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Mom Accused of Taking Nude Pics of Daughter

...so the girl, 13, could send them to a 30-year-old man

(Newser) - Just when you thought the mom who may have burned her daughter in a tanning booth had Parent of the Year all sewn up, Gawker spots this gem from the Deseret News : A 35-year-old mom has been charged with taking naked photos of her 13-year-old daughter … so that she... More »

Infant Killed After Fight Over Baby Shower Seating?

Grandmother thinks fight escalated into tragedy

(Newser) - What was initially reported as a tragic gang-related shooting in Detroit may in fact be something else entirely: Hundreds of people visited a funeral home last night to mourn a 9-month-old who was sleeping on a couch in the wee hours of Feb. 20 when he was killed by a... More »

Toddler Dies After Being Locked in Washer

Boy was allegedly put inside as punishment

(Newser) - Tragedy in France, where a 3-year-old boy died after allegedly being locked in a washing machine on Friday. The boy’s 33-year-old father is accused of putting his naked son into the washer as punishment for flushing drawings belonging to a classmate down a toilet. The child died after his... More »

Brits Killing Pets for Insurance Money

Association of British Insurers pegs 2010 insurance fraud at $3M

(Newser) - How bad is the economy? Some people are trying to make a buck by killing their pets to rake in the insurance money, says the Association of British Insurers. In a detail that doesn't really do much to restore one's faith in humanity, the insurers note that some... More »

Judge Under Fire After Daughter Posts Video of Beating

Police investigate after disturbing clip goes viral

(Newser) - A Texas judge is facing a police investigation along with death threats after his daughter posted a video of a severe beating she endured in 2004, reports KRIS TV . The disturbing seven-minute clip has racked up more than 600,000 views on YouTube after Hillary Adams shared it on Reddit.... More »

Michael Lohan Arrested on Abuse Charges

Then tries to escape, spills TMI about sex encounter with galpal

(Newser) - Michael Lohan was arrested just after 1am today on suspicion of domestic violence charges, and is currently cooling his heels in a Tampa jail, TMZ reports. Police confirm that the reported fight was between Lohan and none other than Kate Major, who also accused him of abuse last year (and... More »

4 Mentally Ill Adults Found Chained in Philly Basement

3 charged, including woman who previously starved man to death

(Newser) - Three people have been charged with kidnapping and other offenses after four mentally challenged adults were found chained and starving in the sub-basement of a Philadelphia apartment building. The building's landlord discovered the prisoners on Saturday, lying in their own filth in a 10-by-15-foot room, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.... More »

Westboro Announces Steve Jobs Protest— Via iPhone

Official says Steve Jobs targeted because he 'taught sin'

(Newser) - Westboro Baptist Church says it will picket Steve Jobs' funeral, but apparently God also hates irony: Leader Margie Phelps announced the protest via a Twitter announcement made on an iPhone. "The irony here is almost unbelievable," notes Josh Wolford on Web Pro News . Jobs' sin? Phelps tweeted... More »

It Was Not a Good Week to Be a Dog

With humans like these, who needs enemies?

(Newser) - Brace yourself, dog lover: The world is full of cruel people, as evidenced by two odd animal crimes that happened in the last week. My Fox Dallas reports on a domestic incident that turned deadly for a Maltese named Diego on Saturday night. A couple reportedly got in a fight... More »

Levi's Sis: Bristol Has Had Tons of Plastic Surgery

Plus, someone accuses Sarah of snorting cocaine

(Newser) - More of Mercede Johnston's Playboy interview is leaking, and—surprise, surprise—none of it is very complimentary to the Palins. The latest, from Playboy , USA Today , and TMZ :
  • On Levi and Bristol's second engagement: "I don’t think Bristol wanted to be with him whatsoever, not at
... More »

Taliban Hangs 8-Year-Old Afghan Boy

Father refused to give militants a police vehicle

(Newser) - The Taliban has hanged an 8-year-old boy, in tragic retribution after the boy's cop father refused to give militants a police vehicle, reports CNN. The child was kidnapped Friday in the southern province of Helmand, and killed at an unknown point after that. President Hamid Karzai condemned the boy'... More »

Syria to Investigate Boy's Brutal Execution

Footage has galvanized protesters, provoked international outcry

(Newser) - A wave of outrage both at home and abroad has forced Syria into investigating the torture and execution of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib. Footage of his brutalized corpse was posted online last week, sending protesters to the streets with a renewed ferocity, and drawing rebukes from the likes of Hillary Clinton.... More »

Man Drowns in SF Bay While Firefighters, Police Watch

Budget cuts kept Raymond Zack from being rescued

(Newser) - A "major policy change" is coming to a Bay Area town after a team of firefighters watched idly as a 53-year-old man lost consciousness and drowned in the frigid waters of San Francisco Bay on Monday. KGO reports that water rescue and training were dropped from Alameda’s firefighting... More »

Dad Accused of Killing Kid: She Tried to Poison Me

Nubia Barahona's chemical-covered body found in Jorge's truck in February

(Newser) - The tragic tale of Caylee Anthony isn't the only sad case about a little girl working its way through the Florida court system. Some 930 pages released by Palm Beach County prosecutors yesterday shined a light on Nubia Barahona, whose naked, chemical-covered body was found in adopted father Jorge'... More »

Bin Laden Used Wife as Human Shield

Counterterror chief says al-Qaeda ringleader died behind only female casualty in raid

(Newser) - Staring down the near-certainty of his imminent death yesterday, Osama bin Laden did not fight valiantly to the end nor peacefully step toward martyrdom: he died behind a woman—likely his own wife—as he used her as a human shield. "Here is Osama, living in a million-dollar compound,... More »

DreamWorks Artist Charged With Beating Puppy to Pulp

Young Song faces felony animal cruelty charge

(Newser) - An animator who helped bring lovable creatures to life in movies like Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar 2 has been arrested for what Humane Society workers describe as one of the worst cases of animal abuse they've ever seen. DreamWorks employee Young Song is accused of shooting his neighbor'... More »

Savvy LI Killer Used Tech to Torment Victim's Sis

Calls from victim's cell phone show awareness of cops' methods

(Newser) - After the suspected Long Island serial killer took Melissa Barthelemy's life, he likely took her cell phone and used it to torment her teenage sister—and he did so in a way that leads cops to think that he's no stranger to their investigative methods, reports the New York Times.... More »

Celebs Busy Tweeting Bad Quake Jokes

50 Cent says 'ignorant' tweets are just for 'shock value'

(Newser) - Add Gilbert Gottfried to the list of people who thought it would be a good idea to respond to the Japan earthquake ... by making tasteless jokes about it. Over the past 24 hours the comedian has tweeted 12, er, zingers, TMZ reports, among them: "I f***ed a girl in... More »

Millionaire Finds Kid's Lost Credit Card, Charges Pizza

Dentist had $250 in cash on him

(Newser) - So a millionaire dentist stumbles across some student's lost credit card in a parking lot, and promptly goes inside the store to ... charge $40 worth of pizza? That's the sad-sack story of Richard Ludwig, according to Florida cops, who found him inside Mia Pizza Pasta Kitchen waiting on two pies... More »

Woman Jailed After Girl Scout Cookie Brawl

What can you say? She must really like her Thin Mints

(Newser) - Everybody loves Girl Scout cookies, but not everybody loves them this much: A Florida woman is in jail on charges of beating up her roommate Sunday in a dispute over Thin Mints. Hersha Howard, 31, is accused of bursting into Jasmin Wanke’s room while she slept and accusing Wanke... More »

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