A 3-month-old baby girl died early Thursday after her slumbering mother rolled on top of the infant as the two slept in their Bronx apartment, police sources said.

The panicked 24-year-old mom called 911 as soon as she found little Zaanyah Allen unconscious on the bed inside her Jennings St. apartment near Louis Nine Blvd. in Foxhurst about 4:15 a.m. Paramedics rushed the baby to St. Barnabus Hospital, where she died. An autopsy was scheduled to determine how the baby died. This is the second time in a week in which slumbering parents may have been responsible for their baby’s death.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

Erica Garner, the daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner, ripped the Hillary Clinton campaign in a series of tweets Thursday after new campaign emails released by WikiLeaks showed how the Democratic nominee’s staffers discussed the death of her father.

“I’m troubled by the revelation that you and this campaign actually discussed ‘using’ Eric Garner … Why would you want to ‘use my dad?” Garner tweeted along with a link to emails released by WikiLeaks. “These people will co opt anything to push their agenda. Police violence is not the same as gun violence.

“I’m vey (sic) interested to know exactly what @CoreyCiorciari meant when he said ‘I know we have an Erica Garner problem’ in the #PodestaEmails19,” added Garner.(nydailynews.com)…[+]

BRIDGETOWN– The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding of USD3.7 mn to support at-risk youth in Saint Lucia. The Youth Empowered for Life Project will expand access to existing social services, as well as develop new social programmes to target young people and their families in selected communities across Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia is faced with an increasing crime rate, driven in part by inadequate social infrastructure and limited access to social services. Youth in Saint Lucia face disproportionately high levels of unemployment and underemployment, which can lead youth to turn to crime and gang violence. The Project will focus on mitigating risk factors that can lead to criminal behavior, enhance employability, and support community safety and security.

“Through this Project, we hope to divert young people away from crime and violence, and enable them to make positive contributions to their households, communities and wider society. The Project was designed to meet the needs of different age groups and genders, and we are optimistic about the outcomes it will achieve,” said Deidre Clarendon, Division Chief, Social Sector Division, CDB.

The project includes the expansion of existing Youth Court Diversion Programmes, which target youth who have committed minor crimes, in an effort to prevent reoffending. Community-based programmes will also be implemented, including after-school and summer programmes, workshops which focus on skills such as leadership development and training, and the inclusion of sports and expressive arts in communities. The Project will also look at options for redevelopment of the George V Park in Castries, which will provide a safe public space for children, young people and families.[+]