French couple detained after two boys abandoned in Portugal (opens in new tab)

A court in Setúbal, Portugal, ordered a 41-year-old French woman and her 55-year-old partner held in pretrial detention after two of the woman's young sons were found alone beside a road near Alcácer do Sal, about 100 kilometers south of Lisbon. The court cited suspected crimes including child endangerment and abandonment, and said the man also faces an aggravated assault allegation involving one of the children. The boys were found Tuesday evening carrying backpacks with food, water and clot...