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Starke, Fla. — A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year, his death Thursday marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the restoration of the death penalty in the U.S. decades ago. Edward Zakrzewski was pronounced dead at 6:12 …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Starke, Florida AP  —  A man convicted of the 1994 killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year, his death Thursday marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the death penalty decades ago. Edward Zakrzewski, 60, was …

Moms might not wear capes, but this Redditor’s mother definitely earned one. Back in the 90s, she stumbled upon something alarming—her 11-year-old son had a stash of knives and a dagger hidden in his room. After some digging, she discovered that a local shop had been selling these weapons to him. Furious, she marched over to confront the store owner. …

This deadly flu complication has surged in children, study reports  San Francisco Chronicle Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn  NBC News This Severe Flu-Related Neurologic Complication Occurred Mostly in Healthy Kids  MedPage Today Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, Stanford Medicine-led study finds  Stanford Medicine Clinical Features and outcomes of nine children with Acute Necrotizing …

Many adult patients who have been treated for skin cancer spent a lot of time in the sun as children, said a surgeon. Animesh Patel, a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon with the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, warned parents to be vigilant with their children’s skin. He said every year the plastic surgery department carried out “well over …

2 Die After Barge Hits Sailboat Off Miami Beach, Throwing Children Overboard  The New York Times Boat sank in Biscayne Bay with several people aboard, authorities say  Miami Herald 2 people are dead after a youth sailing group is involved in a boat accident off Miami Beach  NBC News Sailboat sinks near Miami Beach after crash with barge, leaving 6 hospitalized  foxnews.com 6 people …

Children with a restrictive eating disorder show recognizable changes in brain structure, according to a new study. Identifying the causes of these changes could help researchers understand how these conditions relate to other neurodevelopmental disorders and how they might be better treated. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of 174 children aged under 13 who had been diagnosed with an early-onset restrictive …

Four adults were arrested after being accused of abusing nine children in their Florida home by caging them with plywood under a bunk bed and spraying them in the face with vinegar as a form of punishment, authorities said Friday. Husband and wife Brian and Jill Griffeth, along with 21-year-old Dallin and 19-year-old Liberty Griffeth, were arrested and charged with …

Children whose mothers had higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy scored better on tests of memory, attention and problem-solving skills at ages 7 to 12 compared with those whose mothers had lower levels. That is a key finding of a new peer-reviewed study that my colleagues and I published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. While vitamin D has …

Children tortured and abused in sex trafficking ring in Alabama, police say  The Washington Post ‘You can’t heal from this’: Shock collar used to sexually torture kids in underground Alabama bunker, sheriff  AL.com Alabama authorities rescue at least 10 kids from sex trafficking ring  NewsNation 7 charged in connection to heinous sexual abuse case in Bibb County  WBRC Everything we know about the Bibb …