The woman accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart and attempting to kidnap her cousin a month later has plead guilty, albeit mentally ill, in the case of Smart's cousin. Wanda Barzee, who was convicted eight years ago of abducting Elizabeth Smart, entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill to one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated kidnapping, in the case of Elizabeth Smart's cousin. - (AHN)
A sudden blue chips selling frenzy at the closing bell sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average crashing and closing below the 10,000 mark for the first time in three months. - (AHN)
Hardly anything moved in Washington, D.C., Monday, least of all the federal government, which shut down from more than two feet of snow a blizzard dumped on the nation's capital over the weekend. - (AHN)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed to cut red tape to get help for storm victims and facilitate cleanup for areas blanketed by mudslides over the weekend. Mud flows into people's yards and homes on Saturday damaged 43 homes. - (AHN)
