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Baby slings to get safety warning after deaths

The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby.

Britain may force owners to microchip dogs

British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.

‘Drugged driving’ a growing threat, official says

Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.

Chewing gum smacks of wrinkle risks

It freshens our breath and helps us quit smoking, but some cosmetic surgeons believe chewing gum does one more thing: It gives us wrinkles.

Donating a kidney doesn’t shorten donor’s life

People who donate one of their kidneys are likely to live just as long as someone with two healthy kidneys, assuming they survive the initial somewhat riskier period.

U.S.: Pennsylvania 'Jihad Jane' tried to recruit terrorists

A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department said.

Jury urges death for 'Bachelor No. 1'

A California jury recommended Tuesday that a man who once appeared on "The Dating Game" be executed for the murders of four women and a child.

Ex-doc sentenced for wife's poisoning

A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence.

Missing executive's body found in river

The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, police said.

Police: Ohio State shooter killed himself

A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.