A Texas woman has been arrested and taken into custody after she reportedly disciplined a little girl by duct-taping the child's mouth shut and locking her into a dog cage under her Christmas tree.

The student's mother told the Herald Bulletin that Arteaga called the sixth grade girl "disruptive" during class. The mother said she was contacted by the school on Aug. 30. “I was told the teacher ...

Quick-thinking bystanders in Southern California helped rescue an out-of-state kidnapping victim who had been holding up a sign that said "help me" inside a car, authorities said Thursday.