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Kansas woman guilty of cutting baby from womb

A Kansas woman was found guilty on Monday of killing a pregnant woman, cutting the baby from her womb and kidnapping the newborn in a gruesome ruse to pass the child off as her…

Televangelist Tammy Fay Bakker Messner dies

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, a former televangelist who helped lead a huge television ministry before its collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died, her website reported…

‘Not reading a book is as good as burning it’

Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used-book store, Prospero’s Books. But wanting to thin out his collection, he found he…

Tornado obliterates Kansas farming town, nine dead

A tornado wiped out most of a small farming town in southwestern Kansas, killing nine people and injuring at least 63, emergency officials said on Saturday. The funnel cloud hit…

Researchers discover largest prime number

Researchers at a Missouri university have identified the largest known prime number, officials said. The team at Central Missouri State University, led by associate dean Steven…

Disgruntled employee opens fire in US cafeteria

An employee of ConAgra Foods Inc killed four people in the cafeteria of the plant on Friday, news reports said. The man carried two handguns into the plant and strode into the…