Satyendra Kumar Singh, has been arrested, police said Thursday. "A team of Bihar police arrested Vijay Krishna from Faridabad in Haryana," Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Vineet Vinayak confirmed.
Mother, boyfriend arrested in case of Idaho boy found dead in canalAugust 19th, 2009 Mother, boyfriend arrested in death of Idaho boyBOISE, Idaho — The mother of an 8-year-old boy found dead in an Idaho canal and her live-in boyfriend have been indicted by an Ada County grand jury on first-degree murder charges. Thirty-year-old Melissa Jenkins and her boyfriend, 36-year-old Daniel Ehrlick Jr., were arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of Jenkins' son, Robert Manwill.
Mother's boyfriend arrested in case of Idaho boy found dead in canalAugust 19th, 2009 Mother's boyfriend jailed in death of Idaho boyBOISE, Idaho — An Idaho newspaper is reporting that police have made an arrest in connection with the disappearance and death of 8-year-old Robert Manwill. The Idaho Statesman says Daniel Ehrlick Jr.
Canadian divers think they have located wreckage of US Air Force plane lost in 1942August 7th, 2009 Canada finds possible US plane lost in 1942LONGUE-POINTE-DE-MINGAN, Quebec — Canadian divers have stumbled upon what they believe is the wreckage of a U.S. Army air force amphibious plane that went down in the St.
18-year-old woman enslaved for 13 years freed in BoliviaAugust 5th, 2009 LA PAZ - An 18-year-old woman who was kept confined and forced to work for nearly 13 years has been rescued by the police in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba, the La Razon newspaper has reported. The victim was recruited by a labour agency in the Amazonian province of Beni when she was just six and had been forced to work without compensation since, police told the newspaper Tuesday.
2010 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix canceled, backers say race might resume in 2011July 31st, 2009 2010 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix off, 2011 maybeDETROIT — There's no Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix this year, and organizers say the troubled economy means the race is off again in 2010. They say the event could resume in 2011 if conditions improve.
Man 'relaxing' on air mattress in Lake Erie bay rescued by Coast Guard, arrested on warrantJune 17th, 2009 Man 'relaxing' on mattress in Pa. bay rescuedERIE, Pa.
Man found clinging to buoy, rescued after falling from cruise ship in St. Petersburg, Fla.June 15th, 2009 Man rescued in Fla. after falling from cruise shipST.
Kidnapped toddler freed within 48 hoursJune 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police rescued an 18-month-old child and arrested the kidnapper within 48 hours of the case being registered, an official said Thursday. Amanullah's father, who lives in Chandni Mahal area of central Delhi, complained to police Tuesday that his son was missing since Monday.
Police accuse son of murdering mother in NYC suburb; victim's husband founded 1800mattress.comMay 14th, 2009 1800mattress founder's wife dead; police blame sonNEW YORK — The wife of a leading mattress retailer in New York City has been found dead in her Long Island home and police have accused her 38-year-old son of second-degree murder. Nassau County police say 65-year-old Kay Barragan was pronounced dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Searingtown home Wednesday morning.
Police: NY man accused of killing mom, who helped found mattress company, had argued with herMay 14th, 2009 Police: NY man had fought with mother before deathMINEOLA, N.Y. — The adult son of a national mattress retailer accused of murdering his mother had argued with her the night before she was found dead inside her Long Island home, a homicide detective said Thursday.
Freighter rams, splits wooden junk near Taiwan; 11 sailors rescuedApril 27th, 2009 Freighter rams wooden ship off Taiwan, 11 rescuedHONOLULU — Relatives of Hawaii-based crew members of a 54-foot wooden Chinese ship say a freighter rammed and sunk the ship off the coast of Taiwan and that 11 crew members were rescued. Relatives said crew members clung to floating wreckage for five hours Saturday in a storm 20 to 30 miles offshore from Taiwan before they were picked up.