Casual acquaintances knew Josef Fritzl as a jovial fellow who liked to drink beer and enjoyed a bawdy joke. But former neighbors say the man accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering her seven children ran his household like a dictator. Piece by piece, a picture is emerging of a shrewd liar and an obsessive tyrant.
“Jackass” star Steve-O, who just last week told the world he was in “the loony bin,” updated his MySpace blog Thursday with a post entitled, “You Should All Know I Am In Rehab.” In the entry, Steve-O confesses the depths of his addiction and reveals the heavy hand his parents played in it.
With eight wives and 67 children, Shahadeh Abu Arrar has given new meaning to the term "family man." Abu Arrar, 58, is a member of Israel's impoverished Bedouin Arab community. But even in a traditional society where men commonly have several wives and many children, Abu Arrar is exceptional.
In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child crashing to the floor. Now William Lewis says his baby girl suffers from head trauma because she was dropped.
A father bounded into a youth wrestling match, picked up his son's winning opponent and launched him off the mat, an episode caught on a home video.
A soft-spoken suburban real-estate broker, John Prazynski didn't consider himself political and never expected to become a public figure, much less a pro-war activist. But in the year since his son Taylor, a Marine, died in Iraq, Prazynski has devoted much of his time to supporting the troops through fundraisers, two trips to Camp Lejeune, N.C., and interviews backing the war effort.
A 13 year old from Texas who stole his Dad's credit card and ordered two hookers from an escort agency, has today been convicted of fraud and given a three year community order.
There are two things that I have given Obama a pass on because of understanding I have about the situation. The first is the Reverend Wright issue, the second the bitter comments.
Babies taste lemons, put on sour faces Sourpuss babies Watch what happens when babies go for the lemons. See their faces
Jessie Vigil's black-and-white car sports a red-and-blue emergency bar across the top and the word "police" painted on the doors. Vigil, however, isn't a cop. Law enforcement agencies say what he's done with his car isn't illegal as long as he doesn't act like a police officer.
The tears came unexpectedly; I guess they usually do. I was reading the early chapters of a Dean Koontz book, Fear Nothing, the part about getting a call from the hospital that his father was going to die soon and to please come quickly.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man is on trial this week on charges he put his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son in a hot clothes dryer.
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' father and a lawyer who claims to represent her traded legal barbs Monday in an intensifying fight over whether James Spears is violating her civil rights by controlling her finances and life.
an 8-year-old living in the home has never been enrolled in school. Among the allegations also on the affidavit is a claim by the children that they were nearly drowned in the toilet, slapped, punched and thrown across the room.
Bradley Amendment Creates an American Criminal Subclass Poverty in America Continues to Rise
At his hometown skating rink, Corey Gahan is still a legend. Other skaters stop and watch in silence as the former national teen in-line skating champion whizzes by in the place that launched what once seemed to be a promising career as a speed skater.
Dad…we're listening now and we're very sorry, it'll never happen again. We're grounding ourselves for a whole month and we'll wash and wax your car!
Authorities have identified bones found in a car submerged in a canal as a those of man who disappeared 15 years ago.
I told Kari that I needed to go. Now? she asked somewhat befuddled. Yes, now, in a panicky whisper. I-I need to see Caleb. The church service was not even half way over. I didn't want to be there anymore. A terrifying thought occurred to me.
When all is said and done, fatherhood comes down to this. Be big. Be small. Be quiet, make noise. Don't dance in front of your kids' friends. Save. Spend. Stay off the whirling ride of death. And love their mother.
....A WEEK'S worth of dinners for young Fiona Jacobson looks like this: Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. Noodles. French fries. Noodles. On the seventh day, the 5-year-old from Forest Hills, Queens, might indulge in a piece of pizza crust, with no sauce or cheese.
It always rains or is cloudy on my Birthday.Maybe that is why I am so philosophical.
Parenting Article - if you are a Parent, you owe it to yourself to read this one. Why are hugs so imporant between Parent and Child? Regina makes a great point with for hugs making you feel loved, wanted and safe.
The girl's were not enthused at all. I wanted to explore some crags I found northeast of Grand Lake. It would require a little bushwhacking to get there, but not too difficult for ten and twelve year old girls. In fact, they did not want to go on any hike at all.
February 20, 2003, my life was forever changed by the sudden passing of my father. Today is the fifth Father's Day since then, and each time the holiday comes around, I experience a range of emotions. For the first few years, I always felt so awkward.
The article's focus is on restoring the American family and the role fathers play in the health and developement of children.
Father's Day is just around the corner, but you probably already knew that, right? It's pretty much the same day every year.
Forget the lame old wallet or cologne. Get Dad something really perfect like the willy care kit, the finger lighter and more.
Sperm are also fast and as cute as tadpoles. They have chubby teardrop heads and stylish, tapering tails, and they glide, slither, bumble and do figure-eights.
Beth Twitty and John Ramsey both share loss, and now they share a budding friendship....
Single white female seeks new parents When Jenna MacFarlane's mother and father cut all ties with her, she placed an ad looking for new ones. The strangest part: She found them.