Mom convicted of killing son, 5, by poisoning him with salt A woman who blogged for years about her son's constant health woes was convicted Monday of poisoning him to death by force-feeding heavy concentrations of sodium through his stomach tube. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Man who faked his way into cockpit pleads guilty to fraud The man who conned his way into the cockpit of an US Airways flight in March pleaded guilty Wednesday in Philadelphia to one count of fraud in connection with an identification document. More
Russian court nixes parole for Pussy Riot band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a member of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, gestures at a district court from behind bars in Zubova Polyana, 240 miles southeast of Moscow in Russia's province of Mordovia, Friday. More