SC relatives convicted in toddler's drug overdose

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Boeing 787s under investigation after 'engine issue' on runway

The NTSB is 'in its early stages' of investigating Boeing 787s after debris fell from a jet in South Carolina during preflight testing and sparked a grass fire.

The Boeing Dreamliner 787-800. (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters / July 30, 2012)

Federal regulators are investigating Boeing Co.'s 787 jets after one of the Dreamliner planes sparked a grass fire in South Carolina during preflight testing.

Boeing said one of the commercial planes "experienced an engine issue" Saturday on the runway in North Charleston, S.C. Debris from the jet fell onto the grass and started a fire, which temporarily shut down the airport, according to local reports.

There were no injuries, the company said.

The National Transportation Safety Board is now "in its early stages" of investigating, Boeing said.

Brownsville shooting victim awaiting surgery as cops hunt gunman

A 2-year-old girl goes under the knife today to repair wounds from Sunday night mayhem that injured six

The 2-year-old Brooklyn girl caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting was preparing for emergency surgery Monday afternoon as the man who shot her and five others remained on the lam.

Cops are hunting the shooter, who was apparently aiming for a group of people playing dice on the sidewalk Sunday night in retaliation for a recent gang-related incident, investigators believe.

Instead he hit six innocent bystanders, including little Ariyanna; Ariyanna’s father, Michael Prince, 25; 13-year-old Kentrell Simpson and three others.

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Psychological Abuse: More Common, as Harmful as Other Child Maltreatment

Psychological abuse — including demeaning, bullying and humiliating — may be the most prevalent form of child maltreatment. Yet it's among the hardest to identify or to treat

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Colombian soccer player wants investigation against U.S. — after she hits Abby Wambach 

‘The whistle always goes in their favor,’ the South American thug says, while Wambach is glad she was able to hold back from retaliating.