When Kelsey Smith's parents realized she was missing they did what any parent would do and called her cell phone. It was Kelsey's cell phone that gave investigators their best hope of finding her, but investigators and her parents say Kelsey's cell phone provider stood in the way.(video) picked by murfanda 1 year ago

A mother found her car and purse missing on Monday morning, her 13-year-old daughter's window open, and a note saying she had run off with the 12-year-old boy she loves. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Hidden away in museums for more that 100 years, some recently rediscovered flatfish fossils have filled a puzzling gap in the story of evolution and answered a question that initially stumped even Charles Darwin. picked by mutil8or 1 year ago

Update to this.

Are you a small-time Bernard Madoff? From Alabama? (Easy, I'm from Georgia, so I'm allowed.) Better spend at least as much time studying how to fake your own death as you did learning how to defraud your investors.... picked by drogue 11 months ago

Former University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler found clinging to overturned boat.

NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith still missing. picked by qpon 9 months ago

There's been a rash of thefts of manhole covers in the city of Long Beach. Some 55 have been stolen in the past few months -- five of which were just discovered missing on Tuesday. The problem is that when left uncovered, the holes are a danger to people and cars. picked by prish 2 years ago

A magazine has asked beachcombers to keep a sharp eye out for inflatable breasts after 130,000 went missing en route to Sydney. picked by DAVEthefish 12 months ago

She was a great guitarist in a really great Ska group. She will be missed. If you haven't heard any of their music, shame on you for missing out on some really great music. ;)

I know I'm over a week late on this, but I just got wind of it and thought I'd share. picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Looks like one of the biggest missing features from the Gran Turismo series might not be missing for GT5 Prologue and GT5. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Instead of reeling in a fish, they discovered they had caught a missing cairn terrier, who ironically, hates the water. picked by suebe 1 year ago

14 year old daughter of an employee goes missing, woot.com steps up and helps get the word out.

A great thing to see. Another reason to support woot.com, too! picked by maven 8 months ago

Chachi went missing in July in Deltona while he was with other family members. On April 24, he showed up at a pet care center in Middletown, Ohio - 809 miles away from home. A week ago, he was reunited with Bartman at the Gainesville Regional Airport. picked by kakana 7 months ago

A judge today sentenced a woman to 25 years in jail for beating an elderly man to death with his own cane - and in front of his terminally ill wife - after the man confronted her about missing money. picked by suebe 3 months ago

They have recovered a body they believe to be hers. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Missing from most history books is the extensive rebuilding of Stonehenge in the first half of the 20th Century to make it look more like the archaeologists of the time believed it should picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Following a fire at his mansion, police are waiting to discover whether missing millionaire Chris Foster, his wife Jill, and his daughter Kirstie were inside before the blaze started.

A number of the family's animals were found dead at the scene, prompting fears that they may have been murdered before being incinerated. picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

And the California library honors him in a special way. picked by suebe 10 months ago

What was he thinking? A man, who wisely asked to remain anonymous, was rescued from a sewage storage tank at a rest station after he climbed in to find his missing keys. While being hosed off by fire trucks his missing keys were found in his pocket. picked by equinox 9 months ago

When George was eight he walked everywhere.
Fast forward 80 years to 2007 and Geordge's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom.
The contrast between Edward and George's childhoods is highlighted in a report which warns that the mental health of 21st-century children is at risk because they are missing out on the exposure to the natural world enjoyed by past generations. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

THREE-year old toddler Trista Foley has described being lost overnight in apalling weather in Western Australia's southwest as "fun". picked by maxriter 3 years ago