Karen Noronha

Officials at the Washington State Department of Early Learning have launched an investigation that may take at least 30 days.

On being arrested, the 54-year-old boyfriend told the police that the victim was "raping" his girlfriend and that is the reason why he had attacked him.

A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped by three men inside a temple under construction in India's Madhya Pradesh state.

The woman said that her husband had electrocuted and tortured her.

The midwife used an amniotic hook to try to break Cecily's water bag which had not broken naturally but ended up scratching the infant's head.

The Facebook page was set up by Owen Baxter and has around 50 followers who regularly keep posting pictures of her.

Steven Pladl of Wake County had given up his daughter Katie Pladl for adoption as a baby but when she turned 18, she contacted her parents via social media.

Kentucky State Police's tweet featured a slow-motion gif of a bar of soap hitting the ground, which is a reference to inmates making themselves vulnerable to anal rape.

A 1-year-old boy died on Thursday (1 February) after his mother left him alone in a bathtub in Mathews County, Virginia.

The cause of Moebius Syndrome is not known but the condition mostly results from a combination of environmental and genetic factors.

Cheerleaders performed their version of the Ghoomar dance at an NBA match in Miami.

"It is likely that the murder could be related to the rare cosmic occurrence of super blue blood moon on Wednesday. We have gathered some clues," the joint commissioner of police said.

Police later arrested John David Battaglia outside a tattoo parlour where he had got two large red roses inked on his left arm to commemorate his daughters.

"He tied my legs and burnt them with cigarettes if I tried to free myself," she said of one of the abusers.

Passengers on the Doomsday Destroyer ride spent three minutes and 25 seconds dangling at about 21 metres in air after the ride malfunctioned.

The man, who is in his late forties, even used a Massey University letterhead detailing a fictitious study on corporal punishment for adults.

A New Mexico boy, whose body was recently found in a shallow grave, was allegedly abused and forced to spend his last days in a dog kennel, investigators say.

One of the accused tricked the police by calling emergency number 100 and reporting that a man was lying unresponsive on the road.

The boy's younger sister can also be seen hiding behind a wall. The video was filmed in India's western state of Rajasthan.

According to federal guidelines, airlines must permit passengers with disabilities to board flights with trained service animals or emotional-support animals.

The incident that took place when the man was being lowered to the ground after he completed his jump is believed to have been caused by a system failure.

"Due to a technical defect we had to stop the double chair lift in the area of Rosenkranz," Karl Fussi, a spokesperson for the Kreischberg ski resort said.

"He allegedly sexually assaulted the toddler. When the baby girl fell unconscious and started bleeding, he panicked and fled," a police officer said.

Patrick Moan told police that he was tired of taking care of Brandi Gregory who has no arms or legs and preferred going to jail.

The mother was reportedly trying to keep her infant away from the family dog when the unfortunate incident took place.

Eddie Zytner and Katie Stephens contracted hookworms, which turned their feet into messes of swollen flesh.

The 61-year-old woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital after the sight of a cockroach in her car gave her a fright causing her to crash the vehicle.

Elisabeth Revol and Tomasz Mackiewicz were on their way to the summit of Nanga Parbat, nicknamed "Killer Mountain", when they got stuck at an altitude of 7,400m (24,280ft).

Rajesh Maru was pulled into an MRI machine after a hospital staff allegedly allowed him to enter the MRI room with a metal oxygen cylinder.