A daycare worker is being held on a $5 million bond after an 8-month-old was taken to WakeMed with serious injuries.
State health officials say the historic decline reflects the impact of Medicaid expansion.
Detectives believe they are looking for the abandoned infant's father, who they say frequents the Times Square area.
In an ATC recording, the ground controller asked if the baby was out yet and then suggested that the baby should be named Kennedy.
Consumer watchdogs say zipper parts can become loose and end up in babies' mouths.
A baby born weighing just over a pound is home after spending 285 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at a New Jersey hospital.