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They call themselves the most hated family in the US and they picket funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq. So what did Louis Theroux make of the Phelpses after three weeks? In any country, let alone one as patriotic as the US, few actions are as provocative as protesting at a soldier's...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Darrell Roberson came home from a card game late one night to find his wife rolling around with another man in a pickup truck in the driveway. Caught in the act with her lover, Tracy Denise Roberson -- thinking quickly, if not clearly -- cried rape, authorities say. Her...

By LAURA CLARK - British Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Governmentbacked study has revealed. It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial. There...

KOMO-TV STAFF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND -- Two 12-year-old girls have been arrested for allegedly trying to poison their teacher on Thursday afternoon, police said. Bainbridge Police Deputy Chief Mark Duncan said the two girls did not want to attend the teacher's class at Sakai Intermediate School...

A WORKER was injured this afternoon when his penis became caught in machinery at a northern suburbs saw mill. The man, 30, was working at the Parafield Gardens Saw Mill at about 1.50pm when his crotch and penis became caught in the chain of a piece of machinery. He was taken to the Royal...

If there were ever a band that lived up to the cliché of 'defining the times' it was Sly and the Family Stone. For three brief years in the late 60s, Sly Stone's happy-faced vision of integration of psychedelic pop and innovative funk rhythms dominated the American music scene. Born Sylvester...

SEATTLE — A Web site created by a pedophile is a virtual "how-to" manual, complete with the best places in western Washington state to see little girls, and tips on how to avoid getting caught by the police. The site, titled "Seattle-Tacoma-Everett Girl Love," has been around for a few years...

A Swiss man was jailed for 10 years Thursday for insulting Thailand's revered king by vandalising his portraits during a drunken spree. Oliver Jufer, 57, had pleaded guilty to five counts of lese majeste -- the crime of offending the dignity of a sovereign -- for defacing several portraits of...

A woman who reached into the open window of a car and stole a 3-year-old's teddy bear faces a felony charge for breaking and entering, Jonesboro police said Tuesday. Tonya Marie Taylor, 24, of Bono has a court appearance set for May 31 for allegedly taking the bear on Thursday, Jonesboro Police...

Melissa Scheffler MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WHBQ Fox13 myfoxmemphis.com) -- Hiding behind children's books didn't disguise some disgusting behavior at a local bookstore. A customer at the Barnes and Noble Winchester location said she was the victim of a disturbing adult crime, while she was trapped in the...

OTTAWA (AFP) - A western Canadian grain marketing board this week risks losing its monopoly on 10 percent of the world's malt barley, a key ingredient in beer, as pressure from Ottawa to disband mounts. The Canadian Wheat Board, which sold 3.5 billion dollars (3.0 billion US) in barley and...

By Joan Bryden OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government handily survived a confidence vote Tuesday on its budget, disarming one potential trigger for a spring election. The separatist Bloc Quebecois threw its support behind the fiscal blueprint, joining...

NEW ORLEANS (AFP) - Women who take aspirin in moderate doses have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and cancer than women who never take it, a US medical study reported on Tuesday. The research, conducted over 24 years on 79,439 women, found that women who took between one and 14 aspirin...

AIMEE GREEN Judges get a lot of requests for warrants to search cars, homes and computers, but five bags of Lay's Potato Chips? "I was thinking 'This is wild,' " said Judge Keith Meisenheimer, who gave Portland police the authority to open the bags after a PostNet clerk noticed an odd...

By Jim Brown OTTAWA (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada, in a judgment pitting human rights against business bottom lines, has upheld a federal regulatory order that could force Via Rail to spend millions to provide better access to travellers in wheelchairs. The closely split 5-4 decision...

BERLIN (AFP) - German sports car builder Porsche said Saturday it wants to take control of the giant Volkswagen group, in which it already holds a 27.3 percent stake. A statement issued after a special board meeting said that Porsche would initially raise its stake to up to 31 percent, which...

CAIRO (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the newly formed Palestinian unity government Saturday to meet the demands set by the international community. "We expect that the national unity government would meet the expectations of the international community for the peace and the...

By Donna Spencer AOMORI, Japan (CP) - Canada's Kelly Scott was one win away from gold at the women's world curling championship Saturday. Scott earned a berth in Sunday's final by beating Denmark's Angelina Jensen 11-3 in Saturday's Page playoff game between the top two seeds from the...

By Michael Oliveira TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario government was claiming victory over dangerous dogs while critics of the province's pit-bull ban were left licking their wounds Friday after the controversial law survived a constitutional challenge largely intact. Two specific, narrow elements...

BY LISA FEDOROWICZ A Neuqua Valley High senior has gone to federal court seeking the right to wear an anti-gay T-shirt to school next month on the day after a national event in support of gays is scheduled in schools. Heidi Zamecnik, 17, is asking the court to order her school and Indian...