Murphy is the Cook County (Ill.) public guardian, the court-appointed lawyer for 31,000 abused and neglected children. He’s also a self-righteous crusader. Last year, campaigning to rein in one “family preservation” program, Murphy sent every Illinois legislator color autopsy photos of a little girl scalded and beaten to death after caseworkers taught her family new disciplinary skills. It’s a loner’s life, poring over murder files and railing at fellow liberals who think the poor can do no wrong....

The Lachin Corridor, as it has been called since I negotiated its opening in 1992 as Armenia’s first foreign minister, is the lone, last, and diminishing thread by which the 150,000 Armenians of Artsakh, 30,000 of them children, are hanging in these brutal opening winter days of 2023. As Russia and the layers of the West, to each their own, jockey for continuance or closure in Ukraine and beyond, attention is naturally in short supply for this ancient Armenian territory awarded divide-and-rule style by Stalin to Soviet Azerbaijan a century ago—then reclaimed by its Armenian majority parallel with the declaration of Armenia’s and Azerbaijan’s independence in 1991....

The Post is reporting Dolan cut a $50,000 check from MSG Sports to “The Governing Majority Fund.” According to the Post, the PAC is “run by former Reps. John Faso and Jeff Denham, Dolan confirmed. The PAC’s mission is to help Republicans take back the House.” Dolan’s check, per the Post, is to help GOP Congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis beat incumbent Democratic Staten Island Rep. Max Rose. But why is Dolan involved in this race?...

Chen was scheduled to defend him-self publicly last weekend against charges that he, his wife and key aides had misappropriated some $450,000 from a discretionary state fund; the indictment claims the money was used to buy everything from a diamond ring for the First Lady to baby clothes for Chen’s grandkids. Chen’s defense had been that the money was spent on secret diplomacy and could not be accounted for due to national-security concerns....

Julia’s first appearance on Sesame Street was in April 2017. The character was created two years earlier as part of a new initiative by Sesame Workshop, the company that produces Sesame Street, to increase awareness of autism. Julia was developed with the autism empowerment organization, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). However, after two new PSAs, the group cut ties with Sesame Street. The new PSAs were made with the group Autism Speaks to promote the “Screen for Autism” initiative....

Can Khatami justify the high hopes? The president-elect, who takes office in August, has little room to maneuver. He has no power base in the army or the security forces, and his allies are a minority in the conservative Iranian Parliament. Although a mullah himself, he made enemies in the Islamic clergy during his 10 years as culture minister, when he encouraged a freer press and slightly more daring books and movies....

The affected cow—a black Brangus heifer—was exhibited at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo between February 11-14, 2020, when the animal was capable of spreading the virus. The Department says the cow was only outside the barn when it was being shown and when it was being loaded or unloaded for transport. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, rabies is a “fatal but preventable” disease caused by the rabies virus and spread through direct contact with the saliva of an infected animal....

Routine professional consultations during illness and outpatient hospital care, including emergency-room visits Inpatient services include bed and board, routine care. Private rooms only when medically necessary Auto and air transportation Services include children’s immunizations and annual physicals, gynecological examinations, prenatal and well-baby care, mammograms every two to five years, cholesterol screening. Inpatient stays at rehabilitation facilities as alternatives to hospitalization, up to 100 days a year; phased in by 1996-2000...

Last fall there may have been no bigger fan of school-choice pro grams than Phyllis Purdy. When she heard that the State of Wisconsin would pick up the tab for her two boys to attend private school in Milwaukee, she says, “I just couldn’t wait to get them in there. " Her high hopes didn’t last long. The private school that accepted her children abandoned the program in February, leaving Deshawn, now 12, Leronne, 11, and 61 others to scramble for space in Milwaukee public schools....

In the note, Rodriguez took “full responsibility” for the actions that led to the ban. He also demonstrated a grasp of where he stands in the consciousness of the sports world. MORE: 29 teams that should not trade for A-Rod “I accept the fact that many of you will not believe my apology or anything that I say at this point,” he writes. “I understand why and that’s on me....

Rodriguez slugged his third home run of the night in the ninth inning, giving Perkins’ his second blown save of the season. MORE: Classic A-Rod photos | Hamels no-hits Cubs Trailing 5-4 in the ninth, Rodriguez homered to lead off the inning and tie the game. The Yankees would add three more runs on a John Ryan Murphy blast later in the inning, giving New York an 8-5 lead....

The movie looks at the marquis’s last days, locked up in the madhouse at Charenton. At first, he’s treated royally, surrounded in his cell by his books, drinking fine wine–and writing his pornography on the sly. “He’s like some dreadful old legendary rock star up in the deluxe suite,” says Rush. But a harsh new warden arrives, and the marquis becomes locked in a psychological battle with a cruel oppressor....

Major League Baseball would help the A's make the temporary move to AT&T Park, which likely would be the first step toward the team leaving the Bay Area, the newspaper reports. But A's owner Lew Wolff responded to the report Monday, saying the team will extend its Oakland Coliseum lease and "look(s) forward to another great season." The small-budget A's have won consecutive American League West titles, losing in five games of the division series to Detroit in each of the past Octobers....

Both clubs know this division race is far from over, with five meetings remaining before August ends and another three in late September. And with a margin of error so slim, one miscue might be the difference. Coco Crisp scored the go-ahead run on Joe Smith’s wild pitch with two outs in the eighth inning, and the A’s beat the Angels 2-1 on Saturday night to move into a share of the lead atop the AL West....

This wasn't a surprise; GM Billy Beane made it known he would exercise the team's $7.5 million option for its center fielder soon after the ALDS loss to the Tigers. The A's also exercised an $8 million option on left-hander Brett Anderson as planned and declined an $8.5 million option on catcher Kurt Suzuki and an $11 million option outfielder Chris Young. A switch-hitter and speedy leadoff man, Crisp hit a career-high 22 home runs in 2013....

I ask because the cases don’t come any bigger than Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which addresses Mississippi’s limit on abortion after 15 weeks. The Court is being asked to overturn the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade and 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. I joined two other female physicians (a neonatologist and an obstetrician) in an amicus brief detailing advances in fetal science that have happened since 1973....

The study, conducted by researchers at the University Hospital A Coruña, Spain, measured the metabolic equivalents (METs) expended after patients climbed four flights, or 60 stairs. The survey group was made up of 165 participants, all of whom had been referred for an exercise-based stress test due to coronary artery disease. They were asked to do the stair test after completing other prescribed exercises. Example: A person who weighs 160 pounds would expend 2....

The Trooper Project, which ended in February, was apparently a dud. But last week it blew up in Starr’s face, raising new questions about his probe at a time when the political world is wondering where - and when - the three-year, $30 million effort will end. Was rummaging through Clinton’s alleged sexual history a sign of desperation? Not necessarily. In white-collar criminal work you follow the man, not just the money....

A poll conducted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, saw 36 percent of French respondents say something like a Holocaust could happen again in the U.S today, compared to 34 percent who believe it could happen in France. Some 52 percent of French people believe a Holocaust-like event could happen in another European country....