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Baby Found Alone in Times Square Stroller

Investigators say they know the father's identity.

Premature Newborn Found in Hermosillo Trash Container Dies as Probe Targets Possible Mother

Rescued Newborn Leaves Lambayeque Hospital for Piura Shelter Under State Care

Police in Basque Country Probe Suspected Child-Abandonment Scheme as Six Parents Are Arrested

Mother Accused of Abandoning Newborn at Penn Station Released Under Supervision

Assa Diawara Arrested in Penn Station Newborn Abandonment Case

Pavlovo-Posadsky Court Leaves Burnashkina Parental-Rights Appeal Without Movement

Madhya Pradesh Teacher Couple Arrested After Newborn Buried Under Stones, Baby Survives

Mexico City Bill to Set 6-Year Sentence for Newborn Abandonment Moves to Committee

Austin Police Arrest 22-Year-Old After Newborn Found in Dumpster

Newborn Abandoned After Street Birth in Mexico City in Critical Condition as Police Hunt Suspect

Two Newborn Abandonments in Mexico City in 48 Hours Leave One Baby Critical as Suspected Parents Held

Barcelona Parents Removed From Flight After Abandoning Son at Airport

Boy Reunited After Being Left at Barcelona Airport, No Charges Announced

Spanish Authorities Investigate Parents Over 10-Year-Old Abandoned at Barcelona Airport

Police Detain Parents of Panvel Abandoned Infant as Baby Enters Welfare Care

Alexandra Eckersley Given Suspended Sentence in Baby Abandonment Case