Trapped kids were found dead in Stanley, North Carolina after a young boy and girl were buried alive Sunday by dirt while playing in an open hole at a home construction site. The children were recovered Monday by authorities from the 24-foot deep hole.
Samuel Little, a 72-year-old former boxer, transient and alleged serial killer awaits trial in Los Angeles for strangulation-murder charges of two women. There are nationwide jurisdictions of cold murder cases with possible ties to him. Little has accumulated more than a 100-page rap sheet details, involving crimes in 24 states over 56 years. Thus far, for his crimes, he has only served less than 10 years in prison.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia removed three parish priests from its public ministry following an investigation into sexual abuse allegations, Sunday's announcement affects two priests suspended following a grand jury report issued in 2011 and a monsignor suspended last year after his name surfaced on a church list of priests accused of misconduct. The reverends Joseph Gallagher and Mark Gaspar were suspended following the grand jury investigation that ultimately led to the convictions of a high-ranking archdiocese official and three others.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died "peacefully" at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family announced on Monday. Lady Thatcher served as the Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and was the first woman serving in that role.
