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Lincoln making progress, says mom from hospitalTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:22PMTuesday was a big day for Lincoln Punch. The four-month-old infant swallowed a button battery in April and has entered surgery again Tuesday morning, this time for an operation on his esophagus.

Woman died due to 85yo doctor's error, court toldTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:07PMA coroner has heard an elderly doctor who prescribed antibiotics despite a patient's allergy was not computer literate and failed to notice a warning.

Former Metro officer exonerated in reckless driving caseTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:02PMNot guilty. A Clark County jury took less than an hour to reach that verdict in the reckless driving trial of Aron Carpenter, the former Metro Police patrol officer who prosecutors said caused a fatal crash because he didn’t follow orders to stop pursuing a man who had been driving erratically on May 19, 2010, through North Las Vegas.

Pensioner died from burns after fire tragedyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:22PMA pensioner who suffered from Alzheimer's Disease died in hospital days after suffering severe burns at her home, an inquest has heard. Related Stories Vandals paint sash on public art piece Doctor who could not take a pulse fails to attend inquiry Stormont's plastic bag tax: how much should we pay? Badger cull go-ahead welcomed by Ian Paisley Jr Minister backs Northern Ireland plastic bag charge

Iowa truck driver dies on Will Rogers TurnpikeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:31PMA man died from a medical condition that apparently caused him to crash a tractor trailer on the Will Rogers Turnpike in Craig County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.