Nov 6 - By Associated Press
A trucker from Northern California has been given the death sentence for killing his sister and brother-in-law despite pleas from the victims' son against the death penalty.
Oct 28 - By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press Writer
A Tennessee man convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering a couple has been sentenced to death.
Oct 12 - By Melissa Nelson, Associated Press Writer
Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs.
Oct 12 - By Associated Press
A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this year after separate discoveries that they had breast cancer.
Oct 7 - By Don Babwin, Associated Press Writer
A Florida woman said she is fulfilling a promise she never thought she'd have to keep by raising nine special-needs children her parents had adopted before they were shot to death in their home in July.
Sep 21 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Carolyn Savage, 40, decided to carry a baby to term that is not hers after learning a fertility clinic mistakenly transferred another couple’s embryos during an IVF procedure. Due to give birth in the next two weeks, the Ohio mother of three wants a chance to say “hello, and goodbye” before giving the child over to his biological parents.
Sep 17 - By Associated Press
An Ohio couple got a double dose of bad luck when their car was stolen while they were hospitalized from a car accident on the same day.
Sep 16 - By David Bauder, AP Television Writer
Even as states and jurisdictions made gay and lesbian marriages legal, "The Newlywed Game" has played it straight — until now.
Sep 16 - By Associated Press
"The Newlywed Game" is bringing on its first gay couple.
Aug 27 - By Associated Press
Police say a New York City man called them to claim he had accidentally shot his wife and their cat in their home and then he apparently shot himself.
Aug 27 - By Melissa Nelson, Associated Press Writer
A Florida couple known for adopting special needs children struggled with armed intruders in the minutes before they were gunned down, with the wife apparently trying to protect one of the children, surveillance video shows.
Aug 25 - By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press Writer
The first of four defendants to be tried in the carjacking, rape and murder of a young Tennessee couple was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday by the same jury that convicted him of murder.
Aug 21 - By Associated Press
A judge has ruled that the media can watch and describe video taken from the home of a Florida couple the night they were killed in a home break-in. But they cannot air or distribute the video.
Aug 20 - By Associated Press
Seven suspects charged in the shooting deaths of a Florida Panhandle couple appear to be a hastily assembled group lured by the promise of money, according to documents released by prosecutors.
Aug 17 - By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Writer
A former college professor and his wife were apparently attacked and killed by nearly a dozen dogs along a rural northeast Georgia road where their bodies were found mutilated, authorities said Monday.
Aug 12 - By Melissa Nelson, Associated Press Writer
A 10-year-old adopted son with Down syndrome was sleeping with his parents when masked gunmen burst in and shot and killed the Florida couple in their bedroom last month, according to documents released Monday.
Aug 11 - By Duncan Mansfield, Associated Press Writer
One of four people facing a possible death sentence in the carjacking, rape and murder of a young Tennessee couple was a "coward" who should have stopped the killings, his attorney said as his trial began Monday.
Jul 28 - By Associated Press
Officials say a Swedish couple looking for the pristine waters of the popular island of Capri ended some 400 miles (660 kilometers) away in the northern industrial town of Carpi after misspelling the destination on their car's GPS.
Jul 27 - By Associated Press
A judge has denied bond for an Air Force sergeant accused in the shooting deaths of a Florida Panhandle couple.
Jul 17 - By Melissa Nelson, Associated Press Writer
A slain Florida couple made a small donation to a martial arts program run by one of the men accused of killing them, a family attorney said Wednesday. Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot to death earlier this month during a break-in at their home west of Pensacola. The couple was known for adopting 13 children with special needs.
Jul 15 - By Associated Press
A group of men charged in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for at least a month to rob the couple's home, authorities said Wednesday.
Jul 14 - By Bill Kaczor, Associated Press Writer
Two more people have been arrested in the slayings of a wealthy Florida Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities.
Jul 13 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The adult daughter of a murdered Florida couple who had adopted 12 special-needs children fought back tears as she tried in vain to make sense of the tragedy that played out in the Florida Panhandle town of Beulah.
Jul 10 - By Melissa Nelson, Associated Press Writer
A safe stolen from the home of a slain Florida couple contained only jewelry, family documents and children's prescription medication, a spokeswoman for the family said Friday.
Jun 18 - By Associated Press
Police have determined that a southwestern Pennsylvania man died of natural causes the same day his longtime girlfriend was found beaten to death in a separate residence in the same town. Police had previously thought 63-year-old James Claybourne might have committed suicide in his Connellsville home on June 1. Instead, the Fayette County coroner has determined he died of a heart problem.