Who: Myrtle Green Thatcher, 102, of Kansas City, Kan.

A former attorney in the law firm of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein pleaded guilty to helping the firm illegally become the largest contributor to the presidential campaign of Republican John McCain in 2008.

Two professional burglars who toured rural Wales picking vulnerable properties, stealing more than £300,000 in more than 100 burglaries, were jailed for seven years

By Fan Wu The bus had just closed its doors when the boy arrived at the station. He ran towards the near-empty bus as it pulled away from the curb and shouted in his slightly husky and unsteady voice, “Open the door! Please open the door!” In the gusty wind, his voice sounded like laughter. Instead of stopping, the bus accelerated. The driver, a twenty-five-year old woman with a round face ...