The leader of a preschool in Washington, D.C., is now facing a federal charge for allegedly directing an undercover officer posing as a father "to abuse his child," the Justice Department says.

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Eleanor Bryant may have prevented the deaths of preschool students during a crash on Monday afternoon. Police said the death toll could have been much higher, after a water truck careered into a ...