Philippine dad convicted of rape gets 14,400 yrs

A Philippine court has sentenced a father to 14,400 years in prison after he was convicted of the near daily rape of his teenage daughter over the course of a year.

Quadruple amputee swims across English Channel

A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated swam across the English Channel this weekend using leg prostheses that have flippers attached.

Sheriffs search for 13 members of LA-area 'cult'

Five adults and eight children from a "cult-like" group in Southern California were reported missing by their families Saturday, and the group left behind letters that they were awaiting "the Rapture or some other catastrophic event," a sheriff's official said.

Italian aircraft has only 23 inches of legroom

Marion Dinicola from New York looks at Italian company Aviointeriors' new aircraft 'standing seat' which has 23 inches of legroom, instead of the current economy class average of 30 inches, at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Long Beach, California, September 15, 2010.

Newborn found alive in Manila airport garbage

An airport security officer found a newborn baby in a garbage bag apparently unloaded from an airplane that landed in the Philippines on Sunday from the Middle East, officials said.

A whole different Playboy channel, for the blind

Each week, for an hour, Hanks snuggles close to a microphone in a tiny soundproof closet, reading, and describing in great detail, portions of the latest Playboy issue for the blind.

Autobiography of Australian girl in 8 years captivity hit shelves

An Autobiography of an Austrian girl who was kidnapped at the age of 10 and held for eight years hit shelves here on Wednesday

Japan reporter tricked captors into using Twitter

A Japanese journalist held hostage in Afghanistan for five months managed to send out a message via Twitter that he was alive when his captors asked him how to use a cell phone.

Goats rescued off railroad bridge

US woman devours 181 chicken wings in contest

The Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record.

Man bites police over a pet peeve

Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.

Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo

An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on.