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New York Times
01-08-2025
- Health
- New York Times
192,000 Play Kitchens Are Recalled After Child Dies of Strangulation
About 192,000 children's play kitchens that pose 'a risk of serious injury or death' are being recalled after the shirt of a 23-month-old boy got caught on one of its hooks and he asphyxiated, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said this week. The play kitchens, which were marketed as the KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchens, have three hooks intended to hang accessories. They can pose a strangulation and asphyxia hazard, the commission said. According to the recall notice from the commission, issued in conjunction with Canada's health agency, Health Canada, children who crawl onto the kitchen set could get caught on the hooks and asphyxiate or suffocate themselves. The product was sold by Backyard Kids of Plano, Texas, and previously KidKraft. In a statement, KidKraft said safety is its 'first priority.' It warned customers of the danger, adding that they 'should immediately stop using the recalled play kitchens.' Anyone who owns the kitchen toy set should remove the hooks and contact Backyard Kids for free replacement hooks, the consumer agency and the brand's statement said. A representative for Backyard Kids could not be immediately reached on Friday. A photo released with the recall shows a children's kitchen with a small fridge, sink and oven measuring 43 inches tall and 44 inches long. The area behind the sink and oven is backless with a rod that holds three hooks meant to hold play pots and pans. The promotional image for the product shows some toy kitchen utensils hanging from it. In February 2023, the clothing of the 23-month-old boy in Oregon got snagged on one of the hooks leading to his death, the commission said. The recalled kitchens were sold online at and from 2018 through July 2025. The model number 53411 is found on a sticker on the back of the play set, the commission said. KidKraft filed for bankruptcy in 2024, the commission said. KidKraft is a brand under Backyard Kids, according to the company's website. More information about the recall is available on the company's website.
The Sun
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Oscar-winning ex breaks silence after second victim's gutwrenching role in drowning is revealed
THE ex partner of Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner has broken her silence following the actor's drowning death in Costa Rica. More gutwrenching details continue to emerge following the tragedy that unfolded on Sunday. 2 2 Warner, 54, was swept out by a current while on vacation with his family. His cause of death was ruled asphyxiation by submersion. A second man was rushed to the hospital in a critical condition. It's since emerged that the man was among those trying to save Warner, as reported by People. Tributes continue to be paid to Warner after he was identified as the victim of the drowning. The star's ex Regina King, an Oscar winner, shared a throwback snap of the star on a motorbike. "Some people leave a lasting imprint, not just for who they were but for the energy they carried," she wrote on Instagram. "Rest easy Malcolm-Jamal Warner." King and Warner first met during his time on the Cosby Show. Warner played Theo Huxtable - the son of Bill Cosby's character Cliff - in the popular 1980s sitcom. King and Warner dated between 2011 and 2013. In 2011, Warner said the idea of keeping their relationship private was something "special" to him. "I think Regina and I are both of the philosophy that we keep our private lives private," he told Bet. "All relationships go through all kinds of peaks and valleys. "We don't need the rest of the world in our Kool-Aid. "So we like to protect what we have because it's very special and very precious." Rumors swirled that their breakup was acrimonious but King strongly denied the claims. "Please don't believe everything you read," King posted on X in March of that year. She said she and Warner were "good." "Life happens. Forward motion. Godspeed." .
France 24
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
'Cosby Show' actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in drowning in Costa Rica
Warner played the loveable Theo Huxtable for all eight seasons of the show, helmed by disgraced comic actor Bill Cosby. "We received a report of an adult male who died of drowning asphyxiation at Coles Beach in Cahuita" on Sunday afternoon, said a statement from investigating police. "When the victim entered the sea he was apparently pulled out by a current. "The man was assisted by bystanders on the beach, but was pronounced dead by Red Cross lifeguards." Local authorities identified him as the actor, and said his body had been transferred to a morgue for further analysis. Warner, who was nominated for an Emmy for his work on "The Cosby Show," also appeared in sitcoms "Malcolm & Eddie" and "Reed Between the Lines." "The Cosby Show," which ran from 1984 to 1992, was one of the biggest TV hits of its time, detailing the lives of a middle-class Black family in New York. The show was inspired by the stand-up routines of Bill Cosby, who played the family's patriarch, a successful doctor. The show was a commercial and critical hit, and was seen as groundbreaking for its depiction of a loving, happy Black family. But its legacy has been overshadowed in recent years by dozens of complaints of sexual assault against Cosby, a man once known as "America's Dad." © 2025 AFP
CBS News
20-07-2025
- CBS News
Two men from Pittsburgh dead after drowning in Lake Erie
Two men from Pittsburgh were found dead in Lake Erie on Saturday after they were reported missing, according to the coroner. The Erie County Coroner confirmed that the body of 51-year-old Ronald Young Jr. was recovered by emergency crews near the Walnut Creek Access Area in Fairview. Along with Young, 49-year-old Richard Bofo was found near Avonia Beach. The two men were out boating before they died. Both of their deaths were ruled to be asphyxiation and accidental drownings.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Yahoo
Woman gets maximum possible term for murdering mother at Norfolk senior living facility
NORFOLK — A woman who admitted helping her son strangle her 81-year-old mother to death in a Norfolk senior living facility has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. The term issued to Heather Cummings last week was the maximum she could get after pleading guilty to second-degree murder earlier this year. Prosecutors agreed not to seek a first-degree murder charge and withdrew a conspiracy charge against her in exchange for the plea. Cummings' son, Clifton Cummings, is scheduled for trial next month. Cummings' mother, Cleo Loizides, was at an assisted living and nursing facility on Poplar Hall Drive at the time of her June 30, 2024 death. Bruises and other marks were discovered on her neck, face and wrists, according to a statement of facts entered into evidence in the case. An autopsy determined she died from asphyxiation. Staff at Commonwealth Senior Living at Leigh Hall told police they last saw Loizides alive around dinnertime, and that Heather and Clifton Cummings arrived for a visit later that evening. Surveillance footage showed they were the only ones to go into Loizides' room that night. Clifton Cummings told detectives he and his mother drove to Norfolk from their home in Hobart, Indiana, for the purpose of killing Loizides, and that he used a purse strap to strangle her while his mother held her down, according to prosecutors. Heather Cummings, then 53, initially suggested that her mother died from natural causes, but admitted to helping kill her when when confronted with the autopsy results and her son's statements, prosecutors said. Cummings told police she believed her mother had killed her father three years earlier. John Loizides' July 2021 death was ruled an accident, according to prosecutors. Jane Harper,
