Santa letter leads to sex abuse arrest

A Texas man has been arrested after a nine-year-old girl wrote to Santa Claus asking that a relative stop touching her and her sister.

Holy Week (34 photos)

Vladimir TSESLER - Chair

The worst album covers ever created

Cute Cat and Girl

Guido Mocafico Photography

A Doctor, a Mutation and a Potential Cure for AIDS

The startling case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS research might someday cure the disease.

Japanese Aquarium Snags Rare 'Living Fossil' Goblin Shark

A goblin shark - a rarely seen species often called a "living fossil" - was caught alive in Tokyo Bay but died after being put on display, an aquarium said.

Huge Butterfly

Singh Is King *Title Track* Feat Snoop Dogg

Ping Pong Ball Lights

At some point last semester I realized that ping pong balls make great diffusers and look really cool when they are glowing.

Haunted by Nazi History: German Politicians Divided over Anti-Semitism

The German parliament wanted to pass a unanimous resolution against anti-Semitism to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Night of the Broken Glass. But the effort has become a victim of political bickering.

Claud the Kung Fu Bear

Hannah Montana Candy - Guitar Shaped

New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye

Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.