Pop star Britney Spears is under the scanner over allegations that she has abused her two young sons. Social workers will quiz her over claims she beat one with a belt and gave both food they were allergic to – making them violently ill. However, the 28-year-old star has strongly denied the claims and insisted that she has never mistreated her four-year-old Sean Preston and Jayden James, three. Meanwhile, the singer’s former bodyguard Fernando Flores, who... Full Story

Jesse James’ claim that he cheated on his wife actress Sandra Bullock because he suffered abuse as a child at his estranged father’s hands has created a controversy among his family members. James, 41, revealed on ABC’s “Nightline” that a string of abuses by his father, Larry James, instilled a lack of self-worth in him. “He beat my ass pretty good a bunch of times. … I just remember, like, clinched teeth, strained-neck look on his face,”... Full Story

"The death of a Russian-born adopted boy - and homicide charges against his Carroll Township parents - has York County in the headlines of state news agency Tass and televised broadcasts of state-run and independent Russian news.Nathaniel, who was born as Ivan Skorobogatov, was adopted along with his sister in 2003 by Nanette L. Craver, 54, and Michael J. Craver, 45. Doctors counted more than 80 external bruises in various stages of healing -- 20 of which were on his head and he was diagnosed... Full Story