Arkansas mom delivers 16th child; husband says she's ready for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo released by the Discovery Health Channel shows the Duggar children with their father Jim Bob Duggar, top centre, and their mother Michelle, who holds the 16th addition to the family on Tuesday at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark. The girl Johannah was born Oct. 11.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas-  Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again. Johannah Faith Duggar was born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighed seven pounds, 6.5 ounces. The baby's father, Jim Bob Duggar, a former state representative, said Wednesday that mother and child were doing well. He said Johannah's birth was especially exciting because it was the first time in eight years the family has had a girl. Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he and Michelle, 39, want more children. "We both just love children and we consider each a blessing from the Lord. I have asked Michelle if she wants more and she said yes, if the Lord wants to give us some she will accept them," he said. The Discovery Health Channel filmed Johannah's birth and plans to air a show about the family of 18 next May. The Learning Channel is doing another show about the family's construction project, a 650-square-metre house that should be finished before Christmas. The home, which the family has been building for two years, will have nine bathrooms, dormitory-style bedrooms for the girls and boys, a commercial kitchen, four washing machines and four dryers. Jim Bob Duggar, who sells real estate, previously lost his bid for the U.S. Senate. He said he expects to run for the state Senate next year but isn't ready to make a formal announcement. Michelle Duggar had her first child at age 21, four years after the couple married. Their children include two sets of twins, and each child has a name beginning with the letter J: Joshua, 17; John David, 15; Janna, 15; Jill, 14; Jessa, 12; Jinger, 11; Joseph, 10; Josiah, 9; Joy-Anna, 8; Jeremiah, 6; Jedidiah, 6; Jason, 5; James, 4; Justin, 2; and Jackson Levi, 1.

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Jealous husband fined by Austrian court; he spiked wife's food with sedatives

FELDKIRCH, Austria- A jealous husband who spiked his wife's food and drinks with sedatives to keep her away from her lover received his comeuppance from an Austrian court Wednesday. A court in the western province of Vorarlberg found the 47-year-old man guilty of "coercion" and sentenced him to a $540 US fine should he repeat the offence. The trick worked twice, said the Austria Press Agency, with the woman sleeping through the evening instead of meeting her lover after her husband dissolved sleeping pills in her wine. But she pressed charges after finding a tablet concealed in bread. Neither the news agency nor the court identified the couple, in keeping with Austrian practice. APA said divorce proceedings were underway.

Police catch burglar having sex in basement of building he had broken into basement

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania- Pittsburgh police say they caught a serial burglar in the act - a sex act. Officers found Robert Calloway, 40, in the basement of a Squirrel Hill apartment building he had broken into, police said. Authorities said Calloway was having sex with a woman who was not identified. He was charged with Monday's break-in, as well as in three others in recent weeks. Calloway matches the description of a man caught on surveillance tape breaking into the basements of other apartment buildings, police said. In all the cases, Calloway is accused of prying the locks from storage area doors. Sometimes nothing was reported missing; in other cases, a leaf blower, gas can, and tool box were taken, police said. Storage bins had been broken into in the basement where Calloway was found having sex with the woman, police said. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney.