Madonna’s newly adopted daughter said to leave Malawi on private jet heading for LondonLILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna’s new daughter has flown out of her native Malawi on a private jet headed for London, an airport employee and a person familiar with Madonna’s adoption proceedings in this southern African country said Saturday. Madonna’s adopted daughter said to leave Malawi for LondonLILONGWE, Malawi — Madonna’s new daughter has flown out of her native Malawi on a private jet headed for London, an airport employee and a person familiar with Madonna’s adoption proceedings in this southern African country said Saturday. Mich. case worker sensed trouble as he questioned adoptive mom about missing Flint girlFLINT, Mich. — The suspicions of a rookie child-welfare worker helped police solve the disappearance of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was discovered under mothballs in a stench-filled storage unit. A look at adoptions from several countries to the United States in FY2008In the 2008 fiscal year, 17,438 children in foreign countries were adopted by U.S. citizens and taken to the United States. Here are the figures for some individual countries that year: Turkish official: Several families want to adopt 48 children after engagement party massacreANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish official says several families have applied to adopt dozens of children who lost their families in an attack on an engagement ceremony that killed 44 people. Malawi hearings begin in Madonna’s adoption appeal, amid paternity disputeBLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s highest court began deliberating on Madonna’s bid to adopt a 3-year-old girl from the southern African country, as a dispute erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl’s father. Madonna adoption case faces dispute over whether man trying to stop proceedings is fatherBLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s highest court began deliberating on Madonna’s bid to adopt a 3-year-old girl from the southern African country, as a dispute erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl’s father. Madonna adoption: Dispute over whether man trying to stop proceedings is fatherBLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi’s highest court began deliberating on Madonna’s bid to adopt a 3-year-old girl from the southern African country, as a dispute erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl’s father. Father of African girl that Madonna wants to adopt tells CBS that he can care for herNEW YORK — The father of a girl from Malawi whom Madonna hopes to adopt says he’s capable of taking care of his daughter. Suit contends NYC failed to protect disabled children who were put in abusive homeNEW YORK — A federal lawsuit claims New York City failed to properly screen a woman who used fictitious identities to adopt 10 disabled children and later repeatedly abused, starved and imprisoned them in a “house of horrors.” Lawyer: Prosecutor may be going too far with murder charge in death of quadriplegic Mich. girlFLINT, Mich. — A murder charge against the adoptive mother in the death of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl seems excessive, her lawyer said Tuesday, predicting the case may change after the “shock value” of a body found stashed in storage wears off. Gay, lesbian couples begin applying for marriage licenses in Iowa following court rulingDES MOINES, Iowa — Same-sex couples in Iowa began applying for marriage license on Monday after a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay unions took effect. Iowa becomes third state where gays can legally wed as state SupCo ruling goes into effectDES MOINES, Iowa — The only gay couple who were legally wed in Iowa are looking forward to getting some company. Iowa county clerks were to begin processing same-sex marriage applications Monday, following the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling on April 3 that legalized same sex-marriage. Iowa typically requires a three-day waiting period for marriages, but judges can waive that and allow immediate weddings. Iowa becomes third state where gays can legally wed as state SupCo ruling goes into effectDES MOINES, Iowa — The only gay couple who were legally wed in Iowa are looking forward to getting some company. After the wedding bells, Iowans not sure what gay marriage will mean for same-sex couplesDES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa counties begin processing same-sex marriage applications Monday and the first gay weddings could happen within hours, but details of just what changes and benefits the ceremonies will bring are still being untangled. Mother of 9-year-old quadriplegic girl found dead in storage bin charged with her murderFLINT, Mich. — A 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a storage unit suffered from “severe, ongoing malnutrition and neglect” before her death, a prosecutor said Friday after charging her adoptive mother with murder. Mich. authorities deciding whether death of quadriplegic 9-year-old found in storage was crimeFLINT, Mich. — Prosecutors on Thursday were deciding whether to charge the adoptive mother of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a storage unit — a child the woman had allegedly insisted was out of state when authorities first questioned her. In Paraguay, judge approves name change for 2-year-old in presidential paternity claimASUNCION, Paraguay — A 2-year-old boy that Paraguayan bishop-turned-President Fernando Lugo fathered with a former parishioner is adopting his dad’s name. Malawi court to hear Madonna adoption appeal May 4 on bid for 3-year-old Malawi girlBLANTYRE, Malawi — Madonna’s appeal of a court ruling denying her request to adopt a 3-year-old girl from Malawi will be heard next month, a court official said Monday. |