"New rule," my youngest son announced. "No shopping!" We were walking into Legoland, a trip the kids had been anticipating for months. "Are you sure?" my wife asked. "There are lots of Legos here." "Nope," he said. "It's a rule." I agreed with ...

At a doublewide trailer along a dirt road in rural Alabama, authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin was forced to run for three hours as punishment for having lied to her grandmother about eating candy bars. The severely dehydrated girl had a seizure and died days later, her death ruled a homicide.

WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) - A Texas man who kidnapped his former neighbor and tortured her while holding her captive nearly two weeks was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.