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The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades.

Health The CDC’s report, published Wednesday, also noted larger increases for two of the leading causes of infant deaths — maternal complications and bacterial meningitis. The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press November 2, 2023 | 9:00 … [Read more…]

Former Boy Scout leader pleads guilty to sexually assaulting New Hampshire boy decades ago

Local News Michael Brady, 44, pleaded guilty to engaging in a pattern of aggravated felonious sexual assault and to endangering the welfare of a child. By Associated Press updated on November 22, 2023 BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A former Boy Scout leader and camp counselor in New Hampshire has been sentenced to a year in … [Read more…]