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Michael Levenson
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Dozens of Children Die in Hot Cars Each Year. Back-Seat Sensors Could Save Them.
A moment of forgetfulness by a distracted or sleep-deprived parent can be devastating. Experts and child-safety advocates have called for interior motion sensors in all…
Nebraska Teen Who Used Pills to End Pregnancy Gets 90 Days in Jail
Celeste Burgess, 19, and her mother, Jessica Burgess, 42, were charged last year after the police obtained their private Facebook messages.
Jesse Jackson to Step Down From Rainbow PUSH Coalition
A successor to Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, will be announced at the group’s convention this weekend. Mr. Jackson, 81, announced in 2017 that…
U.S. to Pay $975,000 to Resolve Sexual Assault Claims Against Air Force General
Kathryn A. Spletstoser, a retired U.S. Army colonel, had accused Gen. John E. Hyten of unwanted sexual advances and touching. General Hyten, who was later…
Dobbs Anniversary: What to Know About Abortion Rights Now
The Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade has produced some unexpected legal and political changes, as well as a shift in public opinion.
Harvard Medical School Morgue Manager Sold Body Parts, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors said the manager was one of seven people charged with being part of a network that bought and sold remains stolen from the…
Danny Masterson Convicted on 2 Counts of Rape in Retrial
The case against a star of the sitcom “That ’70s Show” drew widespread attention because of accusations that the Church of Scientology had tried to…
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Has Dementia
The announcement by the Carter Center came just over three months after it said that Jimmy Carter, 98, had entered hospice care at the couple’s…
Phoenix Blackout in Heat Wave Would Overwhelm Hospitals, Study Warns
New research warns that nearly 800,000 residents would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended power failure. Other cities…
Man Charged With Stealing Ruby Slippers Worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
An indictment charged Terry Jon Martin with stealing the red-sequined pumps from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minn., in 2005. The slippers were…