Spain: Inquiry into 'missing' children kidnapped under Franco regime (Guardian Unlimited)

A magistrate investigating the human rights crimes of Francisco Franco has ordered an inquiry into the fate of children kidnapped from leftwing families by the dictator's henchmen. Judge Baltasar Garzón, the controversial national court magistrate, has asked judges to add the missing children to more than 136,000 cases of people who disappeared under the Franco regime. An unknown number ...

Mother charged in death of 3 children in South Chicago fire (The Pantagraph)

CHICAGO -- The mother of three children killed in an apartment fire has been charged with three counts of child endangerment.

Defendants in adoption scheme cut deal (UPI)

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A Utah couple who faced years behind bars on charges that they tricked Samoan parents into giving up their children now likely face probation, officials said.

5 plead Guilty to Federal Charges in Adoption Scam (FOX 13 Utah)

Five of seven people indicted for an adoption scheme that fraudulently took Samoan children from their birth parents pleaded guilty on Tuesday to reduced federal charges. Karen Banks and her husband Scott Banks, operated the Wellsville-based adoption agency Focus on Children.

5 from agency in Utah plead guilty to adoption scam involving Samoans (Deseret Morning News)

Five owners and managers of a Utah-based agency accused of the fraudulent adoption of dozens of Samoan children pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday.