The feared release of a convicted child molester from a California prison was thwarted Friday by 11th-hour federal charges involving child porn and a woman's allegations that he bought her as a child in Asia and subjected her to years of sexual abuse while molesting her young friends. (www.newsvine.com)

Software giant's patch process speeds up after researcher releases code on Net that can be used to target the vulnerability and take over PCs. (news.cnet.com)

A defense lawyer for a mother accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son in a botched murder-suicide attempt says she remains at risk of killing herself more than a month after his death. Gigi Jordan’s defense lawyer renewed a bid Friday to get her released on $5 million bond... (www.nypost.com)

An official says two European aid workers kidnapped in Haiti and later released were from the Czech Republic and Belgium. (www.newsvine.com)