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Vegan Mother Sentenced to Life Over Toddler's Death

A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Sheila O'Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June...

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Remains Identified as Missing 4-Year-Old

Authorities in Oklahoma have confirmed that a body found last week is that of missing 4-year-old girl Athena Brownfield. She was reported missing on Jan. 10, when a postal worker found her 5-year-old...

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Cops: Texas Mom Left Kids Alone for Weeks

The charges are disturbing enough that the case would likely have made headlines anyway. But the grinning face of the suspect upon her arrest—a mother charged with leaving her two kids to fend for...

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Cops: Mom Left 16-Month-Old Alone for 10 Days

Ohio authorities say a Cleveland mother went on vacation for 10 days and left her 16-month-old daughter home alone that entire time—and that the mother arrived home to find the toddler dead. Kristel...

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Cops: Woman Leaves Two Girls Alone at Ocean Beach

A Florida attorney is facing felony charges after police say she left two young children unattended at a beach on the Gulf of Mexico, reports the Tampa Bay Times . The younger of the girls, age 3, was...

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2 Siblings of Girl Who Died of Starvation to Get $5M Each

Iowa will pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who weighed just 56 pounds when she died of starvation in 2017, according to a state board that approved the settlement Monday....

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Parents Charged After Daughter's Fatal Asthma Attack

The parents of a Minnesota girl who died after an asthma attack earlier this year have been charged with second-degree manslaughter, accused of not taking her to the hospital as she suffered the...

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Parents Charged With Murder After Toddler Dies in Hot Car

An Arkansas couple has been charged with capital murder after one of their young children left inside a hot vehicle died from apparent heat exhaustion, authorities said. Prosecutors in Little Rock...

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Cops: Dad Dumped Girl, 10, on Dark Road, Sped Away

A Florida man threw a 10-year-old girl out of his silver Toyota Tundra pickup truck shortly after midnight on Tuesday, hurling her toys after her, according to witnesses in an affidavit seen by USA...

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