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Americans detained in Haiti were ‘trying to rescue children’

Ten Baptist workers to appear in Port-au-Prince court after attempting to take youngsters out of countryTen Americans will appear in court today in Port-au-Prince after attempting to take 34 children out of Haiti, saying that they were trying to rescue them.The Baptist aid workers, from the Idaho-based New Life Children’s Refuge, were arrested on Friday [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Baptist group denies trafficking in Haitian kids

The director of the charity now watching 33 Haitian children that a church group had tried to leave Haiti with tells NBC that one child says she still has parents.
 

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

American church group held after trying to take children out of Haiti

Baptists who wanted to start orphanage in Dominican Republic believed to have lacked paperwork amid trafficking fearsA group of 10 American Baptists were being held in Port-au-Prince today after trying to take 33 children out of Haiti.The church group, most of them from Idaho, allegedly lacked the proper documents when they were arrested on Friday [...]

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

10 Americans held in Haiti; tried to move kids

Haitian police arrested 10 U.S. citizens after they tried to take 33 Haitian children out of the earthquake-stricken nation, authorities said Saturday.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Storm blankets southern states with snow

A storm that blanketed the South with snow Saturday had children eager to sled down hills, while grown-ups were warned to stay off slippery roads.
 

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

In 37 Minutes, Scott Roeder Found Guilty Of Abortion Doctor Murder

Scott Roeder, who had freely admitted killing prominent Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller has been found guilty, after only 37 minutes of jury deliberation. He said he killed Tiller to protect unborn children.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

I shot US abortion doctor to protect children, Scott Roeder tells court

Judge in Kansas rules born-again Christian who killed George Tiller with .22-calibre gun must stand trial for murderA born-again Christian who believes abortion is a sin failed yesterday to ­convince a judge that he need not stand trial for murder after he admitted shooting dead an ­abortion doctor.Scott Roeder, 51, told the court in Wichita, [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Teen pleads no contest in Florida slayings

A teenager has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the July home-invasion deaths of a Florida couple known for adopting children with special needs.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

US grants home schooling German family political asylum

Couple who fled to Tennessee fearing persecution for keeping their children out of school win first case of its kind in USA US judge has granted ­political asylum to a German family who said they had fled the country to avoid persecution for home schooling their children.In the first reported case of its kind, Tennessee [...]

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

California gay marriage foe cites children’s interests

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In surprising testimony, a witness called to defend California’s gay marriage ban testified on Tuesday that legalizing same-sex matrimony would “improve the well-being of gay and lesbian households and their children.”

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
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