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Texas High Court Halts Execution in Shaken Baby Case  The New York Times Texas court halts execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson, who claims innocence in shaken baby death  CNN Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson  The Texas Tribune Death row prisoner Robert Roberson’s lawyers claim new judicial misconduct evidence  NBC News Texas lawmakers visit Robert Roberson on death …

At 6pm next Thursday, barring a last-minute reprieve, Robert Roberson will become the first person in America to be executed under the theory of “shaken baby syndrome”, a medical diagnosis from the 1970s that is so disputed it is now widely denounced as junk science. Roberson, 58, will enter the death chamber at the Huntsville unit in Texas, where he …

J&J Must Pay Record $966 Million in Talc Baby Powder Cancer Case  Bloomberg.com Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966 million in latest talc cancer case  CNN Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $966 million after jury finds company liable in talc cancer case  CNBC Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $966 Million in Latest Talc Lawsuit  The New York Times Johnson & Johnson …

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. With days to go before his scheduled Oct. 16 execution, Roberson maintained his innocence in the 2002 death of …

‘Baby’ planet photographed for first time inside star’s ring  KXAN Austin Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!  NASA Science (.gov) This is a real image of an alien world forming around a star. And scientists think they may have found a second  BBC Sky at Night Magazine NASA Just Captured the First Ever Image …

Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in the province in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother contracted measles during pregnancy, died shortly after birth. “Since measles cases were first reported in Alberta this spring, I had hoped this moment would not come,” Adriana LaGrange, …

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from NBC‘s Chicago Fire‘s Season 14 premiere. It was not that long ago when all three One Chicago shows ended their most recent seasons with mostly good news across the board. Both Chicago Med and Chicago Fire shared major baby news! On the former, Asher (Jessie Schram) discovered she was pregnant, and …

WARE, England — It hit me on Wednesday afternoon here in the English countryside. What better way to bring levity to a Minnesota Vikings team spending 10 days in Europe and recovering from a disastrous loss in Dublin than to bounce around the locker room with some questions about travel? The team had just finished practice at the Hanbury Manor …

A dog isn’t just your best friend, they’re your biggest protector too. Just take the way that one adorable pup was watching over her favorite little human so carefully. The dog was so concerned when her dad started burping the little baby. Was he hurting the poor thing? The dog was scared! She can’t take it when someone cries. And …

The man who was photographed as a baby on the cover of Nirvana’s classic album Nevermind has failed in his attempts to sue the band for distributing child pornography. A four-month-old Spencer Elden was pictured swimming naked underwater on the 1991 LP’s famous cover. He sued the rock band and photographer Kirk Weddle, but a judge has ruled that “neither …