Shannon Lea Dedrick,7 months old, was discovered Wednesday night hidden in a large box with a lid on it beneath the bed of her babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker. She was missing for five days. Shannon's mother, Chrystina Lynn Mercer and babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker were charged Thursday with several felonies, including desertion of a child and neglect of a child.

The shooter involved in the tragic Fort Hood shooting today, which occurred at 1:30 CST, has not, in fact, been killed as has been previously reported. At a press conference, Lt. Gen. Robert Cone reported that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has in fact been wounded, captured, and is in custody.

More information has emerged about Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged gunman in the tragic Fort Hood, TX massacre that occurred this afternoon at approximately 1:30 PM CST. Hasan entered the Fort Hood oldier Readiness Facility, where soldiers who are preparing to deploy go for last minute checkups and preparation, began shooting with two handguns, and ended up killing 11 others before he himself was killed by MPs. Thirty-one were wounded.

The gunman at the heart of the Fort Hood tragedy has been identified. He is Major Nidal Malik Hasan, aged 39 or 40, according to the report.

As details on the tragedy at Fort Hood continue to come in, the hospitals in the area of Fort Hood, TX, are asking for blood donations. Current reports are that 11 are dead, and 31 wounded.

Fort Hood, in Texas, is on lockdown after a mass shooting incident today. Television reports indicate there are at least twelve dead, and 31 injured, but the number continues to change as information drifts in.

Tropical storm Ida has strengthned, and now Hurricane Ida is moving toward Central America. Currently, the storm is a category 1 hurricane, with maximum 75 mph winds.

The Unite union will announced the result of their strike action ballot on December 14 which could mean the earliest day for a strike by British Airways workers could be December 21. A strike at this time will cause chaos for holiday travelers. Nearly 14,000 British Airways cabin crew could walk out on strike just 4 days before Christmas.

Twitter is buzzing with news that the BBC website is down. The BBC site started showing signs of instability shortly before 9pm EST and then crashed completely about twenty minutes later. Approximately one hour later, the outage on the BBC website continues.

Contrary to most reports in the news media, wages and benefits are not the main bone of contention between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and striking members of Transport Workers Union Local 234.

Carly Fiorina, the first woman to head technology pioneer Hewlett-Packard Co., announced today that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently being held by Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) First, however, she must secure the Republican nomination.

An Italian judge has convicted 23 in absentia in connection with a CIA rendition case, it was announced Wednesday. The 23 Americans were accused of illegal kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, on a Milan street in February of 2003.