NATIONAL BRIEFS

PENNSYLVANIA: Son says abuse started early

Jerry Sandusky's son Matt recalled showering with his future adoptive father as a boy and pretending to be asleep to avoid being touched, memories that surfaced only recently, according to a police interview that details what are the earliest allegations yet of abuse by the former Penn State assistant football coach. Matt Sandusky, now 33, said the abuse started at age 8, a decade before he was adopted by the once-heralded defensive coordinator, according to the interview, first reported Tuesday by NBC News. Jerry Sandusky was convicted last week of 45 counts of abusing 10 boys he met through the charity he founded, the same organization that introduced him to Matt Sandusky, who became his foster child. One of Jerry Sandusky's lawyers said Matt Sandusky's allegations contradict testimony he gave to the grand jury whose charges put his father on trial.

VIRGINIA: Ousted president reinstated

The University of Virginia reinstated its popular president Tuesday, less than three weeks after ousting her in a secretive move that infuriated students and faculty, had the governor threatening to fire the entire board and sparked a debate about how to operate universities in an era of tight finances. The 15-member Board of Visitors gave Teresa Sullivan her job back in a unanimous vote. Sullivan had signaled before her ouster that she advocated "incremental" change, not the bold steps urged by others such as Rector Helen Dragas, the driving force behind efforts to replace her.

SOUTH CAROLINA: It's over, Rielle Hunter says

Rielle Hunter says she and former presidential candidate John Edwards have ended their relationship. Hunter told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Tuesday that they were still a couple until late last week, as details from Hunter's memoir became public. She said Edwards will still be involved with their daughter, Quinn, who is 4 and lives with her. "As of the end of last week, John Edwards and I are no longer a couple," Hunter said. "We decided together to end it."