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Children's Health
Facing Backward: Keeping Kids Safe In Cars
December 9, 2010 Federal safety officials are holding a forum to explore car seat safety. That's because car crashes are the biggest killer of children in the U.S. Studies show that children in rear-facing car seats are five times safer than those who face forward.
U.S.
NTSB Begins Hearings Into Medevac Crashes
February 3, 2009 Emergency medical helicopters are supposed to save lives, but last year, a record number of people died aboard the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board begins hearings Tuesday in Washington to try to find out what's happening, but the answers might not be simple.
U.S.
Spike In U.S. Medevac Crashes Prompts Oversight
December 31, 2008 Helicopter medevac flights in the U.S. killed 28 people in 2008, the most dangerous year on record. Officials say there is no common thread between the crashes, but the number of accidents has drawn the attention of Congress and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Vox Politics
Florida: No Hanging, Dimpled or Pregnant Chads This Year
November 4, 2008 Florida: No Hanging, Dimpled or Pregnant Chads This Year
Remembrances
Popeyes Chicken Founder Al Copeland Dies
March 25, 2008 Al Copeland, the founder of Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, has died. He was 64 years old. In his native New Orleans, he was known as much for his flamboyant lifestyle as for his chain's spicy chicken.