Two teens, accused in the fatal beating of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania back in July of 2008, were recently acquitted of all serious charges by an all white jury. Brandon Piekarsky, 17, was acquitted of third-degree. . . READ FULL STORY

Reports have surfaced of a Texas mother named Otty Sanchez, 33, who gruesomely murdered her only child. Sanchez had spent years in and out of psychiatric care, according to her aunt Gloria Sanchez, who told the Associated Press, "Otty didn't. . . READ FULL STORY

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez doesn’t expect his country’s strained relationship with the U.S. to improve now that Barack Obama has taken office. According to Reuters, Chavez said Obama has the “stench” of George Bush and could be killed. . . READ FULL STORY

Officials at the Department of Homeland security are reporting that Customs and Border Protection has added about 93 miles of fencing to the controversial anti-immigrant fence along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2008, bringing the total length at the. . . READ FULL STORY

A Brazilian 9 year-old, who was raped and impregnated by her 23-year-old stepfather, was given permission to abort the twins she was carrying, angering Catholic officials. Although abortion is illegal in Brazil, exceptions are made in cases where. . . READ FULL STORY