HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy apparently shot and killed his father in what police in Alabama are calling a horrible accident.

Hoover police Capt. Gregg Rector says investigators have all but ruled out suicide and other scenarios in the shooting.

Rector says an autopsy is being conducted Wednesday on the 31-year-old man. He was found shot once in the head in an apartment on Tuesday afternoon, and no one else was inside other than the toddler.

Rector says there’s no sign of an intruder or a self-inflicted wound, and police know there was a semiautomatic pistol in the apartment.

Rector says it’s not difficult for a 2-year-old boy to pull a trigger on that kind of weapon, and investigators believe that’s what happened.

The victim’s name hasn’t been released.

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut gynecologist has been fined $5,000 for mistakenly performing a hysterectomy on a patient he didn’t know was pregnant.

The state Medical Examining Board issued the fine against Dr. Jonathan Foster on Tuesday.

Foster performed a laparoscopic hysterectomy, a procedure that removes the uterus, on the woman at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury in January 2011.

A consent order Foster signed in July says he failed to detect the pregnancy before the operation.

The order says he relied on the patient’s belief that she wasn’t pregnant. While he did perform a pregnancy test, the order says the result couldn’t be determined either way.

Foster didn’t contest the board’s findings and waived his right to a hearing, which means he accepted the terms to keep his license.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has been charged in the death of his 2-year-old cousin in Tulsa.

According to Assistant District Attorney Sarah McAmis, the boy was charged Tuesday with child abuse murder. Court records say the boy was seen carrying his cousin’s body down a street, knocking on neighbors’ doors asking for help early June 26.

The girl was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Court records say the toddler had several injuries including a liver laceration, a fractured rib and contusions to her head, face and back.

The Associated Press is not naming the boy because it is not yet clear if he will be tried as a juvenile or as an adult.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.J. (AP) — One child is dead and three others are in critical condition after their wagon was struck by a vehicle in southern New Jersey.

Police say five siblings were pulling the wagon along Buddtown Road in Southampton when they were hit around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Four were injured.

A 3-year-old died and three others remain at Cooper hospital.

Paul O’Neill said he and his wife heard a loud boom and he found two children lying on the side of the street and a girl in the middle of the street.

Police say the driver stopped and it appears the motorist was driving the speed limit at the time of the accident. Police say the road lacks a real shoulder.

No names have been released.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women have passed the Army’s grueling Ranger test, and even tougher and more dangerous jobs could lie ahead. Senior officials tell The Associated Press the military is poised to allow women to serve in most front-line combat jobs, including Navy SEALs and the Army’s Delta Force.

Officials say the Army, Navy and Air Force likely will not seek exceptions that close any jobs to women. Marine Corps leaders, they say, have expressed concerns about women in infantry jobs and yet may seek an exception.

But that would likely meet resistance from senior officials.

Even Special Operations Command is likely to allow women to compete for military commando jobs.

The services must make their recommendations to Defense Secretary Ash Carter this fall.

Idaho transportation officials say the mile marker has been replaced with 419.9 signs to curb thieves eager to own a number associated with marijuana enthusiasts.

It turns out, Idaho isn’t alone in this problem. States like Washington and Colorado have also replaced 420 signs with 419.9 after consistently having to replace them after thefts by supposed sticky-fingered stoners.

Adam Rush of the Idaho Transportation Department says officials have replaced the old sign along U.S. Highway 95 with “MILE 419.9,” just south of Coeur d’Alene.

Rush added that this is the only 420 sign the department has replaced. Most highways don’t cover more than 400 miles.

The number “420” has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.