The Muslim father of a runaway Ohio teen who converted to Christianity says he believes the ordeal started with a gift he gave her last fall - a laptop computer. ...more

August 30, 2009

Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it nearly every day. The Denver couple divorced after six years of marriage but have been forced to live together for months because they can't sell their place or afford to set up separate households in this slumping economy. ...more

December 3, 2008

Public defenders are notoriously overworked, their turnover is high and their pay low. Now, in the most open revolt by public defenders in memory, the government-appointed lawyers say that budget cuts and rising caseloads have pushed them to the breaking point. ...more

November 9, 2008

A South Florida judge's ruling that Florida's ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional could help convince legislators it's time to change an antiquated law, gay advocates say. ...more

September 11, 2008

In June 2006, the federal government announced with much fanfare that it had arrested seven Miami men and foiled their al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and wage a "ground war" against the United States. ...more

May 8, 2008