Crime

Finger-in-Chili Woman Banned From Wendy's

1 hour 5 minutes ago |AOL News
Persona Non Grata

AP

(March 11) -- Anna Ayala will not be dining at a Wendy's restaurant anytime soon. The woman who gained infamy in 2005 when she planted a severed finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili is out of prison. O ...

US Slams China on Human Rights

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Baiting Beijing?

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(March 11) -- The United States took a fresh swing at China's human rights record Thursday at a time when the Obama administration is wooing Beijing for support against Iran, highlighting the tension ...

Police Release Serial Killer's Photos of Women

3 hours 6 minutes ago |AOL News
'A Soulless Monster'

AP

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (March 11) -- Detective Patrick Ellis leafed through hundreds of photographs depicting young women in nude or provocative poses, nameless muses captured on film more than 30 ...

Federal Charges Filed in 'Sushi Sting'

7 hours ago |AOL News
Rare Dish

AP

(March 11) -- A sushi restaurant, as it turns out, is no place for an endangered species. On Wednesday, federal prosecutors filed charges against a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., restaurant called Th ...

Rep. Conyers' Wife Gets 3 Years for Bribery

12 hours 11 minutes ago |AP
Stormy Day in Court

AP

DETROIT (March 10) -- A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge refused to set aside her guilty plea during a sto ...

'JihadJane' and Femme Fatale Fascination

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Women and Violence

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(March 10) -- Colleen LaRose, a suburban Philadelphia woman, was indicted Tuesday for allegedly recruiting terrorists online and moving to Europe to try to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had depicted ...

'Deadliest Catch' Star Wants Answers on Missing Dad

1 day 4 hours ago |AOL News
Missing Man

Discovery

(March 10) -- A star of the Discovery Channel's hit reality series "Deadliest Catch" is appealing to the public for help in finding his father, who has been missing for two months. "I just want to kn ...

Teens Wanted in Boy's Death Arrested in Mexico

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Fugitives Nabbed

AP

HEMET, Calif. (March 10) -- Two teenagers wanted in connection with the death of a 16-year-old boy who was dismembered and burned in a backyard bonfire have been arrested in Mexicali, Mexico, the Riv ...

7-Year-Old Calls 911, Saves Family From Attackers

1 day 1 hour ago |AOL News
Smart Kid

KABC-TV

NORWALK, Calif. (March 10) -- A quick-witted 7-old-boy thwarted an armed home invasion robbery when he locked himself in a bathroom with his little sister and called 911. The boy, identified only as ...

New Jersey Man Accused of Raping, Beating 5 Daughters

14 hours 52 minutes ago |AP

PATERSON, N.J. (March 11) -- A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with woode ...

Sushi Chef Charged With Serving Illegal Whale Meat

15 hours 13 minutes ago |AP

LOS ANGELES (March 11) -- Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat. Typhoon Res ...

New Utah Law Holds Women Criminally Liable for Illegal Abortions

1 day 7 hours ago |AOL News
Fetus Deaths

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(March 10) -- In Utah, women who seek out illegal abortions can now be charged with criminal homicide. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday signed the controversial law that allows women to be charged " ...