Tag: baby
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Baby dies after being accidentally shot by toddler in parked car in Texas
A baby died after being accidentally shot in the head by a toddler inside a parked car in San Antonio on Monday, police said. The deadly shooting occurred in a parking lot outside the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital, according to NBC News affiliate WOAI. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said in a…
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Texas attorney general and state lawmakers spar over death row inmate in ‘shaken baby’ case
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who used their legislative powers and the courts to stop an execution last week with only hours to spare have drawn public rebuke from state Attorney General Ken Paxton, stirring claims against his office on Thursday of “misrepresentation” in the death row inmate’s case. Robert Roberson, 57, was set to…
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Jennifer Lawrence is expecting baby No. 2 with husband Cooke Maroney
Jennifer Lawrence and husband Cooke Maroney will soon become a family of four. The Oscar-winning actor is pregnant with her second child! On Sunday, Oct. 20, Vogue confirmed that Lawrence, 34, and Maroney, 40, are currently expecting another baby. The magazine shared the pregnancy news in an article and on its Instagram page. In Vogue’s Instagram post, which showed a photo…
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Texas ‘shaken baby syndrome’ execution and One Direction’s Liam Payne dies: Morning Rundown
A Texas inmate is set to die in what would be the nation’s first execution involving “shaken baby syndrome.” One Direction member Liam Payne dies at the age of 31. And some meteorologists say they’re receiving hatred despite giving accurate forecasts. Here’s what to know today. Texas inmate set to die in first execution tied…
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Texas set to execute Robert Roberson in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case
Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m.…
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Texas board rejects clemency for Robert Roberson, set to be executed in ‘shaken baby’ death
A Texas board on Wednesday rejected recommending clemency for a condemned man who would be the first in the nation to be executed for a case of “shaken baby syndrome.” Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday after losing a string of appeals, including on Tuesday when a district court judge…
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Baby boy born during Hurricane Milton is a ‘miracle’
It was 4 a.m. ET Wednesday when Kenzie Lewellen’s labor began at her home in Port Charlotte, Florida, with Hurricane Milton hurtling toward the Gulf Coast. Lewellen and her boyfriend, Dewey Bennett, 24, were both on edge. “My mind was just running a million miles an hour, like, what am I going to do?” said…
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Texas inmate Robert Roberson could be first U.S. execution for case of ‘shaken baby’ death
A condemned man in Texas is set to die this month in what would be the country’s first execution for “shaken baby syndrome,” a scrutinized diagnosis that has been successfully challenged in some criminal cases. After he filed a clemency petition with the state ahead of his execution, which is scheduled for Oct. 17, Robert…
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Why baby boomers could be the generation that decides this election
In the battle for the White House, voters like Teresa Smith, a retiree in rural Georgia, could hold significant sway over the outcome of the election as the political leanings of older Americans show signs of shifting. Smith, 72, voted for Donald Trump in the last two elections and was likely to do so a…