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...Williams is 15, and California law requires him to be tried as an adult. His youth, however, precludes him from receiving the death penalty. Perhaps because of his tiny, hunched frame, or the doelike downturn of his adolescent eyes, Williams commands a certain pity, even sympathy, despite his horrific act. When he appeared in court Wednesday, he was alone - neither his mother, who lives in South Carolina, nor his father attended the hearing. This kid, it is clear, is operating utterly without the safety net called family...
...Italy, that they were poised to begin a human cloning project. The team, which has already received messages of interest from 700 infertile couples, hopes to produce a successful clone in the next two years. Clones, the most famous of which remains Dolly the sheep, are created when an adult cell is merged with an egg cell, the genes of which have been removed...
...horror this action has caused. Bryan Zuckor, 14, and Randy Gordon, 17, were killed in their public school Monday, and the loss for their families is immeasurable. The first lesson should be that any threats should be reported, as many warning signs went unheeded by students and adults in this case. The second is that of gun control--teens only have access to life-ending force because lax gun laws and careless parents make guns the weapon of choice. The stance of the National Rifle Association and of President George W. Bush on tightening gun restrictions is inexcusable, but that...
...Under current California law, Andy Williams will be tried as an adult, and could face multiple life sentences. No word yet on whether his father will be held responsible in any way for his son's actions, but the debate surrounding parental accountability - and its role in a culture of youth violence - has already heated up again...
...things we are looking at is to have more teacher training sessions this year than last year, especially for afterschool and adult education training programs," says Kerry J. McGowan, a director of programs at PBHA...