Governor: Vermont mom is ‘alleged perpetrator’ in 4 deaths
By DAVE GRAM and LISA RATHKE A woman who lost custody of her 9-year-old daughter killed three relatives in a Vermont home and then headed to a nearby state office…
Parental rights
Justice Kennedy sent clearer signal in 2013 marriage case
By MARK SHERMAN Two years ago, Justice Anthony Kennedy left little doubt during Supreme Court arguments that a part of the federal anti-gay marriage law was doomed. When the justices…
Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI As vaccine skeptics fight laws that would force more parents to inoculate their kids, they are finding unexpected allies in conservative Republicans. Though the stereotype of a…
Manhunt widens for ex-Marine in 6 killings
Schools closed and hospitals and other public places tightened security as police in two suburban Philadelphia counties hunted on Tuesday for a Marine veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and…
MAN THROWS 3-YEAR-OLD SON, HIMSELF OFF NYC ROOF
By VERENA DOBNIK In this Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 photo, New York Police Department officers police walk in front of a high-rise apartment building where they said a 35-year-old man…
FATHER KILLS SON, HIMSELF AT YWCA OFFICES IN NH
Police assemble outside the YWCA Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013 in Manchester, N.H. The state attorney general’s office said Muni Savyon, 54, of Manchester used a handgun to fatally shoot his…
JUDGE SIDES WITH USHER IN CHILD CUSTODY BATTLE
By KATE BRUMBACK R&B singer Usher waits for a child custody hearing to begin, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in Atlanta. A judge in Atlanta is set to hear arguments in…