For years, residents in a southern Dallas, an impoverished and neglected part of town, have complained about dangerous packs of stray and loose dogs roaming the streets. Now, a 52-year-old woman named Antoinette Brown has died from her injuries after being mauled by at least six of these dogs.
Last weekend, Christopher Lucas and Jennie Chang attended a wine tasting in Washington D.C. Their small children—a 2-and-a-half-year-old and a 22-month-old—were sleeping when the couple arrived at the restaurant, so the parents left the children in near-freezing conditions while they went inside.
24-year-old Cody Wygant was playing video games when his infant son began making too much noise, interfering with Wygant's quality time with his Xbox. Instead of attending to his son's needs, Wygant — who was the child's primary caregiver — chose to suffocate him instead. Then he went back to the television (which can…
Scientists sure do love their stressed-out baby animals. Yesterday we learned about the dangers of marrying a stressed zebra finch — and today a study reveals that baby monkeys who endure scary separations from their moms can feel the ill effects throughout life.
A Swedish woman is being investigated for allegedly leaving her 1-year-old boy alone in his stroller on a sidewalk in Amherst, Massachusetts. The boy sat outside a restaurant for 10 minutes while the mother went inside to order food and was totally unharmed. The mother has been reported to a state agency for possible…
A New Jersey mother is facing neglect charges after her 25-year-old daughter was found dead of malnutrition, wearing a plastic bag as a shirt. She moved home after college and authorities say her mother starved and controlled her. [MSNBC]
