Mother of twins found in toxic Fla. truck charged

Carmen Barahona was arrested in the death of Nubia Barahona, the Miami-Dade Police Department announced nearly three weeks after the girl was found in the pickup along Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach. She was wrapped in plastic and had been doused with a toxic chemical.

Her twin brother, Victor, was in the front seat, critically burned by a chemical, authorities said, and their father was lying on the ground nearby, unresponsive. Police said the father doused the boy with a chemical so toxic it sickened rescue workers.

The father, Jorge Barahona, also apparently put gasoline on himself in what he later told police was a futile suicide attempt by setting himself on fire.

Jorge Barahona has pleaded not guilty to attempted first-degree murder in the injury of Victor, who has been released from the hospital.

Authorities haven't said how Nubia was killed.

Carmen Barahona also faces seven counts of aggravated child abuse and seven counts of child neglect. Her attorney didn't immediately respond to an e-mail, and police refused to elaborate on what led to the charges. The head of the police department was expected to talk to the media Monday, according to the agency's news release.

State child welfare officials have come under heavy criticism over missed opportunities to help the twins after an anonymous abuse allegation was called into a hotline Feb. 10 — four days before the children were found.

The caller said the twins' feet and hands were bound with duct tape and they were kept in a bathtub as punishment. Child welfare officials also believe the girl was being starved.

The officials have described a disturbing picture of a Jorge and Carmen Barahona, who adopted the twins, an 11-year-old autistic boy and a 7-year-old girl from foster care. The couple has been the focus of at least three abuse allegations in the past several years, but nothing ever came of them.

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Gunmen kill 3 at bar near US consulate in Juarez

Two young men died at the Muro bar during the shooting around 1:30 a.m. and a third victim died after being taken to a hospital, said the spokesman for Chihuahua state prosecutors, Julio Castaneda. Two more men suffered wounds, he said.

The prosecutors office had not yet identified the victims, who were between 20 and 25 years old, Castaneda said.

It was the second attack on a bar in Ciudad Juarez in a week, he said. Five men were killed a week earlier at the bar La Brecha.

Fighting among rival drug cartels have turned Ciudad Juarez into a battleground in recent years. The city, which sits across from El Paso, Texas, has seen more than 6,000 people killed in drug violence the past two years.

Also on Sunday, Mexican authorities reported the arrest of a suspected high-ranking figure in the Sinaloa drug cartel.

A general in charge of a military garrison near San Luis Rio Colorado in northern Sonora state said police detained Julio Cesar Aguilar Garcia, known as "El Vaquero," or "The Cowboy."

The general says Aguilar is a suspected trafficker for the Sinaloa cartel's Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. He is alleged to have directed air shipments of drugs in the Valley of Mexicali, near the Arizona border.

The general spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to journalists.

He said a traffic violation led to Friday's arrest of Aguilar and five others.

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Associated Press writer Felipe Larios Gaxiola in Hermosillo contributed to this report.

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India successfully tests interceptor missile

The interceptor missile destroyed a medium-range missile over the Bay of Bengal after the missile had been fired from a test site in the eastern state of Orissa, ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said.

"It hit the target missile at an altitude of about 10 miles (16 kilometers)," Kar said.

A test of the system last March was unsuccessful, with the interceptor missile failing to take off.

Sunday's exercise tested the system's ability to track, intercept and destroy incoming missiles and was part of a series of trials, he said.

Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan usually notify each other ahead of major missile tests, in keeping with an agreement between the two nations.

It was not immediately known whether India informed Pakistan about Sunday's test.

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Mourinho believes Ronaldo injury could be serious

Ronaldo scored in the 51st, 67th and 77th minutes, his fourth three-goal game this season to go along with one four-goal match. He limped off with a muscle problem after the final goal, going straight to the dressing room. Real Madrid finished a man short.

"I don't know. It seems like a serious injury. That's the negative note from the game," Mourinho said. "Especially as Ronaldo doesn't just do small things."

Mourinho soon followed up his initial words with more encouraging ones over his star player's health.

"If Cristiano has something it's something minor, it's no drama," Mourinho added.

Ronaldo said he didn't think he will play Sunday against Racing Santander but didn't believe it was serious.

The Portuguese forward, the 2008 FIFA player of the year, matched Barcelona's Lionel Messi for the league lead with 27 goals and has 37 in all competitions this season. Ronaldo had not scored since Feb. 6.

Barcelona (23-1-2) has 71 points followed by Real Madrid (20-2-4) with 64. Real Madrid is 21-0 at home this season in all competitions.

Karim Benzema scored twice, and Angel Di Maria and Marcelo had one goal each. Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini returned to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for the first time since Mourinho replaced him after last season.

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Coroner: Miss. boy found in oven died from heat

Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson said Friday that the pathologist is still trying to determine if 3-year-old Tristan Robinson was conscious when he was put inside the electric oven. He also appeared to have suffered trauma to his head.

Police found the boy's body at his mother's apartment Wednesday. Preliminary autopsy results show he died from "thermal injuries" from being in the hot oven.

Greenville police have charged the boy's 24-year-old mother, Terrie A. Robinson, with murder. She is being held on a $5 million bond.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A coroner says a toddler in Mississippi who was found in an oven was alive when he was put inside it and died because of the heat.

Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson said police found Tristan Robinson's body inside the electric oven at his mother's apartment Wednesday.

Preliminary autopsy results released Friday show the child died from "thermal injuries" from being in the hot oven.

Johnson said the pathologist is still trying to determine if the child was conscious when it was put there. There appeared to be some trauma to the boy's head.

Greenville police have charged the boy's 24-year-old mother, Terrie A. Robinson, with murder. She is being held on a $5 million bond.

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