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A precious baby girl with beautiful blue eyes was killed by her mother after she tossed her into a shed that drops into a river, a court heard. Halo Branton, a 10-month-old from Hudson, New York, was found dead underneath drainage pipes on March 10, 2024 on General Electric’s Schenectady campus. The helpless baby was found unresponsive after her mother, Persia Nelson, then 24, left her for dead, according to prosecutors. Halo died from exposure and hypothermia. Nelson, now 26, appeared in court Wednesday in Schenectady wearing a white top and black blazer as closing arguments wrapped up in her...

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after a baby was found at the Penn Station subway station in Manhattan on Monday morning. An anonymous tip led police to the child at the station on W. 34th Street and 7th Avenue just before 9:30 a.m. The baby girl, described as a newborn, was found wrapped in a blanket at the bottom of a staircase leading to the 1/2/3 train platform. The baby was taken to a local hospital by police and was said to be conscious and alert. Her condition was described as stable. New York City Transit President...

HBO host Bill Maher had some harsh words for the co-hosts of “The View” on Monday. While interviewing actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore on his “Club Random” podcast, Maher admitted he doesn’t think that the five women who host the ABC show are the best spokespeople for the female perspective. “And I like everyone, but I don’t know if they’re really at this moment the best advertisement for women,” he told the actress. The topic came up when “The Drew Barrymore Show” host told Maher to visit New York City and be a guest on her show, which...