Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Boy Missing From Ship Feared Dead

The Coast Guard called off its search for a 14-year-old Canadian boy believed to have jumped from a cruise ship after an argument with his parents. The boy, Grant Medeiros, disappeared Friday night, Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Aitkins said. “We believe we’ve exhausted any possibility that he’s still alive,” Aitkins said aircraft and patrol boats searched more than 1,200 square miles over two days. After a search of the ship, the boy’s parents returned to their cabin and found a note and their son’s crucifix. The cruise ship Regal Princess was returning to Ft. Lauderdale from the Caribbean.