LEEDS, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A mother of seven in northern England was convicted Thursday of faking the kidnapping of her 9-year-old daughter in hopes of collecting a reward.
LISMORE, Australia, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A man in the Australian town of Lismore says a snake more than 3 feet long was living inside a computer printer and caused the device to malfunction.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews has been meeting with top Democrats regarding a possible run at the U.S. Senate, officials say.
LEEDS, England, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A jury in Britain was told Wednesday that a 9-year-old West Yorkshire girl was drugged and imprisoned in a plot by her mother to collect reward money.
PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A Pretoria, South Africa, family said their dog underwent a $700 surgery after he swallowed a cell phone whole.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Ryan Matthews ran for three touchdowns and Tom Brandstater was 11-of-24 passing for 216 yards Monday night to lead 25th ranked Fresno State past Rutgers.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Hours after learning of the death of founding member LeRoi Moore, the Dave Matthews Band played an emotional concert in Los Angeles, fans say.
LYMPSTONE, England, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A goldfish named Aussie has become a British pub legend of sorts because the fish swims upside-down in its tank, the pub owner says.
NANTUCKET ISLAND, Mass., July 24 (UPI) -- Famed singer Natalie Cole gave a rare private performance to celebrate the grand opening of the ballroom at Point Breeze in Nantucket, Mass., organizers said.
LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- Charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice were filed Wednesday against the mother of a 9-year-old British girl who was missing for 24 days.
DEWSBURY, England, April 9 (UPI) -- The mother of Shannon Matthews made a brief court appearance Wednesday in northern England, where a magistrate ordered that she remain jailed.
DEWSBURY, England, April 8 (UPI) -- The mother of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews was formally charged Tuesday with staging a kidnapping that galvanized Britain and the world.
LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- The mother of a 9-year-old British girl has been arrested for interfering in the investigation of her daughter's kidnapping.
LONDON, April 2 (UPI) -- Police sources in Britain say the stepfather of kidnapped schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography.
DEWSBURY, England, March 18 (UPI) -- The man accused of abducting 9-year-old Shannon Matthews was ordered held without bail after a brief appearance Tuesday in an English court.
