The much-hyped National Kidney Foundation Cancer Show starts on a disappointing note, as donors has pledged only $6,800 to the NKF Cancer Fund on Thursday. In the previous show, contributions were between $600,000 and $900,000.

A mother is charged with felony child abuse and child cruelty after she allegedly forcing two of her children to take turns riding in the trunk of a car on an eight-hour drive from Alabama to Virginia. Cheryl Ann Schoonmaker, 38, made two girls, ages 8 and 10, to take turns in the trunk on a July 1st trip, because there wasn't enough room in the car.

Jeanette Passalaqua, 32, has filed a suit against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc. , in San Bernardino County state court. In June 2004, Passalaqua's husband, Steven Passalaqua, was asked by Kaiser staff to hold and steady his wife while an employee inserted an epidural needle into her back, court papers said.

An increasing number women in Baghdad are opting to wear Western clothing in public over the traditional Islamic dress of the region, causing violent attacks against them. Police report women choosing alternative dress are being attacked with corrosive acid.

Danielle George - All Headline News Staff ReporterLos Angeles, CA (AHN)- It's the teachers, not the students that are being chastised for their attire while working. Districts throughout the country are scrambling to issue and -in some cases- re-issue dress code policies for teachers.