11.   And on Sunday, the police say, Ms. Downing confessed that she and her daughter had killed the child.

12.   And in the past two weeks alone, three mothers have been charged either with killing their children or conspiring with the men in their lives to do so.

13.   And the weight of all those people, all those children killed as an ideological gesture was too heavy for theatrics.

14.   And, I am just as certain, Israelis have killed Palestinian children as well, either in defensive or belligerent moves.

15.   Another question might be why a grownup would want to kill children.

16.   And, of course, decent gun-control laws so parents will not have to worry about someone killing their children.

17.   Are these sacred places while our children are killed by tanks?

18.   As passenger-side automobile air bags become more common, more children are being killed by them, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

19.   As the week came to a close, five Palestinian children were killed by an explosion in a Gaza Strip refugee camp.

20.   At least eight children have been killed in front seats, four of whom were strapped into safety seats.