Nov 19 - By Randall Chase, AP Writer
A New Jersey man accused of abandoning the infant boy he fathered with his missing mistress was sentenced to 18 months probation on Monday in a plea deal.
Oct 17 - By Jim Davenport, AP Writer
Dogged by suggestions that he's too old to be president, John McCain often says he should bring his mother to campaign stops to demonstrate his good genes. On Wednesday he did.
Oct 10 - By Associated Press
A 43-year-old woman has been charged with a felony after prosecutors said she helped her son make pipe bombs in her home.
Sep 7 - By Associated Press
A mother was arrested after she allegedly drove her son to a school to fight with members of a rival gang. Sophia Elam, 41, drove her 16-year-old son and several adults to Silverado High School to fight with gang members who had been threatening her son in an ongoing dispute.
May 28 - By Thomas J. Sheeran, AP Writer
As the nation pauses on Memorial Day to honor its war dead, one woman is working to keep alive the memory of her son, who was killed in Iraq while serving as a civilian contractor.
Mar 2 - By Associated Press
Emily Lineberger missed her gymnastics class this week, but thanks to the 11-year-old's heroics, she and her mother survived what could have been a tragic car wreck.
Feb 7 - By Associated Press
The ailing mother of a man accused of escaping from a prison van and trekking hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to see her died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.
Jan 5 - By Associated Press
A woman who went by "RoccerMom" on MySpace.com and listed nightclubs among her interests pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter in a drunken car crash that killed her 15-year-old daughter's friend after three went out clubbing.
Dec 28 - By Associated Press
Peace activist Cindy Sheehan and four other protesters were arrested Thursday for blocking a road near President Bush's ranch, authorities said.
Dec 11 - By Samuel Maull, AP Writer
Cindy Sheehan, who emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of the Iraq war after her son was killed in the conflict, left a courthouse convicted of trespassing and redelivered the petitions that originally led to her legal trouble.
Oct 17 - By Bruce Smith, AP Writer
Rose Rock, the mother of comedian Chris Rock, claims she was racially discriminated against when she was seated but ignored for a half hour at a Cracker Barrel restaurant along the South Carolina coast.
Aug 19 - By Angela K. Brown, AP Writer
Chanting "Try Rove for treason," Cindy Sheehan and more than 50 other war protesters disrupted a reception before President Bush's top adviser Karl Rove spoke at a fundraiser Saturday.
Aug 12 - By Angela K. Brown, AP Writer
Anti-war demonstrators said Sunday they hope the end of President Bush's ranch vacation doesn't hurt attendance at their protest during the rest of the summer.
Aug 11 - By Angela K. Brown, AP Writer
Peace mom Cindy Sheehan spent the night in a hospital for a gynecological procedure and treatment of dehydration but said Saturday that wouldn't stop her protest against the Iraq war on land she bought near President Bush's Crawford ranch.
Aug 6 - By Angela K. Brown, AP Writer
A year after her first war protest in President Bush's adopted hometown attracted thousands and reinvigorated the nation's peace movement, Cindy Sheehan resumed her vigil Sunday.
Jul 29 - By Angela K. Brown, AP Writer
Like many folks in President Bush's adopted hometown, 83-year-old Robert Westerfield isn't exactly rolling out the welcome mat for the town's newest resident: war protester Cindy Sheehan.
Jun 30 - By Associated Press
Cindy Sheehan and four other war protesters filed a lawsuit Friday challenging roadside camping and parking bans near President Bush's Crawford ranch.
Jun 7 - By Associated Press
A woman who police say asked her son to sell marijuana to raise money to bail her out of jail faces an additional charge.
Mar 13 - By Associated Press
A 3-year-old boy shot his mother in the knee with a 9mm handgun he had found under a couch cushion over the weekend, police said.
Feb 10 - By Associated Press
A woman who is 3 feet tall and weighed 37 pounds before she got pregnant has given birth to her first child — a healthy boy.
Feb 9 - By Associated Press
A woman who weighs 37 pounds, stands 3 feet tall and uses a wheelchair has given birth to her first child.