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Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women, may have been transgender, a New York Times (NYT) article claimed, drawing criticism from a political strategist who called it “historical vandalism.” Titled “Did the Mother of Young Adult Literature Identify as a Man,” the NYT piece claims the famous author may have been non-binary or transgender. Peyton Thomas, the author of the story, identifies as transgender and claims Alcott might also have even been transgender.

A horrifying incident involving an altercation between two women in Georgia led to the death of a 3-month-old baby after the child was dropped on the ground during the fight. Surveillance footage showed the moment the baby fell from his mother’s arms onto the pavement as onlookers jumped in to break up the brawl and pick up the baby from the ground. The baby’s mother, 26-year-old Karen Lashun Harrison was charged on multiple counts including felony murder and first-degree cruelty to children according to the Moultrie Police Department.

MANSFIELD, Ohio - A death row inmate who thanked jurors for recommending that he be sentenced to die for killing a police officer was found dead in his cell Saturday, an apparent suicide, a prisons spokeswoman said.