Traffic deaths up sharply in first 6 months of this year

Traffic deaths up sharply in first 6 months of this year

Written by Joan Lowy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Traffic deaths were up 14 percent nationally in the first six months of this year and injuries were up by a third, according to data gathered by the National Safety Council.

Police probing death of Auburn foster child; 2nd remains critical
Massachusetts

Police probing death of Auburn foster child; 2nd remains critical

Associated Press

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine how a 2-year-old girl died and a second young girl was left in critical condition after they were found unresponsive at a home in Massachusetts.

Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early said Sunday night the girls were discovered at an apartment complex in Auburn, about 45 miles west of Boston, after their foster mother called 911 around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

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