The woman falsely named as missing tot Caylee Anthony’s baby sitter — and kidnapper — said the child’s mother has cost her a job, her family’s privacy and life as she knew it. Zenaida Gonzalez told FOX affiliate WOFL-TV in Orlando that her world was turned “upside down” after the …

KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.S.-led coalition airstrike hit an Afghan army checkpoint Wednesday, killing nine soldiers, Afghan officials said, and the American military acknowledged that its forces may have “mistakenly” killed allied troops. The U.S. acknowledged that its forces “may have mistakenly killed and injured” Afghan soldiers in what may …

LOS ANGELES – Maureen McCormick never opened up to her “Brady Bunch” siblings about her new tell-all book. “She’s been pretty quiet about it,” said Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, “because I’ve asked her.” McCormick chronicles her romance with Williams, her on-screen stepbrother, in the new book, “Here’s the …

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – A Gaithersburg couple recently found a surprise in their bed — a drunken stranger. Bob and Joanne Breiner returned home with their son Sept. 27 after dinner at a Chinese buffet. Bob Breiner went upstairs and found the man sound asleep in the couple’s bed, his pants …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A judge handed down a 25-year prison sentence for the mother of a 3-year-old girl who was beheaded and for years was known only as “Precious Doe.” The sentence on Wednesday for Michelle Johnson was what Jackson County prosecutors had recommended. Click here for photos. The …

JERUSALEM – Israeli leaders are seriously considering a dormant Saudi plan offering a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Arab world in exchange for lands captured during the 1967 war, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday. Barak said it may be time to pursue an overall peace deal for the …

A grieving daughter threw a fake wake in an elaborate sting on “serial mourners” who were crashing funerals across the United Kingdom, the London Telegraph reported. Following the death of British journalist Alan Coren, his daughter Victoria placed an ad in the papers announcing his memorial service. But an anonymous …

Has Guy Ritchie moved on from ex-wife Madonna to a new lady? It appears to be quite possible, as the director and ex-Mr. Madge, 40, was spied partying with millionaire heiress Jemima Khan earlier this month. The two reportedly showed up to a London dinner party together this month, according …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s state radio says the country’s navy has test-fired a sea-to-sea missile during a six-day naval maneuver in the Sea of Oman. Sunday’s report quotes the maneuver’s spokesman Adm. Ghasem Rostamabadi. He says the mid-range missile was launched from a battleship late Saturday in the waters off …

NEW YORK – Gay is the new black, say the protest signs and magazine covers, casting the gay marriage battle as the last frontier of equal rights for all. Gay marriage is not a civil right, opponents counter, insisting that minority status comes from who you are rather than what …