Two astronauts from the U.S. and Russia were safe after an emergency landing Thursday in the steppes of Kazakhstan following the failure of a Russian booster rocket carrying them to the International Space Station.
A former San Diego County employee in the child welfare department is suing the county for allegedly firing her after she reported social workers were failing to properly check on foster children who suffered a litany of injuries including dental abscesses and "super lice" infestations.
