Doctors say they removed a host of sharp objects from children and adults injured by the Boston Marathon explosions.

A doctor at Boston Children’s Hospital said they removed BB pellets and nails from children. Dr. David Mooney says there were nails sticking out of one little girl’s body.

Two children remain in critical condition at the hospital with serious leg injuries. Mooney said that tourniquets applied by emergency responders at the race saved the children’s lives.

More than 170 people were hurt by the blasts. Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital also say they removed metal fragments from victims of the bombs.

Hospitals began releasing more information Tuesday about the victims’ injuries, including broken bones, amputated limbs and head injuries.

An 18-year-old has been given 30 to 35 years in prison for fatally shooting another young Lincoln man.

Zachary Neuberger pleaded no contest to manslaughter and a weapons charge after prosecutors lowered the charges. Neuberger was sentenced on Monday in Lancaster County District Court.

Prosecutors say Neuberger used a shotgun to shoot 19-year-old Naif Al-Kazahy during a late-night brawl in July.

Two other men were charged as accessories in the fight, which involved several people.

Nebraska officials are trying to determine the best course in securing the future of a 10-year-old boy who cared for his fatally injured father at their Lincoln home.

Young Peter Asumani was taken into state protective custody on March 1. He told a police investigator that his father, 45-year-old Bienvenu Asumani, had fallen and struck his head. Peter said he couldn’t communicate with his father but fed him and gave him liquids for more than a week.

Bienvenu Asumani died two days after a policewoman discovered the situation. She’d gone to Peter’s home to check on his school absences.

The Lincoln Journal Star says relatives in Connecticut are trying to gain custody of Peter.

Nebraska officials say they can’t comment on Peter’s case.

Nebraska’s veterans’ home in Norfolk received a perfect score on an annual U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care survey.

The state’s Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that the home received the highest score for the second year in a row. The department runs the home.

A team of nurses, dietitians and a life safety code expert evaluated the environment of the facility, and the level of care and services the veterans receive. The evaluators say the facility had no deficiencies.

The facility’s administrator Jerry Eisenhauer says support from staff, service organizations and volunteers helps maintain consistently high standards of care at the veterans’ home.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services also has veterans’ facilities in Bellevue, Norfolk, Grand Island and Scottsbluff.