Federal safety officials worry that the economic downturn will drive discount-seeking parents to buy used toys tainted by lead or with dangerous designs. ...more

November 13, 2008

Back in 2000, Charlie Crist and George Sheldon slugged it out in a race for Florida's education commissioner. But both men being the type to let bygones be bygones, Sheldon now serves as the governor's interim secretary for the Department of Children and Families. ...more

August 23, 2008

At least 555 people - including more than 100 children - died in all-terrain vehicle accidents in 2006. Government safety officials expect the number to go much higher as they receive information from coroners and hospitals nationwide. ...more

February 15, 2008

Accidents in China's notoriously dangerous coal mines killed nearly 3,800 people last year, state media reported Saturday - a toll that is a marked improvement from previous years but still leaves China's mines the world's deadliest. ...more

January 13, 2008

More than 90,000 children's products, most imported by J.C. Penney Co., were recalled Thursday for containing dangerous levels of lead, a government safety group announced. ...more

October 13, 2007