FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A mother and daughter were found guilty Tuesday of keeping a Haitian teen as their slave for six years in their South Florida home. Evelyn Theodore and her daughter, Maude Paulin, were convicted of conspiring to violate Simone Celestin’s Thirteenth Amendment rights to be free from …

HONOLULU – Legendary Hawaiian crooner Don Ho says he could barely walk, let alone sing, and would have been a “goner” without an experimental stem cell procedure on his ailing heart earlier this month in Thailand. Ho, known for his signature tune “Tiny Bubbles,” said he hopes to return to …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by digital media manufacturers who are battling a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by flash-data storage-card maker SanDisk Corp. (SNDK). The court denied manufacturers Ritek Corp., Memorex Products Inc. and Pretec Electronics Corp.’s petition aimed at reversing a July federal appeals …

Bad move: Asking a police officer for gas money when you’re a fugitive from the law. Two men and a woman wanted in Seattle for murder were arrested by cops while driving a stolen car last Thursday after they got out and asked a plainclothes Oregon State Police trooper for …

NEW YORK – Sales at chain stores rose in the week before Christmas, retailers said Wednesday, with last-minute shoppers and the late Hanukkah holiday boosting the bottom line. However, some retailers said most transactions took place on Dec. 23 and were disappointed shoppers did not take advantage of the extra …

LONDON – Three months ago, a cocaine scandal threatened to end Kate Moss‘ career. Now, her scandalous image is helping to fuel a remarkable comeback. In September, a storm erupted around the 31-year-old supermodel after she was pictured in a tabloid newspaper snorting cocaine. Burberry and other top fashion brands …

NEW YORK – Two former employees in the city medical examiner’s office were charged with embezzling millions of dollars intended to help identify victims of the World Trade Center attack. Natarajan R. Venkataram, 41, and Rosa Abreu, 38, were arrested Wednesday. “These defendants breached their positions of trust and responsibility …

NEW YORK – Two of the biggest players in the California energy market have filed papers with a New York bankruptcy court seeking to block Calpine Corp. (CPNLQ) from using its insolvency to get out of power-supply contracts. Both Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International Inc. (EIX), and …

This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” May 25, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks (search) has been charged with lying to police about being kidnapped, but the criminal charges are not Jennifer Wilbanks’s only problem tonight. Her disappearance …

ATLANTA – Abortion clinics around the country are bracing for attacks after Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph (search) issued his manifesto justifying the use of violence to stop “the worst massacre in human history.” “When one of these extremists puts out a call to action, oftentimes, others do try to follow …