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Saved from icy river, mom charged in killing
Less than a year after four strangers risked their lives to save Michelle Kehoe and her sons from an icy river, the mother is accused of slashing the two boys' throats and leaving them to die. Cases of moms accused of killing their children grab headlines even while the rates of filicide remain fairly stable. "Why would a mother kill her own child?" one expert says. "It certainly can be insanity, but it's not always the case." 
Barbara Bush hospitalized for tests
Former first lady Barbara Bush was hospitalized in Houston, Texas, Tuesday night, according to a family spokeswoman. 
U.S. troops killed on humanitarian mission
A U.S. Marine and a soldier were shot to death Tuesday while conducting a humanitarian mission north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. The attack occurred on the eve of a parliamentary vote on a proposed security pact between the United States and Iraq that sets out the role of U.S. and allied troops in Iraq. 
Obama expected to keep Gates, sources say
Several officials close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition tell CNN that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on the job for at least the first year of the new administration. One source called it "all but a done deal" and said the announcement could come as early as next week. 
DNA sought from sect infant
Texas child welfare officials have asked a judge to order a teenage member of a polygamous sect to let them take DNA from her infant so they can determine the father's identity, according to court documents filed in the case. 
Family on lookout 4 years after disappearance
Every weekend for more than four years, Fred Murray has walked the road where his daughter, Maura, vanished in the woods of New Hampshire. Maura Murray wrecked her car, then disappeared without leaving any footprints in the snow. Police initially thought she ran away, but her family doubts it. 
Teacher accused of punching child, police say
An elementary school teacher was arrested for punching an 8-year-old student in the face this month, Fort Lauderdale police said Tuesday. 
Dad impregnated daughters 19 times in 27 years
A 56-year-old British man was jailed Tuesday for raping two of his daughters and fathering nine children over 25 years -- a case with echoes of Austria's Josef Fritzl. 
Was attack on pirate 'mother ship' a mistake?
Fourteen sailors are still missing from a Thai trawler that was sunk last week by the Indian navy as a suspected pirate ship, the vessel's owner said Tuesday. |
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