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Federal review of Uvalde shooting finds Border Patrol missteps but does not recommend discipline
U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation’s deadliest classroom attacks, according to a federal report released Thursday. But investigators concluded the...
Principal indicted, accused of not reporting alleged child abuse by Atlantic City mayor
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The principal of Atlantic City High School has been indicted on official misconduct, child endangerment and other charges for allegedly failing to notify child welfare authorities that the teenage daughter of Atlantic City's mayor claimed she was being beaten at home by...
Mom, brother, grandfather and caregivers are charged with starving 7-year-old disabled boy to death
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A mother, grandfather, adult brother and two caregivers in Florida have been charged with the starvation death of a 7-year-old disabled boy who weighed 7 pounds (3.1 kilograms) and had bones poking through his skin when he was found dead on Christmas, officials...
The former Uvalde schools police chief asks a judge to throw out the charges against him
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The former Uvalde, Texas, schools police chief asked a judge on Friday to throw out the criminal indictment filed against him over the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. In a...
Police say they arrested a woman after her 6-year-old son brought a gun to school in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police have arrested a woman after her 6-year-old son brought a gun to his school. According to local news outlets, the 22-year-old woman faces several charges including carrying a weapon on school property and child neglect or endangerment. ...
Reality TV performer arrested on drug, child endangerment charges at Tennessee zoo
ALAMO, Tenn. (AP) — A woman who appeared on the reality TV show “1,000-Lb. Sisters” was arrested at a Tennessee zoo and charged with possessing drugs and child endangerment, authorities said Tuesday. Amy Slaton Halterman was arrested Monday at the Tennessee Safari Park in Alamo...
Virginia mother charged with cruelty, neglect after kids found chained in apartment
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A mother and her partner have been charged with child abuse and child cruelty after police found two kids chained by the ankle in a northern Virginia apartment. The 47-year-old mother and 29-year old man, who live in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County,...
Illinois man convicted in fatal stabbing of child welfare worker attacked during home visit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing. Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Madonia convicted Benjamin Howard Reed on...
Shein discloses it found 2 cases of child labor in its supply chain last year
Fast-fashion giant Shein said it discovered two cases of child labor in its supply chain last year. In its annual sustainability report, Shein disclosed this week that it found minors under age 15 employed by manufacturers that make products for the company. Shein, which mainly...
Texas chief who called Uvalde response 'abject failure' but defended his state police is retiring
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' state police chief who came under scrutiny over the hesitant response to the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022 and has overseen Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's aggressive efforts to stop migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border said Friday he will retire at the...
