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Baby slings to get safety warning after deaths

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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'

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
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

2010-03-09
A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.