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A tortoise's zookeepers in Cleveland are the ones feeling slow because after more than 50 years, they've discovered "Mary" is actually a male. Officials at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo say it can be tough to establish the sex of a giant Aldabra tortoise because the reproductive organs normally aren't visible. But Mary's maleness was unexpectedly revealed earlier this month during a routine exam.
La-Z-Boy Inc. said Tuesday it moved to a profit in the second quarter from a year-ago loss, as lower restructuring and operating costs offset weaker sales.
An 11-year-old boy shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last Wednesday when the bear showed up. The youngster said he couldn't shoo it away, so he went and got his gun and shot it.
An 11-year-old Idaho boy fatally shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave.
A Rhode Island mother is asking for the person who stole her 4-year-old son's wheelchair to return it, no questions asked.
The Colorado parents of three children could wind up in jail after admitting in court they fabricated a story about their son in a runaway balloon to gain publicity for a possible reality TV show.
The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head.
Charges have been dropped against a retired coach accused of hitting a 7-year-old autistic boy who was having a "meltdown" in the Richland Public Library.
Defense attorneys are asking a judge to move the trial of a mother and her boyfriend accused in the slaying of an Idaho boy this summer.
A 14-year-old with a baby face told investigators he drowned his 4-year-old neighbor in a bathtub then hid the body in a dryer because the child was going to reveal the teen molested him, according to an affidavit released when he appeared in court Wednesday.
The sheriff in the runaway balloon case doesn't believe he broke the law when he disclosed that child welfare workers were involved in the inquiry, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.
A man has been charged with a felony for allegedly tethering his mentally disabled 14-year-old nephew to a couch while he went to work.
Given my somewhat idiosyncratic taste in family films, I should probably start this review with a disclaimer — if you thought I was crazy for championing “Meet the Robinsons” and “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,” then I’m probably never going to convince you that “Astro Boy” is a delightfully funny and poignant family film that’s not afraid to address adult themes.
A mother's confession that she and her husband faked their 6-year-old son's disappearance in a runaway balloon shouldn't have been made public, an attorney for the father said.
The father at the center of a runaway balloon investigation grew evasive when a friend asked him whether the saga that gripped millions was a hoax, the friend said.
The parents who reported last week that their 6-year-old son may have been on board a giant, runaway balloon could potentially be in more trouble with the Federal Aviation Administration for making a phone call than for setting loose the saucer-shaped craft, aviation experts say.
The sheriff at the center of the runaway balloon saga says he's not enjoying the media spotlight, but that's never stopped the John Wayne fan from using it to offer brash opinions on hot topics.
It took less than one week for a savvy — and funny — entrepreneur from Canada to turn the balloon boy saga into what just may be the most perfectly timed Halloween costume for 2009.
Friends say the mother of the little boy at the center of the Colorado balloon case is devoted — even subservient — to her inventor husband and her kids, so why would she allegedly tell sheriff's deputies that the whole thing was a hoax?
An investigation into possible criminal charges for a Colorado couple who told authorities their son floated off in a balloon shaped like a flying saucer has spread to those who worked with them.
"Those who will come after us will be as wise as we are, and as able to take care of themselves as we have been," Thomas Jefferson said in 1811.
The surreal drama surrounding Jon and Kate Gosselin and their eight kids became the “biggest celebrity story of the year,” according to “The Unreal Rise of Jon and Kate Gosselin,” on .
The animated "Astro Boy" is a shiny hodgepodge of "Pinocchio," "WALL-E," "Oliver Twist," "Gladiator" and "Superman," with some obvious visual touches taken from "The Iron Giant." As its own entity, though, it's pretty forgettable.
Police have released a 911 call they received from a Colorado couple who told authorities they believed their 6-year-old son had floated away in a giant helium balloon.
Authorities investigating the family accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show said Monday they don't expect to bring possible charges until at least next week.
Gulf Daily News, World News.Boy, 13, forced to plant bomb diesKABUL: A 13-year-old Afghan forced by militants to plant a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan was killed when it exploded, the interior ministry said yesterday.
Boy, 14, wants sex change A teenager from Dorset has been told by the NHS that he must wait until puberty to have a sex change.
Marriage History Age of ConsentThroughout most of the 19th century, the minimum age of consent for sexual intercourse in most American states was 10 years.
Boy Killed Trick-Or-Treating Identified - A 10-year-old boy was killed after a birch tree snapped and struck him Saturday evening while he was trick-or-treating with friends
Boy, aged 4, arm ripped off in door-less washing machine - How did he survive whole night A four-year-old boy survived a whole night after his left arm was ripped off by a broken washing machine. The youngster and his brother (11) had snuck into the kitchen at night.
Video: Boy Traps Head Between Buildings"A young boy who fell out of his third floor window ended up getting his head wedged between two buildings."
Schoolboy's Bedroom Raided After TV Aerial Interferes With Air Traffic Control"A schoolboy, Nickie Chamberlain, was surprised when Government officials arrived at his bedroom and confiscated his television aerial because it was interfering with planes landing at a nearby airport."
11-year-old Boy Charged With 20 Counts, Including Burglary and Car TheftAn 11-year-old boy may be one of Australia's "worst juvenile criminals." He was charged with his latest "20 counts" on October 21, 2009.
Quran Inscriptions Appear on Little Boy's Body - New Show for the Masses? Arabic words from the Qur'an that appear mysteriously on the body of a Russian baby are creating much discussion. Their cause remains unknown.
Mother chained up wild boy to stop him rampagingA 12-year-old terror kid will be moved to a secure home after his desperate mother CHAINED him up for four weeks to prevent him from robbing and rampaging. Police picked up wild child Andreas D. (12) early on Monday morning.
Sheriff: Colo. couple's report was publicity stuntFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A sheriff says a Colorado couple's report that their 6-year-old son was in a balloon that was hurtling away from their home was a publicity stunt. Sheriff Jim Alderden says Richard and Mayumi Heene "put on a very good show for us, and we bought it."
Boy Found Safe After Experimental Balloon Drifts OffA helium balloon "experimental aircraft" that drifted away on October 15, 2009 did not contain a six-year-old boy that was thought to be inside.
6 year oldBoy flying 100's of feet above ground in helium balloonBoy is flying freely in the helium made flying saucer. Being only 6 drifting in the wind high above the air. Unbelievably nothing done at this time to get him down. He has been up there for over an hour.
Student Who Brought Camping Utensil to School Has Suspension Lifted - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.comBoy Suspended For Utensil Gets Reprieve
Boy, 2, has Einstein IQ LONDON - He was talking at nine months and by 18 months, was reciting the alphabet in the bath. Within the next six months, he had a vocabulary stretching to thousands of words, while most children his age would have mastered only about 50.
A Boy Aged Two With Einstein's IQ: Accepted into MensaOscar Wrigley was accepted into Mensa "at the ripe old age of two years, five months and 11 days," according to the MailOnline.
Blind boy, 7, May Be First Briton Able to 'See With His Ears'"A blind seven-year-old boy has learnt how to 'see' with his ears."
13-year-old Boy Becomes a DadA 13-year-old boy in Manchester, England became a father "earlier this week," as stated on the Mirror's website on October 3, 2009.
Four-year-old boy a heavy smokerSHOCKING pictures have emerged of a boy who is a heavy smoker - at just four years of age. And the Jianghuai Morning Post reports that little Dong Dong, from Banqiao village in China's Anhui province, has been smoking since he was only two.
Woman Arrested For Sex With Teenage Boy A married mother of two from Waterloo is accused of trying to have sex with an Arnold boy about the same age as her own children.
5-year-old Shoots an 800-pound GatorFive-year-old Simon Hughes shot an alligator in September 2009.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Women - the victimsAs violence against women in Pakistan continues to grow, every new incident is eerily reminiscent of an earlier event that was equally if not more shocking. Two reports from Punjab on Monday are a blot on society's collective conscience.
Indonesian Woman Gives Birth to 19.2lb Baby Boy"An Indonesian woman named only as Ani gave birth to the 19.2lb baby boy in Medan, North Sumatra." After clicking on Read Article to read the article you may desire to come back and read the Newsvine discussion below.
2 Fargo, North Dakota Men Arrested in Kentucky for Attempting to 'Kidnap' a 14-year-oldTwo North Dakota "men are behind bars in Kentucky, for allegedly trying to kidnap a 14-year-old middle school girl so she could marry a 14-year-old Fargo boy." The incident happened on September 21, 2009.
Boy Badly Burned By Homemade Magic WandAuthorities say a 10-year-old Pasco County boy was seriously burned when he and two friends tried to make a magic wand out of a stick, gasoline and bug spray.
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