In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it. Previously: Fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply has been a polarizing topic both academically and politically since its start in…
Fluoride: A Miracle Cure for Cavities, a Poison, or Both
April 20, 2023
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2nd Teen Charged in Kidnapping Migrants in Houston
HOUSTON—A second teenager has been charged with kidnapping several migrants and allegedly holding them captive for several days at a Houston hotel before they were rescued by FBI agents during a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of another suspect, authorities said Monday. Demarcus Celestine, 17, was charged on Saturday with three counts of…
Arizona Boy Hospitalized Twice Before Death in State Care
A 9-year-old boy who died last year while in the care of Arizona’s child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening diabetes complication in the weeks leading up to his death, according to an autopsy report released this month. The state took Jakob Blodgett into its custody on Dec. 9 after his father, Richard…
Lawsuit: Man’s Jail Death Caused by Inadequate Medical Care
ATLANTA—The family of a man who died in a jail in Atlanta’s suburbs said his death could have been prevented if he had received proper medical attention for an ulcer that caused internal bleeding. Deion Strayhon’s family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against NaphCare Inc., a private company contracted to provide medical care at the…
Fractured Rail Found After Fiery Minnesota Derailment
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota, but they didn’t say definitively that the broken rail caused the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report Tuesday on the March 30 derailment that forced about 800 people…
Vermont Man Convicted by Jury of Kidnapping Woman and Son
BURLINGTON, Vt.—A 45-year-old man was convicted by a jury Tuesday of kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son by forcing them into her car outside a New Hampshire mall and bringing them to Vermont while he was searching for his estranged wife. The Vermont office of the United States Attorney said the federal court jury…
IN-DEPTH: US Aviation ‘Going Off a Cliff’ Unless More Pilots Step Up, Get Better Training, Capitol Hill Hearing Told
April 20, 2023
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The cost of becoming an airline pilot is sky-high—in excess of six figures in many cases. A large chunk of the cost comes from a decade-old requirement: pilots must have 1,500 hours of in-flight experience to be certified. Yet many aspiring aviators are racking up the required hours by circling airports under sunny skies. Instead,…
Connecticut Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Manhunt Killing
MILFORD, Conn.—As the killer of her boyfriend was about to be sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday, Shannon Spies said the plea deal provided no solace. It couldn’t bring back Nicholas Eisele, or erase the trauma of being a kidnapping victim. On March 24, 2020, Peter Manfredonia shot Eisele to death in Spies’ apartment…
House Passes Resolution Overturning DC Policing Bill
April 20, 2023
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The House passed a disapproval resolution on April 19 to block the District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. The vote was 229-189. Fourteen Democrats joined all 215 Republicans in voting for the resolution. The D.C. act, which is set to take effect on May 11 unless Congress and the…
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing 2 Outside Indiana Factory
FRANKFORT, Ind.—A man charged with killing a former girlfriend and her grandmother outside an Indiana factory in 2021 has pleaded guilty in a deal that takes a possible death penalty off the table, authorities said. Gary Ferrell II, who was 26 years old at the time, was accused of fatally shooting Promise Mays, 21, and…
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