Toymaker knew about lead
The makers of a Thomas & Friends spinning top on Wednesday initiated a voluntary recall of the product, prompted by a Tribune test that found a painted wooden knob on...
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Toymaker knew about lead
The makers of a Thomas & Friends spinning top on Wednesday initiated a voluntary recall of the product, prompted by a Tribune test that found a painted wooden knob on...
Why lead-tainted Chinese goods slip through despite U.S. recalls
Brightly colored children's bracelets and necklaces line the display case of a Chinese manufacturer in this factory town. Adorned with mini school buses, sandals and other charms, the jewelry sits...
Magnets in toys draw more fire
Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan on Thursday called on the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to classify rare-earth magnets as a "banned hazardous product" when used in children's toys. A...
Lawyers spar over role of car seat in baby’s death
Seven years after 4-month-old Tyler Malcolm died when his child safety seat was ejected in a car crash near here, his parents' lawyers argued Tuesday that the seat's maker hid...
Picking a seat? Get informed
If all car seats sold today meet federal safety standards, how does a consumer decide which seat to buy from among the many models on the market? There is no...
Senator seeks probe of unsafe toys
Prompted by the recall of 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway toys by an Oak Brook-based toymaker and a growing number of recalls of Chinese-manufactured toys, Sen. Amy Klobuchar...
Little engine latest big headache for safety experts
Thomas the Tank Engine was introduced to the TV world by narrator Ringo Starr as a "cheeky little engine with six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy...
Exonerated by DNA, guilty in official’s eyes
In the fall of 2002, DNA tests exonerated Jimmy Ray Bromgard in the 1987 rape of an 8-year-old girl in Billings, Mont. His case was dismissed and he was freed...
McGrath says disclosure of his statements illegal
Lawyers for Montana Atty. Gen. Mike McGrath have filed an emergency motion in federal court alleging that lawyers for the Innocence Project violated a court order by allegedly releasing sworn...