A Kansas City mother is fighting to get custody of her son back after she says a Chicago hospital accused her of medical child abuse. Michelle Rider took her 16-year-old son, Isaiah, to Lurie Children’s hospital after doctors in her hometown, Texas and Boston were unable to effectively treat his neurofibromatosis — a painful condition that causes tumors to grow on his nerves. When Isaiah’s pain continued at Lurie, his mother sought to have him transferred to another hospital. But Lurie officials told a Cook County Court that it was best that Isaiah be taken into temporary protective custody. They said the boy’s symptoms appeared to improve when his mother was not around.
A wildfire in central California that destroyed 47 structures and forced the closure of the famed Hearst Castle has chased more people from their homes.
Fire spokeswoman Diley Greiser said early Monday that residents of at least 50 mostly rural homes near Lake Nacimiento were ordered to leave late Sunday.
The fire in San Luis Obispo County has burned 43 square miles of timber and dry brush since it began August 13. It's partially contained.
Hearst Castle was closed over the weekend, though officials said Sunday that the fire was growing in the opposite direction of the popular tourist attraction built by media magnate William Randolph Hearst.
