Cops: Body found in Ala. freezer was mom of 8

Police believe a body found in a small-time evangelist's home freezer is his wife and a mother of eight, and arrested him on a murder charge.

Charges possible for ex-cop in Taser death

A grand jury in Louisiana will consider criminal charges against a former police officer? accused of jolting a handcuffed man nine times with a Taser before the suspect died, a prosecutor said.

How jungle rot could power the future

The genetics of "jungle rot" may hold the key to more economical biofuel in the near future. Ethanol, the most common biofuel, is primarily made from grains, sugarcane and other crops.

U.S.-led forces, Taliban militants clash

A suicide bomber blew himself up? Tuesday in the Afghan capital, wounding three civilians, while clashes in the country's west prompted U.S.-led forces to use airstrikes.

Sheriff's deputy killed during standoff

An Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Tuesday by a man who had barricaded himself inside a home after a violent clash with police hours earlier.

Agency: 5 South Koreans kidnapped in Mexico

Five South Koreans have been kidnapped in Mexico, an official from South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday.

Estonian skydiver killed by rotating propeller

Authorities say a skydiver was killed when she walked into a spinning aircraft propeller at an airfield in Estonia.

Lightning remains a striking mystery

As common as lightning is, it still sparks considerable confusion among scientists.? Many of the basics are understood, but researchers admit they don't really understand how? lightning gets from there to here.

Feds look to tighten English law for truckers

Manuel Castillo was driving a truck through Alabama hauling onions and left with a $500 ticket for something he didn't think he was doing: speaking English poorly.

Mars lander exposes more ice

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its robotic arm to expose more of the hard icy layer just below the Martian surface so that it can more easily gather a sample of the material for analysis.

Model's murder raises questions in China

In the two short weeks the 22-year-old Canadian model was in China, she found only disappointment, and then a violent death during a robbery.

Swedish police puzzled by foot in shoe on beach

Swedish police say they have found a human foot inside a shoe, which washed up on a beach near one of the country's most popular tourist resorts.

Thriving smuggling network alarms officials

The government worries such smuggling operations could be used to sneak terrorists into the United States now that passports and other travel documents have become harder to acquire and more difficult to fake.

Twister destroys 6 homes in North Dakota

Residents say they were warned well before a tornado struck their small town, destroying six homes and damaging others.

Hundreds flee Calif. fire as heat wave settles in

With California on edge as a heat wave threatened to worsen firefighting efforts, hundreds of people north of the state capital were urged to evacuate Tuesday after a fire shifted direction.

Toilet-trained chimp on the run in Calif. forest

A 42-year-old chimpanzee who is toilet-trained and can eat with a knife and fork is believed to be at large in a Southern California forest after escaping his cage.

Search for missing girl turns to uncle's property

The investigation of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl zeroed in on her uncle Monday, with police searching his home while he was being arraigned on sex charges in an unrelated case, authorities said.

Mountain lion crashes woman's hot tub soak

A relaxing soak in a hot tub came to an abrupt end when Marlene Todd came eye to eye with a mountain lion in her backyard.

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