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A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son has been charged with attempted murder.

A high school secretary illegally changed grades in a school computer system to improve her daughter's class standing, according to criminal charges filed Thursday.

A 51-year-old mother used guilt about finances to get her young sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies in the Phoenix area in what police are calling a 'revolting' case, authorities said.

Mothers often get blamed for the way their children turn out, and a new study gives additional weight to that accusation.

Throughout the developing world, mothers' sacrifices are typical, and create a problem that puts families at risk, experts say, because malnourished mothers become malfunctioning mothers.