After Andy Williams, 15, was arrested for opening fire on his classmates in Santee, Calif., last week, his mother Linda Williams wept before a TV crew and said, “He’s lost.
WARNING: Andy Williams here. Unhappy kid. Tired of being picked
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Will Mexico’s Runaway Sheriff Find Asylum in the U.S.?
When 20-year old criminology student Marisol Valles was sworn in as a police chief in the embattled Mexican state of Chihuahua in October, she became an instant celebrity as the bravest woman in Mexico. Pundits and media commentators cheered the slight, bespectacled, innocent-looking young mother who had the guts to stand up to the drug cartels
Sweat lodge deaths won’t stop programs, Ray says
The self-help expert who ran a program at an Arizona resort where three people died this month says it has been a “difficult” period but that he will continue his schedule of events despite the deaths. James Arthur Ray, who ran the “Spiritual Warrior” program at the Angel Valley Retreat Center near Sedona, also addressed the families of those who died.
Colorado balloon incident under federal investigation
Last week’s “balloon boy” incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration, an agency representative said Tuesday.
Gang member latest to join FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
Joe Saenz rubbed his hands together and smiled as he walked up to a Los Angeles County, California, home. (CNN) — Joe Saenz rubbed his hands together and smiled as he walked up to a Los Angeles County, California, home
Balloon boy family feels ‘under siege,’ lawyer says
The Colorado couple accused of carrying out a bizarre hoax involving their son and a huge balloon is “not running from the law” and deserves the presumption of innocence, their attorney said Monday. “The sheriff having a press conference saying that they’re guilty does not make them so,” David Lane told CNN’s “American Morning.” Authorities say the event — in which the tearful couple claimed their 6-year-old may have been trapped in the flying-saucer-like contraption floating through the air — was staged
Chinese ship hijacked in Indian Ocean
A Chinese ship with 146 people aboard was hijacked Monday in the Indian Ocean, the European Union Naval Force said.
‘Balloon boy’ dad to media: Put questions in box
The man whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky this week, amid fears that his 6-year-old was aboard, emerged from his house Saturday and offered a cardboard box for the media to submit questions. “I got people e-mailing me, calling me; they’ve got a lot of questions, and I don’t know how to quite frankly answer any of them other than I’ve got a box,” Richard Heene said about 10 a.m.
Sweat lodge deaths investigated as homicides
An investigation into the deaths of two people who spent up to two hours inside a “sweat lodge” at an Arizona retreat last week has been elevated from an accidental death investigation to a homicide inquiry, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh told reporters Thursday.
6-year-old missing after balloon lands in Colorado
A balloon that was set adrift by a 6-year-old boy from his parents’ Colorado home was found empty, CNN affiliate KMGH said, citing a police report.