Under an old foam mattress in one of this city's slums, Niome David keeps a dark memento - the underwear her 9-year-old daughter was wearing the night she was raped. The mother refuses to wash out the blood stain, keeping it as proof of the brutality her child endured.
'Redneck Games' a problem for police
By MATT SLAGLE There have been more than a few athletes accused of doping over the years - but the competitors at the "Texas Redneck Games" might just be dopes. These competitors forgo the shotput for the "Mattress Chuck" - where teams of two slam a 12-pack of beer, get in a pickup truck and start driving, then climb into the bed and throw the mattress as far as possible. And if you aren't
Skilling fails in attempt to stay at home during appeal
Jeffrey Skilling, the former chief executive of Enron, arrived at the Waseca minimum security prison in Minnesota last night to start a new career as a mattress maker or part-time gardener after failing in an attempt to win bail pending appeal .
Victoria Police are trying to determine whether a fire at a Preston mattress shop last night was deliberately lit.
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