NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Prison Term Given Baby-Sitter in Killing

A baby-sitter who killed a 10-month-old boy by hurling him across a room after he pulled her hair was sentenced in White Plains, N.Y., to up to 25 years in prison. The parents of Kieran Dunne referred to Ann Franklin as a “monster” and a “liar” as they spoke at her sentencing. After months of denial, Franklin, 26, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in December. Franklin said she had smoked marijuana and went to put Kieran in his crib Feb. 25, when he pulled her hair. She said she “got annoyed” and threw him across the room, smashing his head against the floor.