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  • Vaccine Court Awards Millions to Two Children With Autism

    The federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, better known as "vaccine court," has just awarded millions of dollars to two children with autism for "pain and suffering" and lifelong care of their injuries, which together could cost tens of million...
  • Police Officer Leaves Infant to Die in Hot Car

    A District of Columbia police officer embroiled in a paternity suit fatally shot his mistress before leaving their infant child to die in an overheated car, prosecutors said as the officer's murder trial opened Monday.
    Richmond Phillips committed th...
  • Trayvon Martin's Parents Launch New Website

    Trayvon Martin’s parents have launched a website to revise the “Stand Your Ground” law.
    The new website includes a video of Trayvon’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton and PayPal links for donations. “Something h...
  • Chalk Wars: Mom Ticketed for Child's Chalk Drawing In Public Park

    A Virginia mom has been ordered by a judge to perform community service after allowing her daughter to do chalk drawings in a public park.
    Last Tuesday, Susan Mortensen appeared in a Richmond, Va. court and agreed to serve 50 hours of community serv...
  • SC Mom Busted at Kid's Graduation for Cheering Too Loudly

    A South Carolina mother says she was humiliated when she was arrested during her daughter's high school graduation last weekend in Florence, S.C., for cheering too loudly.
    But police say Shannon Cooper's shouting was nothing short of disorderly cond...
  • Mother of Miami Cannibal Defends Son

    Despite surveillance video, eyewitness statements, and a victim clinging for life with more than 75 percent of his face chewed off, the family and girlfriend of Rudy Eugene are telling the world there is no way he could attack someone so viciously.
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  • Trayvon Martin's Mom Gets 8 Months Paid Leave In Donations

    The mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin will be able to take about eight months of paid leave after her fellow Miami-Dade County employees donated some of their vacation time, according to reports.
    Sybrina Fulton, a 23-year veteran of the Miami-...
  • Florida Charges 13 in College Hazing Death

    A state attorney on Wednesday charged 13 individuals in connection with the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major in November. The charges range from misdemeanor hazing to felony hazing, which carries a maximum sentence of six years...
  • Study: School Officials More Likely to Learn of Child Victimization Than Police or Medical Authorities

    Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West announced on Tuesday the release of Justice Department research examining how authorities learn about child victimization.  Acting Associate Attorney General West discussed the findings today in Detroi...
  • 6-Year-Old Handcuffed, Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Throwing Tantrum, Furniture

    The family of a 6-year-old Georgia girl is upset at police and school officials after the girl was handcuffed and taken to a police station for allegedly throwing furniture, tearing items off the walls and knocking over a shelf, which injured the pri...