Catharine Skipp

New research sheds light on the motivations of people who kill their families and suggests their numbers may be on the rise.

A new SAT option is supposed to reduce stress. Fat chance.

The tragic slaying of Byrd and Melanie Billings may be a more complicated case than it seems.

Residency restrictions have forced child sex offenders in Florida to camp out under a causeway. Now the man who helped put them there is having second thoughts.

Patrick Burris is not the first spree murderer to haunt Gaffney, S.C.

Rep. Tim Mahoney's admission of an affair is only the latest outrageous revelation to rock Florida's 16th Congressional District.

Obama was trailing, but Palin may hurt McCain.

Inside the mentality of those who chose to remain in their homes during Hurricane Ike rather than evacuating.

A search-and-rescue team describes the scene on Galveston Island, Texas, where thousands stayed despite an evacuation order before Hurricane Ike.

What motivates some people to ignore evacuation orders and warnings of hurricanes and other disasters? Inside the psychology of the stubborn.

New Orleans's levees held this time around, but Hurricane Gustav highlights the city's continuing vulnerability.

Testing the levees in New Orleans

Bush's offshore drilling plan splits Florida's GOP

Thieves are finding ingenious ways to steal gas from stations, pumps—and your car

Like most university recruiters who target Hispanic students, Christina Diaz crisscrosses the country, attending college fairs and chatting up potential applicants.

Hurricane Katrina's victims cope with yet another ordeal--unhealthy residences provided by Uncle Sam.

Meet the crime writer who believes he's solved the mystery.

The strange saga of a mother who put her twins up for adoption, then changed her mind.

The Southeast's desperate bid for a drought solution

Immigration politics takes its toll on a key constituency.

The man who shot George Wallace is now out of prison, but questions about his stability remain.

The man who shot George Wallace leaves prison. His story.

Allegations of misuse of school funds, improper political activities and an Imelda Marcos-style closet full of shoes have led to a lawsuit and investigation at the evangelical university.

A couple of men chartered the Joe Cool for a trip to the Bahamas. The boat was found floating north of Cuba, its crew missing—and feared dead. Two men are in custody. A ghost-ship story.

Measuring 6 feet 3, with chiseled pecs and a bushy beard, George seemed like a model of manliness. Yet two years ago the 47-year-old Virginia businessman (who declined to give his full name to protect his privacy) decided he didn't look quite macho enough.

What made the professional wrestler snap? Authorities search for clues into the murders of his wife and child and Benoit's grisly suicide.

It's called 'murderabilia'—the buying and selling of items connected to grisly crime scenes. And it's a brisk business online. Inside the campaign to police the murder market.

Last month, Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson participated in a police sting operation targeting child predators. Because of her concern about Internet safety, Nelson, 20, agreed to help out the Suffolk County Police Department in New York.

For one day, she was on the Ten Most Wanted list.

A National Guard Recruiting Mission Gone Awry Shakes A Small South Carolina Town To Its Core.