A Fort Worth, Texas, man who beat his 79-year-old mother to death, cut her open and ate some of her heart was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison. Joey Cala, 41, had pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the 2001 death of Lydia Cala, a 76-pound retired teacher and church volunteer. According to Cala’s sister, he wanted their mother’s money. But there was no indication the inheritance amounted to much. The woman lived in a modest, one-story house. (lcf)

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This art exhibit is a cut above the rest – or is that a cut below?

A Chilean artist has opened an exhibit called “Damages,” featuring photos of people with scars – some from life-threatening illnesses, others from accidents.

“Every time we look at a scar we tend to wonder how they got them. I am attracted to the idea of surrounding myself with those stories,” artist Sebastian Utreras said. (m, s)

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Two New Orleans prosecutors have been reprimanded for their courtroom neckwear.

Assistant District Attorneys Donnie Rowan and Cameron May showed up at a murder hearing – one in a tie decorated with a hangman’s noose, the other with the grim reaper.

“A poor joke,” said their boss. Or perhaps a sick yoke.

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This Bangkok robbery suspect had money to burn – and that’s just what he did.

After masterminding an armored-car heist that netted him $145,000, Sawai Khongrum fled into the countryside to hide out. But it was so cold, he told cops, he burned all the loot to keep warm.

After turning himself in, Khongrum led cops to the site of a bonfire – where they found the charred remains of about $25,000. They’re now looking for the remaining $120,000 in cold cash.

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This is what you call a night-mare.

A Brazilian soccer player’s horse invaded his bedroom on his wedding night and attacked his bride.

She suffered a broken leg and minor injuries – and demanded that the horse be executed.

Her husband refused, and sent it to his brother’s farm nearby, explaining that the attack had been triggered by “a fit of jealousy.”

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An early-morning jogger has been startling folks in chilly New Brunswick, Canada, by running past their homes totally naked.

After several sightings, cops have issued an alert for “an adult male walking around in all his glory.”

If caught, he could be jailed for indecent exposure – which would make that last run an unlucky streak.