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Mich. Woman Guilty of Grandson's Murder

Jury rejects Sandra Layne's self-defense claim

(Newser) - A 75-year-old Michigan woman has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of her teenage grandson last year. The jury rejected Sandra Layne's claim that she shot Jonathan Hoffman, 17, in self-defense. The teen was shot multiple times and jurors were played a harrowing 911 call in which he...

Maine Woman Gives Birth to Own Grandson

Served as surrogate for daughter, who has heart condition

(Newser) - Madden Hebert came into the world quite normally a couple of weeks ago—if you skip over the fact that it was his grandmother who gave birth to him. No, it's not a supermarket tabloid special, it's from the more mundane Maine Sunday Telegram , which reports that Madden'...

Cops: Woman Shot Teen Grandson 8 Times

Sandra Layne charged with murder

(Newser) - A Michigan grandmother who said she was afraid of her grandson has been charged with murder after shooting the teenager eight times, according to law enforcement authorities. The 17-year-old boy called 911 to tell an emergency dispatcher that he had been shot in the chest by his grandmother, and "...

'Granny' Obama Survives Car Crash

91-year-old Sarah Obama slightly injured in Kenya accident

(Newser) - President Obama's 91-year-old step-grandmother is recovering from minor injuries suffered in a car accident near her village in Kenya. Sarah Obama, the second wife of Obama's paternal grandfather, was treated for bruises and shock after the car she was in rolled over, AP reports. "God is with...

Box Labeled 'Grandma's Urn' Left at Goodwill

No, it's not for sale

(Newser) - State police in Michigan are trying to find who left what appear to be a grandmother's cremated remains in an urn at a Goodwill near Flint, Michigan. "It's got to be the No. 1 or No. 2 weirdest item" the store has ever received, says the store...

Grandma Accused of Kidnapping Baby ... Via Taxi

58-year-old took granddaughter from San Francisco to Los Angeles

(Newser) - A woman snatched her infant granddaughter from her son's Northern California home and took a cab 350 miles to her home in Los Angeles County, where she claimed the baby was hers, according to investigators. Ericka Gallego, 58, was arrested at her house yesterday and charged with felony kidnapping....

World's Youngest Granny Just 23

She had bigger dreams for her new mom daughter, 11

(Newser) - A one-time Romania maid had no luck convincing her young daughter not to follow in her footsteps and get pregnant way, way too early. So now mom-of-two Rifca Stanescu, who had her first baby at the age of 12, is already a grandma at the age of 23. Yep. Her...

61-Year-Old Gives Birth ... to Own Grandson

She volunteers to help her daughter and son-in-law have a child

(Newser) - It seems at first blush like a crazy tabloid story: A 61-year-old woman gives birth in Chicago, and the baby is her own grandson. Not only is it true, it's actually a nice tale, as the Chicago Tribune explains. Kristen Casey, believed to be the oldest woman in Illinois to...

Cops: Florida Woman Tried to Sell Grandson for $30K

She and boyfriend are charged in scheme

(Newser) - A Florida woman and her boyfriend have been charged with trying to sell her infant grandson for $30,000. Cops arrested 45-year-old Patty Bigbee and 42-year-old Lawrence Works yesterday in Daytona Beach after they met with an agent posing as a buyer. Both were charged with illegal sale or surrender...

87-Year-Old Granny Jailed for Dealing Crack

Ola Mae Agee will turn 88 in prison

(Newser) - Meet Ola Mae Agee, perhaps the world’s oldest drug dealer. The 87-year-old grandmother was found guilty last week of selling cocaine from the living room of her Florida home after an undercover police officer bought $20 worth of crack from her, the Pensacola News Journal reports. Agee, who served...

Proud Grandma Accidentally Blows Hero's Cover

And, oops, he's wanted on a warrant

(Newser) - Strange tale from Oregon: When 33-year-old Erik Hemenway saved a teen from drowning, he gave cops a fake name because he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. His grandmother, reading about his heroics in the paper, noticed it got her grandson's name wrong and called to demand a correction. The...

Tasered Granny Sues Town
 Tasered Granny Sues Town 
Jun 30, 2010 1:20 AM CDT

Tasered Granny Sues Town

Cops say 87-year-old threatened them with knife

(Newser) - An 87-year-old Oklahoma grandmother Tasered by police while she was hooked up to an oxygen machine in bed is suing the town of El Reno. Lona Varner is seeking at least $75,000, AP reports. Cops were called to Varner's home by her grandson, who told them she was suicidal,...

Granny Busted for Slapping Cursing Granddaughter

'I had enough,' says grandma, 73

(Newser) - A Florida granny was busted for domestic violence after slapping her granddaughter for cursing out the old woman. "I am so shocked after everything that happened. I wanted to crawl into a hole and die," said Theresa Collier, 73. Cops collared Collier after her granddaughter Felicia, 18, called...

'I'm in love with my grandson and we're having a baby' - New Idea Magazine - Yahoo!Xtra Lifestyle
 Grandma 
 Hooks Up 
 With Grandson 
they want a baby
Apr 30, 2010 10:24 AM CDT

Grandma Hooks Up With Grandson

Put your breakfast aside, then finish reading this

(Newser) - Pearl Carter, 72, is in love and having a baby—with her 26-year-old grandson. Oh, but it’s not gross, because Pearl gave Phil’s mom up for adoption when she was a baby, so grandma and grandson didn’t meet until 2006! Pearl was freaked out when she found...

Grandma: Birkitt Never Had Sex With Letterman

Stephanie Birkitt's grandmother is no fan of Halderman, but seems to like Dave

(Newser) - Stephanie Birkitt, David Letterman’s galpal, may not be commenting on the extortion scandal—but her 90-year-old grandma is. Birkitt and Letterman “joked and kidded around,” but “they were just good friends,” she tells the New York Post. “She worked for Dave for 11 years....

Upset Bug Bites No. 5 Jankovic
 Upset Bug Bites No. 5 Jankovic 
US OPEN
Sep 3, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

Upset Bug Bites No. 5 Jankovic

(Newser) - One night after her beloved grandmother died back in her native Serbia, fifth seed Jelena Jankovic fell victim to the upset bug at the US Open today, losing in the second round to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. "I was very sad and emotionally I was really not on...

No Deal on Custody of Jackson Kids: Rowe Lawyer

Reports of $4M payout 'completely false'

(Newser) - No deal on the custody of Michael Jackson’s children has been reached, Debbie Rowe’s attorney tells CNN. Eric George refuted a story in the New York Post that Rowe had agreed to a $4 million payout to drop her bid to look after Jackson's two elder kids, who...

Recession Squeezes 'Grandfamilies'
Recession Squeezes 'Grandfamilies'
Apr 4, 2009 11:52 AM CDT

Recession Squeezes 'Grandfamilies'

Layoffs sting rising number of people raising grandkids

(Newser) - The recession is putting a serious strain on the safety net millions of American grandparents provide for their grandkids, the Wall Street Journal reports. The number of children who live in a household headed by a grandparent has been rising for decades, but older workers are finding it tough to...

Octuplet Granny: Nadya's a Good Mom After All

(Newser) - The grandmother of the California octuplets has backtracked on a well-publicized, and rather dim opinion of her daughter, Us reports. Nadya Suleman “is trying so hard to take care of these children, and she's a good mother,” her mother, Angela, said. “She's a very good mother,”...

Octuplet Mom 'Not Capable': Grandma

Having 14 kids is 'unconscionable,' says Angela Suleman

(Newser) - The mother of the California woman who added octuplets to her brood of six tells Radar that her daughter’s “not capable of raising 14 children.” "She really really has no idea what she's doing to her children and to me. She already has six beautiful children....

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