Pakistan was trying to end bloodshed when it let the idyllic Swat Valley fall under Islamic law last week. Instead, it has emboldened the Taliban to extend a hand to militants, including Osama bin Laden.

A Michigan woman who left her teenage son in Nebraska under that state’s safe-haven law can return home to live with her three other children, a judge ruled.

Jack Liles had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead four players in double-digit scoring as Youngstown State beat Lock Haven 81-60 on Monday night.

You’ve heard of die-hard football fans, but a cemetery plot devoted to former University of Georgia players and their families takes the cliche beyond the grave.

Nebraska officials say a 14-year-old California boy has become the last child reported abandoned under the state’s safe-haven law before it was changed to limit such drop-offs to infants no more than 30 days old.

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children, including some teenagers as old as 17.

Nebraska lawmakers have approved adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that resulted in 35 children _ including teenagers as old as 17 _ being abandoned at state hospitals.

Lawmakers are poised to close a loophole that led to troubled teens being abandoned at Nebraska hospitals, but they aren’t stopping there. Instead, they’re vowing to make sure families can get help in a crisis.

A 30-day age limit in the Nebraska safe-haven law appears headed for final approval.

A 30-day age limit on children who can be dropped off at hospitals under Nebraska’s Safe Haven Law has received first round approval from lawmakers.