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About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research. Even levels of lead the government considers acceptable appeared to increase a child’s risk of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the study found. …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A man charged in the videotaped kidnapping of a lawyer last spring has escaped from prison, possibly with help, authorities said Friday. Authorities were using tracking dogs and search teams to hunt for Dedrick Griham but said they did not know where he was headed. Griham, 35, …

NEW YORK – Investors sent shares near their 2006 highs on Friday after benign inflation data and low oil prices boosted confidence that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged at its meeting next week. Stocks finished the week broadly higher in its strongest winning streak in more than …