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Sebelius on RFK Jr. as Trump HHS pick: 'This is life or death'

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday weighed in on President-elect Trump selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department, calling it a "life or ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community

It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 17

Photos key in family's quest to prove daughter's death was a homicide

After authorities ruled Megan Parra took her own life, her family would spend years investigating her death, recruiting two retired FBI agents and convincing local and state officials to take a ...

Drowning Death of 11-Month-Old Girl in the Bronx Is Ruled a Homicide

The finding in the case of Jazeli Mirabal is the third death of an infant in New York City over the summer to be labeled a homicide this month.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 15

Judge calls for Texas death row woman’s murder conviction to be overturned

Arturo Nelson finds Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing two-year-old daughter, is ‘actually innocent of capital murder’. Efforts to free Melissa Lucio , a Texas woman whose execution was delayed ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent"

Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.

Support for death penalty falls to lowest level in decades: Gallup

A majority of Millennials and Gen Zers do not support the death penalty.

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trial for suspect in Georgia nursing student Laken Riley's death to begin

The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has waived his right to a jury, paving the way for his bench trial, which is expected to begin Friday morning.

Sudan death toll far higher than previously reported - study

World - Yahoo News - November 15

Even in death, college football fans want to be at their favorite stadiums

Superfans are telling their loved ones that they have one request: Spread my ashes on the field.

Sports - ESPN - November 14

Feds warn against bed rails, citing 18 deaths since 2021

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.

Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda

Zookeepers have blamed fireworks on the annual Bonfire Night celebrations for the death of a baby red panda named Roxie

World - ABC News - November 14

Woman released without charge after care home deaths

Three elderly care home residents were found dead in Swanage, Dorset, on 23 October.

Baby red panda's death blamed on noise stress from fireworks

Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after Roxie the baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.

Walmart Planned to Remove Oven Before 19-Year-Old Employee's Death

World - Yahoo News - November 14

Where Minneapolis police reform stands after George Floyd's death in 2020

Since George Floyd's 2020 murder, the Minneapolis Police Department has spent at least $2.5 million on training and recruitment, but some community members say that has not translated to trust.

Quincy Jones' cause of death revealed to be pancreatic cancer, report says

Quincy Jones, the music legend who shaped Michael Jackson's career, suffered from pancreatic cancer before he died at his Bel-Air home earlier this month.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13

US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline

Health - ABC News - November 13

AI frenzy allows old school US telecoms to dodge death

Big Tech deals may have thrown a lifeline to Lumen and its moribund peers

World - Financial Times - November 13

A Man Was Missing for Months. Investigators Say He Faked His Death.

The authorities spent weeks searching a Wisconsin lake for the man’s body before discovering that he had moved money into a foreign bank account and had been communicating with a woman in Uzbekistan.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Police say missing Wisconsin kayaker faked death and possibly fled overseas

Investigators say Ryan Borgwardt took out $375,000 life insurance and was in contact with woman in Uzbekistan. For several weeks, the family of avid kayaker Ryan Borgwardt braced for the likelihood ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

Nearly 70% of deaths in Gaza were women and children, UN says

Israel is rejecting a new United Nations report on the early months of the war in Gaza that says 70% of those killed were women and children. Meanwhile, Israel is warning its citizens to avoid ...

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