Report: Homicide ranks high among Baltimore child fatalities

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore health report says homicide was the leading cause of “unexpected or unusual” death for children in the city for a five-year period ending in 2020.

The Child Fatality Task Report says of the 208 such deaths, 69 were homicides. The Baltimore Sun reports there were also 60 sleep-related deaths and 40 identified as accidents. Overall, the number of “unexpected or unusual” child fatalities was lower compared to a period dating from 2011 to 2015. Mayor Brandon Scott says too many young people are still being lost to violence and neglect.

The report also includes prevention recommendations.

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Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. taxpayers, brace yourselves because tax filing season starts Monday and you can expect the task to be more cumbersome than usual this year. That's due to an overloaded and understaffed IRS workforce, as well as complications from pandemic-related programs. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the IRS has "unacceptable backlogs" and she says the customer service that people are receiving "is not what the American […]

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