Banks Island, Canada (AHN)-Northern hunters, scientists and people with vivid imaginations have discussed the possibility of a hybrid bear for years.

A 9-year-old girl burned herself to death following abuse by her father and paternal grandmother. The girl was studying in Class IV and she looked to her teachers at her school for attention.

Posters of Hollywood heartthrobs Brad Pitt and George Clooney are the latest fad to hit the walls of gynecologist offices across the United Kingdom, in an attempt to help calm the nerves of patients who come in for their regular check-ups. The aim is to take patients' minds off the intimate procedures being carried out at the clinics at Leigh Infirmary, Wigan in England.

Two 14-year-old boys escape with minor injuries after crash-landing a small plane, which authorities say they stole from an airport hangar. Cindy Beavers, spokeswoman for the San Benardino County Sheriff's Department, says the single-engine Mooney M20C belonged to one of their parents and they nabbed it in an attempt to run away from home.