Most states have higher child, adolescent firearm mortality rates, U-M study finds

Study: State-to-State Variation in Rates and Causes of Child and Adolescent Mortality in the US Injury-related mortality rates, including firearm-related deaths, among children and adolescents increased in almost every state between 2018-2022, according to findings from the University of Michigan. Researchers from the U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention analyzed mortality data from the U.S.…

EDlection 2024 EDlection 2024 EDlection 2024 U.S. Education Secretary to Launch Back-to-School Bus Tour That Includes Swing States Cardona says the tour ‘will remind the American people why the Biden-Harris Administration has unapologetically fought…

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This article is part of The 74’s EDlection 2024 coverage, which takes a look at candidates’ education policies and how they might impact the American education system after the 2024 election. WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said last…

An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the suicide of a woman in an upstate New York motel room.

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona charged for his role in the suicide of a woman in an upstate New York motel room pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday under an agreement that spares him from prison. Stephen Miller, of Tucson, was arrested earlier this year on a charge of second-degree manslaughter…