AJ Freund told a doctor in December about possible abuse by his mother, but the boy remained in his parents’ custody. He was found dead this week.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
‘Catastrophic breeding failure’: Second largest emperor penguin colony ‘all but disappeared’
Antarctic’sHalley Bay colony of emperor penguins has seen a “catastrophic breeding failure” over the past three years linked to melting sea ice.
Parents who reported 5-year-old son missing charged with murder after boy’s body found in shallow grave
The body of AJ Freund, who was reported missing last week, was found covered in plastic and buried in the grave inWoodstock, Illinois, police said
Pennsylvania woman killed by meat grinder at work, coroner says
Jill Greninger was working atEconomy Locker Storage Company when she either fell or was pulled into the machine, the Lycoming County coroner said.
A lawmaker said some nurses ‘play cards’ at work. After backlash, she agrees to shadow a nurse for 12 hours
Republican state Sen. Maureen Walsh made the comments last week during a debate on a bill proposing uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for nurses.
4 Americans confirmed dead, others injured in Sri Lankan bombings; radical domestic group behind attack
Seven members of the radical Muslim group National Thowfeek Jamaath killed at least 290 people on Easter Sunday, Sri Lankan officials said.
Sri Lanka bombings: Who is responsible? And did the government know an attack was coming?
At least 290 people were killed in a string of suicide bombings carried out by a domestic militant group in Sri Lanka Sunday. Here’s what we know now.
‘Still alive!’: Notre Dame’s 180,000 bees survive cathedral fire
The 180,000 bees live in three hives on Notre Dame’s roof as part of an effort since 2013 to help prevent bee die-off.
A dingo almost ate this toddler, until the boy’s parents fought off the pack
The attack occurred on Fraser Island in Queensland when a dingo entered the family’s campervan and grabbed the child by the back of his neck.
Trio of North Face climbers presumed dead in avalanche at Canada’s Banff park
American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjorg Auer were attempting to climb Howse Peak in Canada’s Banff National Park, officials say.