A Gary man avoided prison Wednesday after he left a loaded gun out, then went to sleep. His cousin’s son, 5, found it and fatally shot himself in the head.

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Roz Chast was born in Brooklyn. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a B.F.A. in painting in 1977. Her cartoons and covers have appeared continuously in The New Yorker since ...