A woman accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son in a botched murder-suicide attempt claimed in a letter that she wanted to spare the boy from predatory adults she believed had abused him. (www.newsvine.com)

A defense lawyer for a mother accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son in a botched murder-suicide attempt says she remains at risk of killing herself more than a month after his death. Gigi Jordan’s defense lawyer renewed a bid Friday to get her released on $5 million bond... (www.nypost.com)

An 11-year-old boy whose mother died after losing her health insurance has become an advocate for health care reform -- and opponents of reform are gunning for him. (feeds.digg.com)

University of Vermont men's basketball forward Evan Fjeld will play in the America East Conference championship despite the death of his mother. (feeds.boston.com)

Some mothers refuse to breast-feed -- and not because they can't produce milk or prefer formula. They simply prefer to pump milk and exclusively bottle-feed their babies (feedproxy.google.com)