Startled deer kicks 4-year-old girl in face at Southwick’s Zoo in Mass.; child bruised but OK

October 8th, 2009 Dead deer in clown suit left on Iowa porchSIOUX CITY, Iowa — You'll never see this clown in the circus. Animal control officers in Sioux City, Iowa, say someone dressed a dead deer in a clown suit and wig and put it on a family's porch.

October 1st, 2009 Mule deer or Yule deer? Buck draped with decorHELENA, Mont. — Call it a case of Christmas creep.

September 30th, 2009 Dad convicted of child abuse in missing girl caseCENTENNIAL, Colo. — Jurors have found Aaron Thompson guilty of one count of child abuse resulting in death in the disappearance and presumed death of his young daughter.

September 3rd, 2009 Another 4-year-old girl hurt by deer at Mass. zooMENDON, Mass.

September 2nd, 2009 Stranger accused of slapping crying child at storeSTONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a suburban Atlanta Walmart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler's mother to keep her quiet.

August 29th, 2009 Audio of 911 call in Liberian rape case releasedPHOENIX — Police have released a recording of a 911 call in the case of an 8-year-old Liberian girl allegedly raped by four boys last month. In the five-minute call, the manager of a Phoenix building complex tells the dispatcher that a resident says a teenage boy locked the girl in a vacant apartment and had her screaming.

July 31st, 2009 Mass. mother charged with locking son in hot atticLOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts woman is due in court after being accused of locking her 3-year-old son inside a sweltering attic, where police say temperatures were above 100 degrees.

June 29th, 2009 Mass man held in girl's kidnapping, attempted rapeHANOVER, Mass. — Prosecutors say a Massachusetts man lured a 6-year-old girl to an apartment, restrained her and injected her with an unknown substance intending to rape her, but instead freed her and slashed his own wrist.

June 23rd, 2009 NJ girl, 14, gets probation for posting nude picsTRENTON, N.J. — A 14-year-old New Jersey girl who posted nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com will have child pornography counts dropped.

May 14th, 2009 Bruised shoulder sidelines Rays' CrawfordBALTIMORE — Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Carl Crawford left Wednesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles after 4½ innings with a bruised right shoulder. Crawford hurt himself making a diving catch of Aubrey Huff's sinking liner to end the fourth.

May 12th, 2009 Girl allegedly uses gun to force sister to playMARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police said an 11-year-old girl threatened her 7-year-old sister with a gun to force the younger child to play with her on Monday at her grandmother's residence.

May 12th, 2009 Odom questionable with bruised lower backLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom is listed as questionable for Tuesday night's Western Conference semifinals Game 5 against the Houston Rockets after an MRI and CT scan showed he has a bruised lower back. Odom left Sunday's 99-87 loss with back spasms in the third quarter.

May 10th, 2009 Padres' Eckstein leaves with bruised ribHOUSTON — San Diego Padres second baseman David Eckstein left Sunday's game against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning with a bruised left rib. Eckstein was hit by a pitch from Roy Oswalt in the fourth inning.

May 2nd, 2009 African girl's dad doesn't want Madonna adoptionNEW YORK — The father of an African girl Madonna hopes to adopt says he wants to take care of his daughter himself — even though he's never met her. James Kambewa, believed to be the biological father of Chifundo "Mercy" James, said he doesn't want the pop star to adopt the 4-year-old.

April 26th, 2009 Bruised ribs keep Hamilton out of lineupBALTIMORE — Center fielder Josh Hamilton has been held out of the Texas Rangers' lineup for their game at the Baltimore Orioles. Hamilton was unable to convince manager Ron Washington that his bruised ribs were sufficiently healed to allow him to play Sunday.