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House votes to require older kindergarten students
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The House has voted to approve a Republican bill aiming to require children to be older before they can enroll in kindergarten over Democrats' arguments that the measure is aimed at laying off ... (read more)
Children Age Faster When Exposed To Violence And Bullying
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Researchers have found that violence in the lives of children can cause changes in their DNA equivalent to seven to 10 years of premature aging. Scientists measured this cellular aging by studying ... (read more)
Police, child welfare officials can't find evidence Octomom's children are in danger
Posted by on April 25, 2012
LA HABRA, Calif. - Police and California child welfare officials who visited Nadya Suleman's home after someone claimed that her 14 children were living in squalor say they did not find ... (read more)
Ex-Edwards aide talks about crumbling relationship
Posted by on April 25, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC - An ex-aide to John Edwards says his relationship with the former presidential candidate began to crumble around the time Edwards dropped out of the 2008 race and his child was born ... (read more)
Fertility drugs double chances of kids developing leukaemia
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Health News: London, French scientists have found that children were 2.6 times more likely to become ill with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common type of childhood leukaemia, if ... (read more)
Family dining beneficial; help kids stave off obesity
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Health News: London, According to researchers at Rutgers State University of New Jersey, US, based on analysing results from 68 separate studies, eating together as a family induces kids to eat more ... (read more)
Pediatricians in Canada Discharging Unvaccinated Children
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Toronto Star April 25, 2012 Pediatricians in Canada are starting to discharge children whose parents refuse to have them vaccinated. More and more, doctors are taking a stand when their medical ... (read more)
YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day Saturday
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The YMCA of the Coosa Valley on Saturday will celebrate Healthy Kids Day with a free community event for children and families in Northeast ... (read more)
The Do's And Don'ts Of Take Your Kids To Work Day
Posted by on April 25, 2012
On the fourth Thursday of each April, more than 37 million Americans at over 3.5 million workplaces participate in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Tomorrow, April 26, marks the ... (read more)
Kids Get More Active When Given More Toy Choices, Studies Show
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Release Date: April 20, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two ... (read more)
Divorce ceremonies gain traction with parents
Posted by on April 25, 2012
By Jacoba Urist Ah, weddings. Most of us have, at some point, been invited by friends or family to share in the joy and celebration of a marital union.But have you ever been asked to take part in ... (read more)
Planting Hope With the Children of Watts: Philanthropy With Immediate Impact
Posted by on April 25, 2012
No one seemed to know why five giant concrete rings had been built into the middle of the playground, but there they stood: chipped and cracking, eight feet in diameter, rising about six inches from ... (read more)
Niagara Falls Schools Alumni to Receive Awards in Celebration of 10th Anniversary of Niagara Falls Education Foundation
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Updated Apr 25, 2012 at 11:31 AM EDT Niagara Falls, N.Y. (WKBW release) -- The Niagara Falls Education Foundation is honoring Niagara Falls School District alumni Rose (Mento) Brown, a 1940 Niagara ... (read more)
Rural kids, parents angry about Labor Dept. rule banning farm chores
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The Department of Labor is poised to put the finishing touches on a rule that would apply child-labor laws to children working on family farms, prohibiting them from performing a list of jobs on ... (read more)
Napolitano says Secret Service scandal posed no threat to Obama's safety
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that the Secret Service prostitution scandal created no threat to the safety of President Barack Obama."There was no ... (read more)
Children and wild places
Posted by on April 25, 2012
the National Trust , Fiona Reynolds, as well as naturalist and broadcaster, Stephen Moss, to discuss whether today's generation of children are experiencing ... (read more)
Boys are superheroes and girls are princesses
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Kids' shoe stores can be an interesting look into the minds of today's marketers, who continue to promote the 'Frailty Myth' through advertising that urges girls to be pretty ... (read more)
Virginia Town is Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids
Posted by on April 25, 2012
View Slide Show More than half the population of Blacksburg, Va., is Virginia Tech students, so it may be easy to mistake this town of 41,383 as just another college town. Yet this small community, ... (read more)
U.S. Kids Using Media Almost 8 Hours a Day - BusinessWeek
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically, to almost eight hours ... (read more)
The Best Business Schools of 2011
Posted by on April 25, 2012
View Slide Show Lamar Horne was on the standard career path for someone with corner-office ambitions: an undergraduate degree in business, two years in investment banking, another two in private ... (read more)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital plans $150M addition
Posted by on April 25, 2012
According to a Cincinnati Business Courier report , construction is scheduled to begin in June with completion in summer 2015. The 425,000-square-foot building will house laboratories, office ... (read more)
Cincinnati Children's confirms plan to build new office tower
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Courtesy Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati Children's will build a 15-story clinical sciences building along Sabin Way, adjacent to and physically integrated with ... (read more)
Ban packed lunches, says Price ex
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Reality TV star and former cage fighter Alex Reid has called for a ban on school packed lunches in a speech in Parliament. Mr Reid, ex-husband of celebrity Katie Price, said he wanted supermarkets, ... (read more)
Gingrich to end campaign next Tuesday, aides say
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Newt Gingrich speaks at a campaign rally in North Carolina Tuesday. Newt Gingrich will formally suspend or end his campaign next Tuesday, senior aides to the former House speaker told FOX News ... (read more)
Massachusetts high school student arrested for plotting 'Columbine-style' attack
Posted by on April 25, 2012
STOUGHTON, Mass. -- A Massachusetts high school student was held without bail after an administrator discovered his journal, which outlined a "Columbine-style" attack.Sean Ivaldi, 18, was ... (read more)
Supreme Court to examine Arizona immigration law
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to take up a case at the heart of the political dispute over immigration policy, with the justices weighing Arizona's tough measures against ... (read more)
US Marines punished over Brazil prostitute as Colombia fallout continues
Posted by on April 25, 2012
BRASILIA -- As the fallout from the US Secret Service prostitution scandal continued Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged three US Marines and a State Department employee had been ... (read more)
Children without parental care freed from tuition fees at universities
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The Committee for Social Policy of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan have taken an important step in strengthening social protection of the children who lost their parents or parental care. At the ... (read more)
Kids TV group see networks will cooperate
Posted by on April 25, 2012
"They were children themselves who now have children of their own. It should not be difficult to get them to cooperate," National Council for Children's Television (NCCT) chair Mag ... (read more)
Police take DNA from children, at school, without parent’s permission
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Samples of DNA were collected without parental consent from students at a Sacramento, Calif., middle school in connection with the murder of an 8th grade student who was found stabbed, strangled and ... (read more)
Heath Morrison signs contract with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WBTV reports . Morrison will receive a base salary of $288,000 a year, plus a bonus of up to 10 percent tied to performance. The four-year contract will begin July ... (read more)
Indian urban poor children not cared for
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Indian street children. NEW DELHI: The care of urban poor children especially in large cities has been utterly neglected in India, according to a committee of experts who are due to release a ... (read more)
Free books for kids!
Posted by on April 25, 2012
For 28 years, Roosevelt Brown has been celebrating the importance of reading at this morning festival that also features entertainment and the one thing all kids love, ... (read more)
New 'Snail Fever' Treatment Suggested for Kids Under 5
Posted by on April 25, 2012
new recommendations for treatment of very young children with schistosomias after studies throughout Africa showed a drug given to older patients also works well in ... (read more)
US taxpayers still on hook for $119B in TARP funds
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON -- US taxpayers are still owed $119 billion in outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds, a watchdog for the government crisis program said Wednesday in a quarterly report to ... (read more)
Pakistan says it successfully test-fired long-range nuclear-capable missile
Posted by on April 25, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in the Indian Ocean, less than a week after longtime rival India test-fired a ... (read more)
Possible Mitt Romney running mate Sen. Marco Rubio under police protection after credible threat
Posted by on April 25, 2012
MIAMI -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was under police protection Wednesday after receiving a credible threat, his office said.No details about the nature of the threat or who made it were released, ... (read more)
Berlusconi paid mafia protection money, Italian court says
Posted by on April 25, 2012
ROME -- Silvio Berlusconi paid the Sicilian mafia "conspicuous sums" of protection money in the 1970s, Italy's highest appeal court said in a ruling, published in part by Italian ... (read more)
Norway mass killer Breivik claims insane diagnosis based on 'evil fabrications'
Posted by on April 25, 2012
OSLO, Norway - Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik on Wednesday slammed a psychiatric report that declared him insane as based on "evil fabrications" meant to portray him as ... (read more)
Germany to reprint Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' for first time in nearly 70 years
Posted by on April 25, 2012
MUNICH -- The German state of Bavaria will publish a new version of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in a bid to stop neo-Nazi groups from capitalizing on the 1925 book.Bavaria, in ... (read more)
Supermarkets 'Still Promote Junk To Children'
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Britain's biggest supermarkets have been accused of undermining parents' efforts to feed their children with healthy foods. Asda, Morrisons and Iceland have been named the "worst ... (read more)
Coaching Our Kids to Fewer Injuries
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Ally Carr is a girl with a passion. Much to my delight, my vivacious 15-year-old daughter is a talented and determined athlete who loves volleyball and softball and gives 110% to each of her teams. ... (read more)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital building $180M research tower
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Courtesy Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati Children's will build a 15-story clinical sciences building along Sabin Way, adjacent to and physically integrated with ... (read more)
Illinois schools may consider pay-to-ride bus program
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The Illinois Board of Education may introduce legislation this week that would either eliminate buses altogether or charge for transporting students to and from school, according to 5 NBC Chicago. ... (read more)
Teacher numbers fall by 10,000
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The number of teachers in England's state school system fell by 10,000 in the year to November, new figures show. Government data on the school workforce shows teacher numbers have dropped for ... (read more)
Rachel Bilson thinking about having kids
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Rachel Bilson feels content with her love-life after being stuck in "so many love triangles" during her twenties and she is now considering having children. (read more)
Suspected Washington pot grower busted after girl ate drug-laced brownie
Posted by on April 25, 2012
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A suspected Washington marijuana grower was busted by police after his girlfriend's daughter accidentally ate a marijuana-laced brownie from a cookie jar, Q13 FOX ... (read more)
South African airline offers free ticket for men traveling with four wives
Posted by on April 25, 2012
JOHANNESBURG -- A South African airline came up with a novel promotion this week for male passengers traveling with multiple wives.Kulula Airlines, based in Johannesburg, is offering a free ticket ... (read more)
Iran yet to decide on building nuclear bomb, Israeli military chief says
Posted by on April 25, 2012
TEL AVIV -- Israel's armed forces chief believes Iran has not yet decided whether to go ahead with building a nuclear bomb and said international sanctions were having the desired effect.Iran ... (read more)
British police say missing girl Madeleine McCann 'could be alive'
Posted by on April 25, 2012
The Metropolitan Police shows a composite photo of four-year-old missing child Madeleine McCann and an age progression computer generated image of her at 9 years old. LONDON -- British detectives ... (read more)
Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' may return to Bavarian schools
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Mein Kampf for use in schools after its legal power to ban the book expires in 2016.The Bavarian state finance ministry in southern Germany owns the copyright to the book, which sets out the Nazi ... (read more)
Childhood abuse may cause suicidal thoughts in adulthood
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Children who suffer physical abuse are likely to harbour suidical thoughts as adults, a new study from the University of Toronto has said. (read more)
'Parents help children on Facebook'
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Parents are helping their children break strict Facebook rules banning youngsters under 13 setting up profiles, the Government has said. Children's Minister Tim Loughton accused mothers and ... (read more)
Safer Automated Process Of Lengthening Children's Limbs
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Another day, another four turns of the screw. That's just a part of life for people, primarily children, undergoing the long and difficult process of distraction osteogenesis, a method to ... (read more)
Boy kidnapped from St. Louis Children's Hospital found in Chicago area
Posted by on April 25, 2012
St. Louis (KSDK) - The Amber Alert has been canceled for a 5-year-old boy kidnapped from St. Louis Children's Hospital. NewsChannel 5 has confirmed the boy and his father have been located in ... (read more)
‘Not Even Harry Potter’ Can Bring Down Gas Prices
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. (CNSNews.com/Penny Starr) (CNSNews.com) - "Not even Harry Potter" can bring down rising gas prices and nobody knows when they will stop rising, ... (read more)
The Children of Fallujah - Sayef's story
Posted by on April 25, 2012
For little Sayef, there will be no Arab Spring. He lies, just 14 months old, on a small red blanket cushioned by a cheap mattress on the floor, occasionally crying, his head twice the size it should ... (read more)
Timely malaria treatment a matter of life and death for Congolese children | Chris Bird
Posted by on April 25, 2012
A Congolese child suffering from severe malaria is wrapped in a survival blanket. Prompt treatment is vital in such circumstances. Photograph: Robin ... (read more)
Kids who face violence age faster
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Kids who have experienced violence seem to age faster, their DNA shows wear and tear normally linked with aging, says a new study. (read more)
Over 200 primary schools win teacher loss appeals
Posted by on April 25, 2012
A total of 367 schools appealed the cut to the Primary Staffing Appeals Board. Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn said it will not mean that savings will have to made elsewhere in the ... (read more)
Goose strike forces JetBlue flight into emergency landing at Westchester
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Geese smacked into a JetBlue plane taking off from Westchester Airport last night, forcing the pilots to make an immediate emergency landing."We got to come back. We hit two big geese," a ... (read more)
Bedwetting In Older Children
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Bedwetting in older children is common, but it can be distressing. An article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines possible causes and evidence for current treatments. ... (read more)
Amber Alert canceled for boy kidnapped from St. Louis Children's Hospital
Posted by on April 25, 2012
St. Louis (KSDK) - The Amber Alert has been canceled for a 5-year-old boy kidnapped from St. Louis Children's Hospital. NewsChannel 5 has confirmed the boy and his father have been located in ... (read more)
Hiter's 'hate-filled' autobiography Mein Kampf to return to German schools
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Adolf Hiter's autobiography Mein Kampf - a hate-filled book post-war Germany has fought to keep out of the bookshops - is set to make a comeback in schools 67 years after the last copy of it was print (read more)
Al gets an eyeful!
Posted by on April 25, 2012
He almost shot his eye out!Medics rushed to help leading man Al Pacino after he hurt his eye Monday while filming a gunfight with co-star Christopher Walken on the set of "Stand Up Guys." ... (read more)
Edwards in ‘crazy slut’ jab
Posted by on April 25, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC - Is that any way to talk about your baby mama?John Edwards had some filthy words for mistress Rielle Hunter when he found out she was pregnant with his love child, it was revealed ... (read more)
Poison ‘forced’ on bizman slain in China
Posted by on April 25, 2012
BEIJING - British businessman Neil Heywood may have been forced to drink a lethal dose of poison moments before his death in China last year, it was reported yesterday.People familiar with the ... (read more)
Gay cop’s ‘brutal’ suit
Posted by on April 25, 2012
If you don’t get brutality complaints as a member of the NYPD, you’re just not doing your job. That’s what an openly gay police sergeant says his supervisor at the 24th Precinct ... (read more)
Judge a deal buster
Posted by on April 25, 2012
A tough-as-nails judge went too far when she ordered a confidential informant to be locked up three times longer than prosecutors had agreed upon in a deal with the woman.Calling Justice Carol ... (read more)
Guess who had early gossip on sleazebag
Posted by on April 25, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC - A prescient piece of gossip published by The Post’s "Page Six" column was among the damning evidence federal prosecutors submitted to the court yesterday in its ... (read more)
Hedge fund exec found dead
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Money manager B. Robert Williamson Jr., the nephew of Wall Street investment guru Julian Robertson, was found dead on Sunday in North Carolina, in water surrounding an island. Williamson was ... (read more)
Cooper Union fee plan
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Cooper Union, the elite East Village college which has been tuition-free since it was founded in 1859, will soon begin charging graduate students in order to help it handle budget problems.Students ... (read more)
It's up to parents to protect children online, says Google
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Parents are to blame if children view pornography online, an executive of Google has said. Naomi Gummer, a public policy analyst at the internet giant, said it was a "myth" that laws can ... (read more)
Physical abuse in childhood may up risk of suicidal thoughts in later life
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Children who are exposed to physical abuse may be at greater risk for suicidal behaviours in adulthood, a new study from the University of Toronto has revealed. (read more)
School children create largest human London 2012 Logo
Posted by on April 25, 2012
A giant human London Olympic logo covering 1,800 square metres has been created by 2,012 school children at Collingwood College in Camberley, Surrey. (read more)
Shoplift bust for LI cop
Posted by on April 25, 2012
A Long Island cop who makes more than $147,000 a year was busted after he was caught at a supermarket shoplifting $40 worth of baby food, police said. Officer Thomas Welsh, 48, was arrested at 9 ... (read more)
Mitt's primary focus on O after sweep
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON - Eager to put his bruising primary fight in the rearview mirror, Mitt Romney last night told supporters in New Hampshire that "a better America begins tonight."On a night when ... (read more)
Hudson bro’s fatal error
Posted by on April 25, 2012
CHICAGO - Jennifer Hudson’s half-brother testified yesterday that he inadvertently supplied the murder weapon used to kill three members of the star’s family. Lonnie Simpson, the ... (read more)
Cops fire 84 shots at thug; he lives — after 'killing' sis
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Two Harlem cops yesterday fired a staggering 84 shots at an armed thug after he squeezed off one round at them - but the punk incredibly survived and was charged with slaying his sleeping kid sister ... (read more)
Prez aims at students’ loans – and votes
Posted by on April 25, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Obama, trying to rekindle the excitement he had with young voters in 2008, visited two college campuses yesterday and appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show.Obama traveled to ... (read more)
Mike’s new tech czar
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg has appointed a new technology czar as his administration grapples with overbudget and delayed projects.Rahul Merchant, who worked in technology leadership roles for Merrill Lynch ... (read more)
NRI children return home from Norway
Posted by on April 25, 2012
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 24 :The two NRI children, who were in foster care in Norway after they were separated from their parents on grounds of alleged negligence, returned to India ... (read more)
Online recruiting service helps link athletes with "bottom feeder" schools
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Internet recruiting services are a boon to athletes in sports like swimming, volleyball and track, as well as those trying to play football or basketball at lower-level ... (read more)
After year-long tussle, Norway kids are home
Posted by on April 25, 2012
emotional disconnect " with their parents, triggering a bitter custody battle. The toddlers made it out of a crowded IGI airport on the arms of their uncle Arunabhash Bhattacharya, who has been ... (read more)
China, a major producer of the world's sex toys
Posted by on April 25, 2012
A small village in China called Jiqi is only a miniscule part of a major enterprise that employs more than one million people across the country -- an industry that produces more than 80 percent of th (read more)
Swedes lend their expertise to heal trauma for children
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Children from Zhouqu, Gansu province, where a devastating mudslide killed more than 1,400 people in August 2010, participate in a psychological assistance activity in the county last year. (Source: ... (read more)
Mitt ‘sketches’ a threat
Posted by on April 25, 2012
You might recall that Mitt Romney’s aide Eric Fehrnstrom notoriously likened the change from primary battle to general election to shaking an Etch-a-Sketch. The Mitt Romney who showed up last ... (read more)
A pathetic excuse for ‘action’ on Syria
Posted by on April 25, 2012
For President Obama, the UN-based plan for ending the slaughter in Syria is the only game in town.Yes, America has qualifiers and questions about the Kofi Annan plan. But those pale in comparison ... (read more)
The great pineapple debacle
Posted by on April 25, 2012
Critics of standardized tests and teacher evaluations have been having a field day with "pineapple-gate" - turning a single odd question into the symbol for "Testing Gone Wild." ... (read more)
Standing up to evil
Posted by on April 25, 2012
6 million Jews had been slaughtered.The difficult truth for Obama is that real evil sometimes can’t be stopped without bold action - including, sometimes, military action. The troubling truth ... (read more)
Random books a new lease
Posted by on April 25, 2012
BETWEEN THE BRICKS Talk about an early renewal. Last year’s overall Class A office-rent bounce of about 15 percent put some spring into one tenant’s decision-making. Random House, ... (read more)
Junk food 'still placed at tills'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Supermarkets stand accused of undermining parents' efforts to feed children healthily by displaying junk food near checkout queues. The Children's Food Campaign says most high street ... (read more)
Studio ties to China probed
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Us regulators are investigating major US movie studios’ dealings with China as the entertainment companies try to get a greater foothold in one of the fastest-growing movie markets in the ... (read more)
M’soft ad execs out, takes toll
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Microsoft is losing a pair of top ad executives just as it makes its pitch for more digital ad dollars, The Post has learned. Richard Dunmall, vice president in charge of Microsoft’s ... (read more)
O’s filthy money man
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Wall Street’s worst: Jon Corzine (l.) led a firm that lost $1.6 billion in customer funds, yet he’s still raising money for Obama’s ... (read more)
Facebook’s binge could stall its debut
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Here’s a Facebook status update: delayed.The social-networking giant’s surprising acquisition binge so close to its initial public offering has some on Wall Street speculating that it ... (read more)
Counting NJ’s School Children
Posted by on April 24, 2012
New Jersey's school funding formula is based on the premise that the state's money follows the child, give or take a few big conditions. But now one of the latest debates in Trenton is ... (read more)
Families still in limbo over Kanata schools
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A full-house of anxious parents filled the gallery of Ottawa’s public school board chambers Tuesday night in hopes trustees would vote on a way forward for easing overcrowding at Kanata ... (read more)
Cuomo says he hasn't been in subway since before he was Gov.
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Gov. Cuomo is not a straphanger - he said he hasn’t set foot in a subway since becoming the state’s chief executive."The last time has been before I’ve been governor,." ... (read more)
Qns. Rep. Ulrich announces candidacy for state Senate
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Queens Republican Councilman Eric Ulrich announced his candidacy for state Senate today in a bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Addabbo."For the past three years, I have been honored ... (read more)
Nevada may push more children's services onto community groups
Posted by on April 24, 2012
CARSON CITY - Unable to provide services to the state's youngest children with physical and developmental disabilities, the state is considering shifting more of the responsibility to nonprofit ... (read more)
Graduation and Awards at Gan Menachem Kindergarten
Posted by on April 24, 2012
MOSCOW, Russia - A festive event was held at the Gan Menachem Kindergarten to celebrate both the conclusion of studies and awarding of the Siddur (prayer books). At the beginning of the party, Chief ... (read more)
More universities charging more tuition for harder majors
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A growing number of public universities are charging higher tuition for math, science and business programs, which they argue cost more to teach -- and can earn grads higher-paying ... (read more)
Abused kids' safety ignored by Philly diocese
Posted by on April 24, 2012
(AP) PHILADELPHIA - Jurors in a clergy-abuse trial heard Tuesday about a priest who was left in ministry for years after therapists called him a manipulative pedophile and a ticking time bomb. The ... (read more)
Fatal accident rate for US children and teens plunges since 2000
Posted by on April 24, 2012
(AXcess News) - Fewer of America’s youths are dying by accident. The rate of unintentional injury - the No. 1 cause of death for children and adolescents ages 1 to 19 in the United States - ... (read more)
Religious schools out of RTE loop
Posted by on April 24, 2012
New Delhi, April 24: The Rajya Sabha today passed amendments that exempt madarsas and Vedic pathshalas, which impart religious teachings, from the Right to Education Act and grant reservation in ... (read more)
Reputed mobster sinks 'global' plea deal
Posted by on April 24, 2012
It was an offer he could refuse.A reputed Gambino crime family associate backed out of a plea deal today in a move that will force three co-defendants to go to trial.John Brancaccio had agreed last ... (read more)
Geese slam into JetBlue plane taking off in Westchester
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Geese smacked into a JetBlue plane taking off from Westchester County Airport tonight, sparking a frightening emergency that sent the crippled jet back to the airport."We got to come back. We ... (read more)
Cops bust Queens man carrying gun with hollow-point bullets
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Police busted a Queens man, found sprawled out across chairs under a dining-room table, after he ditched his gun loaded with notorious hollow-point bullets, officials said.Eagle-eyed uniformed ... (read more)
Scaring the children – or the City – is not helpful
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Outlook City regulators should be what parents who work in the City of London frighten their children with before the nanny puts them to bed, at least in the view of Hector Sants, who gave his final ... (read more)
Fatal accident rate for US children and teens plunges since 2000
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Nationwide, the rate of unintentional deaths for children and teenagers fell 30 percent between 2000 and 2009, a recent report finds. Biggest reason: fewer fatalities per capita due to auto ... (read more)
Fertility drugs linked to leukaemia in children
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Fertility drugs can more than double the chances of children born to mothers who struggle to get pregnant developing leukaemia, a study has shown. Children were 2.6 times more likely to become ... (read more)
The Children of Fallujah - Sayef's story
Posted by on April 24, 2012
For little Sayef, there will be no Arab Spring. He lies, just 14 months old, on a small red blanket cushioned by a cheap mattress on the floor, occasionally crying, his head twice the size it should ... (read more)
Immunization Officials Urge Parents in Las Vegas to Get Their Children Vaccinated
Posted by on April 24, 2012
LAS VEGAS - Health officials are calling on parents to vaccinate their infants and young children to help prevent the spread of 14 serious and potentially life-threatening diseases in Clark County, ... (read more)
2.3 Million Children Are Victims of Foreclosure
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Homeowners aren't the only ones who undergo challenges and struggles as a result of foreclosure. Their children are also likely to suffer due to the loss of the family home. Of the 2.3 million ... (read more)
NHS reforms could put children's health at risk, warn managers
Posted by on April 24, 2012
children in jeopardy and could lead to tragic child protection failures, health service managers have warned.The NHS Confederation said responsibility for child health would in future be divided up ... (read more)
Do You Let Gadgets Babysit Your Kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Let me just start by saying that, yes, I have absolutely and without shame used an electronic gadget as a babysitter for my kids on more than one occasion. In fact, anytime we are expected to be on ... (read more)
Abused kids' safety ignored by diocese
Posted by on April 24, 2012
(AP) PHILADELPHIA - Jurors in a clergy-abuse trial heard Tuesday about a priest who was left in ministry for years after therapists called him a manipulative pedophile and a ticking time bomb. The ... (read more)
Syrian children in Lebanon pick up the pieces of the educations they left behind
Posted by on April 24, 2012
MASHTA EL HAMMOUD, Lebanon, 17 April 2012 - Stepping off their minibus in the mountain village of Mashta el Hammoud, in northern Wadi Khaled, a group of children scampers up the stone steps to their ... (read more)
Man makes no attempt to be discreet stealing art from Hospital for Sick Kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
In this photo released by the Toronto Police, a security camera still is seen of the man suspected of removing nine pieces of art from Toronto's Hospital for Sick ... (read more)
Parental kidnapping investigation at St. Louis Children's Hospital
Posted by on April 24, 2012
St. Louis (KSDK) - Police are investigating a parental kidnapping from St. Louis Children's Hospital. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, but further details have not yet been released. ... (read more)
Dietary Changes Help Some Children With ADHD
Posted by on April 24, 2012
-; Together with child and adolescent psychiatrists, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have just completed an extensive report which reviews the studies which have been done so far on ... (read more)
Schools urged to adopt anti-bullying policies
Posted by on April 24, 2012
School policies dictating how to handle bullying are lacking in the education system, experts say. "What I've seen so far indicates that schools don't have these in place," said ... (read more)
Obama blames Secret Service hooker scandal on 'a couple of knuckleheads'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
President Obama sits with Jimmy Fallon during commercial break. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - President Obama blamed the Colombian prostitution scandal that has rattled the US Secret Service on "a ... (read more)
Illinois schools may consider pay-to-ride buses
Posted by on April 24, 2012
By Sevil Omer, msnbc.com A free ride may be ending for many Illinois students, who, like others in cash-strapped school districts nationwide, may have to pay for their bus trip to ... (read more)
Flu Vaccine Rates Improved Via Texting For Low Income Children
Posted by on April 24, 2012
According to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA, the coverage for children to get vaccinated against influenza increased amongst low-income, hard-to-reach, minority children and adolescents if ... (read more)
New Brunswick dad convicted of assaults for spanking children
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Betrothed Canadians are expected to say "I do" to a $31,100 bill this year, with a new survey showing wedding costs are up 20 per cent since 2008. But even as the national spend nears $5 ... (read more)
One injured in Union City shooting; nearby schools locked down
Posted by on April 24, 2012
UNION CITY -- One person was hospitalized after being shot Tuesday afternoon near James Logan High School, which is expected to be locked down until school gets out at 3:15 p.m., police said.The ... (read more)
Santee schools promote recycling
Posted by on April 24, 2012
SANTEE -; The Santee School District and Waste Management have kicked off a campaign at Rio Seco, Cajon Park and Pride Academy elementary schools to promote student awareness of ... (read more)
Police crack down on texting and driving
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Warning to those who illegally text and drive: the law is being enforced.More than 65,000 motorists have been slapped with tickets this year for violating a ban on using cell phones and other ... (read more)
Romney eyes primary win in NY, promises 'better America'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
WASHINGTON - The suspense gone, Mitt Romney glided into five primaries on Tuesday as the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting, piling up national convention delegates while commanding the ... (read more)
Construction giant Lend Lease admits to fleecing clients out of $19M
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A construction giant, responsible for some of New York’s iconic buildings, admitted to fleecing clients for at least $19 million during a decade-long scheme, federal prosecutors said today.The ... (read more)
870,000 never-before-seen vintage photos of NYC hit the Internet
Posted by on April 24, 2012
In this circa 1890 photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a pair of girls walk east along 42nd Street in New York. Acker, Merrall and Condit wine shop delivery wagons are on the ... (read more)
Ex-Edwards aide testifies that wealthy donor cash went to pol's mistress, not presidential run
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Andrew Young, left, the federal government's key witness in the criminal campaign finance case against former John Edwards, arrives at the federal court house in Greensboro, North Carolina ... (read more)
Inattentive, moody kids may grow up with gambling problems
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Health News: Washington, A new study has revealed that kids at the age of three, who are impulsive, inattentive and moody, may end up having gambling problems as ... (read more)
CHEd OKs tuition hike in 222 schools
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has approved tuition fee hikes in at least 222 private colleges and universities across the country. CHEd said the number of schools increasing their fees ... (read more)
How Violence Wears Out Kids' DNA
Posted by on April 24, 2012
-; Children who have experienced violence might really be older than their years. The DNA of 10-year-olds who experienced violence in their young lives has been found to show wear and tear normally ... (read more)
Cops storm Queens apartment after mentally ill parents kidnap child from Staten Island
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Cops today broke down the door of a Queens apartment to rescue an 18-month-boy who’d been kidnapped by his mentally ill parents, witnesses and police sources said.Rick English and Shaniqua ... (read more)
870,000 never-before-seen vintage photos of NYC go online
Posted by on April 24, 2012
In this circa 1890 photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a pair of girls walk east along 42nd Street in New York. Acker, Merrall and Condit wine shop delivery wagons are on the ... (read more)
Hudson shuts eyes as she hears painful testimony about cops finding her dead relatives
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Jennifer Hudson CHICAGO - The trial of the man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson's family members resumed Tuesday with the Oscar-winner shutting her eyes as a police officer ... (read more)
As five states vote, Romney looks to November
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Mitt Romney is looking to further cement his hold on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday as voters in five states hold primaries, amid signs that Newt Gingrich's flagging ... (read more)
Former BP engineer arrested in Deepwater Horizon criminal probe
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Fire crews respond to an explosion and oil spill at the Deepwater Horizon rig in 2010. NEW ORLEANS - A former engineer for BP PLC has been arrested and accused of deleting text messages detailing ... (read more)
UAE grants citizenship to 930 kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Abu Dhabi, April 24 (IANS / WAM) United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has granted citizenship to 930 children of UAE women married to foreigners. (read more)
Children Exposed To Bullying, Violence, May Age Faster
Posted by on April 24, 2012
new study . Children who experience violence exhibit DNA wear and tear typical of adults, which could increase the risk of early disease onset and premature death, researchers ... (read more)
Ban homework before third grade; support children’s play
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A homework ban before third grade would stop the increasing imposition on kids as young as kindergarten-age. After school free time for children's play actually Increasingly helps younger kids ... (read more)
Etan Patz and other missing children have mom’s radar pinging
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Etan Patz, who is still being searched for 33 years after he was kidnapped, and other cases of missing children have one mom struggling with her stranger danger ... (read more)
Bill on Russian Citizenship for Children Goes to Duma
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has introduced a bill to the State Duma simplifying procedures for granting Russian citizenship to children who have one Russian parent. "The aim of the ... (read more)
Tim Wynne Jones, Kit Pearson vie for children's lit awards
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Some of Canada's most accomplished children's fiction authors, among them Kit Pearson and Tim Wynne-Jones, are finalists for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards, the ... (read more)
It's parents' job to protect kids from porn
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Naomi Gummer, a public policy analyst for Google in the U.K., reportedly claims that just 14 percent of kids have seen sexual images, and just 2 percent have viewed images that are hard core or ... (read more)
Norway kids reach Kolkata; their father hopes he can see them soon
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Stavanger: After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are back in India. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, ... (read more)
Autustic children 'not targeted'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has rejected accusations that the Government has targeted autistic children for cuts to the domiciliary care allowance.Hours after more than 100 angry parents and their disabled ... (read more)
Haryana students to be made aware on NRI marriages
Posted by on April 24, 2012
With an aim to effectively deal with the problems related to the marriages involving non-resident Indians (NRIs), the Haryana government has decided to launch an awareness campaign in schools and coll (read more)
Lynn Meadows promises summer camps kids will love
Posted by on April 24, 2012
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Believe it or not, summer's almost here. Do you know what to do with your children for the next several months that will be a fun, enriching learning experience? At Lynn ... (read more)
Small schools win teacher appeals
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Almost half of all small schools that were due to lose a teacher this September have had appeals against the decision upheld by the Department of ... (read more)
Billionaire-backed space venture to outline asteroid-mining plan
Posted by on April 24, 2012
SEATTLE -- Planetary Resources, a new billionaire-backed space venture, will lay out its plan Tuesday to mine an asteroid for valuable raw materials such as platinum to bring back to Earth and water ... (read more)
Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters
Posted by on April 24, 2012
MORRISVILLE, N.C. - Wooing young voters, President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students, taking his message to three states ... (read more)
Ex-Edwards aide back on the witness stand at trial
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Andrew Young, left, the federal government's key witness in the criminal campaign finance case against former John Edwards, arrives at the federal court house in Greensboro, North Carolina ... (read more)
Mladic war crimes trial postponed until May 16
Posted by on April 24, 2012
THE HAGUE -- The trial of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic, who faces charges for his part in some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II, has been delayed until May 16, a UN ... (read more)
Can You Pay For Yourself, Your Kids, Your Parents
Posted by on April 24, 2012
April 24, 2012 More adults are helping pay for aging parents, at an average of $3,500 a month, according to MetLife. That's why experts say it's vital to plan for a future that includes ... (read more)
Taoiseach Enda Kenny rejects accusations that Government targeting autistic children for cuts
Posted by on April 24, 2012
TAOISEACH Enda Kenny today rejected accusations that the Government has targeted autistic children for cuts to the domiciliary care allowance. Hours after more than 100 angry parents and their ... (read more)
Writers Guild recognizes 'Kids in the Hall' comic
Posted by on April 24, 2012
TORONTO -; "Kids in the Hall" comic Mark McKinney has won a special achievement award from the Writers Guild of Canada. The veteran TV scribe was presented with the guild's ... (read more)
Confederate flag dress keeps Tenn. teen from prom
Posted by on April 24, 2012
JACKSON, Tenn. - High school senior Texanna Edwards was -- like many of her classmates at Gibson County High -- looking forward to her prom last ... (read more)
Guggenheim spotlights kids' art
Posted by on April 24, 2012
New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will showcase the exhibit A Year with Children 2012, featuring art created by New York schoolchildren, this spring. (Stephen Chernin/Getty ... (read more)
Tory win brings mandate for new schools, energy research
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The re-election of Alberta's four-decade old Progressive Conservative government means continuing long-standing Tory policies, along with billions in new investments in energy research, 50 new ... (read more)
Back from Norway, confusion over kids' future
Posted by on April 24, 2012
NRI kids Abhigyan and Aishwarya , possibility of a legal tussle over them cannot be overlooked. In India, legal opinion seems to be clear. Now that the children are on Indian soil, it would be ... (read more)
Meds & Food for Kids to sell peanut-based food to UNICEF
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Follow this company has entered into a long-term agreement to purchase 471,569 pounds of a peanut-based, ready-to-use therapeutic food from St. ... (read more)
Two Hawaii schools earn Green Ribbon Schools distinction by U.S. Department of Education
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Two Hawaii schools were among 78 institutions around the nation named Green Ribbon Schools on Monday by the U.S. Department of Education. The Ewa Makai Middle School in Ewa Beach, which was built ... (read more)
Norwegian official lauds court decision on children custody row
Posted by on April 24, 2012
State Secretary of Norwegian Ministry of Environment, Heidi Sorensen, on Tuesday lauded the ruling of the court to hand over two Indian children in foster care to their paternal uncle in India, and sa (read more)
Breivik bomb left Oslo government district 'like a war zone,' witness says
Posted by on April 24, 2012
OSLO -- A Norwegian security guard told an Oslo court Tuesday at the trial of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik how the bombing of a government office building that killed eight people left the ... (read more)
Russell Brand tells British MPs of drug battle in comical hearing
Posted by on April 24, 2012
LONDON -- Comedian Russell Brand brought some color to British politics on Tuesday as he gave evidence to a committee hearing about his battle with drug addiction.The 36-year-old, who recently ... (read more)
Boehner says Romney has 'great story to tell'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
House Speaker John Boehner said he believes one of Mitt Romney's greatest strengths is his success story and said it is a "very good sign" the former Massachusetts governor is running ... (read more)
Estranged wife of Deion Sanders arrested after allegedly attacking him
Posted by on April 24, 2012
DALLAS -- Hall of Famer Deion Sanders' ugly divorce got a whole lot uglier Monday when his estranged wife Pilar Sanders was arrested for domestic violence after she allegedly "jumped" ... (read more)
Senior Yemen al Qaeda commander killed in US drone strike
Posted by on April 24, 2012
SANAA, Yemen -- A senior al Qaeda commander was killed in a US drone strike in Yemen, a Yemeni official told FOX News Channel.Mohammed al Umda, an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) military ... (read more)
Why Autistic Children Are Bullied More -- And Bully In Return
Posted by on April 24, 2012
a new study finds , kids with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have an even harder time with bullying, being many times more likely than their neurotypical siblings to have experienced it in their ... (read more)
Obama Administration Honors 78 Schools for Educating ‘Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders’
Posted by on April 24, 2012
First graders at Stoddert Elementary School in Washington, D.C., listen to Education Secretary Arne Duncan designate Stoddert as a Green Ribbon School for its environmentally friendly practices on ... (read more)
Human Barbie Sarah Burge To Host Children’s Makeover Parties at Botox Clinic For 7-year-old Daughter Poppy [PHOTOS]
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Sarah Burge, known as the "Human Barbie" for the immense amount of plastic surgery procedures she has underwent, first made headlines for giving her seven-year-old ... (read more)
10 Business Schools That Lead to Most Debt
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Students who want to earn an M.B.A. may find wallet-friendly deals at public business programs in their state of residence. For many students, though, financing a business school education may lead ... (read more)
Coaching Kids in an Age of Coddling and Overcompetitiveness
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Slide Show: When Sports and Politics Collide. ] I can relate to ever single one of these emotions: to Dreher's revulsion at "status-obsessed, over-competitive parents" who "ruin ... (read more)
Indian children back home from Norway; nation delighted
Posted by on April 24, 2012
NRI News: New Delhi, Soon after the two Non-Resident Indian (NRI) children in Norway who were taken into the custody by that country's Child Welfare Services on grounds of alleged negligence by ... (read more)
This codger needs a few new stories for his kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
I am that sad old codger.You know the one.He prefaces many conversations with, “Did I ever tell you about the time I….”And ... (read more)
Tory win brings mandate for new schools, energy research
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The re-election of Alberta's four-decade old Progressive Conservative government means continuing long-standing Tory policies, along with billions in new investments in energy research, 50 new ... (read more)
Man finds himself on missing kids website
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Last year, Steve Carter, of Philadelphia, found a picture of himself on a missing children's website. CBS News correspondent Terrell Brown reports on Carter's journey to find out who he ... (read more)
Burnsville schools chided for severance deal secrecy
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Ahead of the Class: State advisory opinion says district withheld public information A Minnesota public records agency has rebuked Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school officials for failing to release ... (read more)
Khalifa grants citizenship to 930 children
Posted by on April 24, 2012
WAM Abu Dhabi, 24th April 2012 (WAM) -- The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued a decree granting citizenship to 930 children of UAE women married to foreigners ... (read more)
Va. governor asks schools to limit tuition hikes
Posted by on April 24, 2012
McDonnell wants tuition hikes to be limited to the increase in the consumer price index. He says dramatic tuition increases would deter qualified Virginians from getting a college ... (read more)
Night schools demand more facilities
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Mumbai, Apr 24: For the past few weeks, it has been the regular schools, colleges and University teachers who have been placing their demands before the government and corporation authorities but ... (read more)
Bill to empower disabled children with education reservation
Posted by on April 24, 2012
India News: New Delhi, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2010, adds children with disability in the definition of "disadvantaged groups" and will now ... (read more)
'Norwegian court decision taken in children's best interest'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The recent decision by a Norwegian court to hand over two NRI children in foster care to their paternal uncle in India after a protracted legal battle was "taken in the best interest of the ... (read more)
Kids land in New Delhi
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Two NRI children, who were kept in foster care by authorities in Norway for nearly a year, on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi to a warm welcome after a protracted legal battle and diplomatic pressure ... (read more)
Children do $10,000 worth of damage to school
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Three boys between the ages of 8 and 12 caused $10,000 worth of damage to Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Polk County, wesh.com reports. The boys damaged portable classrooms and through ... (read more)
Child X-rays 'cause for concern'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Education Secretary Michael Gove says there are "causes for concern" about children being X-rayed by the UK Border Agency to establish their age. The practice of X-raying young asylum ... (read more)
Obesity on the Kids' Menus at Top Chains
Posted by on April 24, 2012
CSPI Investigation Reveals Kids' Meals at Restaurants Usually Too High in Calories, and Good Options Hard to Find WASHINGTON - August 4 - Nearly every single possible combination of the ... (read more)
BW Helps You Keep the Kids Entertained >
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Best Western Helps You Keep the Kids Entertained These Winter HolidaysBest Western Australia's Kids Packs have proved popular with their little guests for over four years now. To keep the Packs ... (read more)
10 children rescued from Haitian human smugglers
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have rescued 10 children smuggled from Haiti, the Special Terrestrial Border Security Unit (Cesfront) said Wednesday.Cesfront officials said a Haitian citizen ... (read more)
One woman shot dead, second critical in Washington Heights; cops wound suspect
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The NYPD says officers shot and injured an armed suspect outside a Washington Heights apartment building where two women were discovered with gunshot wounds.Police say the women were taken to Harlem ... (read more)
Soccer program offered for children ages 4 to 7
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A soccer program for youths ages 4 to 7 in Cheektowaga and Lovejoy is about to start, and Buffalo Council President Richard Fontana and Cheektowaga Councilman Stan Kaznowski are looking for a few ... (read more)
Inconvenient Children Video Unleashes a Political Storm in Mexico
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Nuestro Mexico del Futuro ," or "Our Future Mexico," has caused a political storm in the lead-up to Mexico’s presidential campaign.The four-minute video -- which has gone viral ... (read more)
Amnesty International report says Muslims in Europe face discrimination in hiring, schools
Posted by on April 24, 2012
PARIS – Amnesty International says in a new report that Muslims in several European countries face discrimination in hiring and daily life because of rules targeting their customs. The report ... (read more)
Homecoming for adopted kids as India-Norway custody battle ends
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Abhigyan and Aishwarya returned to India. NEW DELHI: Ending months of diplomatic and legal wrangling, two non-resident Indian children, Abhigyan and Aishwarya, living in a Norway foster care ... (read more)
House to consider making kids attend school at 6
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The Alabama House is considering a bill to require children to begin attending school by the age of six instead of seven, which is currently the minimum school attendance ... (read more)
Family dinners help kids stave off obesity
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Eating together as a family induces kids to eat more fruits and vegetables and helps them stave off obesity, according to researchers at Rutgers State University of New Jersey, US, based on analysing (read more)
Commack schools sued over donated estate
Posted by on April 24, 2012
LI school ratings by the state The heirs of a woman who deeded her historic estate to the Commack school district decades ago to be used for educational purposes have sued the district to get ... (read more)
Shanghai boys to learn how not to lose masculinity
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A school in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai has set up an experimental "boys only" class, as in many schools girls outnumber boys and get better test scores, because of which boys were said to be " (read more)
58 ill children waiting for scan in Northern Ireland health trust area
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Nearly 60 children on a waiting list for an MRI scan within the western trust area could be expected to wait for up to six weeks for their scan. Health Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that ... (read more)
Big changes ahead for administration at Broward schools - including job cuts
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is making big changes to the district's administration, cutting some top jobs while adding or renaming others.Some top administrators will be ... (read more)
Fertility drugs 'more than double chances of kids developing leukaemia'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Children born to mothers who took fertility drugs to get pregnant are at increased risk of developing leukaemia, French scientists have revealed. (read more)
India welcomes kids' return from foster care in Norway
Posted by on April 24, 2012
NEW DELHI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- India Tuesday welcomed the return of a non-resident Indian couple's two children who spent almost a year in foster care in Norway, a day after a Norwegian court ... (read more)
Keep tuition increases under 3%
Posted by on April 24, 2012
RICHMOND -- As the state's colleges and universities prepare to set tuition rates, Gov. Bob McDonnell has written school presidents and board members urging them to keep increases below 3 ... (read more)
Urdu to be taught in all primary schools in Mewat
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Chandigarh, Apr 23: Urdu would be taught in all the primary schools of Mewat district in Haryana and 544 posts of Urdu teachers have been sanctioned to promote the use of ... (read more)
Family dinners 'make for healthier kids'
Posted by on April 24, 2012
EATING together as a family leads to healthier children who are less likely to be overweight, according to a major review. Nutritional scientists have found that children from homes where the family ... (read more)
Hudson faces down family-slay defendant in court
Posted by on April 24, 2012
CHICAGO - Shattered "Dreamgirls" star Jennifer Hudson yesterday took the stand to testify against the man who allegedly killed her mom, brother and 7-year-old nephew - weeping as she ... (read more)
Putin may have had affair with ex-spy Chapman
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Vladimir Putin may have had an affair with sexy former spy Anna Chapman - which might have knocked the Russian president’s wife of 29 years out of the spotlight, Kremlin watchers say.Putin, ... (read more)
GOP Kelly girls like Ray
Posted by on April 24, 2012
With the movement to draft Ray Kelly for mayor gaining steam, the Women’s National Republican Club last night gave the police commissioner its Outstanding Leadership Award.He "has done so ... (read more)
LIRR nixing booze on late-night trains
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The Long Island Rail Road is banning booze on late-night weekend trains starting next month, following a spate of attacks on employees by liquored-up riders, officials said yesterday. Riders will no ... (read more)
State considers making too-hard Regents test optional
Posted by on April 24, 2012
World history is so yesterday.The state Board of Regents is mulling changes to graduation requirements that would allow students to earn a diploma without passing an exam in global history. Among ... (read more)
Sloot to be dragged back to US
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Murderer Joran van der Sloot’s extradition to the US for charges related to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway was approved by Peruvian authorities yesterday, local media reported.The ... (read more)
Daddy’s little girl is defense’s little secret
Posted by on April 24, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC - She’s John Edwards’ secret weapon. Brilliant Catharine "Cate" Edwards - the oldest of the former presidential candidate’s three children - is apparently ... (read more)
kids land in New Delhi
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Two NRI children, who were kept in foster care by authorities in Norway for nearly a year, on Tuesday arrived in New Delhi to a warm welcome after a protracted legal battle and diplomatic pressure ... (read more)
Brace for higher tuition; 200 schools granted 8%-15% hike
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has approved the application of more than 200 private colleges and universities throughout the country for tuition hikes in this coming school year, a ... (read more)
Parents are to blame if children view porn online says Google
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Gummer , a public policy analyst at the internet giant, said it was a "myth" that laws can prevent children from viewing explicit material, because the pace of technological development ... (read more)
Family dinners healthier for kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
More than 40 percent of the typical U.S. food budget is spent on eating out but family meals at home are linked to healthier eating, U.S. researchers said. Study co-authors Jennifer Martin-Biggers, ... (read more)
Gorbachev and Other Nobel Laureates Visit Chicago Schools
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the former Soviet president, right, addressing high school students. At back were Sean Penn, left, and Mayor Rahm ... (read more)
Parents of children with special needs plan Dublin and Cork protest marches
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Parents of children with special needs are taking to the streets of Dublin and Cork today to highlight cuts to allowances.The parents also wish to draw attention to what they say are flaws in the ... (read more)
Union warning on schools reform
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The head teachers' union NAHT says a close eye must be kept on how councils use proposals making it easier to intervene in failing schools in Wales. It doubts that all have "the required ... (read more)
Pornography linked to mentally illness among kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Online porn is linked to a quarter of mental illnesses among kids, British researchers have claimed. (read more)
Krishna welcomes end of Norway custody row
Posted by on April 24, 2012
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tuesday welcomed a Norway court's decision to allow two Indian kids to return home in the company of their paternal uncle. (read more)
Restless, moody preschoolers may grow up to be problem gamblers
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Kids at the age of three, who are impulsive, inattentive and moody, may end up having gambling problems as adults, a new study has revealed. (read more)
Norway custody row ends; children arrive in India
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Two Indian toddlers caught up in an almost year-long custody battle in Norway, finally arrived in India today along with their paternal uncle. (read more)
Kimye a handy couple
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Taking the next step toward marital bliss that lasts at least 73 days, Kim Kardashian and her equally spotlight-craving new beau, Kanye West, actually hold hands in public last night for the very ... (read more)
Quinn support spikes in poll
Posted by on April 24, 2012
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has jumped to her largest lead of the 2013 mayoral race thanks to a big boost from voters in her home base of Manhattan, according to a poll released last ... (read more)
‘Dead’-beat insurers paying up
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A state probe has resulted in companies being forced to pony up $262 million in life-insurance payments to beneficiaries nationwide - with some of the past-due disbursements dating back as far as ... (read more)
NY fest stars ‘defect’ – as in their film
Posted by on April 24, 2012
They sure took their roles to heart. Two Cuban actors who were supposed to be on their way to the TriBeCa Film Festival in New York - for a screening of their flick about teens defecting from Cuba ... (read more)
Truly art of the steal
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Adam Simon, a Brooklyn artist, knew when he began a series of paintings featuring the message "STEAL THIS ART" that someone would heed the message.Four of the works have been pilfered, the ... (read more)
Aunt B dedicates retirement years to Stewart Town kids
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Up in the hills of Trelawny, in a district called Stewart Town, lives an elderly woman called Aunt B. At age 63, Aunt B, whose real name is Berlie Henry, readies herself every morning and heads to ... (read more)
Zimbabwe's resettled farmers struggle to educate their children | Alex Duval Smith
Posted by on April 24, 2012
In the old kitchen at Dunstan farm, desks have been pushed up against the cream-coloured Aga. Children are having a maths lesson. The dining room where black staff served three generations of the ... (read more)
Burnsville schools chided for severance deal secrecy
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Ahead of the Class: State advisory opinion says district withheld public information A Minnesota public records agency has rebuked Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school officials for failing to release ... (read more)
Fishburn, Gereau schools earn federal recognition for environmental focus - www.roanoke.com
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Roanoke's Fishburn Park Elementary School and Franklin County's Gereau Center for Applied Technology & Career Exploration are the only two Virginia schools to earn federal awards for ... (read more)
Rangel rival points finger
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A challenger to Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel’s re-election bid yesterday accused the congressman of trying to knock him off the ballot in the June 26 Democratic primary.Clyde Williams claimed ... (read more)
Etan dig comes up empty
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Back to the drawing board.Frustrated FBI and NYPD investigators yesterday came up empty after a four-day search of a SoHo basement where they had hoped to find the remains of 6-year-old Etan Patz, ... (read more)
Powwow on subway crime
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The MTA’s chief is meeting tomorrow with NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly to discuss the seemingly never-ending climb in subway felonies, up more than 20 percent in the first quarter of 2012. ... (read more)
Mexican cops rob Finest in Cancun
Posted by on April 24, 2012
A former NYPD detective says he was robbed by Mexican cops in Cancun.Daniel Sprague, 42, of Staten Island, a retired member of the elite Emergency Service Unit, said he was at a timeshare with his ... (read more)
Trayvon chief’s quit bid nixed
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The embattled police chief of Sanford, under fire for months over his refusal to charge neighborhood-watch volunteer George Zimmerman with shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, attempted to quit ... (read more)
CBS Films greeting the Press
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Cbs Corp. tapped movie-marketing consultant Terry Press to run its 2-year-old film division, alongside Chief Operating Officer Wolfgang Hammer. The execs were named co-presidents of CBS Films, which ... (read more)
StubHub and Yanks in big spat
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The Yankees and StubHub are having a spat about ticket prices, and it could lead to a divorce at the end of this season, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The marriage has been on ... (read more)
Sloot to be dragged back to US
Posted by on April 24, 2012
Murderer Joran van der Sloot’s extradition to the US for charges related to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway was approved by Peruvian authorities yesterday, local media reported.The ... (read more)
Azerbaijani embassy holds competition for Egyptian children
Posted by on April 24, 2012
The embassy in Cairo has organized a drawing competition for schoolchildren to mark the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijani-Egyptian diplomatic relations. The competition was held at the Mehriban ... (read more)
NRI kids arrive in India
Posted by on April 23, 2012
NEW DELHI: NRI kids Abhigyan (3) and Aishwarya (1) Bhattacharya on Tuesday finally return to their family in India after a Norwegian court ruled that their custody should be handed over to their ... (read more)
Computer scoring of essays shows promise, analysis shows
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The study of automated computer essay-scoring software finds that a handful of programs are "capable of producing scores similar to human scores" on thousands of sample ... (read more)
Administration honors 'green' schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Schools in 29 States and the District of Columbia have been named U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, administration officials said. U.S. Secretary of ... (read more)
Burnsville schools chided for severance deal secrecy
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Ahead of the Class: State advisory opinion says district withheld public information A state public records agency have rebuked Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school officials for failing to release public ... (read more)
Keep tuition increases under 3%
Posted by on April 23, 2012
RICHMOND -- As the state's colleges and universities prepare to set tuition rates, Gov. Bob McDonnell has written school presidents and board members urging them to keep increases below 3 ... (read more)
Why the rent is too damn high
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Fans of rent control cheered yesterday when the Supreme Court declined to take up a case challenging New York’s rent-stabilization laws. Yet killing the rent laws would be the best way to get ... (read more)
Gorbachev and Other Nobel Laureates Visit Chicago Schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the former Soviet president, right, addressing high school students. At back were Sean Penn, left, and Mayor Rahm ... (read more)
Annual Vancouver pot-smoking event frequented by children
Posted by on April 23, 2012
In an ideal world, Jacob Hunter, the organizer of the wildly popular 420 pot festival in Vancouver, wouldn't have to worry about underage kids toking up at the annual, adult-oriented ... (read more)
‘Flipped Learning’ Getting A Tryout At Suburban High Schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
CHICAGO (CBS) - - Kids often complain about too much homework. But what if they could cut the load by 75 percent? CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist shows us a trend that’s catching on across the ... (read more)
Violence ages children's DNA, shortens their chromosomes
Posted by on April 23, 2012
In fact, a new study suggests that violence leaves long-term scars on children's bodies ... (read more)
A spoonful of class warfare
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Clifton, NJ***Conservatives seem to take offense even where none is intended. Case in point: The Post’s editorial defending Mitt Romney’s upbringing.Obama’s own modest and ... (read more)
Extracurricular activities in B.C schools up in the air without teacher volunteers
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The future of school sports, graduation ceremonies and other end-of-year celebrations was still hazy Monday, as principals and parents scrambled in some schools to replace teachers who are ... (read more)
Mayor proposes more money for schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
RICHMOND, Va. -- A week after the task force he presented a list of major cuts to the city school system, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones called Monday night for giving schools an extra $5.1 million ... (read more)
Joran van der Sloot's extradition to US approved by Peruvian court, report says
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Joran Van der Sloot. LIMA, Peru -- A Peruvian court is reported to have approved the extradition of convicted killer Joran van der Sloot to the US, where he faces charges connected to the suspected ... (read more)
Extracurricular activities in B.C schools up in the air without teacher volunteers
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The future of school sports, graduation ceremonies and other end-of-year celebrations was still hazy Monday, as principals and parents scrambled in some schools to replace teachers who are ... (read more)
DreamWorks to remake film about man who fathered 533 children
Posted by on April 23, 2012
UNIVERSAL CITY - DreamWorks Studios will remake the 2011 French Canadian film "Starbuck," about a middle-aged man whose life is turned upside down when he learns he has fathered 533 ... (read more)
'Dark tourism' motives examined
Posted by on April 23, 2012
"Dark tourism" - where visitors travel to sites of death, brutality and terror - is to be the subject of a dedicated centre for academic research at the University of Central Lancashire. ... (read more)
Lead monitors fail kids near ghost factories
Posted by on April 23, 2012
So lead-based paint and leaded gasoline are now banned or restricted. In scores of neighborhoods around the nation, however, another major source of lead has been widely ignored ... (read more)
Dubai public schools to have smart e-platform learning scheme
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The government of Dubai has launched a new smart learning initiative aimed at transforming classrooms as well as integrate teachers, students, parents and administrators into a single e-platform, ... (read more)
Hamas leaders to begin teaching Gaza children Hebrew
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A senior Hamas official in Gaza said on Monday that the territory's militant rulers intend to begin teaching Hebrew for high school students beginning next year. Ziad Thabet, the education ... (read more)
Aid crisis as children face starvation
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Aid groups say they are nearly $200m short of the money needed to fight a growing hunger crisis threatening more than a million children across western and central ... (read more)
Obama, Canadian children visit Holocaust museum
Posted by on April 23, 2012
WASHINGTON -- After touring the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum early on Monday morning, President Barack Obama described the "searing experience" of bearing witness to the ... (read more)
Free immunizations available for kids up to 18
Posted by on April 23, 2012
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - This week is National Infant Immunization Week, an opportunity for you to get free vaccines for your children. This year, due to new requirements for kids entering the ... (read more)
Schools to get star turn for arts education
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Kerry Washington to eight elementary and middle schools across the nation, where they will advocate for more theater, dance and other arts courses.The eight institutions, ... (read more)
Round 1 - New kids face off against schoolboys
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The Chatham Cup knockout football competition is one of New Zealand's longest running national sports events, having been contested annually since 1923. Tradition dictates that when your club is ... (read more)
1,183,700 Violent Crimes Committed at Public Schools; Only 303,900 Reported to Police
Posted by on April 23, 2012
(AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - The Department of Education and the Department of Justice say that 1,183,700 violent crimes were committed at American public schools during the 2009-2010 school year, but ... (read more)
2 St. Paul schools locked down as police check shots-fired report
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Two St. Paul schools were locked down as police investigated a report of shots fired in the area Monday afternoon, April 23. It's unclear whether a gun was fired, said Sgt. Paul Paulos, police ... (read more)
Israel is Satan with a tail, in poem on PA TV for kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
PMW Bulletin April 23, 2012 Israel is "Satan with a tail," in poem recited by child on PA TV http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=6776 by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques ... (read more)
Children lap up TV booze ads
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Children are being enticed to drink alcohol by advertisements during popular television viewing times, a Perth study has found.University of WA researchers said despite regulations intended to ... (read more)
Supreme Court won't hear appeal over NYC rent control
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from a Manhattan couple seeking to end rent-stabilization laws in New York City.James and Jeanne Harmon had lost earlier court attempts to get ... (read more)
Manhattan jury gets case of jetsetting weapons hoarder
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A Manhattan jury is deliberating the fate of a wandering weapons-hoarder who somehow managed to fly coast to coast two years ago with two carry-on bags full of guns, daggers and bullets."I have ... (read more)
Kids sent back to India to avoid Norway stay order
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Norwegian court ruled that their custody should be handed over to their uncle. This brings to a close to a family tragedy that grabbed headlines in India, disrupted ties between New Delhi and Oslo, ... (read more)
Beyond the cinnamon challenge
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Last month, we heard warnings about the "cinnamon challenge." You may have warned your kids about it, but have you talked to them about the salt and ice challenge? How about the mustard ... (read more)
Deployment's Hard Lessons for Children, and Their Teachers
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Maren Newbold is a rising kindergartner at Yuma Lutheran School in Arizona. She's a 5-year-old with a cheeky grin, shiny blond hair and a tiny, almost whispery voice. She’s also getting ... (read more)
Student Engineers Automate Limb Lengthening for Kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
-; Another day, another four turns of the screw. That's just a part of life for people, primarily children, undergoing the long and difficult process of distraction osteogenesis, a method to ... (read more)
Coaching Kids in an Age of Coddling and Overcompetitiveness
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Slide Show: When Sports and Politics Collide. ] I can relate to ever single one of these emotions: to Dreher's revulsion at "status-obsessed, over-competitive parents" who "ruin ... (read more)
Children's to announce state's first pediatric heart-liver transplant
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin will officially announce Tuesday that it successfully performed the state's first pediatric heart-and-liver transplant, the same day the 15-year-old ... (read more)
educating low income kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Davis Guggenheim is the harrowing story of five low-income families fighting to get high-quality educations for their kids. Among them was Nakia, a single mother in Harlem who just wants better for ... (read more)
Sanford police chief resigns in wake of Trayvon Martin shooting investigation
Posted by on April 23, 2012
SANFORD, Fla. – Sanford, Fla., police chief Bill Lee, Jr., who temporarily stepped down from his post last month in the wake of his department's investigation of Trayvon Martin's ... (read more)
Suit claims woman fired after donating kidney to boss- Vermont mulls letting parents skip vaccines for kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A "kind and generous'' Long Island mom donated a kidney to save the life of her boss -- who then turned around after she got what she wanted and helped fire the poor woman, according ... (read more)
Pope asks children, parents to prepare zealously for First Communion
Posted by on April 23, 2012
At his public audience on Sunday, April 22, Pope Benedict XVI recognized the presence of hundreds of Italian children preparing for their First Communion celebrations, and encouraged them--as well ... (read more)
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage schools wrongly omitted public information in $255K buyout, state agency says
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Tania Z. Chance, former human resources director for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school officials wrongly omitted public information from the district's ... (read more)
McDonnell urges Va. schools to limit tuition hikes
Posted by on April 23, 2012
RICHMOND Va. -- As the state's colleges and universities prepare to set their tuition rates, Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking school presidents and board members to keep hikes to the increase in ... (read more)
Youth advocates help enrol of out-of-school children in Pakistan
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Syed Mohsin Raza, 22, a volunteer with the 'Young Champions' initiative, asks a girl in a street of Ahmedabad, Pakistan, if she is enrolled in a ... (read more)
Probe of White House advance team turned up no misconduct, Carney says
Posted by on April 23, 2012
WASHINGTON - An internal review of the White House advance team's actions in Colombia has revealed no misconduct related to the prostitution scandal currently roiling the Secret Service and US ... (read more)
Hampton Bays gets Green Schools national award
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Photo credit: Newsday/Najib Aminy | Tall windows, light-reflecting blinds and energy-efficient lighting are among the environmentally-friendly features at Hampton Bays Middle School. (June 10, ... (read more)
4th Annual School Games Competition for Children With Special Needs
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Over 185 Special Education elementary, middle and high school students from Santa Barbara County will compete in the 4th Annual Special Olympics Santa Barbara School Games on Friday, April ... (read more)
Treaty 'for children of future'
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said the European fiscal treaty is an insurance policy for Ireland and the children of the future.As three major trade unions formed a formidable No bloc, Mr Kenny urged ... (read more)
New mum Bonham Carter wore nappies filming Harry Potter
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Actress Helena Bonham Carter wore a nappy on the set of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince because she had a weak bladder after the birth of her second child. The kooky star played deranged ... (read more)
corporate footy teams raise money for sick children
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Sixteen amateur football teams clashed in the name of charity this weekend, raising a whopping 13 million roubles. The annual tournament is run by "Downside Up", an organisation that ... (read more)
My Kids Want a Dog. Do I
Posted by on April 23, 2012
I'm a sports person. I'm a people person. I am not a dog person. Let me repeat that. I am not a dog person. By that I aim to say that I have not been able to relate to people who own dogs ... (read more)
'Teletubbies' Pioneer Tries to Revolutionize Children's Entertainment
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure the movie will feature big, costumed characters not dissimilar to the Teletubbies in an interactive theater experience for parents and children. ... (read more)
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates visit CPS schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, known for developing the concepts of microcredit and microfinancing; CPS schools ... (read more)
Tipperary man convicted of abusing three children
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A Tipperary man who was described as "an animal" will be sentenced next Monday after pleading guilty today to the rape and sexual abuse of three children.The abuse happened over a 35-year ... (read more)
Norway to return Indian children
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A Norwegian court has ruled that two Indian children in foster care in Norway should be handed over to their uncle and allowed to return to India. Norway's Child Welfare Agency (CWA) said it ... (read more)
Mom was reported for unattended kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
RAYNE, La. (AP) - Neighbors of children who died in a house trailer fire say they had told authorities that their mother left the children home alone. Melinda Miller says she had called police ... (read more)
Norway court hands over Indian children to uncle
Posted by on April 23, 2012
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 23 : In a major breather for the Bhattacharya family, a Norwegian court Monday decided to hand over the custody of two children, put under foster care due to troubles ... (read more)
Three Wisconsin schools named federal "Green Ribbon" schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Three Wisconsin Schools are part of a list of the first-ever U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools program. U.S. Secretary of ... (read more)
Parents wage war on children’s books
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Timeless children's classics, among them such favorites as The Nutcracker and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have reportedly been removed from public libraries in the UK after a number of ... (read more)
National Task Force On Children Exposed To Violence To Hold Final Hearings In Detroit
Posted by on April 23, 2012
File Photo: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's task force on children's exposure to violence will take public testimony and offer expert panelists. (Flickr: ... (read more)
Schools get go ahead to replace rented prefabs
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The Government have announced that 77 schools across the country have been given the green light to replace their rented prefabs with permanent classrooms. Education Minister Ruair Quinn has ... (read more)
Actors, artists aim to turn around failing schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are adopting some of the nation's worst-performing schools and pledging Monday to help the Obama administration turn them around by ... (read more)
US officials challenge Iran claims on drone
Posted by on April 23, 2012
WASHINGTON -- US officials are challenging Iran's claims that it has reverse-engineered the American drone that went down last year inside its borders, though one source raised concern that the ... (read more)
Zimmerman's attorney changes course about courtroom apology
Posted by on April 23, 2012
George Zimmerman leaves the Seminole County Jail after posting bail in Sanford, Florida Sunday. Gun-toting watch volunteer George Zimmerman wouldn’t have given a witness-stand apology for ... (read more)
Inauguration of the Conference on Immigrant Children “On Their Own”
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Inauguration of the Conference on Immigrant Children ';On Their Own'; April 23, 2012 The Conference on Immigrant Children ';On Their Own'; will officially open this Tuesday, ... (read more)
Turkish man kills estranged wife on Children's Day
Posted by on April 23, 2012
DHA photo A Turkish woman was allegedly murdered by her estranged husband today after the pair's daughter in April 23 Children's Day celebrations. Ayse Ince, 34, had a restraining ... (read more)
Group claims to end Pitt bomb threats
Posted by on April 23, 2012
An anonymous group calling itself "The Threateners" claims it will quit sending e-mail bomb threats to University of Pittsburgh buildings now that the school has dropped a $50,000 reward ... (read more)
Stop putting kids at risk, police warn
Posted by on April 23, 2012
FAMILIES and young children could be shot as a result of gang violence, police warned after an ambush in Prospect early ... (read more)
Teaching kids about money at Disney World
Posted by on April 23, 2012
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY I spent the past week with my three small children at Disney World. It was our first visit there, and we had a great time. However, while Disney may be the happiest place on ... (read more)
Actors, artists aim to turn around failing schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, actress Kerry Washington gestures in Pasadena, Calif. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are signing up for a new initiative Monday ... (read more)
Neighbors had reported mom of kids killed in fire
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Neighbors of four children killed in a fire in southern Louisiana say they had told police their mother left her children, aged 2 through fifth grade, home ... (read more)
Bin Laden associate Abu Qatada to stay in UK for months amid deportation wrangles
Posted by on April 23, 2012
LONDON -- It will take "a few months" to deport extremist Muslim cleric Abu Qatada from Britain, with a panel of judges to decide whether the former al Qaeda associate lodged an appeal ... (read more)
Two men arrested for planting deadly booby traps on Utah walking trail
Posted by on April 23, 2012
One of the booby traps found near a Utah hiking trail. PROVO CANYON, Utah -- Two men are in custody in Utah after deadly booby traps were uncovered along a popular walking trail in Provo Canyon.The ... (read more)
Burma's parliament opens without Suu Kyi
Posted by on April 23, 2012
NAYPYIDAW, Burma -- Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi shunned the opening of parliament Monday while the nation's president vowed "no U-turn" on reforms, as the EU ... (read more)
'Borat' travel boom makes benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan
Posted by on April 23, 2012
ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan is finally seeing the funny side of Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat," after cashing in on a tourist boom inspired by the British comedian's ... (read more)
Tripura to launch disaster management project in schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Agartala, April 23 : Tripura will launch a disaster management programme in its schools to enhance the state's preparedness in an event of a natural calamity striking it, an official said here ... (read more)
More Lord Voldemort Than Harry Potter In British Teens' Securities Fraud
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Lord Voldemort attacks the securities markets Thomas Edward Hunter and Alexander John Hunter are now twenty-year-old twin brothers and citizens/residents of the United Kingdom. These two young men ... (read more)
Children should be taught to love others and themselves, too
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Manama: April 23 -- (BNA) Under the auspices of Minister of Human Rights and Social Development Dr. Fatima Al-Baluchi as part of a guidance program of national social unity (wehda wahda), an ... (read more)
Gaza's Hamas rulers to introduce Hebrew in schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A senior Hamas official in Gaza says the territory's militant rulers intend to begin teaching Hebrew for high school students beginning next ... (read more)
Norway court gives custody of NRI kids to their uncle
Posted by on April 23, 2012
STAVANGER: A Norwegian court today handed over two NRI children to their paternal uncle, ending months of custody row that saw India stepping up diplomatic pressure ... (read more)
Moscow legislature to approve ban on sex propaganda to kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
After gay and transgender propaganda was banned in St. Petersburg, lawmakers in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk have proposed that Russia introduces the legislation ... (read more)
Big push to restore arts to Calif. schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
reports.Among the factors driving the effort is a realization by business that creativity is a valuable asset in the workplace, the newspaper says.Public funding for the arts dried up in most ... (read more)
ISPCC director puts faith in Fitzgerald to bring Children's Referendum
Posted by on April 23, 2012
ISPCC director of services Caroline O'Sullivan said today that she is confident that the Children's Rights Referendum will take place before the end of this year. However Ms ... (read more)
Court orders children to be sent back to India
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A Norway court on Monday ordered the children of Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya to be sent back to India. (read more)
Which workers are really key
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Tanker drivers, teachers, Tube drivers - 2012 has been dominated by the threat of key workers striking in the UK. But is it possible to identify which group of workers is the most vital? Tanker ... (read more)
Kids welcome at Lynden's Soda...
Posted by on April 23, 2012
There was a line much of the day at Lynden's Soda Fountain at 490 Hamline Avenue South in St. Paul, which opened their doors Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Pioneer Press: Scott ... (read more)
US warns of terror attack targeting hotels in Kenya
Posted by on April 23, 2012
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The US Embassy in Nairobi warned Monday it received "credible information" regarding an attack on hotels and government buildings in the Kenyan capital."The US ... (read more)
Father still looking for missing kids
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Now their father, who has been granted temporary sole care of his daughters by the Durban High Court, which ordered the doctor to return the children to him, has criticised the police for not doing ... (read more)
Bonuses possible to recruit math teachers to Mobile schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The Mobile County school system is scheduled to vote tonight on a plan to lure math teachers to hard-to-staff high schools with $2,000 signing ... (read more)
Child neglect law 'needs reform'
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A children's charity has called for the law on child neglect to be overhauled. Action for Children claims the current law focuses too much on prosecuting parents rather than on intervening to ... (read more)
1 in 3 children 'tune out of' grandparents' conversation
Posted by on April 23, 2012
One in three children admit they don't want to listen to their grandparents as they find them 'boring', a new survey has found. (read more)
Brinda Karat confident children will be back in India
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) polit bureau member Brinda Karat on Monday expressed confidence that the Indian children, currently placed in a foster home in Norway, would be back in India s (read more)
Turkey marks April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Today Turkey celebrated National Sovereignty and Children's Day with ceremonies being held all over the country. Ceremonies were also held at foreign representative offices and in the ... (read more)
58 ill children waiting for scan in Northern Ireland health trust area
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Nearly 60 children on a waiting list for an MRI scan within the western trust area could be expected to wait for up to six weeks for their scan. Health Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that ... (read more)
Children losing out in maintenance arrears
Posted by on April 23, 2012
There has been a sharp rise in the money owed by parents to the goverment body tasked ith collecting child maintenance, with the figure rising to ... (read more)
Harry Potter's aunt in Londonderry for peace camp
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Irish actress Fiona Shaw, who played Harry Potter's aunt in the film series, is in Londonderry today as part of the UK peace camp project. The Cork-born actress will invite members of ... (read more)
Riley Decides It's Time To Tell Her Kids The Truth About Daddy
Posted by on April 23, 2012
'The Client List': Lynette Is Always There With Motherly Advice For Riley This week, Riley took some important steps forward, while at the same time realizing her own limitations on ... (read more)
Hamas Mulls Teaching Modern Hebrew in Gaza High Schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Hamas's deputy education minister said he was considering introducing Hebrew courses in Gaza high schools. Ziad Thabit was contemplating introducing modern Hebrew classes for ninth and 10th ... (read more)
Actors, artists aim to turn around failing schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
WASHINGTON- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are signing up for a new initiative with the Obama administration to adopt failing schools and help turn them around by ... (read more)
Disgraced pol Edwards' relationship with baby mama cools as trial opens
Posted by on April 23, 2012
CHARLOTTE, NC - The honeymoon is over for Rielle Hunter.The once white-hot romance between disgraced John Edwards and the mistress who gave birth to his love child has fizzled just as fast as his ... (read more)
Azerbaijan to change rules of final examinations in secondary schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Rules of final examinations in the secondary schools will be changed this year. The statement came from chairwoman of the State Students Admission Commission Maleyka Abbaszade at the press ... (read more)
NAACP weighs in on closure of St. Louis charter schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
KANSAS CITYThe NAACP is questioning why the more than 3,500 students attending a network of soon-to-close St. Louis charter schools aren't being given the option of transferring to accredited ... (read more)
Children spend two hours in jail for a game of cricket
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Mumbai: In a shocking case of inhuman treatment meted out to innocent children, the Vashi police detained six kids for over two hours on Friday evening. Their mistake was that they were playing in ... (read more)
India launches social integration schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
By Raja Murthy MUMBAI - India's Supreme Court on April 12 upheld the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, a landmark but logistically-loaded law to educate millions ... (read more)
Norway mass killer Breivik apologizes to 'non-political' victims
Posted by on April 23, 2012
OSLO -- Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik apologized Monday to those he described as the "nonpolitical" victims of his car bomb attack on Oslo's government quarter.The ... (read more)
Jennifer Hudson may testify at murder trial of man accused of killing her relatives
Posted by on April 23, 2012
CHICAGO - Grammy and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson may take the stage for her most important performance yet - as a prosecution witness against the man accused of murdering her mom, brother and ... (read more)
Manhattan residents want parking ban because of sex in cars
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Get off of our block - and get a room! Frisky clubgoers are treating a Midtown block like their own boudoir, having so much sex in the back seats of their cars that disgusted residents want the city ... (read more)
Kingston Pen's children, child killers, murderers and monsters
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Sometime in the next two years the cell doors will shut for good on the place that has held some of Canada's most notorious criminals. On April 19, the federal government announced it will soon ... (read more)
Public schools outperforming private schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Students from Metro public schools outperform private-school students in first-year university physics, with those from east Vancouver doing the best of all, according to a study released last ... (read more)
Schools caught up in scandal
Posted by on April 23, 2012
UP to 70 schools have been implicated in the widening cartridgegate scandal, according to evidence given to a parliamentary ... (read more)
Outdoor play 'makes a come back'
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Outdoor play is making a come back as cash-strapped parents swap spending on DVDs and the cinema for free days out in the park, research suggests. A poll of 1,250 UK parents of school-age children ... (read more)
Go Green for Your Children
Posted by on April 23, 2012
THE importance of having a clean environment around us is not a matter for debate because the consequences of having a filthy environment are too serious to even contemplate. Unnecessary littering ... (read more)
Few tears as Nets bounce Jersey
Posted by on April 23, 2012
It’ll be Brooklyn or bust for the New Jersey Nets after tonight. With the bright lights of the Barclays Center waiting next season, the Nets play their final Garden State home game tonight at ... (read more)
The Artistry Of 'Children's Picturebooks' Revealed
Posted by on April 23, 2012
April 23, 2012 Children's books seem simple, but good ones are deceptively complicated to write and illustrate. "Traditionally illustrated books are books where the text makes sense on its ... (read more)
Children With Autism Are Often Targeted By Bullies
Posted by on April 23, 2012
survey by the Interactive Autism Network found that nearly two-thirds of children with autism spectrum disorders have been bullied at some point. And it found that these kids are three times as ... (read more)
Etan Patz's disappearance in 1979 fueled parents' anxiety for kids' safety
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Etan Patz disappeared on May 25, 1979, at age 6. IPTC: FILE - This undated file photo provided May 28, 2010 by Stanley Patz shows Patz's son Etan who vanished in New York on May 25, 1979. On ... (read more)
Govt to contract for schools maintenance
Posted by on April 23, 2012
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Hamas to Introduce Hebrew in Gaza Schools
Posted by on April 23, 2012
GAZA, April 23 (RIA Novosti) - Hamas has announced plans to introduce Hebrew language classes at secondary schools in the Gaza Strip, in what its long-time rival faction Fatah described as the ... (read more)
Green schools to be ready only next year
Posted by on April 23, 2012
ABU DHABI // The emirate's first exceptionally green school buildings are to be ready for students next year, 12 months after initially expected. Ten schools built to exceed ... (read more)
Aussie comedian crashes wedding with Groucho Marx mask, rubber chicken
Posted by on April 23, 2012
MELBOURNE, Australia -- An Australian celebrity comedian has refused to apologize for gatecrashing a glamorous Melbourne wedding, leaving guests stunned by a series of "unfunny" ... (read more)
Rain has Apple bobbing
Posted by on April 23, 2012
New York was drenched with more than an inch of rain yesterday - and the downpour is expected to continue all through today.About 1.5 inches fell in Central Park as of 11 p.m. last night and the ... (read more)
Where you @, Romeo
Posted by on April 23, 2012
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Case like ‘Trayvon’ to court
Posted by on April 23, 2012
BALTIMORE - Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go on trial today in a case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin ... (read more)
Mitt flack proves to be hack
Posted by on April 23, 2012
It didn’t take long for Mitt Romney’s spokesman to stir up some controversy.Richard Grenell has been the Republican front-runner’s mouthpiece for just four days - and he’s ... (read more)
O fumes over GSA $ burning
Posted by on April 23, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Obama is "apoplectic" about lavish spending at the General Services Administration, senior adviser David Axelrod said yesterday.Congress is investigating the GSA for ... (read more)
Bee Gee out of ‘grave’ coma
Posted by on April 23, 2012
LONDON - Bee Gees star Robin Gibb awoke from a coma over the weekend, overcoming "quite incredible odds" after his doctors said yesterday that they feared the worst.Gibb, who is battling ... (read more)
Bieber a taunting tweeter
Posted by on April 23, 2012
The world may have forgotten the name of Mariah Yeater, but the woman who claimed Justin Bieber was her baby daddy still weighs on the young pop star’s mind.At the end of an hour-long tweet ... (read more)
Few tears as Nets bounce Jersey
Posted by on April 23, 2012
It’ll be Brooklyn or bust for the New Jersey Nets after tonight. With the bright lights of the Barclays Center waiting next season, the Nets play their final Garden State home game tonight at ... (read more)
Shot cop truly blessed
Posted by on April 23, 2012
A hero cop who miraculously survived a point-blank gunshot to the back of the head in January celebrated yesterday with the christening of his baby daughter - and help from Timothy Cardinal ... (read more)
Court verdict on children likely today
Posted by on April 23, 2012
Stavanger: Will the children of the NRI couple, engaged in a custody battle in Norway, return to their homeland? After several twists and turns in the case, a Norwegian court is expected to deliver ... (read more)
There's less appetite for children's meals at restaurants | Video
Posted by on April 23, 2012
At lunch at Chick-fil-A last week with her 6-year-old daughter, Ava, Cindy Metzger of Orlando skipped the pint-sized kids' nuggets and ordered a regular chicken sandwich. "She all of a ... (read more)
Hill Nissan Supports Children, Education and Animals
Posted by on April 22, 2012
The local dealership, including all 65 employees, is recognized for its support of children, education and animals. "We have always given back, but as our business has grown, we have definitely ... (read more)
Trayvon shooter Zimmerman released from jail on $150K bail
Posted by on April 22, 2012
George Zimmerman leaves the Seminole County Jail after posting bail in Sanford, Florida Sunday. SANFORD, Fla. - George Zimmerman was released around midnight Sunday from a county jail on $150,000 ... (read more)
They’re having a party — on America’s dime
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Whether the GSA and Secret Service scandals reflect lax oversight by the White House.***I can see why President Obama and the Democrats want to raise taxes - somebody has to pay for the General ... (read more)
Longing for jobs we used to hate
Posted by on April 22, 2012
The thousands of pages of work rules in the United Auto Workers contract, which forbade assembly-line speedups, also barred any initiative or flexible response. That’s why the UAW in 1970 ... (read more)
Growing number of children with cellphones adds pressure to purchase
Posted by on April 22, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY — Crystal Riddel's 8-year-old son, Ricky, came home from his second-grade class asking for a cellphone before. After all, his friends all have one, he said. ... (read more)
'Hunger Games' Fever Makes Archery Cool For Kids
Posted by on April 22, 2012
In this April 13, 2012 photo, Nicole Donzella of Fair Lawn, N.J., 15, participates in the youth archery league at Targeteers Archery in Saddle Brook. NEW YORK -- In schools and backyards, for ... (read more)
Quinn pension plan could shift costs to schools
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Pat Quinn seeks to overhaul Illinois' public employee pension system, one of the more politically tricky elements also happens to be the one he's talking about the least.The Democratic ... (read more)
An $8 billion trick
Posted by on April 22, 2012
But certain voters would surely notice one highly painful part of the law before then - namely, the way it guts the popular Medicare Advantage program. For years, 12 million seniors have relied on ... (read more)
Minaj not ready for kids
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Rapper Nicki Minaj says she is not ready to have children yet even though she was impressed by seeing how well Madonna manages work and family life. (read more)
Global Action Week Focuses On Children
Posted by on April 22, 2012
" We sometimes fail to think of our role in the family as a leadership role, but what an opportunity for impact! One of the greatest legacies we can leave our children is an sense of purpose ... (read more)
Army nixes Nugent from concert lineup after Obama comments
Posted by on April 22, 2012
FORT KNOX, Ky. - The US Army has dropped Ted Nugent from the lineup at a Fort Knox concert scheduled for late June after the outspoken rocker made controversial remarks about President Barack ... (read more)
Finally! Gas prices drop for first time in 2012
Posted by on April 22, 2012
CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average price of gasoline in the US fell this month, for the first time this year, according to a Lundberg Survey report posted Sunday.The average price of regular gasoline ... (read more)
4 kids die in La. home fire, mom charged
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Four unattended children died in a mobile home fire in Louisiana and their mother was charged Sunday with four counts of negligent homicide for allegedly leaving them alone, authorities ... (read more)
Half of new graduates are jobless or underemployed
Posted by on April 22, 2012
A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and ... (read more)
Schools, parents try to keep pace with cyber-bullying tactics
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Katie Anger, a bright-eyed redhead from West Friendship, opened the door for cyber-bullying as a middle-schooler, when she installed the "Honesty Box" app on ... (read more)
The campaign targets 12.5 million children under five
Posted by on April 22, 2012
UNICEF The campaign targets 12.5 million children under five (file photo) CAIRO, – Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children under ... (read more)
4 kids die in La. home fire, mom charged
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Authorities say four children have died in a mobile home fire in Louisiana after being left unattended and their mother is charged with four counts of negligent ... (read more)
Fewer students mean less state money for schools
Posted by on April 22, 2012
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state's public schools will get less money than anticipated from the state in the coming school year, but don't call it a budget cut. As state lawmakers ... (read more)
Ordinary folk to monitor desk deliveries to Mindanao schools
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Aiming to ensure the delivery of new furniture to schools in Mindanao in time for the next academic year, a civil society group will help keep an eye on the process, the Department of Education ... (read more)
Year delay in greener-schools plan
Posted by on April 22, 2012
ABU DHABI // The emirate's first exceptionally green school buildings are to be ready for students next year, 12 months after initially expected. Ten schools built to exceed ... (read more)
50 things to do before they're 12
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Have your kids made a mucky slide out of mud lately? How about watched two snails race very slowly? Have they ever eaten a crisp apple plucked right off a tree?These are some of the 50 things that ... (read more)
Meteor explodes over Nevada, Calif., shaking windows
Posted by on April 22, 2012
RENO, Nev. - Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor.The sound of the explosion around 8 a.m. prompted a ... (read more)
Children pay the price of Syria's conflict
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Thousands of children are among the refugees who have escaped to Lebanon from the violence in Syria. They feel more safe across the border but the scars of their ordeal remain, ... (read more)
Rep. Peter King, other lawmakers demand answers on Secret Service scandal
Posted by on April 22, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is demanding answers to 50 questions about the Secret Service prostitution scandal from agency director ... (read more)
NAACP weighs in on closure of St. Louis charter schools
Posted by on April 22, 2012
KANSAS CITY The NAACP is questioning why the more than 3,500 students attending a network of soon-to-close St. Louis charter schools ... (read more)
Boy, 2, dies at unlicensed kindergarten
Posted by on April 22, 2012
The family of a 2-year-old boy who died while at kindergarten has accused the pre-school of failing to give him proper medical attention, following autopsy results released at the weekend. The ... (read more)
Parents say kids don't want alcohol
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Eight-five percent of parents in Texas say their teenage children are not interested in drinking, a Mothers Against Drunk Driving Texas survey indicates. However, U.S. surveys by the Substance ... (read more)
Schools and parents try to keep pace with cyber-bullying tactics
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Katie Anger, a bright-eyed redhead from West Friendship, opened the door for cyber-bullying as a middle-schooler, when she installed the "Honesty Box" app on ... (read more)
Julie Andrews's new children's books
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Julie Andrews has captured the hearts and imaginations of children for almost six decades in movies and in print. She stopped by "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to talk about her new ... (read more)
Fire kills boy, 4; 2 other children hurt
Posted by on April 22, 2012
A 4-year-old boy was killed and two children were injured in a fire that destroyed a house about 3 miles north of Stephen, Minn., on Friday, the Marshall County Sheriff's Office said. The ... (read more)
Obama 'apoplectic' over GSA spending scandal, senior adviser says
Posted by on April 22, 2012
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is "apoplectic" over reports of lavish spending at the General Services Administration, senior adviser David Axelrod said Sunday.The GSA is under ... (read more)
Locking up fewer kids, and so far, less crime
Posted by on April 22, 2012
You can hear the superintendent's words echo from the white walls of his empty cellblock. "Many days, you'd walk around here, in a pod designed to handle 12 kids, we had 16, 17 kids ... (read more)
Experts struggle to grasp why women kill their children
Posted by on April 22, 2012
I recently sat in awe in a room full of women - most of them moms - who are powerful influencers reaching giant audiences. They are doing that through a variety of social media platforms and ... (read more)
Parents say kids don't want alcohol
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Eight-five percent of parents in Texas say their teenage children are not interested in drinking, a Mothers Against Drunk Driving Texas survey indicates. However, U.S. surveys by the Substance ... (read more)
Prince Harry enters William, Kate in next year's London Marathon
Posted by on April 22, 2012
LONDON -- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will run the London Marathon next year, according to Prince Harry.The British royal jokingly entered William and Catherine during a televised interview ... (read more)
Obama adviser calls Secret Service prostitution scandal 'really disappointing'
Posted by on April 22, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's chief re-election adviser says he was surprised by the Secret Service prostitution scandal.David Axelrod says the allegations are disturbing, but that the ... (read more)
Iran claims to be copying US drone, reveals 'codes'
Posted by on April 22, 2012
TEHRAN -- An Iranian military commander said Sunday that the Islamic Republic is building a copy of a US spy drone captured in December 2011 and revealed what he said were "codes" gleaned ... (read more)
How to talk to kids about climate change
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Earth Day 2012 is a time parents might wonder how to talk to kids about climate change and global warming. An interview with the man who wrote the book on ... (read more)
UVic study sessions help build schools
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Some of the world's biggest food brands and leading organic labels have understated the amount of bad nutrients — such as fat, sugar and sodium — in their products, or overstated ... (read more)
New Seminole schools chief a calm voice in a tempest of trouble
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Walt Griffin, new superintendent of Seminole County Schools, on Friday. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando Sentinel / Apr 21, 2012) Module ends: ... (read more)
Amid a regional hunger crisis, mothers in Chad trek on donkeys to find food for their children
Posted by on April 22, 2012
DIBININDJI, Chad (AP) — Mothers with hungry and malnourished children are traveling by any means they can to get to feeding sites and clinics in the Chadian desert, such as Dibinindji, where ... (read more)
President Obama on brink of clinching Democratic nomination
Posted by on April 22, 2012
WASHINGTON - It's official: President Barack Obama will clinch the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday, ending a low-key primary race that many Americans probably didn't realize ... (read more)
Chaz Bono, 'Hunger Games' star Josh Hutcherson win GLAAD Awards
Posted by on April 22, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Chaz Bono picked up a pair of trophies at the GLAAD Media Awards.The 43-year-old transgender activist and author was honored with the outstanding documentary prize and Stephen F. ... (read more)
Texas teen arrested after faking cancer, collecting $17,000 in donations
Posted by on April 22, 2012
HORIZON CITY, Texas -- A Texas prom queen who raised more than $17,000 after telling classmates she was dying of cancer was arrested and charged with theft-by-deception.Angie Gomez, 19, told her ... (read more)
As children’s brains are being eaten by vaccines, parents urged to ignore the symptoms and ‘soothe’ their babies
Posted by on April 22, 2012
suggests that administering one or more of the five ';Ss'; — swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking — to babies in conjunction with their childhood ... (read more)
At least 10 Times Square restaurants gouge prices to capitalize on diner $$$
Posted by on April 22, 2012
It’s more like the Great White Rip-off.Diners planning to chow down at one of the chain restaurants lining Times Square better be ready to shell out a lot more than they would for the same ... (read more)
Bette Midler and other NY celebs are really roofin’ it
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Bette Midler may have the wind beneath her wings, but it could make for a rough landing on her tree-lined rooftop garden in Carnegie Hill. The "Divine Miss M" shares the Upper East Side ... (read more)
Weiner a ‘monster’ boss
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner was a monster to his staffers behind closed doors, bringing them nearly to tears until they quit, a book says. Terrified of being exposed as a tyrannical boss, the shameless ... (read more)
Building Schools Out of Clicks, Not Bricks
Posted by on April 22, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND - This past year has been a time of signs and wonders for the open educational resources movement, which pushes for the free public access to educational materials. (read more)
Pakistan to free Osama bin Laden's wives, children
Posted by on April 22, 2012
By Fakhar Rehman, NBC News ISLAMABAD -- Osama Bin Laden's three wives and their children will be released from imprisonment in Pakistan Tuesday, after completing a 45-day sentence for staying ... (read more)
France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Polling began Saturday in France's far-flung overseas territories and got underway on the European mainland at 8:00am local time Sunday. It was set to continue until 6:00pm in most of the ... (read more)
Earth Day games for kids
Posted by on April 22, 2012
WebsitesPBS KidsPBS Kids has a separate landing page for free Earth Day games. Featuring 18 games about nature and the environment, the games use characters from 11 popular brands, including Sid the ... (read more)
Loaded gun tossed near kids in backyard
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Brian K. Wardlaw, 18, is being held on weapons and child endangerment charges for allegedly throwing a loaded .22-caliber pistol into a Wohlers Street backyard where young children were playing ... (read more)
FBI hunts for Arizona girl, 6, who disappeared from home in 'possible abduction'
Posted by on April 22, 2012
TUCSON, Ariz. -- A massive search was underway Sunday for a 6-year-old girl who vanished from her bed in Tucson, Ariz.Isabel Mercedes Celis' parents put their daughter to bed at 11 p.m. local ... (read more)
UN Syria observers way up
Posted by on April 22, 2012
The number of unarmed UN cease-fire observers in Syria is multiplying tenfold - from 30 to 300.The Security Council yesterday approved the move by a unanimous vote. It also demanded an immediate ... (read more)
O plea on student-loan rates
Posted by on April 22, 2012
President Obama let out a student-loan groan yesterday, saying that unless Congress acts soon, the interest rate for 7.4 million borrowers will double to 6.8 percent on July 1. He has urged Congress ... (read more)
When our children aren't perfect
Posted by on April 22, 2012
I write as a wife, mother and student pursuing a degree in business, all while raising three children in a middle-class family. My husband and I have found that while raising a teenager for the very ... (read more)
Militants Destroy Two Schools in Pakistan
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Islamabad, April 22 (BNA) - Militants have destroyed two schools in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan. On the other hand, police foiled two bomb plots in schools, Pakistan's (Dunya) ... (read more)
The man who wants kids to shoot
Posted by on April 22, 2012
In a provocative hunting and shooting message, Sir Barney said fishing, farming and clay-pigeon shooting trips have a vital part to play in preventing an exodus of the young from the ... (read more)
UNICEF climate mafia brainwashing innocent children
Posted by on April 22, 2012
unicef on Dec 8, 2009 COPENHAGEN, Denmark, 4 December 2009 – After a week of intensive work and debate, about 160 young people from all over the globe finalized a Declaration today in ... (read more)
Number of Street Children on the Increase
Posted by on April 22, 2012
A SURVEY conducted in some 95 districts in the country shows that the number of street and vulnerable children in the country is on the increase, accounting for 849,054 children. The Minister for ... (read more)
Omsk to host international Gazprom Neft Cup children's hockey tournament
Posted by on April 22, 2012
On 18-22 April 2012, Omsk will play host to the 6th international hockey tournament for Continental Hockey League (KHL) children’s teams, the Gazprom Neft Cup. This year’s tournament ... (read more)
Ex sinks teeth in Dog Whisperer
Posted by on April 22, 2012
LOS ANGELES - "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan silences canines with muzzles - and his ex-wife with cash.The famed TV dog trainer will pay his ex-wife Illusion $400,000, plus $23,000 a month ... (read more)
NYC's '1 percent' totally 'gun'-ho
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Real-estate titan Andrew Farkas may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth - he’s the Harvard-educated grandson of the founder of Alexander’s department stores - but as an adult ... (read more)
Lead sleuth’s torment ended in suicide
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Every day at 7:30 a.m., the lead detective in the search for Etan Patz retraced the 6-year-old’s steps from Prince Street to the West Broadway bus stop - desperate for any clues in the ... (read more)
Playroom eyed as hell cellar
Posted by on April 22, 2012
They are looking for evidence of death in a SoHo basement that once bustled with life.Photos emerged yesterday that show beaming kids in the basement of 127 Prince St., where FBI investigators have ... (read more)
Horror on 42nd St.
Posted by on April 22, 2012
A Jaguar careened onto a busy sidewalk on 42nd Street near Bryant Park last night, in a terrifying three-car accident that left nine people injured, including four pedestrians, authorities said. The ... (read more)
‘Scissors-impaled’ student sues DOE
Posted by on April 22, 2012
It was shear madness.A mother who is suing the Department of Education for $5 million claims her daughter "was impaled in the neck" by a pair of scissors hurled by a classmate in an ... (read more)
Center opens doors to kids with autism
Posted by on April 22, 2012
About eight years ago, when Lisa Compton got two phone calls within a matter of months that both a friend?s son and her nephew had been diagnosed with autism, she knew she needed to do a little ... (read more)
Register now for kindergarten for Etowah County Schools
Posted by on April 22, 2012
All Etowah County elementary schools will have kindergarten registration Wednesday. Parents must bring a copy of their child's blue immunization form (available from ... (read more)
Apple sued over apps luring kids to spend real money without parents' knowledge
Posted by on April 22, 2012
A group of parents in the United States have sued Apple saying they didn't know their children were spending money while playing games using the tech giant's apps. (read more)
'Hunger Games' fever makes archery cool for kids
Posted by on April 22, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- In schools and backyards, for their birthdays and out with their dads, kids are gaga for archery four weeks into the box office run of "The Hunger Games" and less than 100 ... (read more)
Justin Bieber uses Borat to mock baby mama accuser on Twitter
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Justin Bieber used Twitter -- and the movie "Borat" -- to get back at a fan who accused him of fathering her child. LOS ANGELES -- Almost five months after the brief media storm ... (read more)
Texas mom rents roadside billboard for daughter's prom queen bid
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Motorists pass a sign advertising Brandy Day's bid for prom queen in Killeen, Texas. Tammy Day said she took a collection from family and friends to help pay for the advertisements, and hopes ... (read more)
UN Syria observers way up
Posted by on April 22, 2012
The number of unarmed UN cease-fire observers in Syria is multiplying tenfold - from 30 to 300.The Security Council yesterday approved the move by a unanimous vote. It also demanded an immediate ... (read more)
Weiner a ‘monster’ boss
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner was a monster to his staffers behind closed doors, bringing them nearly to tears until they quit, a book says. Terrified of being exposed as a tyrannical boss, the shameless ... (read more)
Bank wolf is at Cro ma’s door
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Fertile footballer Antonio Cromartie is no mama’s boy.A bank is foreclosing on the Tallahassee home the Jets cornerback bought in 2006 with his mother, records show."He doesn’t do ... (read more)
Dead man walking at nightclub
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Cops are investigating the death of man found bleeding from the mouth as he staggered out of a Midtown club early yesterday.Michael Lin at first seemed drunk to waitresses who were taking a ... (read more)
Tearful salute to Brooklyn fire hero
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Thousands of uniformed firefighters lined the streets of Lake Ronkonkoma, LI, yesterday to honor FDNY Lt. Richard Nappi, 47, who died Monday fighting a blaze in Brooklyn.Addressing Nappi’s ... (read more)
‘Poor’ Meeks parties rich
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Gregory Meeks, one of the poorest members of Congress, continues to party like a 1 percenter.The Queens Democrat scored coveted Super Bowl tickets in February, weeks after living it up in Las ... (read more)
Trayvon killer ‘in peril’
Posted by on April 22, 2012
George Zimmerman might go into hiding for his life.Experts warn that the man who ignited a national fury when he gunned down unarmed teen Trayvon Martin in a tidy gated community in Florida could be ... (read more)
Watergate ‘hatchet man’ Colson dead at 80
Posted by on April 22, 2012
LANSDOWNE, Va. - Watergate figure Charles "Chuck" Colson, who went from serving prison time for his role in the scandal to founding a worldwide prison ministry, died in Virginia yesterday ... (read more)
Death ship salvage job
Posted by on April 22, 2012
GENOA, Italy - The shipwrecked Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia will be refloated and towed away in one piece by a US-owned salvage firm, the ship’s owners announced yesterday.Costa ... (read more)
O plea on student-loan rates
Posted by on April 22, 2012
President Obama let out a student-loan groan yesterday, saying that unless Congress acts soon, the interest rate for 7.4 million borrowers will double to 6.8 percent on July 1. He has urged Congress ... (read more)
Muggles flock to Harry Potter film-studio tour
Posted by on April 22, 2012
Hogwarts Castle is welcoming the Muggle multitudes. Here, on a film studio sound stage near London, stands the real Hogwarts — or at least a monumental model of the fictional wizarding ... (read more)
Reality or fraud Truth behind subliminal ads
Posted by on April 21, 2012
This year marks the 50th anniversary of an article in Advertising Age magazine in which a marketing consultant named James Vicary admitted to perpetrating one of the great hoaxes in psychological ... (read more)
Horseback therapy helps Mass. autistic children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
R EHOBOTH- As 9-year-old Daniel Nelson unhesitatingly leads his therapeutic horse, "Pippin," down the track at Greenlock Therapeutic Riding Center he carefully follows therapist Kathy ... (read more)
Locking up fewer kids, and so far, less crime
Posted by on April 21, 2012
You can hear the superintendent's words echo from the white walls of his empty cellblock. "Many days, you'd walk around here, in a pod designed to handle 12 kids, we had 16, 17 kids ... (read more)
Choose wisely for our children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
In answer to last Sunday's letter from Carol Lazear Mitchell, the only reason she receives "hateful political emails from her right-wing friends" is because the socialist left already ... (read more)
Community Mentors Rally Together
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Johnson, 57, of Lakeland, is the primary caregiver of her 9-year-old grandson. "Mom and Dad are not enough in the picture so much right now," she said.So while her 9-year-old grandson ... (read more)
In my library Olivia Newton-John
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Want proof singer Olivia Newton-John’s fans are hopelessly devoted to her? The "Grease" icon and breast-cancer survivor flies a whopping 250,000 miles a year for appearances. "I ... (read more)
Rock and a hard place
Posted by on April 21, 2012
The recent glut of rock ’n’ roll memoirs have titles like "How I Survived Everything and Lived to Tell About It" (David Crosby), "It’s So Easy: And Other Lies" ... (read more)
You are where you eat
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Don’t eat at a restaurant packed with beautiful women. Any Chinese place, even at the most woebegone formica joint in the dullest small-town strip mall, can be a good one if you know what to ... (read more)
Walk out, cash in
Posted by on April 21, 2012
As Post Albany bureau chief Erik Kriss reported last week, the Dems - who face a severe cash squeeze going into this year’s legislative campaign - have pocketed a cool $85,000 from the state ... (read more)
Once a Terrorist . . .
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Ever the humanitarian, he also instructed his recruits that they "must bring [live captives] food and drink once a week."Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recall, agreed to ... (read more)
Hispanic vote not uno -fied
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Rangel has held the congressional seat ever since. Today, Rangel is a reminder of an era when machine party politics ruled. Wannabes paid their dues to the county organization, and party bosses ... (read more)
Up to 10 injured after Jaguar crashes into other cars, overturns on sidewalk in Manhattan
Posted by on April 21, 2012
A three-car accident on 42nd Street near Bryant Park injured as many as 10 people - including at least three pedestrians on the sidewalk, authorities said.The horrific crash sent people who were out ... (read more)
Why all of the Pinterest
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Pinterest is doing for images what Twitter and Facebook did for text: Making it social.And the startup is doing it with fantastic results, as it tallied more than 100 million visits last month. Wall ... (read more)
When moms kill their children, few can explain why
Posted by on April 21, 2012
On a chilly spring night in 1979, after an afternoon at the swimming pool, Harjit Kaur Bhuller Brar drove from her home in northwest Calgary to a parking lot near the Prince's Island ... (read more)
Roberts offers to babysit Brangelina kids
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Actress Julia Roberts says she has the perfect wedding gift for newly-engaged Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. She says she will babysit their six children. (read more)
Kindergarten registration set for Gadsden City Schools
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Kindergarten enrollment for Gadsden City Schools will be from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. May 1 to May 4 at each of the system’s elementary ... (read more)
The man who wants kids to shoot
Posted by on April 21, 2012
In a provocative hunting and shooting message, Sir Barney said fishing, farming and clay-pigeon shooting trips have a vital part to play in preventing an exodus of the young from the ... (read more)
Fire dept., schools, homeless focus of Howard budget
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Howard County residents would see no property tax increase this year, but they could pay a higher fire tax under an $899 million budget proposal unveiled Friday ... (read more)
Nixon's 'master of dirty tricks, Watergate figure Colson dead at 80
Posted by on April 21, 2012
WASHINGTON - Charles Colson, the tough-as-nails special counsel to President Richard Nixon who went to prison for his role in a Watergate-related case and became a Christian evangelical helping ... (read more)
Bad Boys and their Toys - An FP Slide Show
Posted by on April 21, 2012
It's every boy's dream: a fast car, a long straight road that stretches to the horizon, an almost limitless supply of cheap gas, and immunity from speeding tickets. But if you're a ... (read more)
'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan to pay ex-wife $400K in exchange for her keeping quiet
Posted by on April 21, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan was landed with a hefty payout in his divorce settlement -- but his ex-wife did agree to keep quiet about their private life.The famous dog ... (read more)
Canadian news broadcast replaced with gay pornography in programming glitch
Posted by on April 21, 2012
HAMILTON, Ontario -- Canadians watching a Friday morning TV news broadcast were shocked when the program was replaced on their screens with hardcore gay pornography.The unscheduled change in ... (read more)
Student helps spread joy of reading to kids in need
Posted by on April 21, 2012
No matter if it's gently used or brand new, a book can make a real difference in a child's life. That was the motivation for Gabrielle Jehle, a high school senior at Nardin Academy, to ... (read more)
Pope Benedict stars in new children's book
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Natalia Tsarkova, known as the "Michelangelo of the 21st century" for her work as the official papal portrait artist, gave Pope Benedict a special gift for his 85th birthday: a copy of her ... (read more)
Parishes Encouraged To Use New Blessing For Unborn Children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24618)WASHINGTON D.C., March 27 (CNA/EWTN News) .- The U.S. bishops are encouraging parishes to incorporate into their communities a new blessing for a ... (read more)
Fewer children die in accidents; drug overdoses up
Posted by on April 21, 2012
"We've made progress, and because we've made progress our children are safer than ever before," said Ileana Arias of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency ... (read more)
Teaching the Bracero Program in CA Schools
Posted by on April 21, 2012
California state Senator Kevin de Leon's proposed bill SB 993 would make the Bracero Program part of the curriculum taught in Grades 7 and 12 in California's public schools. The program ... (read more)
Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move by questioning state investigator during bail hearing
Posted by on April 21, 2012
SANFORD, Fla. - By questioning a state investigator on the witness stand during a routine bail hearing, George Zimmerman's defense attorney showed some of the weaknesses in prosecutors' ... (read more)
Colombian authorities investigating whether women in Secret Service scandal were underage
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Colombian authorities are probing whether any of the women involved in the prostitution scandal that’s cost six Secret Service agents their jobs were underage, according to a new ... (read more)
Neglect case spotlights danger of kids riding without seatbelts
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Delray Beach— A day after a couple were arrested on child neglect charges for not having their five children properly restrained in their car, a child safety advocate said the incident is ... (read more)
'Hunger Games' fever makes archery cool for kids
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Ashley Donzella, of Fair Lawn, N.J., participates in the youth archery league at Targeteers Archery in Saddle Brook, N.J. (FR170266 AP | Charles Sykes) NEW YORK-In schools and backyards, for their ... (read more)
New initiative to help East Tennessee homeless children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Officials have launched a three-year project that aims to help homeless children in East Tennessee. The Tri-Cities area of Tennessee is one of nine communities across the nation to participate ... (read more)
Pope's Address Saturday to Children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
"God wants us to be happy always"GUANAJUATO, Mexico, MARCH 25, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Saturday as he met with children during his ... (read more)
Men arrested on terror charges at Heathrow out on bail until June
Posted by on April 21, 2012
LONDON -- Three men arrested by British police on terrorism-related charges at Heathrow Airport on Thursday night have been bailed until June.The trio who arrived in London on a plane from Oman were ... (read more)
UK rapist, 15, posed as girl online so male classmates would send him naked pictures
Posted by on April 21, 2012
SUNDERLAND, England -- A British schoolboy rapist posed as a girl on Facebook to get his male friends to send him explicit images of themselves.The 15-year-old, from Sunderland, northeastern ... (read more)
Beaverton schools consider eliminating 344 positions
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Beaverton School District is considering cutting 344 positions in an effort to balance their budget. The district needs to cut about $37 million from its budget for the next school year. ... (read more)
Julie Andrews's new children's books
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Julie Andrews has captured the hearts and imaginations of children for almost six decades in movies and in print. She stopped by "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to talk about her new ... (read more)
Parents plea to keep young children safe
Posted by on April 21, 2012
But instead of watching their blond toddler excitedly start kindy, the Norton family will struggle through their tenth month without his cheeky grin and funny dance moves.The Port Pirie ... (read more)
Regal flair for kids' books
Posted by on April 21, 2012
(CBS News) Julie Andrews has been a star on stage and screen for 60 years, from "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music" to "The Princess Diaries." And that's not ... (read more)
Local schools at risk as parents and students race to the hottest classes
Posted by on April 21, 2012
They pass five other high schools along the way, four of which contain empty desks.But Lord Byng has a coveted arts program, and like other schools on the west side of the city, a strong reputation ... (read more)
American Kids Exposed To Four Hours Of TV Per Day
Posted by on April 21, 2012
HealthDay News and various other media outlets reported earlier this week. As part of the study, researchers surveyed more than 1,450 English-speaking households with children between the ages of ... (read more)
Firefighter who died battling Brooklyn blaze Monday laid to rest
Posted by on April 21, 2012
LAKE RONKONKOMA, N.Y. - A New York City fire lieutenant who died fighting a Brooklyn blaze is being laid to rest on Long Island.Lt. Richard Nappi collapsed Monday as his engine company attacked a ... (read more)
Pakistan puts restrictions on crash airline's boss
Posted by on April 21, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan barred the head of an airline whose jet crashed near Islamabad from leaving the country Saturday as it began an investigation into the disaster that sparked anger ... (read more)
UK driver tackles carjacker at 80 mph after clinging onto speeding vehicle
Posted by on April 21, 2012
HORNCHURCH, England -- A 60-year-old British carjacking victim clung onto the trunk of his vehicle while it was being driven away at 80mph before climbing inside to tackle the thief.Grandfather ... (read more)
Explosion rocks Syrian airbase as UN team monitors cease-fire
Posted by on April 21, 2012
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A huge explosion rocked a Syrian military airport on the outskirts of the capital Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported."A loud explosion was heard at ... (read more)
Children rate TV shows they like
Posted by on April 21, 2012
CHILD psychologist and NCCT council member Dr. Ma. Lourdes Carandang facilitates the open forum. A show like "Wil Time Bigtime" appeals to kids because it gives money to the poor. ... (read more)
Best Kids' Cruise Disney Or NCL
Posted by on April 21, 2012
. It's the third Disney cruise we've taken as a family, and it's everything Disney promises it will be. But Disney doesn't rule the seven seas when it comes to the growing ... (read more)
Capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia to be salvaged in one piece
Posted by on April 21, 2012
MILAN - Costa Crociere SpA says work to remove the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship from its rocky perch off Tuscany will begin early next month and is expected to take 12 months.Costa said in a ... (read more)
Canadian news broadcast replaced with gay pornography in programming glitch
Posted by on April 21, 2012
HAMILTON, Ontario -- Canadians watching a Friday morning TV news broadcast were shocked when the program was replaced on their screens with hardcore gay pornography.The unscheduled change in ... (read more)
UK rescue pilot suspended after using helicopter to pick up favorite steaks
Posted by on April 21, 2012
ORKNEY, Scotland -- A British rescue helicopter pilot was suspended after flying his crew to an island to pick up his favorite steaks.The unnamed pilot for Her Majesty's Coastguard was manning ... (read more)
Obama slams student-loan rate increases, calls education 'economic imperative'
Posted by on April 21, 2012
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama urged Congress to limit student-loan rate increases, calling higher education an "economic imperative."Going to college is "an economic imperative ... (read more)
Tim Tebow renting apartment near Eli Manning
Posted by on April 21, 2012
First he was stalking Mark Sanchez. Now Tim Tebow is little more than a football’s throw away from Eli Manning.After previously checking out a posh pad in the same exclusive New Jersey ... (read more)
Technology gives missing children a better chance today
Posted by on April 21, 2012
"Technology has fundamentally changed how we search for missing kids," says Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The hunt for missing children has come a ... (read more)
Weather forecast delays space shuttle Enterprise's arrival to NYC
Posted by on April 21, 2012
The space shuttle Enterprise's scheduled arrival in New York City has been pushed back because of possible bad weather.NASA says Monday's planned arrival of the shuttle has been postponed ... (read more)
Student helps spread joy of reading to kids in need
Posted by on April 21, 2012
No matter if it's gently used or brand new, a book can make a real difference in a child's life. That was the motivation for Gabrielle Jehle, a high school senior at Nardin Academy, to ... (read more)
11% children not had their jabs
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Health experts say 11% of five year olds in north Wales have not been fully immunised with childhood vaccinations. Public Health Wales (PHW) published figures for the region to highlight the ... (read more)
Who started the milk carton campaign to find missing children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
A copy photo of the original missing poster of Etan Patz is shown during a news conference near a New York City apartment building, where police and FBI agents were searching a basement for clues in ... (read more)
Plainclothes officer shoots man in Queens Village
Posted by on April 21, 2012
The scene of a police-involved shooting in Queens Village. A plainclothes officer shot a man who pointed a gun at him in Queens Village yesterday, law enforcement sources said.The 30-year-old man ... (read more)
Technology gives missing children a better chance today
Posted by on April 21, 2012
"Technology has fundamentally changed how we search for missing kids," says Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The hunt for missing children has come a ... (read more)
Learn and Practice With Chess Academy for Kids
Posted by on April 21, 2012
I hate to admit it, but chess hurts my head. I love playing games, finding patterns, devising strategies, but there is something about chess that frustrates me. I think it is because I end up ... (read more)
Weekend snooze may help fight obesity for school-age kids
Posted by on April 21, 2012
A weekend lie-in may help reduce risk of obesity in youngsters, say researchers. (read more)
Kin outrage at Trayvon killer's ‘apology’
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the parents of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, sit with their attorney Benjamin Crump at the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Fl. for a Friday bond ... (read more)
Secret Service agent regularly posted photos of himself with sexy women; three more agents booted
Posted by on April 21, 2012
A married Secret Service agent ousted in the Colombia sex scandal has a Facebook page filled with pictures of himself with scantily clad women - bringing further embarrassment to the agency as three ... (read more)
Boy, 10, taken to the hospital after being served rum at Indianapolis Olive Garden
Posted by on April 21, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS -- A 10-year-old boy drank at least half of a rum drink served to him mistakenly at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis before anyone realized something was wrong.Despite having ... (read more)
McDonald's, rivals see diminishing appeal for kids meals
Posted by on April 21, 2012
According to the research firm NPD Group Inc., visits to fast-food restaurants in which kids meals were purchased have declined every year since 2007, falling 5% in 2011 from 2010. Above, a ... (read more)
Bam’s bad example led to GSA scandal
Posted by on April 21, 2012
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney is blasting President Obama for taking "elaborate vacations" that set a bad example for hard-partying GSA employees."I think the example starts at the ... (read more)
Children's advocate goes after Pastor Lewis
Posted by on April 21, 2012
WESTERN BUREAU:THE OFFICE of the Children's Advocate has indicated that it will be playing a supporting role in prosecuting the perversion of justice case against embattled international ... (read more)
Singer Seal gets glum about Klum on Sydney stage
Posted by on April 21, 2012
SYDNEY -- He has not been keen on discussing his split with wife Heidi Klum while in Australia filming "The Voice," but Seal wore his heart on his sleeve for Sydney fans.The British soul ... (read more)
Two cadets in rape suit
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Two former cadets filed suit yesterday over claims they were raped by fellow students at West Point and the Naval Academy.Karley Marquet and Anne Kendzior are demanding unspecified damages from ... (read more)
Biden plane for the birds
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden became the latest air traveler to have a close encounter of the fowl kind, when a flock of birds struck his plane as it landed at Santa Barbara Airport in California ... (read more)
Bloody pix could be Zim’s ace in hole
Posted by on April 21, 2012
This photo of George Zimmerman’s badly wounded head taken minutes after his fatal showdown with Florida teen Trayvon Martin may prove as important to his defense as the bloody glove was to ... (read more)
Worth every penny... all 100 million of them
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Talk about a pretty penny. A 1792-dated copper cent has sold for $1.15 million, a US auction house said yesterday. The experimental coin with a silver center was one of the first ever struck at the ... (read more)
Weiner rubbed O wrong
Posted by on April 21, 2012
With that, Weiner - who thought he could weather the scandal that started when he accidentally tweeted a crotch shot - lost his trademark bravado. "I just can’t figure out what I should ... (read more)
West Side ‘fowl’ play
Posted by on April 21, 2012
Birds have been falling from the skies on the Upper West Side - and a wildlife rehabilitator fears someone is poisoning them.Five pigeons and a blue jay died over the past week in the area between ... (read more)
Rape shock led feds to dig for Etan
Posted by on April 21, 2012
The FBI got a warrant to dig up a SoHo basement near Etan Patz’s home after a stunning claim by the new suspect’s ex-wife - that he raped his young niece a few years after the ... (read more)
‘Face’ slap at bosses
Posted by on April 21, 2012
ALBANY - Hands off my Facebook!Nosy bosses who demand employees’ passwords to rummage around in their social-networking sites and personal e-mail accounts would be slapped with fines under a ... (read more)
State GOPers sip lobby $$
Posted by on April 21, 2012
ALBANY - Liquor stores fighting to keep supermarkets from getting the right to sell wine poured more than $20,000 into state Senate Republican campaign coffers last month.Though state lawmakers beat ... (read more)
Gul gives memorable gifts to Azerbaijani kids
Posted by on April 21, 2012
In occasion of the 23rd April Children's Festival president of Turkey Abdullah Gul met children from different countries of the world, including Azerbaijani kids. The Director General of ... (read more)
‘O’ praise for NYPD
Posted by on April 21, 2012
President Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser yesterday praised the NYPD’s work.John Brennan said New York’s Finest has struck a balance between keeping people safe and protecting ... (read more)
Wash. schools can't notify parents about student sex offenders
Posted by on April 21, 2012
CLARK COUNTY, Wash. - Some Washington lawmakers tried but failed to pass legislation that would have allowed schools to notify parents and students if there was a student sex offender attending ... (read more)
Trustees urge sale of empty schools
Posted by on April 21, 2012
The former Ottawa Technical High School, which straddles two blocks of prime downtown real estate, might not turn out to be the solution to decaying schools inside the Greenbelt or overcrowded ... (read more)
Biz groups fight gov bill to control schools
Posted by on April 21, 2012
A coalition of Bay State business groups from outside Greater Boston - representing more than 11,000 companies statewide - is fighting an effort by the Patrick administration and some Boston-based ... (read more)
Rally shows plight of children soldiers
Posted by on April 21, 2012
PARKERSBURG - Children pressed into military service in Uganda was the focus of a discussion Friday to raise awareness of their plight and efforts to help them recovcerThe Rev. Bryan C. Baker, ... (read more)
Horseback therapy helps Mass. autistic children
Posted by on April 21, 2012
The autistic youngster holds his hands out in front of him for a count of 10; puts them out to his side for a 10-count; and then raises them above his head for another ... (read more)
Apollo raises stakes in bid for Great Wolf Resorts
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The two bidders in a fight to the finish for Great Wolf Resorts have bared their fangs in the past. Yesterday, Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management raised its offer again for the water-parks ... (read more)
Charter school closures to displace 3,500 kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
More than 3,500 students will be displaced when St. Louis charter schools run by Virginia-based Imagine Schools Inc. close. Officials are trying to find spots for students in St. ... (read more)
Suicidal Alberta mother convicted of manslaughter in her children’s deaths
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Police found the Alberta home filled with children's toys, the walls lined with photographs of a family in happier times. They also found a rope hanging from the basement ceiling, empty pill ... (read more)
'Hues' that girl Nicki!
Posted by on April 20, 2012
It’s too bad that ever-outrageous singer Nicki Minaj famously quit Twitter this week - we could use an explanation of this every-color outfit she wore out on a press tour yesterday in ... (read more)
City Hall’s ‘Ray’ of light
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Calls for NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to consider running for mayor next year.***"Ray Kelly for Mayor?" (Editorial, April 17). Why not? New York City could do a lot worse, and it ... (read more)
Playing politics with NY abortion
Posted by on April 20, 2012
For more than 40 years, New York women have enjoyed unfettered access to reproductive health and abortion services. Yet state NARAL chief Andrea Miller insists there’s a war on women’s ... (read more)
Our Afghan timetable for betrayal
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The multipronged attack carried out by a Taliban faction in Afghanistan last weekend, including sustained raids in the capital’s diplomatic quarter and on Parliament, was meant, The New York ... (read more)
Mike Tyson Talks 'Hangover 3,' His One-Man Show and Why He's 'Jealous' of His Kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
-- the former boxer recounted many of the ups and downs from his personal life and career. The show was written and produced by Tyson, along with his wife Kiki, and finished its run on ... (read more)
Fire dept., schools, homeless focus of Howard budget
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Howard County residents would see no property tax increase this year, but they could pay a higher fire tax under an $899 million budget proposal unveiled Friday ... (read more)
There's money for arms. What about kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
In the same year that the FUKUS-Axis armed terrorists, rapists, torturers, murderers, arsonists, racists, thieves, looters and blackmailers in Libya, children in twenty-five countries were in need ... (read more)
Computer game 'helps depressed kids'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A 3-D fantasy computer game was as effective in treating teenagers with depression as one-on-one therapy with a clinician, a study has found.The New Zealand study, published in the British journal ... (read more)
Computer game 'helps depressed kids'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A 3-D fantasy computer game was as effective in treating teenagers with depression as one-on-one therapy with a clinician, a study has found.The New Zealand study, published in the British journal ... (read more)
Broward Schools Eliminate Block Schedules
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie announced Thursday that switching to a seven-period schedule will allow the district to relieve overcrowding in classrooms and hire more teachers. He ... (read more)
Protect Children That They May Look To The Future With Confidence
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Vatican City, 24 March 2012 (VIS) - At 5 p.m. today the Holy Father left Miraflores College in Leon to travel to the city of Guanajuato, sixty-four kilometres away. He covered the first part of the ... (read more)
NY suit faults military schools for rape response
Posted by on April 20, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- A lawsuit filed Friday on behalf of two women who say they were raped by classmates at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland is seeking the ... (read more)
Just For Kids Calendar
Posted by on April 20, 2012
SPRING SATURDAY WORKSHOPS LakelandLakeland Community Theatre classes for those 6 and older.WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through May 19LOCATION: 121 S. Lake Ave.COST: $50 per classPHONE: 603-7529 ... (read more)
Medicaid case in judge’s hands
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Florida’s insurance program for needy children is so poorly run and underfunded that youngsters from impoverished families often must do without necessary medical and dental care, or wait ... (read more)
Sell Gently-Used Toys at Kidz for a Cure Toy Sale
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Clear out your children's gently-used toys, show them the value of giving back, and help support pediatric cancer research at the Fifth Annual Kidz for a Cure toy sale and celebration, hosted ... (read more)
Earth Day and every day gardening with children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Slow Family Online. She is the social media director for the Children & Nature Network. Susan and her family enjoy gardening, hiking, soap crafting and food ... (read more)
Five Calgary high schools deliver a sobering message: Don’t drive distracted
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Is Alberta's new distracted driving law making much of a difference? Good question. Based on what I've seen on Calgary streets and freeways, there are still plenty of drivers ... (read more)
State schools miss out on Grayling's 'elite' university
Posted by on April 20, 2012
When Professor AC Grayling announced plans to open a private university in London, complete with celebrity lecturers and fees of 18,000 a year, he was subjected to vitriolic responses from students ... (read more)
Kids get excited for T.C.A.P. tests
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Some Knox County School students are getting ready for next week's T.C.A.P. tests with a little fun. Kids were pumped up Friday afternoon at A.L. Lott Elementary. Our own Russell Biven even ... (read more)
Plea for help in missing B'klyn boy
Posted by on April 20, 2012
While national attention focuses on the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz in SoHo more than 30 years ago, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly today made a rare personal appeal to New Yorkers to also ... (read more)
It's time to give children the vote
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Children can’t vote. It is the most universally applied principle of democracy that exists today. In most countries, the voting age is 18. In some, it is ... (read more)
In Uganda's North, Support for Kony's 'Invisible Children'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
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Feds announce financial aid for parents of murdered, missing children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a news conference in Montreal March 16. On Friday, he announced new financial assistance measures for families of missing and murdered children, effectively ... (read more)
Invisible Children prepares Cover the Night stunt amid criticism
Posted by on April 20, 2012
"This Invisible Children campaign hurts. It's offensive," says Victor Ochen, founder and director of the African Youth Initiative Network (Ayinet) that works to rehabilitate victims ... (read more)
Government's new, old-fashioned schools agenda
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The government's plans for state education would take many aspects of the systems in place at public schools such as Eton. Photograph: Eddie ... (read more)
Facebook Sued Over Kids’ Use Of Game Currency
Posted by on April 20, 2012
suit against Apple concerning the ability of children to run up huge bills without their parents’ knowledge using the in-app purchase model present in many iOS apps. The suit was originally ... (read more)
Christ's Love Can Transform Mexico, Pope Tells Children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24603)LEON, MEXICO, March 25 (CNA/EWTN News) .- By embracing and passing on God's love, Mexican youth can shape their country's future for the ... (read more)
Pope Offers His Blessing To Handicapped Children In Mexico
Posted by on April 20, 2012
(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24601)LEON, MEXICO, March 24 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Following his first speech in Mexico on March 23, Pope Benedict XVI drew near to the faithful who awaited ... (read more)
Will home drug tests help kids say no to pot on 4/20
Posted by on April 20, 2012
4/20 is a harmless stoner holiday to get high, but one concerned mother believes it's the gateway to a dark, drug-addicted path. To help combat potential drug abuse that may result from smoking ... (read more)
Hidden cameras discovered at Valdez, AK, schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Two hidden cameras have been found at Valdez schools, prompting local educators to place two employees on unpaid administrative leave, according to district ... (read more)
Hundreds walk to keep kids safe in Scott County
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Hundreds of people took steps Friday to raise awareness about child abuse in East Tennessee. More than 900 people participated in this year's Nancy Swain Watters Memorial Walk in Scott ... (read more)
Wildlife Safari to celebrate children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WINSTON — Wildlife Safari will host a free Celebrate Children Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28. The day will include door prizes, games ... (read more)
Workshop to explore safe routes for kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Oregon Safe Routes to School consultant Lynne Mutrie will lead a free workshop 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hucrest Elementary, 1810 N.W. Kline St., on ... (read more)
'Blaster'-piece! Guard accidentally shoots self at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art accidentally shot himself in the leg inside the famed Fifth Avenue institution this afternoon.The unidentified guard, in his 50s, suffered the ... (read more)
Construction worker plummets 30 feet in Midtown
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A construction worker plummeted 30 feet after falling through plywood scaffolding inside a Midtown building today, authorities and coworkers said.The 24-year-old hardhat was rushed to Belleuve ... (read more)
Cops Take School Kids’ DNA in Murder Case Without Parental Permission
Posted by on April 20, 2012
ABC News April 19, 2012 Samples of DNA were collected without parental consent from students at a Sacramento, Calif., middle school in connection with the murder of an 8 th grade student who was ... (read more)
4th Annual School Games Competition for Children With Special Needs
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Over 185 Special Education elementary, middle and high school students from Santa Barbara County will compete in the 4th Annual Special Olympics Santa Barbara School Games on Friday, April ... (read more)
Children's book promoting veganism gets mixed reception from experts
Posted by on April 20, 2012
"Vegan Is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action" written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, discusses testing on animals, farming practices and other issues. The book, which is the second for ... (read more)
Singing O Canada now mandatory at Toronto Catholic schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Students at Toronto Catholic schools will now have to deliver an a cappella rendition of the national anthem every morning, according to a 7-3 Thursday night ... (read more)
Feds announce financial aid for parents of murdered, missing children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a news conference in Montreal March 16. On Friday, he announced new financial assistance measures for families of missing and murdered children, effectively ... (read more)
Pinkstinks campaign calls for ban on sale of makeup toys to under eights
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Award-winning campaign group Pinkstinks have called for a ban on the sale of makeup toys to young children. Photograph: Con Tanasiuk/Design ... (read more)
Who started the milk carton campaign to find missing children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A copy photo of the original missing poster of Etan Patz is shown during a news conference near a New York City apartment building, where police and FBI agents were searching a basement for clues in ... (read more)
Hillsborough Kids to permanently close June 30
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Follow this company on Thursday regarding the layoff of 102 employees. The office at 9309 N. Florida Ave. in Tampa will close on June 30 and all cases transferred to Eckerd Youth ... (read more)
Southwest Airlines gives to Phoenix schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Follow this company and Southwest Airlines awarded their 2012 "We Luv It Here" program grants to Herrera Elementary School, Sonoran Science Academy, Holdeman Elementary School ... (read more)
Bill passes setting up rating system for schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The bill by Republican Rep. Terri Collins of Decatur passed the House late Thursday 89-5. It now goes to the Senate.Collins said the ratings would give parents a way of knowing how their ... (read more)
Selena Gomez calls for life-saving action on behalf of children in the Sahel
Posted by on April 20, 2012
NEW YORK, USA, 19 April 2012 - Actress, recording artist, designer and UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez is lending her star power to UNICEF's campaign to save lives in the Sahel region of West ... (read more)
Court says India's private schools must admit the poor
Posted by on April 20, 2012
NEW DELHI // The Supreme Court last week upheld India's Right to Education Act, a ruling that some private-school operators said would hurt them financially and discourage others from opening ... (read more)
Raising funds to send kids to sixth-grade camp
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Sixth graders at Pershing Middle School were among students from three schools who attended camp this week. Pershing parents raised more than $50,000 to send students to the program, said Principal ... (read more)
Karimov commits a heinous crime to prevent the children of the Muslim Ummah from carrying the daw'ah
Posted by on April 20, 2012
To most people, Islam Karimov - the ruler of Uzbekistan is viewed as a brutal dictator, responsible for the massacre of thousands of innocent people in Andijan in 2005. Away from the bloody ... (read more)
N.B. principal accused of with luring children online
Posted by on April 20, 2012
SUNNY CORNER, N.B. -; A high school principal in New Brunswick faces charges after he allegedly posed as a woman on the Internet to entice boys to send him nude photos of themselves. RCMP say the ... (read more)
Parents of murdered or missing kids to get income help
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, discusses the income support program for parents of victims of crime alongside Senator Pierre Hugues Boisvenu. (Jacques Boissinot/Canadian ... (read more)
Golf Pretty Sure All Those Young Black Kids Inspired By Tiger Woods Should Have Arrived By Now
Posted by on April 20, 2012
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL—The huge upsurge in golfing among black youth that Tiger Woods' success most likely initiated in the mid-1990s probably should have inspired thousands of young ... (read more)
Phoenix zoning laws help schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The Phoenix metropolitan area is not as segregated by restrictive zoning laws as most other major metro areas, according to a study released Thursday by ... (read more)
Why we should give children the vote
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Children should be given the right to vote from birth. But until they reach the age of majority it should be exercised by proxy with the custodial parent or parents given an extra vote for every ... (read more)
Disney studio chief Rich Ross steps down month after 'John Carter' bomb
Posted by on April 20, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Disney movie studio boss Rich Ross is stepping down, a month after the family entertainment giant booked a huge loss on the mega-budget sci-fi movie "John Carter."Ross, the ... (read more)
France's Sarkozy in hot seat as election nears
Posted by on April 20, 2012
PARIS -- After a sometimes testy campaign that laid bare the poor state of France's public finances and the ugly choices facing its next president, voters on Sunday will start the process of ... (read more)
Pentagon confirms four Americans died in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Friday confirmed that four US service members were killed when their Blackhawk helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan.The helicopter crashed Thursday in ... (read more)
Raging UK pilots fired over mid-air bust-up
Posted by on April 20, 2012
EXETER, England -- Two experienced pilots were sacked after an argument spiraled into a "massive breakdown" in relations which saw the men raging at each other in the cockpit during an ... (read more)
US drone use takes off on home front
Posted by on April 20, 2012
With little public attention, dozens of universities and law-enforcement agencies have been given approval by federal aviation regulators to use unmanned aircraft known as drones, according to ... (read more)
Bringing the 21st century to schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Students in the Wolf Creek Public School division might be seeing more technology in their classrooms as the U21C program has proven to be a great strategy to engage students in the learning ... (read more)
BC Civil Liberties wants anti-vandalism device banned from Vancouver schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
To quote that poor villager from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "I'm not dead!" That's what Vancouver Canucks fans thought after many NHL observers wrote off the Canucks after ... (read more)
Raising kids amid the hookers, junkies and drunks of Vancouver’s worst neighbourhood
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Carrall and Hastings, just shy of Pigeon Park, in the heart of Vancouver's grim Downtown Eastside. I'm walking home from Gastown with my two young boys, aged six and three. As we approach, ... (read more)
'Glee' Might Encourage Kids To Experiment With 'Alternative Lifestyles'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Bill O'Reilly called out "Glee" for encouraging teenagers to experiment with "alternative lifestyles" on Thursday night. The Fox News host was discussing the show's ... (read more)
Christus announces plans for downtown children’s hospital
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Courtesy of Christus Santa Rosa Health System Rendering of the planned transformation of the downtown Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-City Centre into a free-standing children's ... (read more)
Sir Chris Hoy on becoming a champion
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Sir Chris Hoy has been talking about inspiring young athletes during National School Sport Week. He said he advised future champions to work as hard as they could, and said it could take a while ... (read more)
Iowa Man, Wanted For Sex Abuse Of Own Kids, Caught In Chicago
Posted by on April 20, 2012
James Julius Beaudrie was captured in Chicago on Thursday. He had been wanted in Des Moines, Iowa, for allegedly sexually abusing at least one of his own children. (Credit: U.S. ... (read more)
Bakery charity feeds North Korean children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Love North Korean Children has built four community bakeries with the humble intention of providing 5,000-plus youngsters with one steamed bun per ... (read more)
Elderly Chinese teacher molests 10 schoolgirls
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A 60-year-old teacher in a primary school of China has been accused of molesting 10 girl students of third-grade, a media report said. (read more)
Correction Officers endorse Espaillat over Rangel for House seat
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The head of the 15,000 member city jail officers union today endorsed state Sen. Adriano Espaillat over 21-term incumbent Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel for Congress."I am proud to endorse Senator ... (read more)
Carnival cruise ship accused of refusing to aid Panamanian fishing boat in distress
Posted by on April 20, 2012
MIAMI -- US cruise company Carnival has expressed deep regret over the failure of one of its ships to aid two Panamanians who later died at sea, blaming it on a "breakdown in ... (read more)
Romney campaign raises $12.6M last month
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WASHINGTON - In its first publicly available financial report since the Super Tuesday primaries, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign said it raised $12.6 million in contributions last month, a ... (read more)
New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit cited in death
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Experts say a New Zealand woman's 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola habit probably contributed to her death, a conclusion that led the soft-drink giant to note that even water ... (read more)
Plane with 127 passengers crashes in northern Pakistan
Posted by on April 20, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A civilian plane crashed in bad weather near the capital Islamabad in northern Pakistan on Friday.The aircraft was a Boeing 737 belonging to the Pakistani airline Bhoja Air, ... (read more)
Video Of Children Portraying Adult Criminals Is Withdrawn In Mexico
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Children portray drug lords, corrupt police officers and human traffickers in "Nios Incmodos," which was viewed more than 1.8 million times in one week on ... (read more)
Kids Get More Active When Given More Toy Choices, Studies Show
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Release Date: April 20, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two ... (read more)
Sinking Titanic children’s slide in Ireland 'in bad taste'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Film lovers in China have been stripped of the chance to enjoy some nude scenes on the big screen. Those who came to watch Titanic 3D saw Kate Winslet's sexy character 'inhumanely' ... (read more)
Province to investigate grade inflation at two private Calgary schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Alberta Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says that the $78.3 million in charges levied by school boards in 2010 weren’t necessary because the province already provides adequate funding to ... (read more)
State probe into Birmingham schools to expand
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Authorities say a state investigation into Birmingham city schools has been expanded to include finances, academics and the city school board's governance of the ... (read more)
CHSAA establishes transfer boundaries for private schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
AURORA - Private schools, meet your new attendance boundaries. The state's high school athletics organizing association voted Thursday to implement new confines for Colorado's private ... (read more)
Ariz. Law Allows Bible to Be Taught in Public Schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A new law in Arizona will allow public schools to teach the Bible as an elective course. On April 17 Republican Governor Jan Brewer signed H.B. 2563 into law, paving the way for the course that will ... (read more)
Shuttering of Imagine charter schools in St. Louis is daunting
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Parents pick up their children after school at Imagine Academy of Careersin St. Louison Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Photo by Christian Gooden, ... (read more)
US Airways makes deal with American Airlines unions to cover workers if there's a merger
Posted by on April 20, 2012
US Airways Group Inc. says it has made deals with the three unions at American Airlines.The contracts would cover American Airlines workers if there's a merger with US Airways. However, US ... (read more)
Kleenex owner Kimberly-Clark's profit up 34%, tops forecasts
Posted by on April 20, 2012
IRVING, Texas -- Kimberly-Clark's first-quarter earnings rose 34 percent as the consumer products giant's cost-cutting measures and stronger-than-expected sales growth helped to improve ... (read more)
McDonald's first-quarter profit rises on stronger sales
Posted by on April 20, 2012
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's reported Friday that first-quarter earnings rose 4.8 percent as the world's largest fast-food chain's sales grew slightly faster than expected and ... (read more)
Long Island store owner accused of drugging teen, having sex with him
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The owner of a Long Island religious goods store is accused of drugging a 17-year-old employee and having sex with him.Nassau County police arrested 44-year-old Daniel Miller, of Inwood, on Thursday ... (read more)
Berlusconi says strip shows were 'burlesque contests'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
MILAN -- Silvio Berlusconi on Friday said his wild parties were "burlesque contests," as the former Italian prime minister made a first appearance at his trial for having sex with an ... (read more)
Three Of Five Parents Involve Kids In Car-Buying Decisions
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The Family Room finds that three of five parents (57 percent) today involve their kids in car-buying decisions. The story, originally appearing in Advertising Age, caught our attention, and we ... (read more)
Awk-ward! Pregnancy photos that are oh-so-wrong
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Ahh, the glow of pregnancy. Great skin. Blossomed belly. Big, um, dreams. We all want to capture those magical moments, so what better way than to take a pregnancy portrait? Only, sometimes they can ... (read more)
Cruise ship worker admits to abusing children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A former Cunard cruise ship worker has admitted carrying out sex attacks on 13 boys while working as a supervisor for a children's activity ... (read more)
Virginia Town is Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
View Slide Show More than half the population of Blacksburg, Va., is Virginia Tech students, so it may be easy to mistake this town of 41,383 as just another college town. Yet this small community, ... (read more)
U.S. Kids Using Media Almost 8 Hours a Day - BusinessWeek
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically, to almost eight hours ... (read more)
The Best Business Schools of 2011
Posted by on April 20, 2012
View Slide Show Lamar Horne was on the standard career path for someone with corner-office ambitions: an undergraduate degree in business, two years in investment banking, another two in private ... (read more)
Dr. Seuss at Pottery Barn Kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
My daughter's bedroom. Photo by Ariane Coffin. I grew up in a French-speaking town so Dr. Seuss was just not part of my childhood like it is for many kids in the US. When I moved to ... (read more)
2-year-old disappears from Massachusetts beach- Era of missing children on milk cartons recalled
Posted by on April 20, 2012
ROCKPORT, Mass. – Family members of a toddler who disappeared from a Massachusetts beach Thursday are asking for the public's help in the search for the 2-year-old.  A search ... (read more)
Delaware's school chief named Md. superintendent of schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Delaware Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery will move to Maryland to become the state's new school chief, the state school board announced Friday morning. Under Lowery's leadership, ... (read more)
Universities 'doubled senior pay'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Leading universities doubled their spending on senior staff in less than a decade, a report claims. Russell Group universities spent 382m on staff earning 100,000 or more last year, twice as much ... (read more)
Australia's Richest Woman to Battle Children in Open Court
Posted by on April 20, 2012
SYDNEY - Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, lost an appeal Friday for a confidential court hearing over the handling of a multibillion-dollar family trust, pitting her in open court against ... (read more)
Let's encourage our kids to make the world better
Posted by on April 20, 2012
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Coma-stricken Bee Gees star Robin Gibb shows 'flicker of life'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
LONDON -- Stricken Bee Gee Robin Gibb was showing "flickers of life" in his brave battle to pull out of a coma.A source close to the 62-year-old music legend, who slipped into ... (read more)
NYC report finds new water meters lead to huge bills
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A new report finds that New York City's high-tech automatic water meters are hitting customers with some huge and unexplained bills.The report by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio says the new ... (read more)
NJ-bound lanes of Holland Tunnel to be closed from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
Posted by on April 20, 2012
New Jersey-bound motorists won't be able to use the Holland Tunnel during the overnight hours this weekend.The New Jersey-bound lanes will be closed from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday ... (read more)
Ashley Watts Wanted To Have Energy To Play With Her Kids And Lost 100 Pounds
Posted by on April 20, 2012
How I Gained It: My eating habits were always on the "healthy" end of the spectrum. I made sure to eat vegetables at every meal. I tried to limit the red meat I ate. As a family, ... (read more)
Wealth 'factor in 11-plus exam'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A council which uses the 11-plus to select pupils for its grammar schools is accused of accepting that "affluence" has a role in the test. Buckinghamshire County Council's comments ... (read more)
Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature concludes its participation at the London Book Fair
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WAM Sharjah, Apr 20th, 2012 (WAM)--The delegation representing the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children's Literature concluded its participation in the London Book Fair, one of the most important ... (read more)
Search resumes in case that focused attention on missing children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Police and the FBI searched a Manhattan basement Thursday for the remains of a 6-year-old boy whose 1979 disappearance on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put ... (read more)
UK police arrest three men on terror charges at London's Heathrow Airport
Posted by on April 20, 2012
LONDON -- Three men were arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of possessing articles and documents with the intention of using them for terrorist purposes overseas, British police ... (read more)
Kimmel tackles Secret Service scandal with 'Pretty Woman Dos'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
It's the movie about the Colombian, Secret Service-crossed escort with a heart of gold.Jimmy Kimmel mocked the scandal in Cartagena with a fake movie trailer on his late-night talk ... (read more)
Escaped bears on rampage in Japan kill two women
Posted by on April 20, 2012
AKITA, Japan -- Bears killed two women after escaping from their enclosures in a park in northern Japan, police said Friday, admitting they still did not have a handle on the incident as night ... (read more)
How to reconnect children with nature
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Children today are hardly allowed into the natural world at all, and never without supervision, says Stephen Moss, who has written a new report on the subject for the National Trust. What can we do ... (read more)
Women’s Leadership Council raises $2.8M for Forsyth schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The Women's Leadership Council at United Way of Forsyth County has met its goal of increasing its membership to 1,000 from 870 during its fifth year. Formed to engage women in understanding ... (read more)
The Children's Investment Fund Wages Battle With Coal India
Posted by on April 20, 2012
';In 2010, when the Indian government sold 10 percent of the shares of Coal India, one of the world's largest coal mine operators, the transaction was a way to raise money to help reduce ... (read more)
With Classroom Breakfasts, Some Children May Eat Twice
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Students arriving at Public School 180 in Manhattan, which offers free breakfasts in classrooms. The city's health department is concerned about a risk of ... (read more)
St. Paul woman pistol-whips man in dispute over noisy kids, cops say
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Debbie Ann Tucker (Ramsey County sheriff's office) A dispute about noisy children between neighbors at a St. Paul duplex allegedly led a woman to pistol-whip a man, causing the gun to fire, ... (read more)
Blocked sidewalks threaten Williamsburg brunch time
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The early bird won’t be getting served Sunday brunch in Williamsburg anymore if some churchgoing locals have their way.The brunch battle royale centers on Brooklyn Community Board 1’s ... (read more)
Broward schools nix block schedules next year
Posted by on April 20, 2012
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The popular block scheduling system is being eliminated in Broward County.Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie announced Thursday that switching to a seven-period ... (read more)
Malta signs optional protocol to the Convention on children’s rights
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Ambassador Christopher Grima, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, on behalf of government signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a ... (read more)
Exposure To High Amounts Of Background TV Harmful To Children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Children from the age of 8 months to 8 years are exposed to nearly 4 hours of background TV per day, according to a top paper to be presented at the International Communication Association's ... (read more)
Strike looms over Eagle Point schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Bargaining teams for the Eagle Point School District and its employee union negotiated into the early morning hours Thursday, but were unable to agree on a contract, leaving employees likely to ... (read more)
Era of missing children on milk cartons recalled
Posted by on April 20, 2012
NEW YORK — He was America's missing child, the little boy who went off to school alone and vanished. A renewed investigation into the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz in New ... (read more)
Trauma victims can develop schizophrenia
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Children who have undergone severe trauma are thrice as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life, says a new study. (read more)
'Porn is a poor sex educator'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A new book by former call girl Dr Brooke Magnanti, known by her pen name Belle du Jour, argues that the debate on the sex industry in Britain is founded on myth, inconclusive research and ... (read more)
The XV-th Children's Art Festival Was Held under the Auspices of OAO TATNEFT
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A gala concert, which concluded the regular XV-th Regional Children's Art Festival "Country of the Warbling Nightingale", was held in Almetyevsk ... (read more)
Gomez supports Unicef campaign
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Singer-actress Selena Gomez has urged her fans to donate to the latest Unicef campaign to help starving children in Africa. (read more)
US Blackhawk helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, four reported dead
Posted by on April 20, 2012
KABUL -- A US Blackhawk helicopter crashed Thursday in Afghanistan, apparently while responding to a suicide bombing.Four people were believed to be on board the aircraft, which was reported to have ... (read more)
Florida tycoon who adopted girlfriend settles fatal crash lawsuits for $46M
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- John Goodman, the Florida tycoon who infamously adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend, has settled lawsuits stemming from a 2010 traffic accident for $46 million, the Palm ... (read more)
Bin Laden's family to be deported to Saudi Arabia 'in a few days'
Posted by on April 20, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The deportation of Osama bin Laden's family from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia is expected to take place "in a few days," as discussions between the two countries ... (read more)
Inside Derek Jeter's incredible $18M swinging East Side bachelor pad
Posted by on April 20, 2012
There’s seating for the Yankees’ starting lineup - plus a few bench warmers - at the dining table with 14 plush chairs, situated before a dramatic view from inside Trump World Tower at ... (read more)
First images of call girl in Secret Service sex scandal emerge
Posted by on April 20, 2012
This is the hooker who made the Secret Service look like boobs.Photos emerged yesterday of the Colombian call girl who sparked the escalating prostitution scandal by refusing to get cheated by a ... (read more)
Why simplifying free school meals is complex
Posted by on April 20, 2012
don't lose out on free school meals when welfare payments are simplified from next year. Ministers are realising that there is simply nothing simple about simplification. The welfare state is ... (read more)
Guilty of hurting your kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
There are only two reasons outside the medical frame why people are fat. Either they eat too much or they are lazy.Technology may be a lot of fun and the short cuts in life now the exception rather ... (read more)
Guilty of hurting your kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
There are only two reasons outside the medical frame why people are fat. Either they eat too much or they are lazy.Technology may be a lot of fun and the short cuts in life now the exception rather ... (read more)
Bin Laden's family may stay on in Pakistan for some more days
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Pakistan could take several more days to deport former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's wife and children to Saudi Arabia, and perhaps Yemen, his brother-in-law has said. (read more)
Helm of The Band dies at 71
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Levon Helm, the gruff-voiced drummer for 1960s rock group The Band, lost his 14-year battle with throat cancer and died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center yesterday.The three-time Grammy ... (read more)
Birds wing jet out of Kennedy
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A Delta jet slammed into birds as it took off from Kennedy Airport yesterday - and had to make an emergency landing back at JFK with one of its engines on fire.As smoke filled the cabin and ... (read more)
Blackout pilot in mystery splash crash
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A twin-engine Cessna turned into a ghost plane yesterday when its pilot apparently fell into unconsciousness and the craft circled aimlessly over the Gulf of Mexico for some three hours before ... (read more)
Woman stands by dater rater
Posted by on April 20, 2012
One of the women rated by a Manhattan investment banker who tallied his dates on a spreadsheet isn’t mad at him - but she’s furious at the woman who made the meticulously detailed list ... (read more)
Australia's iron ore doyenne to battle children in open court
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Billionaire Gina Rinehart has lost an appeal for a confidential court hearing over the handling of a multi-billion family trust, pitting her in open court against three of her ... (read more)
Every third children’s camp in Russia ready for summer holidays
Posted by on April 20, 2012
MOSCOW, April 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Every third children’s summer camp in Russia is ready to host children, Russia’s chief sanitary doctor and head of the consumer rights protection ... (read more)
Parents, kids rally in support of Gresham-Barlow teachers
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Parents rally in support of Gresham-Barlow teachers outside district headquarters Thursday. Teachers are preparing to strike if negotiations with the district fall ... (read more)
Van hits buggy, killing 2 kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A 45-year-old woman who plowed her car into a house on Fort Wayne?s near-northwest side has been accused of driving drunk.Patricia Davila sideswiped a parked car about 2 ... (read more)
CHSAA establishes transfer boundaries for private schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
AURORA - Private schools, meet your new attendance boundaries.The state's high school athletics organizing association voted Thursday to implement new confines for Colorado's private ... (read more)
$3 to dine with O, hunk
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WASHINGTON - George Clooney’s a cheap date - as little as $3 could land you dinner with him and President Obama at the actor’s LA mansion.The Obama campaign announced yesterday that two ... (read more)
Obama takes a seat on ‘Rosa’ bus
Posted by on April 20, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Obama got a front-seat view of civil-rights history when he sat in the same bus that Rosa Parks rode when she made her historic stand against racial discrimination.In a photo ... (read more)
Union suing in pay snub
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Hundreds of electricians, plumbers, painters and other tradespeople employed by the city descended on City Hall yesterday to announce plans to file a lawsuit so Comptroller John Liu can keep setting ... (read more)
Murdered for his iPhone
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A young cook returning home from work was shot dead in cold blood yesterday by a heartless thug - who stole his iPhone but ignored his wallet full of cash. Hwangbum Yang, 26, had finished his shift ... (read more)
Spitzer ‘steamrolls’ Citizens Union head
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Steamroller Eliot Spitzer is back! At least, he thinks so.The disgraced former "Love Gov" called the head of the Citizens Union to complain about the government-watchdog group’s ... (read more)
Brother rat court rage
Posted by on April 20, 2012
This took betraying the family to a whole new level.A reputed Colombo crime-family soldier disavowed his own brother after the wiseguy-turned-rat took the witness stand in Brooklyn federal court in ... (read more)
Sprint sued for taxes
Posted by on April 20, 2012
ALBANY - Sprint-Nextel shorted the state by more than $100 million by failing to pay sales taxes on portions of its flat-rate wireless plans, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman claims in a new ... (read more)
Aniston dumps NYC digs
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Jennifer Aniston just sold her two stunning West Village condos for $6.5 million to a non-boldface mystery buyer, The Post has learned.That’s a half-million less than what she bought them for ... (read more)
‘Tryst’ cop’s quickie retirement – with pension
Posted by on April 20, 2012
The Long Island cop who allegedly parked his cruiser in his girlfriend’s driveway for on-duty trysts some 57 times is getting set to stick it to the taxpayers again.Nassau County Officer ... (read more)
From Qaeda with love
Posted by on April 20, 2012
An al Qaeda terrorist who plotted to cold-bloodedly slaughter hundreds of people in New York subways blubbered, "I love him," as he testified yesterday against his childhood pal and ... (read more)
One hail of a change
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Livery taxis will soon legally be able to pick up street hails in the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan, following a historic vote yesterday by the city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission.And ... (read more)
Liu aide ‘runs’ – and $tays
Posted by on April 20, 2012
A loophole in the City Charter will allow a top aide to Comptroller John Liu to run for the state Senate this year without leaving his $194,087-a-year job.Simcha Felder, who serves as a deputy ... (read more)
HIV children need dental care
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Community Action Resource (CARe) is appealing to Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan to ensure HIV positive children at the Cyril Ross Nursery, Tunapuna get dental ... (read more)
Children should eat the same food as adults, says top chef
Posted by on April 20, 2012
RESTAURANTS that offer children's menus are helping to create nations of unhealthy eaters, according to Antonio Carluccio.The Italian chef said children should be served the same food as ... (read more)
Doctors criticised for giving Fluvax to children
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Australia The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says there is no excuse for GPs administering banned vaccines amid data showing children were given the controversial flu shot, Fluvax.The ... (read more)
Province to investigate grade inflation at two private Calgary schools
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Alberta Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says that the $78.3 million in charges levied by school boards in 2010 weren’t necessary because the province already provides adequate funding to ... (read more)
Shuttering of schools is daunting
Posted by on April 20, 2012
o As they move to close down a network of St. Louis charter schools over the next several weeks, state education officials face a task as monumental and complicated as dismantling an entire school ... (read more)
Renewing our commitment to kids
Posted by on April 20, 2012
Many Head Start grantees deliver high-quality services to children. For those meeting the highest standards, the federal government will renew the Head Start program grant. If a program ... (read more)
No kidding around at Kids Voting forum
Posted by on April 20, 2012
slideshow By Melody Guyton Buttsmbutts@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6684DURHAM - With her pull-no-punches questioning style and command of the table, 11-year-old Destiny Reyes could have given renowned ... (read more)
Govt Attacks Schools Over Tagging Sick Children
Posted by on April 19, 2012
THE government has described as inhuman, the practice by some schools in Kibaha District to tag sick children, including those living with HIV/AIDS. The Ministry for Justice and Constitutional ... (read more)
Children services, Washington commission at odds
Posted by on April 19, 2012
MARIETTA - Members of the Washington County Children Services Board say even if a proposed levy is passed by voters, the board will likely still be receiving funding from the county ... (read more)
A really ruff race
Posted by on April 19, 2012
You want to make a political issue out of a decades-old dog story? Fine, then. Here’s one that makes your guy look really weird. How do you like dog stories now? There will always be a dog ... (read more)
An Evel Knievel debt solution
Posted by on April 19, 2012
America is in a debt crisis because of overspending and a huge deficit, like a car racing toward a cliff. So what do we do?The tired conservative solution is to stop the car and turn around. ... (read more)
Public outrage slows CEO pay
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The public outcry over runaway corporate pay is finally hitting home, according to new report that shows a sharp slowdown in CEO pay raises last year. While the recession clearly crimped corporate ... (read more)
Buffett backers buck board’s Johnson
Posted by on April 19, 2012
What started out as a shareholder spring is turning into a more widespread uprising on Wall Street.The latest target of disaffected shareholders is Goldman Sachs, where an investor group that is a ... (read more)
Starbucks ‘crushed’ by vegans
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Starbucks plans to stop using an extract made of dried insects to color some Frappuccinos and pastries after an online campaign asked for the ingredient to be removed. The retailer said yesterday ... (read more)
BCBG boss in Playboy condom caper
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Talk about a tussle over protection money.A bizarre legal battle is escalating over a line of Playboy brand condoms - and fashion designer Max Azria is wrapped up in it.The pint-size founder of the ... (read more)
DirecTV slashes NFL Sunday Ticket package by 40%
Posted by on April 19, 2012
DirecTV, trying to broaden its audience, is cutting the price of its NFL Sunday Ticket package, which gives users access to all regular season National Football League out-of-market broadcasts, by ... (read more)
RIM’s not eyeing sale
Posted by on April 19, 2012
If Research In Motion hires an investment bank, it would be to help it license its BlackBerry software or negotiate a strategic investment, not to sell the smartphone maker, a source close to the ... (read more)
NY Times ad revenue slips 8.1%
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The New York Times Co. benefited from the sale of its regional newspapers and higher circulation revenue in the first quarter, helping offset continued print and digital advertising declines. The ... (read more)
‘Hope’ for a ‘change’
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Port Jefferson Station***I cannot and will not vote for Obama.Is Romney the perfect candidate? No. But the "perfect man" was nailed to a cross.Once we cut through the smoke of the phony ... (read more)
More young women want high-paying career, Pew finds
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Two thirds of 18- to 34-year-old women say being successful in a high-paying career is "one of the most important things" or "very important" in their lives, according to ... (read more)
Delhi Government issues showcause notice to over 700 private schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Government has issued showcause notice to over 700 private schools in the capital, including some of the most elite ones, for failing to allocate 25 per cent of their seats to ... (read more)
St. Paul woman pistol-whips man in dispute over noisy kids, police say
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Debbie Ann Tucker (Ramsey County sheriff's office) A dispute over noisy children between neighbors at a St. Paul duplex allegedly led a woman to pistol-whip a man, causing the gun to fire, ... (read more)
Coalition works to save the lives of South Mississippi children
Posted by on April 19, 2012
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Installing car seats improperly can be just as dangerous as not placing children in car seats at all. But the Mississippi Gulf Coast Child Safety Coalition is a mission to ... (read more)
Fighting nukes with UN fantasies
Posted by on April 19, 2012
North Korea tested a nuclear-capable long-range missile the other week, and plans a nuclear-bomb test in the near future - while Iran nears the end stage of its nuclear-weapons program. Oh, and ... (read more)
With Classroom Breakfasts, Some Children May Eat Twice
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Students arriving at Public School 180 in Manhattan, which offers free breakfasts in classrooms. The city's health department is concerned about a risk of ... (read more)
City Council review task force's plans for Richmond schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
RICHMOND, Va. -- After being batted from the School Board to a mayoral task force assisted by consulting groups, the job of solving Richmond Public Schools' $23.8 million budget deficit has ... (read more)
'Chimpanzee' aimed strictly at little kids
Posted by on April 19, 2012
LOS ANGELES -; Some privileged nature footage from the African rain forest is dishonored by deeply silly narration in "Chimpanzee," which follows a particular group of chimps in the Ivory ... (read more)
Estonian man extradited to U.S. in $14M cyber-scam
Posted by on April 19, 2012
An alleged cyber-crook from Estonia was ordered held without bail yesterday after being brought to New York to face federal charges in a massive, $14 million computer-hijacking scam.Anton Ivanov, ... (read more)
Ex-wife wins $500K verdict in domestic abuse case
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A brutish investment banker was ordered today to pay his ex-wife $500,000 for repeatedly abusing her during their tumultuous courtship and brief marriage.The jury verdict against Jason Meyers ... (read more)
Online program aims to get kids off the couch
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and Warren Kennedy, director of education for the Greater Essex County District School Board, take part in a press conference to announce the new In Sport WE Are One ... (read more)
Crafts, Games, Recipes And More
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Earth Day falls on Sunday, April 22nd . While schools often have fun-filled projects and activities for kids, take this weekend as an opportunity to teach your child more about nature, ... (read more)
Durham Public Schools tackle Latino challenge
Posted by on April 19, 2012
DURHAM -- For about 10 minutes Thursday morning, the Durham Public Schools’ challenges educating Latino students were spelled out in black and red marker in a hallway off Hillandale Road. ... (read more)
1979 case that led to missing children movement reopened
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Thursday, New York Police and FBI agents descended on a basement in downtown Manhattan, where they could spend up to five days looking for human remains, clothing or other personal effects, NYPD ... (read more)
Graduation and Awards at Gan Menachem Kindergarten
Posted by on April 19, 2012
MOSCOW, Russia - A festive event was held at the Gan Menachem Kindergarten to celebrate both the conclusion of studies and awarding of the Siddur (prayer books). At the beginning of the party, Chief ... (read more)
Mobile learning center helps Conejo kids understand sustainability
Posted by on April 19, 2012
In an effort to promote sustainability for future generations, the foundation paid a visit Wednesday to Aspen Elementary School in Thousand Oaks. The daylong event involved a hands-on educational ... (read more)
Hawaii to spend $34.2M to improve schools, hospitals, communications facilities
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Neil Abercrombie has released more than $34.2 million for capital improvement projects at schools, hospitals and communications facilities around Hawaii, including $9.3 million to build a new ... (read more)
BC Civil Liberties wants ‘mosquito’ anti-vandalism device banned from Vancouver schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
To quote that poor villager from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "I'm not dead!" That's what Vancouver Canucks fans thought after many NHL observers wrote off the Canucks after ... (read more)
How to teach your kids fire safety
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Indianapolis Fire Department Capt. Aleatha Henderson talks about IFD's Survive Alive program, which teaches kids fire safet.y. (WISH photo / Jason ... (read more)
Information available for grandparents raising children
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Among those scheduled to speak are Susan Kelley, the director of the Healthy Grandparents Project, and Michael Morris, an author who lived with his grandparents and wrote about his experiences, and ... (read more)
City taps Zamperla to take over 'Jones Walk'
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The city is finally cleaning up a longtime seedy strip near the Coney Island boardwalk that had been filled with rigged carnival games and ripped off beachgoers for years. The city has tapped ... (read more)
J.J. Abrams, Howard Gordon And More On 'The Simpsons,' 'The X Files,' 'Married ... With Children' And Other Shows
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Fox's 25th Anniversary: Hollywood looks back In celebration of Fox's 25th anniversary, the youngest of the Big Four broadcast TV networks is gathering its biggest stars to look back on ... (read more)
B'klyn Bridge Park project gets $40M from philanthropist
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A Manhattan philanthropist is donating $40 million to the cash-strapped Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront project to fill its greatest need: year-round recreation.Joshua Rechnitz, a 46-year-old ... (read more)
Park51 community center developers spar with Con Ed over rent
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Con Ed and the developers of the controversial Park51 community center near Ground Zero squared off in Manhattan Civil Court today over the rent increase that threatens to kill the project.An ... (read more)
Unhinged Hardcore Captured Live
Posted by on April 19, 2012
YouTube Based on Max Moore's video for "My Body is a Well," it seems like that might be business as usual for Code Orange Kids. Moore's take on the familiar, ... (read more)
Mother, children hit by car in Woodbury still in hospital
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The mother and two children injured in a pedestrian accident in Woodbury earlier this week have been identified. The mother is Latoya Patterson, 28, of Oakdale, and her children are Jermaine ... (read more)
Governor-General fears playoff violence sets a bad example for children
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Violence during the NHL playoffs is anti-Canadian and sets a worrisome example for children aspiring to be hockey players, says the Governor-General. David Johnston, once a competitive hockey ... (read more)
US Blackhawk helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Posted by on April 19, 2012
KABUL -- A US Blackhawk helicopter crashed Thursday in Afghanistan, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed to NewsCore.Other media outlets reported that the Blackhawk had four crewmembers aboard when it ... (read more)
TLC passes new rules to regulate Bloomberg's taxi plan
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The Taxi & Limousine Commission today enacted a set of new rules regulating Mayor Bloomberg's ambitious outer-borough taxi plan, giving liveries the right to pick up street hails in certain ... (read more)
Two local public high schools earn 'Gold Star' honors
Posted by on April 19, 2012
) - Two local public high schools were among eight schools honored as Missouri's "Gold Star Schools" for 2012, state education officials said Thursday. The Missouri Department of ... (read more)
Kids hurt when bus, box truck collide
Posted by on April 19, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Nine kids have been injured in a crash between a box truck and a school bus on the northwest side, police said. The bus driver was also hurt. The crash happened at about 3:10 ... (read more)
NY GOP to honor SI's Molinari with lifetime achievement award
Posted by on April 19, 2012
He’s the GOP’s guy.The New York State Republican Party will honor Staten Island leader Guy Molinari with its lifetime achievement award at its annual dinner tonight.Molinari, 83, the ... (read more)
The Great Working Mom Debate Isn't About Kids, It's About Money
Posted by on April 19, 2012
I was finishing up with a colleague at the office when I saw my cell phone light up. It wasn’t a number that I recognized so I let it go. The office phone rang a few minutes later and my ... (read more)
Give this kid an Oscar! Melodramatic toddler goes viral
Posted by on April 19, 2012
By Julieanne Smolinski There's nothing cuter than viral videos of little kids being adorable, except maybe little kids being crabby. Kathie Lee and Hoda awwww-ed over a three-year-old girl who ... (read more)
Polar bears are no new kids on the block
Posted by on April 19, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Polar bears evolved as a separate species far earlier than previously thought, according to a new genetic study, which adds to worries about their ability to adapt in a rapidly ... (read more)
Toto The Tornado Kitten Grows Up And Inspires A Children's Book About His Amazing Survival Tale
Posted by on April 19, 2012
was found clinging onto a high branch of a tree in storm-battered Brimfield. Weighing a diminutive 6 ounces, the kitten was the unlikeliest of ... (read more)
Canadian post-secondary schools set for 'education mission' to Brazil
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Thirty Canadian university and college presidents will lead a mission to Brazil this month with the hope of improving the visibility of Canadian post-secondary institutions while strengthening ... (read more)
New proposal for San Antonio children’s hospital could come in 45-60 days
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A pair of organizations based outside of Texas -- Vanguard Health Systems and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia -- have discussed with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San ... (read more)
Children’s charities score $9 million from Valero Texas Open
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children Golf Classic collectively raised $9 million for children's charities this year. This matches the record total set by last year's tournament ... (read more)
St. Paul woman pistol-whips man in dispute over noisy kids, police say
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A dispute over noisy children between neighbors at a St. Paul duplex allegedly led a woman to pistol-whip a man, causing the gun to fire, police said. The bullet went into a stairwell. Police were ... (read more)
Auschwitz march honors Holocaust dead
Posted by on April 19, 2012
OSWIECIM, Poland -- Thousands from across the globe marched Thursday between the former Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camps in honor of six million Jews killed in the Holocaust during World ... (read more)
Small plane crashes into Gulf, fighter jets unable to make contact with pilot
Posted by on April 19, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. - The Coast Guard says a small plane that two F-15 fighter jets were tracking for hours has crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman John ... (read more)
Body boarder killed by 16-foot shark in South Africa
Posted by on April 19, 2012
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A 20-year-old body boarder was killed Thursday when a giant shark estimated at up to 16 feet long bit off his leg in a Cape Town bay."The deceased man sustained ... (read more)
Son, 6, testifies he never saw mom abuse sister Marchella Brett-Pierce before she died
Posted by on April 19, 2012
In a blow to the DA's case, the sweet-faced son of an accused monster mom testified today that he never saw her beat his 4-year-old sister, or force-feed her sleeping pills.Tymel Pierce ... (read more)
Bronx senator endorses Espaillat over Rangel
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The Bronx Democrat who defeated scandal-scarred ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. today endorsed fellow Sen. Adriano Espaillat’s bid to unseat Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel.Sen. Gusatavo Rivera ... (read more)
Subway bomb plot fiend weeps on stand, testifies he felt 'brainwashed' by al Qaeda
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The admitted mastermind of a fiendish plot to bomb New York's subways today said he felt he'd been "brainwashed" by his al Qaeda handlers -- and dramatically wept on the witness ... (read more)
Hindustan Times launches programme for underprivileged children
Posted by on April 19, 2012
New Delhi, April 19 : English daily newspaper Hindustan Times said Thursday it has launched an initiative which will help in education of over 1 million underprivileged children in the national ... (read more)
Not all grown-ups are good
Posted by on April 19, 2012
On June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City. Over the next nine months she was repeatedly raped by her captor before being rescued. ... (read more)
Bill allowing state takeover of KC schools clears important hurdle
Posted by on April 19, 2012
JEFFERSON CITY | The state would be able to replace the school board of the unaccredited Kansas City district with a new governing structure as soon as this year under a bill that won near unanimous ... (read more)
But It's Not Enough
Posted by on April 19, 2012
parents Mike and Tia Baye are worried about their 16 year old son, Adam. Tia spies on his online activity and senses danger. Mike says she shouldn’t have done it…. the rest, as they ... (read more)
How to save kids from the streets
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The "groundbreaking" program a first for Victoria will be rolled out in private, public and Catholic secondary schools from July. Time for Youth, Barwon Youth and Swinburne University will ... (read more)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools offers superintendent job to Heath Morrison
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Heath Morrison, superintendent in the Washoe County School District in Reno, Nev., has received a preliminary offer for the superintendent post for Charlotte-Mecklenburg ... (read more)
Kids Get More Active When Given More Toy Choices, Studies Show
Posted by on April 19, 2012
-; In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two studies published by University at Buffalo ... (read more)
Ala county welfare agency unsafe for kids
Posted by on April 19, 2012
http://bit.ly/HSSXOq ) reports that Assistant Attorney General Sharon Fiquette revealed the findings during a public meeting this week in the northeast Alabama county.State officials won't go ... (read more)
FBI, DA searching SoHo building in boy's 1979 disappearance
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Etan Patz disappeared in 1979. A SoHo building is being searched this morning as part of the ongoing probe into the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz - whose photo was the first to be put on the side ... (read more)
Circus skills, artists for remote schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
CIRCUS performers, puppeteers and artists will be sent to remote community schools next week to boost student confidence and attendance, the NT Government has ... (read more)
Governor Jindal extends his reach
Posted by on April 19, 2012
JUST three months after he unveiled it, Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, has signed into law an unprecedented overhaul of the state's awful school system. His bold plan weakens teacher ... (read more)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools offers superintendent job to Heath Morrison
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Heath Morrison, superintendent in the Washoe County School District in Reno, Nev., has received a preliminary offer for the superintendent post for Charlotte-Mecklenburg ... (read more)
8.3M kids in jeopardy
Posted by on April 19, 2012
By Allison Linn When we think of foreclosure, we tend to think of the tremendous financial toll it takes on adults. But a new report sheds light on the millions of children who are having their ... (read more)
Apple sued over apps that 'lure' kids to spend
Posted by on April 19, 2012
As a result, when prompted by some games to buy virtual currency, or "in-app game currency," the kids were able to do so without re-entering their parents' ... (read more)
Preserve your kids' funny quips with Posterity app
Posted by on April 19, 2012
(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET) As every parent knows, kids say the funniest things. Like my daughter, who used to call hamburgers "hangabers." And loves to say, ... (read more)
Maryland public schools should start after Labor Day, Franchot says
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Joanne S. Lawton | Washington Business Journal Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchots wants the state's public school systems to begin classes after Labor ... (read more)
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray wants to close more city schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Vincent Gray is pressing to for more school closings as he and the D.C. Public Schools chief explore cutting costs to find new revenue for ideas such as an extended school day, ... (read more)
MP's campaign to cut online porn
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A group of MPs is calling on the government to force broadband providers to act on the easy access to online porn. The Independent Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection said the ... (read more)
Mendoberri in Mendota Heights...
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Six-year-old Owen Schlehuber, left, creates a "totally Yoda robot crab" from his plate of cold cuts, fresh fruit and flatbread, to the delight of his sisters Caroline, 8, center, and ... (read more)
Osama's widow wishes asylum in Britain
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's youngest widow wishes to spend her life in Britain with her five children and meet the Royal Family, The Sun reported Thursday. (read more)
Colombian children adopted in Netherlands without biological parents consent
Posted by on April 19, 2012
came to this conclusion after investigating the adoption of a seven-year-old called Stephen, who was taken from a Cali children’s home by his Dutch adoptive parents and has since been living ... (read more)
Human remains found in western NY park appear to be missing 92-year-old man
Posted by on April 19, 2012
RED HOUSE, N.Y. - Authorities say it appears human remains found in a western New York park are those of a 92-year-old retired pastor who disappeared while hiking with his daughter in 2010.State ... (read more)
Long Island psychiatrist arrested on rape charges
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A Long Island psychiatrist had been arrested on rape charges.Nassau County Police say Dr. Marshall Hubsher of Sands Point is being charged with third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sex ... (read more)
Judgment in case involving Indian children expected on April 23
Posted by on April 19, 2012
New Delhi, April 18 : The hearing in the child welfare case involving two Indian children was held in Stavanger District Court on 17 April. A judgment is expected on Monday afternoon (April ... (read more)
Teen banned from Spokane schools on eve of Columbine anniversary
Posted by on April 19, 2012
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Spokane police say they found no guns or school maps in the home of a teen accused of plotting a school shooting. The Spokesman-Review reports the 16-year-old was allowed to ... (read more)
Does having children make you happy For real
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Recent studies question whether - really, truly - having children makes you happy. Even though it all playgrounds and valedictorian addresses - taking the bad with the good can actually add up to ... (read more)
'Green' schools that go beyond basics
Posted by on April 19, 2012
What they share is a passion for environmental sustainability ... (read more)
London hospital loses bid to save children's heart unit
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A London hospital has lost its legal bid to save a children's heart unit after the Court of Appeal ruled that the national review recommending its closure was in fact ... (read more)
Living near good schools costs $200K more
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Good schools don't come cheap. Want to live in a good school district? It'll cost you an extra $200k. Home values are $205,000 higher, on average, in neighborhoods with high-scoring ... (read more)
Some Top-40 music too sexy for elementary schools, Saskatoon parents complain
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Some top-40 radio hits playing in classrooms are too sexy and they know it, a pair of Saskatoon parents have told the Greater Saskatoon Catholic school board.Curtis and Teresa Hiebert, who have ... (read more)
Kids sue Peninsula father over mother's death
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A Woodside man deprived his three adult kids of their mother's love and moral support when he murdered her for $31 million in insurance money, according to a lawsuit filed by the ... (read more)
Driscoll Children's Hospital has no plans to evict McDonald's after advocacy group calls for its ouster
Posted by on April 19, 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Driscoll Children's Hospital has no plans to evict McDonald's after an advocacy group called on it and 21 others to remove the fast food restaurant. The hospital said ... (read more)
Maoist-hit area children receive schooling in Jharkhand
Posted by on April 19, 2012
An orphanage run by a villager is imparting education to poor children in the Maoist-hit area of Jharkhand with an aim to provide them a better future. (read more)
I need to be tougher parent, says Madonna
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Madonna has revealed that she wants to be a tougher parent to the four children she raises. (read more)
CVR Energy allows Icahn to move forward with tender offer
Posted by on April 19, 2012
SUGAR LAND, Texas - Oil refiner CVR Energy Inc. has signed a deal with billionaire investor Carl Icahn that would allow him to complete his $30 per share tender offer.Icahn said earlier this month ... (read more)
Fish are sick where BP oil spill hit, scientists say
Posted by on April 19, 2012
BARATARIA BAY, La. - Two years after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, scientists say they're finding trouble with sick fish that dwell along offshore reefs and in the deep waters - ... (read more)
US weekly jobless claims fall to 386,000, still worse than expected, leaving unemployment at four-month high
Posted by on April 19, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing requests for jobless benefits fell last week by 2,000 to 386,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, keeping claims at a four-month high.Claims from two ... (read more)
Bank of America's first-quarter profit beats forecasts before massive debt charge
Posted by on April 19, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America reported Thursday a first-quarter profit of $653 million, compared with a year-earlier profit of $2.05 billion, though that figure includes a $4.8 billion ... (read more)
Morgan Stanley swings to first-quarter loss on debt charge
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Morgan Stanley said Thursday it swung to a first-quarter loss as the investment bank shouldered heavy losses tied to changes in the value of its debt.The firm was expected to take a larger hit than ... (read more)
Schools Turn to Social Media
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Johnston County schools are turning to a new way to recruit employees -- social-networking websites. The school system is hoping to attract new workers, and to keep current employees informed on ... (read more)
Ryan O'Neal blames himself for kids' troubles
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Ryan O'Neal blames himself for his children's problems. The 71-year-old actor - who is suffering from prostate cancer - admits he has had his own share of difficulties and feels very ... (read more)
Schools rift rocks parents' group
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Turmoil in B.C.'s education system is spilling over into local parents' groups, with efforts underway to replace the executive of the Victoria Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils.A ... (read more)
Baltimore County schools won't divulge specific teaching staff cuts
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Nearly 200 teaching positions were cut from the high schools, even as administrative positions were left nearly untouched.So when The Baltimore Sun learned that principals had been told last month ... (read more)
3 family members charged after death of nine-month-old Georgia girl
Posted by on April 19, 2012
UNION CITY, Ga. -- Three people were charged with child cruelty offenses in connection with the death of a nine-month-old girl in Georgia.Cops were called to a home in Union City on Monday after the ... (read more)
Russian man kills husband of woman who spurned him
Posted by on April 19, 2012
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia -- A Russian man was arrested after kidnapping and killing the husband of a woman who spurned him, investigators said Thursday.The 27-year-old student from the western ... (read more)
Bin Laden's widow wants to live in Britain, meet the royal family
Posted by on April 19, 2012
ISLAMABAD -- Usama bin Laden's youngest widow wants to live in Britain and bring her five kids fathered by the evil terror master with her.And with breathtaking gall, she said, "I would ... (read more)
Report slams city’s new water meter system for overcharging homeowners
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The city’s new high-tech automatic water-meter readers are soaking homeowners and businesses, according to a scathing new report.Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, in a study being released ... (read more)
Electrical problem sparks fire at Toys R Us store
Posted by on April 19, 2012
An electrical problem may have sparked a fire at the Toys R Us store in Fairview Heights. Employees were inside the store and turned on the breakers for the lights and saw smoke coming from the ... (read more)
Jason Biggs 'scared' of explaining 'American Pie' scenes to kids
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Jason Biggs has revealed that the fact that worries him the most about future fatherhood is that at some point he'll have to explain his raunchy behaviours in the 'American Pie' films to his kids. (read more)
Saudi Arabia Launches Sharia Witch-Hunt Against Gays and Tomboys in Schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Saudi Arabia is set to strengthen its crackdown on gays and tomboys (masculine-oriented girls) by banning them from schools and universities, according to a media report. The Commission for the ... (read more)
Baltimore County schools won't divulge specific teaching staff cuts
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Nearly 200 teaching positions were cut from the high schools, even as administrative positions were left nearly untouched.So when The Baltimore Sun learned that principals had been told last month ... (read more)
Obesity on the Kids' Menus at Top Chains
Posted by on April 19, 2012
CSPI Investigation Reveals Kids' Meals at Restaurants Usually Too High in Calories, and Good Options Hard to Find WASHINGTON - August 4 - Nearly every single possible combination of the ... (read more)
BW Helps You Keep the Kids Entertained >
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Best Western Helps You Keep the Kids Entertained These Winter HolidaysBest Western Australia's Kids Packs have proved popular with their little guests for over four years now. To keep the Packs ... (read more)
Canadian parents overestimate their kids' physical activities
Posted by on April 19, 2012
VANCOUVER, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Kids have done less physical activities than their parents thought, according to a report released Wednesday by statistics Canada, the country's national ... (read more)
10 children rescued from Haitian human smugglers
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have rescued 10 children smuggled from Haiti, the Special Terrestrial Border Security Unit (Cesfront) said Wednesday.Cesfront officials said a Haitian citizen ... (read more)
Three shot dead by masked gunmen at Texas cockfighting match
Posted by on April 19, 2012
LA BLANCA, Texas -- At least three people were shot dead early Thursday after masked gunmen opened fire during a cockfighting match in rural Texas.The gunmen began "mowing people down" as ... (read more)
Cops probe death of teen at Westchester County school
Posted by on April 19, 2012
YONKERS - Officials are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy at a school for students with emotional and behavioral challenges in Yonkers.The Journal News reports that police officers were ... (read more)
Cocaine and heroin tossed out window and sent down drain during West Harlem drug bust
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Kilos of coke and heroin went out the window and down the drain during a dramatic drug bust last month. The arrest took place March 20 at 3333 Broadway, adjacent to Columbia University’s $6.2 ... (read more)
'Have at least three children,' PM Erdogan tells Finnish counterpart
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Recep Tayyip Erdogan advised his Finnish counterpart during a press meeting today. Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen was explaining the economic developments in his country when he said the ... (read more)
London 2012 Olympics sponsor Mc Donalds draws criticism from obesity campaigners
Posted by on April 19, 2012
McDonald's, a sponsor of the London Olympics, has drawn much criticism from obesity campaigners following the fast food brand's decision to give away free exercise toys with Happy Meals, as part of a (read more)
Today's kids 'growing up addicted to online pornography'
Posted by on April 19, 2012
UK MPs have been warned that a "guinea pig" generation of children is growing up addicted to hardcore Internet pornography. (read more)
Digital textbooks may be used in Houston County Schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The Houston County School system may pilot a laptop/digital textbook program during the 2012-2013 school year for 180 eighth grade students at two ... (read more)
Body found in Ca. confirmed as Marine's missing wife; woman jailed on suspicion of murder
Posted by on April 19, 2012
TEMECULA, Calif. -- Authorities confirmed Wednesday evening that a body found in California was that of a Marine's wife who disappeared last week, while a woman remains in custody on suspicion ... (read more)
Taliban commander turns himself in to collect $100 reward for himself
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Don’t laugh, he could have bought five prize goats with that money. The world’s dumbest terrorist, Mohammad Ashan, turned himself in to Afghan police and demanded a $100 reward - for ... (read more)
Banker rates online dates in a spreadsheet -- then shares the file with one of them
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A data-driven investment banker kept a detailed spreadsheet of 12 women he was chasing - coldly ranking their appearance on a scale of 1 to 10 - only to see his master plan backfire when he ... (read more)
Five targets for police fighting drug use in Clark County schools
Posted by on April 19, 2012
/inline-content --> As school police fight drug abuse among students, they're tackling a handful of emerging drugs frequently popping up on high school campuses in Clark County. Marijuana ... (read more)
Biggs dreads having the American Pie chat with kids
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Actor Jason Biggs is already worrying about future fatherhood - because at some point he'll have to explain his raunchy behavious in the American Pie films to his kids. The star plays geeky ... (read more)
Inconvenient Children Video Unleashes a Political Storm in Mexico
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Nuestro Mexico del Futuro ," or "Our Future Mexico," has caused a political storm in the lead-up to Mexico’s presidential campaign.The four-minute video -- which has gone viral ... (read more)
Work experience fair access call
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The quality of teenagers' work experience is strongly linked to future careers but must rely on more than just their parents' connections, a heads and employers report says. It calls for ... (read more)
Driscoll Children's Hospital has no plans to evict McDonald's after advocacy group calls for its ouster
Posted by on April 19, 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Driscoll Children's Hospital has no plans to evict McDonald's after an advocacy group called on it and 21 others to remove the fast food restaurant. The hospital said ... (read more)
Pitt's proposal left Jolie in tears
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Actress Angelina Jolie was in tears when her beau Brad Pitt gathered their six children and proposed to her, as she was overwhelmed by the gesture. (read more)
Children's film festival is a tribute to founder's love affair with cinema
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Timing and opportunity are the practical reasons the San Joaquin Film Society chose to supplement its annual international film festival with this weekend's second San Joaquin Children's ... (read more)
National home-care scheme for sick children 'would save State €42m'
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Setting up a national paediatric home-care scheme for sick children in Ireland would save the State EUR42m a year, home-care support group the Jack and Jill Foundation has said. Members of the ... (read more)
TISD Discusses Policy Amid Growing Social?Media, Schools Debate
Posted by on April 19, 2012
From Staff and Wire reportsNEW YORK — Should students and teachers ever be friends on Facebook? School districts across the country, including the nation’s largest, are weighing that ... (read more)
Dubai private schools get permission to hike fees
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The Dubai government has given its permission to private schools to increase their fees by a minimum of 3% to a maximum of 6% this academic year, Gulf News has reported. Schools rated as outstanding ... (read more)
Orphanage for gifted children to open in Russia's Ivanovo
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Sixty students of boarding schools from the Ivanovo region of Russia will start attending a special school for talented children during the new school year. The news was announced on April ... (read more)
US officials condemn photos of troops posing with remains of suspected Afghan suicide bombers
Posted by on April 19, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- Two-year-old pictures of US troops posing with the mangled remains of suspected suicide bombers in Afghanistan were published by the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, leading Defense ... (read more)
India tests first long-range nuclear-capable missile in 'game changer' for China rivalry
Posted by on April 19, 2012
NEW DELHI, India -- India on Thursday successfully tested its first nuclear-capable, long-range missile -- a weapon with the potential to deliver a one-ton warhead as far as China, North Korea and ... (read more)
Men at Work band member found dead at Australian home, police investigating
Posted by on April 19, 2012
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Greg Ham, a member of former internationally chart-busting Australian band Men at Work, has been found dead.Ham's body was found at his Melbourne home Thursday ... (read more)
Washington state dispatcher reprimanded after bungling 911 call about Josh Powell
Posted by on April 19, 2012
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A dispatcher has been reprimanded after bungling a 911 call from a social worker minutes before Josh Powell killed his children and himself in Washington state in February, the ... (read more)
‘We wanted to shake Obama’
Posted by on April 19, 2012
They wanted to send a bloody message to Barack Obama.Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan urged three terrorists-in-training from Queens to rush back to the Big Apple in 2008 and launch suicide bombings ... (read more)
Deep thinking on harbor fix
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The city is teaming up with the Port Authority on a $250 million project to help clear the way for new mega-ships to sail into New York Harbor once the Panama Canal is expanded next year.To make way ... (read more)
Setting $ite on Cuomo
Posted by on April 19, 2012
ALBANY - The mystery owner of "cuomo2016.com" is hoping Gov. Cuomo’s rising political fortunes will turn the domain name into a cash cow.The creator put the moniker up for auction ... (read more)
Body found in California confirmed as Marine’s missing wife; woman jailed on suspicion of murder
Posted by on April 19, 2012
TEMECULA, Calif. -- Authorities confirmed Wednesday evening that a body found in California was that of a Marine's wife who disappeared last week, while a woman remains in custody on suspicion ... (read more)
A Brave cop to very end
Posted by on April 19, 2012
"Police officer had an oxygen mask on his face and had a difficult time speaking."Lawyers for Dino "Little Dino" Saracino, 39, and reputed Colombo crime-family street boss Thomas ... (read more)
‘Toxic’ temptress’ hubby has 100 lovers
Posted by on April 19, 2012
No wonder she cheated on him.Bo Xilai, the Chinese power baron whose wife is accused of fatally poisoning her British lover, had at least 100 mistresses of his own, it was revealed yesterday.Bo was ... (read more)
Dizzy ex withdraws rape claim
Posted by on April 19, 2012
What a tease!A woman who accused her ex-hubby of forcing her to engage in kinky and "demeaning" sex acts failed to follow through on those explosive allegations and abruptly withdrew a ... (read more)
GIs blasted over Taliban ‘limb’ pix
Posted by on April 19, 2012
In another blow for the US military in Afghanistan, photographs that appear to show airborne soldiers posing with severed body parts of dead Taliban insurgents emerged yesterday. The White House ... (read more)
Neck & neck at Bronx Zoo
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Mom is getting her licks in.A Baringo giraffe affectionately tends to her baby yesterday at the Bronx Zoo’s African Plains exhibit. The calf, born last month measuring about 6 feet tall, ... (read more)
‘Run’ with it, Hillary
Posted by on April 19, 2012
She’s smoking hot and cool as aged tequila. At 64, Hillary Rodham Clinton - a k a "Hillz’’ - this week tore off her scrunchie, let down her locks, and tossed back a brewski ... (read more)
Hooker ice thief fenced in
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The hooker who swiped $500,000 in uncut diamonds from a bone-headed john is going to have a tough time selling the loot, experts said yesterday."Nobody in the Diamond District would be that ... (read more)
One hail of a livery fix
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Livery cabbies who pick up even one illegal street hail would have their cars seized and might lose their licenses under new outerborough-taxi rules. The rules change, to be voted on today by the ... (read more)
Kids get more active when given more toy choices
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Giving children more toy choices markedly increases their physical play, especially in girls. (read more)
350,000 children 'will lose free school meals in welfare reform' – charity
Posted by on April 19, 2012
welfare entitlement next year, an analysis by the Children's Society has warned.In a report entitled Fair and Square, the charity says the proposed universal credit system, which comes into ... (read more)
Kids welcome at Lynden's Soda Fountain in St. Paul
Posted by on April 19, 2012
There was a line much of the day at Lynden's Soda Fountain at 490 Hamline Avenue South in St. Paul, which opened their doors Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Pioneer Press: Scott ... (read more)
Assad's regime 'stopping women, children from fleeing Syria'
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime is reportedly trying to prevent women and children from leaving the country. (read more)
Three get the hook
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The Secret Service hooker soiree in Colombia cost three respected presidential bodyguards their careers yesterday - the first casualties of a scandal that has sullied the agency’s ... (read more)
Hearing takes a toll on pol
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Sen. Frank Lautenberg was humiliated yesterday at a hearing - which he called - about wasteful spending at the Port Authority when the agency’s chief revealed that Lautenberg himself got free ... (read more)
Peace offer to FCC
Posted by on April 19, 2012
Verizon Wireless denied in a statement that its plan to sell unused spectrum had anything to do with the FCC review.T-Mobile - its coffers engorged with $4 billion in cash that it pocketed after its ... (read more)
E-book deal with states
Posted by on April 19, 2012
The judge overseeing an antitrust suit against Apple over e-book prices was told by a lawyer that two publishers that earlier settled with the Justice Department, Lagardère’s Hachette ... (read more)
Dems get biz over min wage
Posted by on April 19, 2012
ALBANY - Senate Democrats opened hearings on raising the minimum wage yesterday - and got an earful from small-business groups that would be hit hard by mandates for higher pay."Increasing ... (read more)
Take that, movie pirates!
Posted by on April 19, 2012
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - "Hooray for Hollywood." That’s a sentiment many Americans shared when a song by that name was first sung in a little-remembered movie called "Hollywood ... (read more)
EU to press ‘play’ on Sony-EMI deal
Posted by on April 19, 2012
A Sony Corp.-led deal to acquire rival EMI’s music publishing assets for $2.2 billion appears set to win approval from European regulators. Sony will not face a so-called second-phase review ... (read more)
Fatalities of children in care symbolic of ‘broken system’
Posted by on April 18, 2012
EDMONTON - Over the past decade, children apprehended by the Alberta government have been almost twice as likely to die as children in the general population, according to numbers made public for ... (read more)
Police find Ohio man who allegedly abducted 4 kids
Posted by on April 18, 2012
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Police in Cleveland have found a man who they say abducted his four children and then told his wife that he was going to kill the kids and himself. Authorities said Wednesday ... (read more)
South Yemen violence kills 2 children, 6 militants
Posted by on April 18, 2012
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked militants fired mortars into a southern Yemeni town, killing two children, while government air raids killed six militants in another part of the town Wednesday, ... (read more)
State Imposing Deadline For Evaluations
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Updated Apr 18, 2012 at 9:42 PM EDT BUFFALO, N.Y. ( WKBW / RELEASE ) Eyewitness News obtained a release Wednesday night from the Buffalo Public Schools. The release states that the District and the ... (read more)
'We must do our best for our children'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
As she sympathised over the death of toddler Aliyah Johnson yesterday, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Government was working to bring legislation for the protection of the nation's ... (read more)
Facebook schools recruits in the 'Hacker Way'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Congratulations, recruit! It's time to learn the ropes of your Facebook engineering job. Take a seat at one of Facebook's long, white desks and look at the piece of ... (read more)
Facing AIDS reality in NYC
Posted by on April 18, 2012
‘Poor and HIV? Billionaire Mayor Doesn’t Care"; "Make Wall Street Pay, Not People with AIDS": That’s the response from advocates to the proposed $7.6 million in ... (read more)
Jersey Dem at Risk
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Chris Christie’s remarkable 2009 victory to become New Jersey governor may have a sequel this year: There’s a very real chance that Republican state Senate leader Joe Kyrillos could oust ... (read more)
A GOP vanilla surprise
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Some 20 million Americans in primaries and caucuses will take part in selecting the GOP presidential nominee. One man will choose the vice-presidential nominee.This has long struck me as absurd: one ... (read more)
Anyone home at the White House
Posted by on April 18, 2012
President Obama said he’d "be angry" if the allegations prove true. You can almost imagine him winking as he said it.And that scandal came on the heels of a report of a similar ... (read more)
Shamed former Mets player Dykstra jailed for lewd conduct, banned from social media
Posted by on April 18, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- Former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to nine months in jail Wednesday after pleading no contest to charges of lewd conduct and assault with a deadly weapon, in incidents ... (read more)
Brad, Angie take kids to Galapagos Islands after proposal
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have taken their brood to the Galapagos Islands to celebrate their engagement, reports say. The website X17.com reports that the Jolie-Pitt clan arrived in Guayaquil, ... (read more)
Bus driver snaps, abandons kids
Posted by on April 18, 2012
ABOUT 50 Helensvale schoolchildren were left abandoned in a bus by the side of a Gold Coast road yesterday afternoon when the driver walked off.Many of the children, both primary and high school, ... (read more)
Sleep Country' Foster Kids Program brings employees together
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Sleep Country, an employee-owned company, represents 10-15 percent of donations given to Treehouse, a Seattle-based nonprofit that benefits foster ... (read more)
Flasher caught at kids' park had 34 prior convictions
Posted by on April 18, 2012
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South Yemen violence kills 2 children, 6 militants
Posted by on April 18, 2012
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Al-Qaida-linked militants fired mortars into a southern Yemeni town, killing two children, while government air raids killed six militants in another part of the town Wednesday, ... (read more)
Walt Griffin to be Seminole's new schools superintendent
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Seminole County , will replace Bill Vogel as the district's superintendent of schools.The School Board on Wednesday unanimously selected Griffin, agreeing that a familiar face who is ... (read more)
More scouts taking on leader role
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The number of teenagers signing up to become scout leaders has exceeded 10,000 for the first time, a census from the Scout Association shows. Young leaders, aged 14 to 18, now total 10,394, up from ... (read more)
Seaside 'really is good for you'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The songs and postcards appear to be right - a study suggests we really do like to be beside the seaside. The study of 2,750 people presented to the British Psychological Society examined the ... (read more)
Cops Take School Kids' DNA in Murder Case
Posted by on April 18, 2012
(Image Credit: ABC) Samples of DNA were collected without parental consent from students at a Sacramento, Calif., middle school in connection with the murder of an ... (read more)
Breaking up is so hard on the children
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Every year since 1985 one in three couples across the country has divorced. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that over that period, about half of those marriages have involved ... (read more)
Ariz. Governor Signs Bill to Allow Bible Classes in Public Schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer speaks at a news conference following a hearing over the state's SB1070 immigration law at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California ... (read more)
Alberta NDP promises free basic dental care for children
Posted by on April 18, 2012
EDMONTON - All Alberta children would receive basic dental care for free under an NDP government, leader Brian Mason said Wednesday.The Child Dental Care Plan that would cost about $50 million a ... (read more)
Shakira advocates for children at the Summit of the Americas
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Shakira will meet with heads of state, including President Obama, at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia. Shakira is already working to provide better education to ... (read more)
Dubai public schools to have smart e-platform learning scheme
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The government of Dubai has launched a new smart learning initiative aimed at transforming classrooms as well as integrate teachers, students, parents and administrators into a single e-platform, ... (read more)
Brangelina take kids' help for wedding
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who recently got engaged, are taking help from their six children to plan their wedding. (read more)
Nevada first in children affected by foreclosure
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | 1:37 p.m. A new report on the mortgage crisis says nearly one in five children in Nevada are affected by foreclosures.The report released Wednesday by the ... (read more)
Team GB's kids from America
Posted by on April 18, 2012
"Does Great Britain deserve to be in the Olympics?" Russia's coach, David Blatt, pondered the question. "Sports-wise, no. The British team received a free pass, at our expense ... (read more)
A special hotel for kids is rising in Carlsbad
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The website shows two different angles of the 250-room hotel and gives viewers the ability to watch time-lapse footage and zoom in and out of the site.The walls are currently going up, reports ... (read more)
Three Secret Service agents out in wake of Colombia scandal; escort says argument was over $800
Posted by on April 18, 2012
CARTAGENA, Colombia –Three Secret Service employees have left the agency in the wake of allegations that agents brought Colombian prostitutes to their hotel as they prepared for President ... (read more)
Kids may return with uncle
Posted by on April 18, 2012
NEW DELHI: Two Indian children, who are caught in the vortex of a family drama in Norway, may finally be allowed to return home with their uncle as their primary guardian. ... (read more)
South Yemen Violence Kills 2 Children, 6 Militants
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Al-Qaida-linked militants fired mortars into a southern Yemeni town, killing two children, while government air raids killed six militants in another part of the town Wednesday, the Defense Ministry ... (read more)
Schools get tough on promoting students
Posted by on April 18, 2012
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Amber Alert issued for 4 Ohio children
Posted by on April 18, 2012
An Amber Alert has been issued for four Ohio children abducted in Cleveland. According to the Amber Alert system, the suspect is Octavia Hatchell, who is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds. ... (read more)
Fort Hood shooter's trial delayed until August
Posted by on April 18, 2012
FORT HOOD, Texas - A military judge on Wednesday delayed the trial for the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood.Maj. Nidal Hasan's trial was ... (read more)
Kids get a chance to try new tastes
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Buy this image Daniel Sowders, chef apprentice at Julian, shared the ginger-glazed baby carrots and sugar snap peas with the children and encouraged them to try the samples by giving them a ... (read more)
Are Dubai schools value for money
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Dubai: As new guidelines fuel fears of a further hike in school fees, XPRESS decided to find how Dubai schools stack up as far as fees are concerned and whether they are value for money. Figures ... (read more)
Micronutrient Days fight Viet Nam’s 'hidden hunger'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
BINH THANH TRUNG, Viet Nam, 11 April 2012 - It is 7 a.m. and Binh Thanh Trung commune's health centre is buzzing. Today is Micronutrient Day and over 700 children are expected to ... (read more)
JetBlue pilot plans insanity defense in flight-disruption trial
Posted by on April 18, 2012
AMARILLO, Texas - A JetBlue Airways captain accused of disrupting a flight when he left the cockpit screaming about religion and terrorists plans to use an insanity defense at trial.An attorney for ... (read more)
GSA watchdog says employees are reporting abuse
Posted by on April 18, 2012
WASHINGTON - The General Services Administration's internal watchdog said Wednesday that employees are heeding his call to report wrongdoing, and messages on his hotline have triggered new ... (read more)
Romney aides point out Obama ate dog meat as a child
Posted by on April 18, 2012
WASHINGTON -- In the latest tit-for-tat in Mitt Romney's lingering dog problem, aides to the Republican candidate are gleefully pointing out that President Barack Obama ate dog meat as a ... (read more)
Grandparents Commonly Don't Hide Their Drugs From Kids Properly
Posted by on April 18, 2012
According to The University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, nearly 1 in 4 grandparents keep prescription medications in places children can easily ... (read more)
The hottest gadgets of the week
Posted by on April 18, 2012
($TBA) combines Segway-like tech u2014 including multiple 3-way sensors and gyroscopes u2014 with all the circus-like fun of a unicycle, allowing you to move by doing nothing more than leaning ... (read more)
Saudi Arabia bans “gays and tomboys” from government schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Homosexuality is often met with lashings and prison sentences in Saudi Arabia. CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has decided to bar ';gays and tom-boys'; from its government schools and universities, ... (read more)
Accidental death rate for Va. children declines
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A new government report shows the death rate from accidents for youths ages 19 and younger fell 45 percent from 2000 to 2009. Nationally, the rate dropped about 30 ... (read more)
Teens dodge death in 'subway chicken' game
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A group of shrieking teens dodged death playing a game of chicken with a barreling subway train in Brooklyn, a disturbing new video shows. The video -- taken by a straphanger and sent to the ... (read more)
'Education without Borders' is a must for kids in conflict zones
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Failure to protect the right to education for children in conflict zones fuels violence by drawing children to terrorist groups. In South Sudan, girls are more likely to die in childbirth than make ... (read more)
Tolkien and Dickens heirs team up for children's tale
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Descendants of J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Dickens are working together to release two children's fantasy books, in a project that should be completed later this year. Michael Tolkien, eldest ... (read more)
Children's film fest highlights movie for young fans
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Timing and opportunity are the practical reasons the San Joaquin Film Society chose to supplement its annual international film festival with this weekend’s second San Joaquin Children’s ... (read more)
Success for London primary places
Posted by on April 18, 2012
More than three-quarters of families in London have a place at their first choice of primary school for the autumn, despite a rise in applications. Figures from the Pan London Admissions Board ... (read more)
Mendoberri in Mendota Heights caters to families and also couples
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Six-year-old Owen Schlehuber, left, creates a "totally Yoda robot crab" from his plate of cold cuts, fresh fruit and flatbread, to the delight of his sisters Caroline, 8, center, and ... (read more)
My aunt ignored our kids. Now we're supposed to visit her baby
Posted by on April 18, 2012
I have an aunt who never attended family functions, whether it was Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas or children’s birthday parties. She married my uncle about 15 years ago and it seems like she ... (read more)
China probes Chongqing spending under Bo
Posted by on April 18, 2012
BEIJING -- Authorities are questioning billions of dollars worth of government spending in the city of Chongqing launched under fallen top Chinese leader Bo Xilai, according to people familiar with ... (read more)
BP reaches settlement with Deepwater Horizon plaintiffs
Posted by on April 18, 2012
NEW ORLEANS - British oil giant BP reached an agreement Wednesday to resolve a majority of the claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which was the worst in US history. The ... (read more)
Aussie company doubles new moms' salaries
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Learn, share and discuss at TODAY Moms: parenting news and views from TODAY, top headlines and you. We're all in this together, so join the ... (read more)
Canadian post-secondary schools set for 'education mission' to Brazil
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Thirty Canadian university and college presidents will lead a mission to Brazil this month with the hope of improving the visibility of Canadian post-secondary institutions while strengthening ... (read more)
Pakistan's plan to deport bin Laden's widows, children hits snags
Posted by on April 18, 2012
ISLAMABAD - The plan to deport Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children from Pakistan ran into more bureaucratic hurdles today, making it uncertain when they would leave, their ... (read more)
Wheeling man at large after kidnapping ex-girlfriend, 2 young children at gunpoint
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A Wheeling man remains at large after police said he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and two young children. The suspect, 26-year-old Christian Hill is wanted on kidnapping and armed robbery charges and ... (read more)
Kids on grid for weekend of speed
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Stauffer is second in the Superbike championship, and hopes for another good year overall. "We just hope the weather stays away this year," he said. "We've been here a little ... (read more)
More valuable Chinese art stolen from another UK museum
Posted by on April 18, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, England -- Several pieces of valuable Chinese art were stolen from a UK museum less than two weeks after thieves swiped £2 million ($3.19 million) of Oriental artifacts from another ... (read more)
Illinois couple claims third Mega Millions prize
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Merle Butler hold his winning Mega Millions ticket. A retired couple from southern Illinois have new, full-time jobs - managing their mind-boggling share of a record lottery.Merle and Patricia ... (read more)
New Arizona Law Puts the Bible in Public Schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The Bible may soon be studied in public high schools in Arizona. Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law requiring the Arizona Board of Education to design a new Bible curriculum that would examine the Bible ... (read more)
Judgment in case involving Indian children expected on April 23
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The hearing in the child welfare case involving two Indian children was held in Stavanger District Court on 17 April. A judgment is expected on Monday afternoon (April 23). (read more)
Officials Raise Alert Level Fearing Eruption, As Schools Cancel Classes And Residents Prepare To Evacuate [PHOTOS]
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Once again, government authorities in Mexico were forced to raise the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano, which lies just southeast of Mexico City, due to its increasing activity and the ... (read more)
Kids' monsters reimagined by adult artist
Posted by on April 18, 2012
(CBS News) Dave DeVries paints lots of creepy, crawly monsters. He does it by tapping into his inner child and the creativity of children. You could call DeVries the pied piper of paint because when ... (read more)
More top-grade university places
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Many more university places than expected are going to be allocated to top-grade A-level applicants this year. Universities Minister David Willetts said 85,000 places - rather than the anticipated ... (read more)
Sperm Donor Has Fathered 87 Kids the Natural Way
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Courtesy Ed Houben Meet Ed Houben,  a unique kind of hands on sperm donor who sleeps with women to help them conceive naturally. So far has recorded fathering 87 children and five more kids are ... (read more)
Kids get less physical activity than parents believe
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Children aren't getting enough physical activity or sleep, and move even less than their parents believe, a new report released today suggests. Statistics Canada researchers measured the ... (read more)
Kids may need ID to start school
Posted by on April 18, 2012
PRINCIPALS want parents to provide proof of a child's age when enrolling in Reception to coincide with new rules dictating the school starting ... (read more)
Comic illustrator inspired by kids' drawings
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Painter, illustrator and graphic designer Dave DeVries speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about his special project, "The Monster Engine," in which he takes ... (read more)
Kids' Accidental Deaths Down 30 Percent
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Kids' accidental deaths are down 30 percent from 2000 to 2009, mostly thanks to a decline in traffic deaths. That's according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ... (read more)
Zimmerman trial judge reportedly set to step aside over potential conflict of interest
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler on Friday. SANFORD, Fla. -- The judge overseeing George Zimmerman's trial was expected to step aside Wednesday after revealing a potential conflict of ... (read more)
Three Ways to Get Kids Dancing
Posted by on April 18, 2012
/small-ad --> Ask most dancers what inspired them to get started, and they'll tell you a story from their childhood. Kids respond to dance instinctively, and whether or not they'll ... (read more)
Norway authorities to court
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Oslo: The chances of two NRI children returning to India has brightened with the Norwegian Child Welfare Service (CWS), which has kept them in foster care, submitting in a court in Oslo that there ... (read more)
US schools to test out smart pens
Posted by on April 18, 2012
An innovative electronic pen which could replace whiteboards is to be tested in schools in the US. Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest with 770,000 students, will ... (read more)
Single fathers coping in 'Sin City'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Las Vegas, known for famous casinos and adult entertainment, is also home to more single fathers per capita than any other US city, according to census data. A 24-hour work environment with many ... (read more)
Sperm Donor Has Fathered 87 Kids the Natural Way
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Courtesy Ed Houben Meet Ed Houben,  a unique kind of hands on sperm donor who sleeps with women to help them conceive naturally. So far has recorded fathering 87 children and five more kids are ... (read more)
Local School Council Elections Begin; Few Candidates At Many Schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
CHICAGO (CBS) — Local School Council elections begin Wednesday, and many schools are suffering from a lack of interested candidates. As WBBM Newsradio’s David Roe reports, earlier this ... (read more)
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit Norway, Britain in June
Posted by on April 18, 2012
LONDON -- Aung San Suu Kyi is to leave Burma for the first time in 24 years to visit Norway and Britain in June, her party revealed Wednesday.The Norwegian Nobel Committee confirmed the renowned ... (read more)
Taliban commander turns himself in, demands $100 reward
Posted by on April 18, 2012
SAR HOWZA, Afghanistan -- A wanted mid-level Taliban commander left US and Afghanistan officials scratching their heads when he handed himself in and demanded the $100 reward offered for his ... (read more)
Deportation of Bin Laden's family from Pakistan delayed
Posted by on April 18, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The deportation of Osama bin Laden's wives and children from Pakistan was delayed Wednesday because their passports were not ready, their lawyer said.The former al Qaeda ... (read more)
Norway gunman Breivik claims he had 'English mentor'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
OSLO -- Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik on Wednesday told his trial in Oslo he had an "English mentor" who he met during a visit to London in 2002. Breivik spoke about the meeting ... (read more)
Do we need police in schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The kindrgartner handcuff case in Georgia renews the national debate about police in schools -- and whether to criminalize childish bad behavior. This undated image provided by the City of ... (read more)
UTMB Children's Hospital now open
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Follow this company has opened a new Children's Hospital unit inside the island's main John Sealy Hospital building. The pediatric hospital unit, which opened April 17 on the ... (read more)
Elmo and friends visit sick kids
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Tonsillectomy patient Benny Fehr, 4, waves to Elmo and Super Grover during their visit to the pediatrics ward of Windsor Regional Hospital on April 17, 2012. (Jason Kryk / The Windsor ... (read more)
Men not risk-averse in front of kids
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Unlike women, men don't curb certain risk-taking behaviours even in the presence of kids, says a new psychology study. (read more)
Should Airlines Offer Children-Only Seating Areas And Flights
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Keli Goff relived her tale of angst in the sky , when she forced to share her flight with a particularly unaccomodating family. Her personal story electrified the comments of The Huffington Post, ... (read more)
MPs call for better porn blocks
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The inquiry called on the government to back moves for stronger filters of adult content. The MPs also recommended that the government appoint an internet safety tsar. The inquiry said that ... (read more)
10 Disgusting Examples Of Very Young School Children Being Arrested, Handcuffed And Brutalized By Police
Posted by on April 18, 2012
April 18, 2012 When did we decide that it was okay to treat very young school children as if they were terror suspects? When I was growing up, I don’t remember a single time that the police ... (read more)
‘Kids are being arrested for being kids’
Posted by on April 18, 2012
';Kids are being arrested for being kids,'; said Shannon Kennedy, a civil rights attorney who has filed a class-action lawsuit against Albuquerque's public school district and its ... (read more)
Buffalo schools to provide meals for those held in City Court lockup
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Suspects who will be held in the new city lockup will get their meals made by the Buffalo Public Schools. City lawmakers Tuesday approved an agreement under which the city will pay the district ... (read more)
'Parents dealers' give children alcohol at 13
Posted by on April 18, 2012
© Reuters/Tony Gentile The average age that parents give children their first drink is 13 and children are more likely to be given alcohol by an adult than their friends, according to charity ... (read more)
At Brooklyn’s I.S. 318, the Cool Kids Are the Chess Champs
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The classroom at Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was filled on Tuesday with the thumping and clattering of a half-dozen high-speed chess matches, played with a rambunctious energy ... (read more)
Kids' toys stolen as they sleep
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A Derry couple have condemned burglars who rifled their children's bedrooms, as they slept. The thieves stole the family car, a flat-screen TV, X-box 360, house keys and one child's ... (read more)
Robber pulls gun on cashier in supermarket stickup
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Police are on the hunt for a crook who pulled out a gun at a Washington Heights supermarket, then snatched cash from the register, authorities said.Surveillance video captured the suspect ... (read more)
Many Grandparents Store Prescription Medicines Where Children Can Easily Find Them
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Two-thirds of adults support single-dose packaging to avoid accidental poisoning, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health Unintentional poisonings from medicines cause ... (read more)
Eagle Point schools, union make last try at pact
Posted by on April 18, 2012
With the possibility of a strike looming, employees in the Eagle Point School District and its administration will make one more attempt to bargain today, more than 13 months after negotiations ... (read more)
Iranian Schools to Teach Russian as Second Foreign Language
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Iranian schoolchildren will have a chance to study Russian as a second foreign language, along with German, Italian, Spanish and French, the Fars news agency reported, quoting a senior Iranian ... (read more)
Children 'allowed to drink at 13'
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Half (50%) of 10 to 17-year-olds who have had a drink say it was their parents who supplied the alcohol, the poll for charity Drinkaware found, making adults the most common source. Almost ... (read more)
House fire started by children with matches
Posted by on April 18, 2012
CHILDREN playing with matches are being blamed for a destructive house fire in Adelaide's north today, the 21st such fire in South Australia in less than two ... (read more)
Mum, three kids among NSW flood rescues
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Severe weather warnings and flood watch warnings were in place on Wednesday afternoon, with heavy rains not expected to ease for at least 24 hours.Traffic chaos continued and some 1300 homes in the ... (read more)
Children's unit inquiry planned
Posted by on April 18, 2012
An independent inquiry is to be held into the development of a residential child care unit in Cairnryan. Dumfries and Galloway Council bought and converted a former bed and breakfast for the ... (read more)
GSA pig took kin on exotic trips
Posted by on April 18, 2012
WASHINGTON - It wasn’t just a hot tub in Las Vegas that floated Jeff Neely’s boat.The free-spending federal official at the center of a probe into the General Services ... (read more)
O team as Edwards witnesses
Posted by on April 18, 2012
GREENSBORO, NC - Star witnesses at John Edwards’ tawdry federal trial will include top staffers in President Obama’s administration and on his re-election team, court documents ... (read more)
Coke eyed at Secret Service ho-down
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The Secret Service sure knows how to party.Cocaine and several bottles of whiskey apparently fueled the elite agents’ boneheaded fling with about 20 hookers at a posh hotel in Cartagena, ... (read more)
Rowlings Harry Potter encyclopaedia underway
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Hollywood News: London, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling had promised fans an encyclopaedia on her popular series, and has now revealed it is already ... (read more)
protesters warn ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Thousands of protesters including men of all ages, children and women dressed in burquas staged a protested against the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix, which is scheduled for the weekend. (read more)
Police apologise after paedophile lived with children
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Source: ONE News Police have admitted they made a mistake in allowing a convicted paedophile to live with two children. TVNZ's Close Up programme has investigated the story of Rory Francis, ... (read more)
One-in-5 children in Ireland hungry
Posted by on April 18, 2012
One-in-five children in Ireland reported going to school in the morning or to bed at night hungry in 2010, because there was not enough food at home. The Health Behavior in School-aged Children ... (read more)
Rapper guilty in ’93 slay
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Former Bad Boy rapper G. Dep was convicted yesterday of a decades-old murder - a cold-case East Harlem shooting that was solved only when he walked into a station house two years ago and turned ... (read more)
Rangel foe wins ‘Oscar’
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dressed down Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday by endorsing rival state Sen. Adriano Espaillat to replace the 21-term incumbent in Congress.De la Renta, like ... (read more)
‘Rape pix’ cop keeps pension
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A detective fired for taking and keeping naked pictures of a rape victim - the stepdaughter of rocker David Bowie - and of a woman who was busted for a traffic violation is entitled to his pension, ... (read more)
Flack’s no-jail DWI plea
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A top city spokesman, busted for an embarrassing DWI fender-bender, copped a plea deal yesterday that will keep him out of jail.Seth Andrews, 35, admitted to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, ... (read more)
Sex trial gets the kinks out
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A sensational, X-rated civil trial pitting a "naive" French newlywed against her hot-shot banker ex-hubby got off to a PG start in Manhattan federal court yesterday."I may have to say ... (read more)
City set to launch 54 schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Fifty-four new city schools will open in September, including an academy of software engineering, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.The schools, serving 21,000 students, will bring to 589 the number of ... (read more)
6 months for yeshiva perv
Posted by on April 18, 2012
A yeshiva student admitted yesterday to inappropriately touching two 8-year-old girls to whom he was giving private religious instruction. Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter sentenced ... (read more)
State calls it quits on Imagine schools
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Parents pick up their children after dismissal at Imagine Academy of Careers on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in St. Louis. Photo by Christian Gooden, ... (read more)
Jurors gasp at photos of slain girl, 4
Posted by on April 18, 2012
It was a peek inside little Marchella’s house of horrors.Jurors at the Brooklyn murder trial of the mother accused of starving, beating and drugging Marchella Brett-Pierce to death were shown ... (read more)
Espada’s $256K from ‘vacation’ hours
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Why didn’t he just take the whole year off?Pedro Espada Jr. collected a staggering $256,195 payout for accrued "unused vacation time" - equivalent to 2,160 paid hours - an official ... (read more)
Dems hail mayoral ed. reins
Posted by on April 18, 2012
All five Democratic mayor wannabes agree on at least one thing - mayoral control of schools should not be undone in the next term, they told The Post yesterday.But some of them called for ... (read more)
Fallen Bravest is hailed
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The Brooklyn Bravest who died of a heart attack while battling a raging fire was remembered yesterday as a "firefighter’s firefighter" during a solemn ceremony outside his station ... (read more)
29 Northern Ireland schools facing axe, says leaked document
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The number of post-primary schools in the North Eastern Education and Library Board (NEELB) could be slashed by more than half, a leaked document says. A copy of the board’s area plan - ... (read more)
Public schools’ fundraising brings Etheridge query
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Some listeners raised their eyebrows when gubernatorial candidate Bob Etheridge mentioned in Monday’s debate that his grandchild’s first-grade class was being asked to raise $17 per ... (read more)
Kindergarten registration day is April 19
Posted by on April 18, 2012
It's time to stop for a minute and think ahead: If your child is headed to kindergarten in the fall, you need to head to school on Thursday to sign him or her up.With as many as one-third of ... (read more)
Super sexy Kate’s white night
Posted by on April 18, 2012
Sizzling Kate Upton might be best known for her sexy swimsuits - but it’s hard to top this flowing white dress with a neckline plunging down to there for pure class with a touch of erotic ... (read more)
Disabled children increased in 2011 - MP
Posted by on April 18, 2012
The Azerbaijani legislation has acts on preventing disability, rehabilitation of disabled persons and their social protection. Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament's social policy ... (read more)
Kids exhausted by new exams
Posted by on April 18, 2012
LI graduation rates With state testing under way, many younger students appear to be exhausted by this year's longer exams and unable to complete their work effectively, Long Island school ... (read more)
Over 49,000 Kids Survive on the Street - HANCI
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Giving a report of the research it conducted in collaboration with its UK partner, Charity Street Child, Help a Needy Child International HANCI has revealed that 49, 698 children across the country ... (read more)
Councilman wants more money for schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
RICHMOND, Va. -- A city councilman is asking for an additional $11.6 million to help Richmond Public Schools meet its budget shortfall for the coming year. The proposal was included in amendments ... (read more)
Schools, hospitals take extra caution around smoke
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Tuesday evening smoke continued to billow from a fire near downtown Knoxville. Firefighters are making slow progress on a fire at mulch facility Shamrock Organic ... (read more)
Party’s still going for GSA union pals
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Big-spending Democrats are finally up in arms over a federal boondoggle. Details of the General Services Administration bacchanalia get worse by the day. But the scandal is still small potatoes ... (read more)
A bogus gender gap
Posted by on April 17, 2012
women Republicans are trying to reach. The number of voters who are deeply concerned about the treatment of Democratic women in the White House and will vote for a Republican as a result has to be ... (read more)
Who’ll run NY’s schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Is New York’s experiment with mayoral control of the schools nearing an end? Time will tell, but the anti-reformers - the teachers unions and assorted education corruptocrats - seem to have ... (read more)
DC’s dancing diplomat — Havana beer-y good time
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Manhattan***I’m glad Clinton had the chance to sit back, let her hair down and knock down a brewskie as scandal looms around that "hope and change" administration. She deserved this ... (read more)
Cop who took naked photos of rape victim can keep pension
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A detective who was fired for taking and keeping naked pictures of a rape victim - the step-daughter of rocker David Bowie - and of a woman who was busted for a traffic infraction is entitled to his ... (read more)
Latest Efforts Begin to Revamp New Jersey’s ‘Priority Schools’
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The state Department of Education will hold its first webinar today with effected districts and schools and already has begun reviews of each of the 75 schools to determine next steps, officials ... (read more)
New war on charters
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Even as New York City’s charter schools have successfully educated tens of thousands of public-school students for more than a decade, they are now coming under renewed assault. Today, their ... (read more)
Kids Get 'First Booze At Age 13' From Parents
Posted by on April 17, 2012
British children on average are aged 13 when their parents allow them to try alcohol, a new study has revealed. Exactly half of 10 to 17-year-olds who have had a drink say it was their parents who ... (read more)
Stirring Mexican volcano closes schools, raises alert
Posted by on April 17, 2012
SAN PEDRO BENITO JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A powerful plume of steam and ash rose from the Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico on Tuesday, prompting local schools to cancel classes and emergency ... (read more)
More focus needed to protect kids - report
Posted by on April 17, 2012
VICTORIA'S' sex offenders registration scheme should have a greater focus on protecting children from sexual abuse, a report ... (read more)
Drinking water 'improves grades'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Students who bring water into the examination hall may improve their grades, a study of 447 people found. Controlling for ability from previous coursework results, researchers found those with ... (read more)
School hopes outdoor classroom will teach kids healthy habits
Posted by on April 17, 2012
From left, Chris Katan, Grade 6, Valencia Nowlen-Roberts, Grade 6, and Chalaya Moonids, Grade 5, in the indoor garden in the library tended to by the gardening club. at Homesteader school, which is ... (read more)
Echo Park Film Center teaches kids to make movies
Posted by on April 17, 2012
On a recent Thursday afternoon, 16 students ages 12 to 19 gathered around three fold-out tables in an Echo Park storefront on Alvarado Street. Shelves of film canisters, movie journals and how-to ... (read more)
'Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe's Horror Vehicle 'The Woman in Black' Due on Blu-ray May 22
Posted by on April 17, 2012
following its impressive worldwide box office haul, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced Tuesday that the film is set to be released on DVD and Blu-ray May ... (read more)
Corinth Holders coach chooses to leave Johnston County schools in wake of alleged misconduct
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A Corinth Holders High School teacher won’t seek renewal of his teaching contract after being arrested and charged with taking indecent liberties with a 16-year-old female student.Johnston ... (read more)
LI couple arrested after each independently hit woman with car
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A Long Island couple were busted for assault after they each, in turn, got behind the wheel of their car and struck the same woman during a dispute outside Family Court, police said.Cops said ... (read more)
Jurors shown shocking images of emaciated B'klyn 4-year-old who died in dingy apartment
Posted by on April 17, 2012
It was a peak inside little Marchella’s house of horror.Jurors in the Brooklyn murder trial of the mother accused of starving, beating and drugging Marchella Brett-Pierce to death, today were ... (read more)
School hopes outdoor classroom will teach kids healthy habits
Posted by on April 17, 2012
From left, Chris Katan, Grade 6, Valencia Nowlen-Roberts, Grade 6, and Chalaya Moonids, Grade 5, in the indoor garden in the library tended to by the gardening club. at Homesteader school, which is ... (read more)
St. Paul schools to rethink its advertising policy
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Click for live video. The St. Paul school board is set to approve a new advertising policy tonight to replace a brief, restrictive policy that led the district to say no to most prospective ... (read more)
Subok Primary School Holds General Knowledge Week
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Bandar Seri Begawan - Sekolah Orang Kaya Besar Imas, Subok, Brunei II B has successfully organised the General Knowledge Week 2012 for its students. The school said the two-week programme was one ... (read more)
MoE's Special Provisions To Keep Children In School
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Bandar Seri Begawan - In an effort to ensure children in the country, particularly disadvantaged children, have equal rights to high quality education, the Ministry of Education (MoE) is providing ... (read more)
Lambak Kanan Primary School Shines In Athletics Competition
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Bandar Seri Begawan - Lambak Kanan Primary School, Jalan 49, emerged the champions in the boys' category in the athletics competition for primary schools in the Brunei II A area for the year ... (read more)
Invisible Children preps next act, amid 'raves and ridicule'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
SAN DIEGO ... (read more)
GOP candidates for NC schools chief vary on role
Posted by on April 17, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. - The only ballot voters cast in North Carolina directly involving the state's public education system is that of schools superintendent, and five Republicans will face off in a ... (read more)
Afghan schoolgirls' water poisoned
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Afghan schoolgirls and female teachers have been hospitalized after drinking water that local officials say was poisoned by extremists opposed to women's education, CNN reports.While no deaths ... (read more)
New Westminster gets $30 million for two new schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Education Minister George Abbott, New Westminster MLA Dawn Black and representatives from the New Westminster school district sign agreements totalling more than $30 million to create two new ... (read more)
New Children’s Hospital Dedicates Garden In Honor Of Kevin Daley
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Kevin’s Garden, an open space at the new Lurie Children’s Hospital, is named after Kevin Daley, the late son of former Mayor Richard M. Daley. Kevin died from spina bifida in 1981. The ... (read more)
Senior advocate Betty Berry advises children to be prepared to help parents
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A: There are three areas that you should become knowledgeable about: living arrangements, medical coverage and estate planning. Talk with your parents about their thoughts on future living ... (read more)
Warren Buffett diagnosed with prostate cancer
Posted by on April 17, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. - Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer."The good news is that I've been told by my doctors that my ... (read more)
Admitted subway bomb plotter testifies at Brooklyn federal trial
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The admitted mastermind of a foiled plot to bomb New York City subways testified Tuesday that he wanted to fight jihad in Afghanistan after coming to believe that the U.S. government was behind the ... (read more)
Parents of young girls sexually assaulted by Yeshiva tutor lash out at perv
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The parents of two young girls who were sexually assaulted by their religious tutor, lashed out this morning at the "wolf in sheep’s clothing" that they allowed in their homes as a ... (read more)
Alec Baldwin hints he still may seek political office
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Alec Baldwin said Tuesday he may seek political office once his contract with NBC expires.The "30 Rock" star and staunch Democrat told Bloomberg News that running for office ... (read more)
State education board to close Imagine Schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
"Imagine is extremely disappointed by today's ruling. This decision has been made without providing us any opportunity to show the progress made on these campuses since last fall. Further, ... (read more)
Parkrose schools move one step closer to a strike
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Parkrose School District , it is becoming clear that a strike could be imminent. A 14-hour bargaining session on Monday did not end with the two sides agreeing on a contract but as teachers began ... (read more)
Rowling writing Harry Potter encyclopedia
Posted by on April 17, 2012
J.K. Rowling poses with Harry Potter stars at the UK premiere of the last film. AP Photo Author J.K. Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, ... (read more)
College kids party harder if mom and dad pay for school, BYU study finds
Posted by on April 17, 2012
PROVO — A third of college students are on their own financially. On the other end of the spectrum, a fourth get a full-ride scholarship from the Bank of Mom and Dad. New BYU research shows ... (read more)
Kids, educators debate recess plan that may prevent bullying
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Kids and educators debate effectiveness of new, structured recess plan that may help prevent bullying and lead to safer schools. A new study shows conflicting opinions on the Playworks ... (read more)
'Jeremy Bell Law' would make schools investigate all employees
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a law prohibiting sexual interaction between teachers and students when it reversed a teacher's conviction of sexual ... (read more)
Stirring Mexican volcano closes schools, raises alert
Posted by on April 17, 2012
1 of 3. The Popocatepetl volcano spews a cloud of ash and steam high into the air as seen from Puebla, 100 km (62 miles) east of Mexico City April 14, ... (read more)
Woman drink drives with kids in car
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Police intercepted the 41-year-old woman in Sweeney Drive, Doreen, at about 4.40pm (AEST) yesterday.After returning a positive breath test, she was taken to Epping police station where she allegedly ... (read more)
Kids were horsing around when girl, 12, stepped in front of car
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Students gathered at a bus stop were "horsing around" early Tuesday when a 12-year-old girl stepped into traffic, and was hit by a car in suburban West Palm Beach, authorities report.The ... (read more)
Missouri closes three Imagine Charter schools in St. Louis
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Missouri Board of Education voted to close three Imagine Charter schools in the St. Louis area at the end of the 2011-2012 school year due to poor academic performance and fiscal management. ... (read more)
Mo. pulls the plug on Imagine-run charter schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Board of Education is pulling the plug on six St. Louis charter school campuses run by Virginia-based Imagine Schools ... (read more)
Stirring Mexican volcano closes schools, raises alert
Posted by on April 17, 2012
SAN PEDRO BENITO JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - A powerful plume of steam and ash rose from the Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico on Tuesday, prompting local schools to cancel classes and emergency ... (read more)
NY judge dismisses Howard Stern's case against Sirius
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A New York state judge dismissed radio personality Howard Stern's case against Sirius XM Radio Inc. over alleged breaches of contract regarding stock awards, according to a filing with the ... (read more)
Police nab suspect in East Harlem cop stabbing
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Ray Kelly holds up the knife police are saying was used to stab an officer today in East Harlem. A police officer is lucky to be alive after being stabbed in the head this morning by an enraged man ... (read more)
More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls feared poisoned
Posted by on April 17, 2012
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- More than 100 Afghan schoolgirls were taken to the hospital Tuesday after drinking water believed to have been poisoned by opponents of education for girls, an official ... (read more)
M&T chief calls for less government red tape, better schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Small businesses are struggling to grow and create jobs, putting the nation's economic recovery at risk because of ineffective and bureaucratic government programs and the failures of the ... (read more)
The Story of Star Wars Toys Trailer Arrives
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Full disclosure: Back in the day, I was a notorious Star Wars toy collector. I had dozens upon dozens of figures in my personal collection, though, being a kid at the time, I took all of the figures ... (read more)
Kiwi mums secretly access kids' Facebook
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Half of New Zealand mothers have accessed their children's Facebook page without their consent, according to an international report.The AVG Digital Coming of Age study surveyed 4,400 ... (read more)
USDA Announces New Farm to School Program to Improve the Health and Nutrition of Kids Receiving School Meals
Posted by on April 17, 2012
HARWOOD, Md., April 17, 2012 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced today that USDA will be investing in farm to school programs nationwide to help eligible schools improve the ... (read more)
In Benin, UNICEF-supported education and child rights programmes offer children a way out of exploitation
Posted by on April 17, 2012
"It happened at the end of a school day," he explained when asked how he came to be a victim of child trafficking. ''I met a man called Baba who traffics in children. He tried to ... (read more)
Cops find burned US passport at scene of grisly Russian killing
Posted by on April 17, 2012
YEKATERINBURG, Russia -- A charred American passport has been found at the scene of a brutal murder in Russia, state media reported Tuesday.The clue was found beside the corpse of a man who had been ... (read more)
World's first children's slide
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Historians have discovered photos of what's thought to be the world's first children's slide. It was built 90 years ago from planks of wood and it became very ... (read more)
In Brief Egypt to target 12.5 million children in polio campaign
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children under five, say officials. "The vaccination drops are very important in line with the ... (read more)
GSA exec took wife, kids on Hawaiian vacations paid for by taxpayers
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Jeff Neely didn't always go alone to Hawaii or Las Vegas for his government job. Sometimes, the career executive took his wife -- even the kids -- and taxpayers paid for the whole ... (read more)
Obama calls for millions in new funding to police energy markets
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON -- President Obama called on Congress Tuesday to devote millions in new funding to increase oversight of US energy markets and strengthen other protections against market ... (read more)
GSA's scheme to bill taxpayers for meals was 'running joke,' inspector general says
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Photos of Jeff Neely and his wife Deborah staying in a luxurious suite at the M Resort Spa & Casino in November 2009, during one of the eight scouting and off-site pre-conference meetings to ... (read more)
Michigan lottery winner who used food stamps charged with welfare fraud
Posted by on April 17, 2012
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. - A Michigan woman who continued to collect food stamp benefits after winning $1 million in the lottery was arraigned Tuesday on felony charges of welfare fraud.Amanda Clayton, ... (read more)
Exposing KONY 2012 and Invisible Children’s Evangelical Christian and CIA Relationship
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The first part in a three part series that chronicles the opaque USadvocacy group known as ';Invisible Children'; and their latest fund-raising campaign KONY ... (read more)
Court sentences sex toys seller
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Rabat - A seller of sex toys has been sentenced to eight months in prison and fined 10 000 dirhams (900 euros) by a Moroccan court for infringing public decency, local newspapers reported on ... (read more)
Ales Kot plots youthful rebellion in 'Wild Children'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The exact quote? Well, Kot's going to remain cryptic about that for now. He'd rather you wait until July 11 to immerse yourself and ponder his Image Comics graphic novella Wild Children all on your ... (read more)
Eating out in Knoxville benefits Knox Co. Schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A good meal equals a donation to Knox County Schools at participating restaurants on Tuesday. 40 Knoxville restaurants with 83 locations throughout Knox County are participating in the ninth annual ... (read more)
Georgia Girl, 6, Gets Handcuffed, Arrested After Throwing Tantrum In Kindergarten Class
Posted by on April 17, 2012
After throwing a tantrum in her kindergarten class, a six-year-old Georgia girl was cuffed and stuffed into a police cruiser last Friday and charged with simple assault and property ... (read more)
Retired space shuttle Discovery touches down at new home
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The space shuttle Discovery, sitting atop a 747 carrier aircraft lands, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va. Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter will be placed to its new home, the ... (read more)
Boehner endorses Romney, signaling official end to nomination battle
Posted by on April 17, 2012
House Speaker John Boehner endorsed Mitt Romney for president Tuesday, saying the presumptive GOP nominee has a set of economic policies that can "put Americans back to work."Speaking to ... (read more)
Photograph uploads put kids at risk
Posted by on April 17, 2012
POLICE have warned parents not to use mobiles to upload photos of kids to social media with location information because paedophiles are using ... (read more)
29 schools could close says paper
Posted by on April 17, 2012
More than half of the post-primary schools in the North Eastern Education Board area could close because of financial pressures. A leaked document for the North Eastern Education Board suggests ... (read more)
Private equity buys law college
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A private equity firm has bought a UK college with its own degree-awarding powers - in a groundbreaking deal for the UK's higher education sector. The College of Law has been bought by Montagu ... (read more)
Secret Service Scandal…Bin Laden's Widows…Good News For the World's Children…Japan's "Skytree"
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Global Note: Secret Service Scandal…Bin Laden’s Widows…Good News For the World’s Children…Japan’s ... (read more)
Police handcuff 6-year-old girl for throwing tantrum in kindergarten
Posted by on April 17, 2012
According to the police report, kindergartner Salecia Johnson is accused of tearing items off the walls and throwing furniture. The report says the girl knocked over a shelf that injured the ... (read more)
Kids' Accidental Deaths Down 30 Percent
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Kids' accidental deaths are down 30 percent from 2000 to 2009, mostly thanks to a decline in traffic deaths. That's according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ... (read more)
Women With More Children Live Longer
Posted by on April 17, 2012
University of New South Wales in Australia has published the results of a study of 1,200 women who were 60 years or older. What were the findings? Women who have children live longer than women who ... (read more)
CDC Report Highlights Decrease In Children’ Deaths By Unintentional Injury
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Vital Signs report from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that 9,000 children died due to unintentional injury in 2009. Though this number is quite high, it is still an ... (read more)
Security agents bragged to brothel babes 'we work for Obama'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Pley Club in Cartagena, Colombia. Horn dog Secret Service agents revealed their identities and dropped President Obama’s name while partying at an infamous Colombian brothel, according to ... (read more)
State education board expected to close Imagine Schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The State Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday afternoon in favor of closing all Imagine Schools and to revoke the charter in St. Louis, sources told NewsChannel 5 Education Reporter ... (read more)
State allows kids to stay with faith-healing parents after boy dies
Posted by on April 17, 2012
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Six Creswell siblings have become wards of the state as their parents await trial in connection with the death of their teenage son. The Register-Guard reports Brandi and Russel ... (read more)
Firefighter lauded for 9/11 'Valor' dies fighting blaze- Mom allegedly started fire that killed children by burning pictures of boyfriend
Posted by on April 17, 2012
NEW YORK – A New York City firefighter lauded for his efforts during 9/11 died after collapsing while battling a warehouse fire, myFOXny.com reports. Lt. Richard Nappi, a 17-year-veteran of ... (read more)
Holocaust center in Romania protests children's book with WWII fascist leader on its cover
Posted by on April 17, 2012
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Holocaust research center in Romania says public funds were used to finance a children's poetry book that features on its cover Romania's World War II ... (read more)
Kids lose weight when parents do: study
Posted by on April 17, 2012
What's the best way to encourage your kids to lose weight? Make it a family effort. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Holly Phillips reports on a study that shows kids lose weight when their ... (read more)
Suez schools evacuated as Nasr Petroleum Company fire continues
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Fire continues to rage at Nasr Petroleum Company CAIRO: Number of Suez's schools were evacuated today, as the fire taking place in the Nasr Petroleum Company continued. The fire started on ... (read more)
10 Most Applied-To Medical Schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Prospective students sent 507,347 applications to 113 medical schools for the 2011-2012 school year, according to data the schools reported ... (read more)
Fewer Children Die in Accidents; Drug Overdoses Up
Posted by on April 17, 2012
By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past, according to a new government report released Monday. The death rate for ... (read more)
The 'Choking Game' and Other Dangerous Games Your Kids Should Avoid
Posted by on April 17, 2012
, only the seemingly innocent "cinnamon challenge" poses an alarming number of risks for kids and teens who take it on. (The goal: to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon without washing it down ... (read more)
Seeking a middle ground for America's troubled educational system and children
Posted by on April 17, 2012
American children are in trouble. Each day brings increasing evidence of peer aggression (the new documentary Bully), autism spectrum disorders (the report just released by the Centers for Disease ... (read more)
Bin Laden's family to be deported early Wednesday from Pakistan
Posted by on April 17, 2012
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The family of slain terror boss Osama bin Laden is expected to be deported from Pakistan early Wednesday, their lawyer and an intelligence official have told AFP.The former al ... (read more)
Two bodies from Italian cruise ship wreck identified as missing Minnesota couple
Posted by on April 17, 2012
GROSSETO, Italy -- Two bodies found in the shipwrecked Italian cruise liner the Costa Concordia were officially identified Tuesday as missing Minnesota couple Gerald and Barbara Heil.The Heils, from ... (read more)
Angie takes on new UN special envoy role
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Angelina Jolie spotted leaving the Roosevelt Hotel Monday. GENEVA -- Actress Angelina Jolie is starring in a new role after being promoted to the position of UN special envoy, the United ... (read more)
Air Canada pilot mistook Venus for aircraft, plunged plane toward Atlantic
Posted by on April 17, 2012
GATINEAU, Quebec -- An Air Canada pilot mistook the planet Venus for another aircraft and plunged his plane towards the Atlantic Ocean to avoid a collision.A report released Monday by the ... (read more)
Bangladeshi customs agents seize 400 tortoises smuggled in three suitcases
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Tortoises are pictured at the Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Tuesday. DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladeshi customs agents seized more than 400 tortoises being smuggled in three suitcases ... (read more)
Bin Laden's 'right-hand man in Europe' arrested in UK
Posted by on April 17, 2012
LONDON -- The radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada was arrested Tuesday and will be deported from the UK to Jordan, the Home Office confirmed.Qatada, who was once described by a judge as "Osama ... (read more)
Egypt to target 12.5 million children in polio campaign
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The campaign targets 12.5 million children under five (file photo) CAIRO, 17 April 2012 (IRIN) - Egypt will launch a four-day polio immunization campaign on 21 April targeting 12.5 million children ... (read more)
LIRR service suspended on Ronkonkoma Branch
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Long Island Rail Road says the Ronkonkoma Branch is suspended in both directions from Ronkonkoma to Hicksville due to third rail damage.The Port Jefferson and Babylon branches are alternate ... (read more)
Mob boss laments loss of 'favorite juror' during rambling radio spot
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Maybe he got the nickname for shooting his mouth off.Accused Mafia big Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli took a break from his murder and racketeering trial to lament the loss of his ... (read more)
Sun Village provides a home and safe atmosphere for children of convicts
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Volunteers from the School of European Languages and Cultures of Beijing Foreign Studies University present books to children in the Sun Village in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: Courtesy of Yao ... (read more)
Disney's "Chimpanzee” good for nature-starved kids
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Anthropologist Jane Goodall says nature-starved kids would do well to turn away from their tech toys and watch Disney's "Chimpanzee." The documentary opens over Earth day ... (read more)
Merged school district votes to consolidate schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District will be consolidating all operations in the former community. The district's board voted Monday night to shut its remaining school in ... (read more)
JK Rowling starts work on 'Harry Potter' encyclopaedia
Posted by on April 17, 2012
JK Rowling has announced that her long-awaited encyclopaedia of the Harry Potter world is underway and insists that the money made from it will go to charity. (read more)
Pakistan deporting bin Laden's widows, children to Saudi Arabia
Posted by on April 17, 2012
ISLAMABAD - The lawyer for Osama bin Laden's family says the slain al-Qaida chief's three widows and their children are scheduled to be deported to Saudi Arabia around ... (read more)
Unconstitutional New York bills would give children the right to consent to vaccines
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A343 and S384, if enacted into law, will give children the right to consent to HPV and Hep B vaccines, without the knowledge and consent of their parents. Regardless of your position on vaccines, ... (read more)
Tulsa 'race-rampage shooter' says he's no bigot
Posted by on April 17, 2012
TULSA, Okla. - One of two Oklahoma men accused of going on a racially motivated shooting spree in a predominantly black section of Tulsa this month says he has no ill-will toward black people and ... (read more)
'I would have done it again'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
OSLO, Norway - Anders Behring Breivik on Tuesday defended his massacre of 77 people, insisting he would do it again and calling the bomb-and-shooting rampage the most "spectacular" attack ... (read more)
Rowling writing ‘Harry Potter’ encyclopedia
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Author J.K. Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, she has said on her website.Four years ago, the British writer took an independent US ... (read more)
Two-car crash in Mansfield injures 3 adults, 2 children
Posted by on April 17, 2012
MANSFIELD--Three women and two children were taken to the hospital Sunday after a two-car crash, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials said. Dione L. Rimmer, 47, of Mississauga, Ont., and ... (read more)
In Schools Cut By New York City’s Ax, Students Bleed
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The Bloomberg administration long ago determined that its education revolution would occur at the edge of an ax. So far, officials have closed 140 schools, which they routinely describe as failing, ... (read more)
The Republicans who want ignorance to get equal time in schools | Diane Roberts
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Not content with merely waging war on women, Republicans are targeting another enemy of conservatism: education. New Hampshire state Republican Jerry Bergevin ... (read more)
Coding comes to primary schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Volunteers have kicked off a project to set up after school clubs that teach young children how to programme computers. Called Code Clubs, the sessions will aim to instil the basics of computer ... (read more)
RBI scheme extended to remote schools, hospitals, libraries
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The New Zealand government has announced that it has selected its preferred providers for the final batch of Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI) contracts, with the latest set of deals worth ... (read more)
$20M to slow Coney beach breach
Posted by on April 17, 2012
ALBANY - Taxpayers are ponying up $20 million to slow erosion at Coney Island and Seagate Beach.Gov. Cuomo announced the project yesterday as part of the new state budget's speedup of ... (read more)
Walden Discovers The Ceaseless Energy Of Young Children
Posted by on April 17, 2012
'Two And A Half Men': Walden Can't Keep Up With Ava Picking up on threads laid last week, Walden proposed a week-long trial living situation for him and Zoey on ... (read more)
Abuse report to go to all schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A report into the case of a teacher who abused children at a North Somerset primary school is to be sent to all school authorities in the country. Nigel Leat was jailed indefinitely last year for ... (read more)
Heritage comes alive at schools, malls and libraries
Posted by on April 17, 2012
DUBAI - Dubai will give visitors and residents a chance to get soaked in its history, culture and arts through a gamut of activities during the annual Heritage Week until April ... (read more)
Knox Schools unveils preliminary technology upgrade plan
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Knox County Schools has a plan to put an electronic device -- whether it's an iPad, laptop or tablet -- into the hands of every student within the next five ... (read more)
'Struggling schools should merge with the underpopulated'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
As more and more basic schools continue to struggle to keep their doors open, at least one stakeholder is making a desperate plea to Government for such institutions to be merged with underpopulated ... (read more)
Virgin until 34, man fathers 82 children in nine years
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Hrriyet photo Dutchman Ed Houben was a virgin until the age 34. Now he has over 80 kids, with 10 more on the way. Houben's profession is to help women become mothers. He sleeps with an ... (read more)
Children's unit inquiry debated
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Councillors are set to decide if there should be an independent inquiry into a childcare unit near Stranraer. Cairnryan House was purchased by Dumfries and Galloway Council to replace the old ... (read more)
100 detained children stopped by US Border Patrol sent to base camp
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Federal officials are making an Air Force base near San Antonio the temporary home of 100 unescorted children stopped recently by the U.S. Border Patrol.The first of the children arrived at Lackland ... (read more)
Prep teacher in sex shock
Posted by on April 17, 2012
"This is a very serious case," prosecutor Shanda Strain told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon, in asking for $75,000 bail.Hovan started an "improper" e-mail ... (read more)
‘Trick’ is on O’s elite
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Several of the cathouse-loving Secret Service agents caught with Colombian hookers were assigned to the elite heavy-weapons squad directly responsible for protecting the president, The Post has ... (read more)
'Decision on secondary schools' early recess due to Eurovision is not expected'
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The issue on early recess in Baku secondary schools due to Eurovision-2012 Song Contest was on agenda, Education Minister Misir Mardanov told journalists. Minister said that this decision is not ... (read more)
A family that serves together raises kids who serve
Posted by on April 17, 2012
When it comes to fighting hunger, the Petersen family works together efficiently — no directions required. Eleven-year-old Brenden Petersen, happily perched atop a 4-foot pile of canned goods ... (read more)
House bill seeks tax exemption for private schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
MANILA, Philippines - A lawmaker on Tuesday sought to strengthen and recognize the tax exemption for private educational institutions to keep them afloat financially and ensure that education was ... (read more)
Norway court to decide on NRI kids' custody today
Posted by on April 17, 2012
custody of NRI kids -- Abhigyan and Aishwarya -- would be decided in a Norway court on Tuesday. Reports said that the children, who were placed in foster care last year following charges of parental ... (read more)
Kids Died in Fire After Mom Burned Photos
Posted by on April 17, 2012
An upstate New York woman reportedly told investigators she accidentally started a fire that killed four of her children by burning pictures of her boyfriend inside her home, WUHF/Fox Rochester ... (read more)
Should the Law Treat Kids and Adults Differently
Posted by on April 17, 2012
When a child kills, does he instantly become an adult? Or does he maintain some trappings of childhood, despite the gravity of his actions? These are the questions plaguing the American legal system ... (read more)
Omsk to host international Gazprom Neft Cup children's hockey tournament
Posted by on April 17, 2012
On 18-22 April 2012, Omsk will play host to the 6th international hockey tournament for Continental Hockey League (KHL) children’s teams, the Gazprom Neft Cup. This year’s tournament ... (read more)
100 children stopped by Border Patrol sent to base camp
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Federal officials are making an Air Force base near San Antonio the temporary home of 100 unescorted children stopped recently by the U.S. Border Patrol.The first of the children arrived at Lackland ... (read more)
Shuttle flyover for NYC
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Nasa yesterday announced that it’s flying retired space shuttle Enterprise atop a 747 at a low altitude over the city next week - three years after the feds flubbed by failing to tell local ... (read more)
Pippa in a pickle over gun
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Pippa Middleton could be arrested - and even jailed for up to seven years - after she was photographed smirking next to a gun-pointing driver in Paris.Middleton, the sexy younger sister of ... (read more)
Parents ‘raided’ trust fund
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Brooklyn prosecutors charged a mom and dad yesterday with treating themselves to more than $1 million from a trust created for their disabled son.Edwin Sanango, 39, and Marlene Romero, 37, allegedly ... (read more)
‘Valor’ until the very end
Posted by on April 17, 2012
"He responded with valor to the World Trade Center attacks. This is a tragic day for New York City."FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano said Nappi, a 17-year-veteran, "was an ... (read more)
Tot finds ma in Queens suicide-slay
Posted by on April 17, 2012
A Queens mom was fatally shot in the head by her younger lover, who then turned the gun on himself - leaving their 2-year-old toddler to find the bodies, police sources said."Mommy and Daddy ... (read more)
Gal praises hero Booker
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The woman saved from a fire by Newark Mayor Cory Booker last week has publicly recounted the harrowing rescue for the first time."If he wouldn’t have came when he came, I would have died ... (read more)
Plea by ‘King Pimp’
Posted by on April 17, 2012
The self-styled "King of All Pimps" is heading back to prison after pleading guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to drug sales, pandering and money laundering for arranging one unlucky ... (read more)
No facts of drug addiction fixed at Azerbaijani schools
Posted by on April 17, 2012
There is a need to hold systematic work among youth to avert drug addiction. The statement came from Education Minister Misir Mardanov. He noted that he has no information about drug spread ... (read more)
Author Rowling writing Harry Potter encyclopedia
Posted by on April 17, 2012
J.K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter, arrives for a ceremony to mark the start of building work on a research clinic, at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland November 7, 2011. REUTERS/David ... (read more)
‘Trick’ is on O’s elite
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Several of the cathouse-loving Secret Service agents caught with Colombian hookers were assigned to the elite heavy-weapons squad directly responsible for protecting the president, The Post has ... (read more)
Life threw me a curve
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Cameron Diaz gives her ex Alex Rodriguez something to regret in May’s InStyle. "When I was going through a bit of a heartbreak a little while ago, I said to a friend, ‘Wow, this ... (read more)
Tub of trouble for GSA honcho over Vegas ba$h
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON - Now he's really in hot water!Jeff Neely, the federal official at the center of a Wild Las Vegas spending scandal, took the Fifth Amendment before a House committee yesterday after ... (read more)
Wild night catches up to Hillary
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Good thing there’s plenty of java in Brazil.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton squelched a yawn upon her arrival in the capital city of Brasilia yesterday after partying a night earlier ... (read more)
$53M March for Obama
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Obama yesterday proved he can still rake in the campaign cash.He collected a combined $53 million last month for his re-election run and the Democratic Party, according to ... (read more)
Romney tells prez to ‘start packing’ for retirement
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney is so sure that he’s moving into the White House after the November election that yesterday, he told President Obama to "start packing."The presumptive ... (read more)
Quinn plays the rent
Posted by on April 17, 2012
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn denounced the mayoral Rent Guidelines Board yesterday as a "kangaroo court" and endorsed a proposal that would require that its members be approved by ... (read more)
Shuttle flyover for NYC
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Nasa yesterday announced that it’s flying retired space shuttle Enterprise atop a 747 at a low altitude over the city next week - three years after the feds flubbed by failing to tell local ... (read more)
NY nails 6K tax cheats
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Nixes $16.4M in refunds. DiNapoli said nearly a quarter of the cheaters are linked to dishonest tax preparers filing false returns.Filers have until midnight tonight to file because April 15 fell on ... (read more)
Bid to nix Mike’s control of schools fails big
Posted by on April 17, 2012
Legislation aimed at repealing mayoral control of the city’s school system was dead on arrival in the Republican-led state Senate.Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau) gave the controversial ... (read more)
Oh, baby! Hero cop’s big day
Posted by on April 17, 2012
He survived a bullet to the head. Now a hero cop will get to see his infant daughter baptized Sunday by none other than Timothy Cardinal Dolan, sources said yesterday.Maeve Brennan will be ... (read more)
Mitt Gallups ahead of O
Posted by on April 17, 2012
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney holds a 2-point lead over President Obama in Gallup’s first daily tracking poll, as the campaign enters a new stage of direct attacks between the two contenders.The ... (read more)
what environmental future do you want | Adam Vaughan
Posted by on April 17, 2012
We're a group of 12 and 13 year olds trying to make a difference We've raised all the money to come here ourselves, to come 5,000 miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. ... (read more)
For many immigrants' children, American dream lies in India, China
Posted by on April 17, 2012
friends and relatives in India, his native country, all in their early-to-mid-20s, were telling him about their lives in that newly surging nation. One was creating an e-commerce business, another a ... (read more)
Accidental deaths down among kids, CDC says
Posted by on April 16, 2012
ATLANTA -- Accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers, according to a government report released Monday. The death rate for youths ages 19 and younger dropped about 30 percent from 2000 ... (read more)
Chesterfield schools unveil mobile website
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Mobile website Information at mychesterfield schools.com tells users of iPhones, iPads, Droids and BlackBerrys how to add the icon to a ... (read more)
FCAT Under Way At Polk Schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
FCAT 2.0 measures student achievement in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for reading and mathematics. For the first time, FCAT 2.0 Science also is being ... (read more)
Plea by ‘King Pimp’
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The self-styled "King of All Pimps" is heading back to prison after pleading guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to drug sales, pandering and money laundering for arranging one unlucky ... (read more)
Report RIM in talks for ‘options adviser’
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Research In Motion Ltd., the troubled maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, is in talks to hire a financial adviser that can help it weigh strategic options, according to three people with knowledge ... (read more)
It’s payback at Hostess
Posted by on April 16, 2012
This is a delicious irony. The blame game is ramping up as Hostess - the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other popular snack cakes - and its unions headed to bankruptcy court today to square off ... (read more)
GE execs’ fraud trial kicks off
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Three former General Electric bankers defrauded cities and the Internal Revenue Service in a bid-rigging scheme involving municipal bonds, a prosecutor told jurors at the start of a fraud trial ... (read more)
Citi slicker tips hand
Posted by on April 16, 2012
That response caused Pandit to quickly retort: "Having said that, the capital numbers we are at and the progress we’re making in the business suggest that there is not a need to [sell the ... (read more)
Crooks may have already filed your taxes
Posted by on April 16, 2012
If you’ve waited this long to file your taxes you are a sitting duck for crooks. Today, as you probably are all too aware, is this year’s deadline for filing income-tax returns. So if ... (read more)
'Roughly 1,000 children in Azerbaijan suffer from diabetes'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The Azerbaijan Diabetes Society is holding free trainings for people suffering from diabetes and risk groups with the support of the World Diabetes Foundation. Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan ... (read more)
New technology helps Knox Co. Schools make case for budget
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Knox County leaders have big decisions to make over the next month when it comes to funding education. The school system is asking for a multi-million dollar budget increase, and officials are ... (read more)
Ray Kelly for mayor
Posted by on April 16, 2012
New Yorkers got welcome news yesterday: Police Commissioner Ray Kelly might run for mayor next year after all.Our advice: Go for it, Ray! Do New York a favor. Sources say that Kelly is now open to ... (read more)
Giving away the game
Posted by on April 16, 2012
On Sunday, the most important person in the Obama campaign aside from President Obama himself inadvertently gave the 2012 game away in one of the more revealing political moments of our lifetimes. ... (read more)
Why high taxes will never soak Rich
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Whether it’s through the Buffett Rule, higher income-tax rates or double taxation of dividends and capital gains, President Obama often demands that "rich" taxpayers and big ... (read more)
A party fit for tyco kingpins
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people. If elected, can the General Services Administration be his first target? A few (but not enough) heads have rolled at the agency that threw itself an ... (read more)
Number of children on Medicaid grows in Florida
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The number of children covered through Medicaid, Florida Healthy Kids and other state health programs hit two million in March, according to totals released Monday by Florida KidCare. That was the ... (read more)
Bill calls for restricting foreigners in charter schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
NASHVILLE -- The House gave final legislative approval Monday to a bill that calls for restrictions on the number of foreigners employed by Tennessee charter schools and requires reporting of all ... (read more)
Harry Potter encyclopedia in the works
Posted by on April 16, 2012
United Kingdom Author JK Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and plans to donate the royalties to charity.Four years ago Rowling took an independent United States publisher to court ... (read more)
Programs encourage new grads to try entrepreneurship
Posted by on April 16, 2012
About 45 newly minted college graduates begin training in June to work for two years with small start-ups in struggling communities through a just-launched non-profit called Venture for America. ... (read more)
Accidental injuries down among U.S. kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
From 2000 to 2009, death rates from unintentional injury among U.S. children dropped by one-third, federal health officials said. A Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and ... (read more)
Shakira Advocates For Children And Universal Education At The Summit Of The Americas In Colombia
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The Huffington Post reported, Latin American pop superstar Shakira joined over 30 world leaders at the 6th annual Summit of the Americas held over the weekend in Cartagena, Colombia, to advocate for ... (read more)
Bobbie Kugler Admits Setting Fatal Fire That Killed Four Of Her Children
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Bobbie Kugler allegedly told investigators that she started the fatal fire that killed four of her children when she burned photos of her boyfriend. ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- An upstate New York woman ... (read more)
the mobile threat to kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The recent California Watch report about stepped-up Federal Trade Commission efforts to preserve children's privacy online showed the folly of those who believe social media firms can police ... (read more)
Accidental injuries down among U.S. kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
From 2000 to 2009, death rates from unintentional injury among U.S. children dropped by one-third, federal health officials said. A Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and ... (read more)
Breivik unmoved by tape of children's screams
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway last summer, begins on Monday. His sentence could depend on whether a panel of judges decides he is sane or ... (read more)
Man charged filming kids in busy park
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Police were called to the promenade along Cronulla Beach following reports a man was committing an act of indecency and filming children in a nearby park about 4pm (AEST) yesterday.Officers spoke to ... (read more)
Seven New Schools In The Pipeline Under 10th NDP
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Bandar Seri Begawan - Around $300 million is allocated for teaching and learning facilities for the country's students, in which seven new school complex projects will be built amounting to ... (read more)
Economist busted in $500K income-tax 'scam'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
An economist who claimed a "religious objection" to paying taxes was busted for allegedly cheating the IRS out of more than $500,000.One day before his latest tax return was due, David ... (read more)
Ways for us big kids to enjoy the great outdoors
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The writer and broadcaster Terence Blacker contributes a twice-weekly column on a wide range of social, cultural and environmental issues. He is the author of four novels, of prize-winning fiction ... (read more)
This is no way to get children into school
Posted by on April 16, 2012
If the parents still don't pay, the money would be recovered automatically from their child benefit. Oh yes, and for those parents who'll be losing their child benefit next year, the ... (read more)
Five kids caught in night of wild west gunfire
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Five shootings in four hours in wild west Sydney Two tattoo parlours and two houses shot up Children at home during one of the ... (read more)
Invisible Children and the Carter Center Model
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Cornel West , I'm a critical supporter. We sometimes forget that we can support a person or a group and synchronously criticize certain actions, thoughts, or words. I support Invisible Children ... (read more)
City schools with federal turnaround grants have mixed results
Posted by on April 16, 2012
One of the first things that Lionel F. Jackson Jr., principal of Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts, did was to display student artwork in the hallways and in a dedicated gallery at the ... (read more)
Aid 'helps more children survive'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Four million more children a year are living beyond their fifth birthday than in 1990, a new report for Save the Children and Unicef has found. Research by the Overseas Development Institute shows ... (read more)
Warning over children's legal aid
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Thousands of children will lose access to legal aid under government plans to shake up the system, campaigners say. Child rights group JustRights analysed government data obtained from a series of ... (read more)
Video exposes the cruel parents of 'worthless' kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Alice Cooper: Teenage Lament '74 He is Mike Flory, lead guitarist of the fledgling Bay Area grindcore group Logistic Slaughter and YouTube user dsl100stack, a metal guitar prodigy, being ... (read more)
Senate Republicans defeat 'Buffett Rule' in procedural vote
Posted by on April 16, 2012
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans defeated President Barack Obama's so-called "Buffett Rule" in a 51-45 procedural vote Monday.Sixty votes were required to move the legislation ... (read more)
Illinois Mega Millions winner to come forward Wednesday
Posted by on April 16, 2012
RED BUD, Ill. – The third and final winner of the $656 million Mega Millions drawing last month will come forward Wednesday morning, Illinois lottery officials announced Monday.The single ... (read more)
Children learn the ropes in Red Bluff 4-H contest
Posted by on April 16, 2012
TIM HEARDEN Capital PressRED BLUFF, Calif. - When it came his turn, 5-year-old Hunter Maxwell knew what to do.He calmly twirled his rope in the air and flung it forward, neatly bending it around the ... (read more)
Parents charged with leaving children in casino carpark
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Source: ONE News A couple who allegedly left their five children locked in a casino car park while they gambled have been charged. The children were found locked in a van in Auckland's Sky ... (read more)
Kids get into the fun of the Sun Run
Posted by on April 16, 2012
With more than 48,000 racers in the 2012 Sun Run, it’s no surprise there were some awe-inspiring costumes seen on the course. Take a look at some of the best – and brightest – ... (read more)
McDonald's Olympic plan to 'make children healthier'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
McDonald's has unveiled a large-scale promotional push that it claims will make children healthier.The fast-food giant plans to give away 9m "activity toys" with its Happy Meals aimed ... (read more)
Santee YMCA holding event for kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
SANTEE -; The East County Family YMCA will celebrate "Healthy Kids Day" from 9 a.m. to noon April 28 at the Cameron YMCA at 10123 Riverwalk Drive, ... (read more)
Holy Hogwarts! Rowling writing Harry Potter encyclopedia
Posted by on April 16, 2012
 — Author J.K. Rowling is working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia, and will donate the royalties to charity, she has said on her website. Four years ago the British writer took an ... (read more)
Turkey's minority schools’ problems inquired
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A group of academics, spearheaded by the History Foundation, have launched an initiative to investigate the problems faced by 23 minority schools across Istanbul.While 15 of the schools belong to ... (read more)
Fewer children die in accidents; drug overdoses up
Posted by on April 16, 2012
"We've made progress, and because we've made progress our children are safer than ever before," said Ileana Arias of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency ... (read more)
Gravely ill Lockerbie bomber released from Libyan hospital to be with family
Posted by on April 16, 2012
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Abdel Baset al Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, was released from the hospital Monday to be with his family, but there is no prospect of recovery, ... (read more)
Columbine High School on lockout after bomb threat
Posted by on April 16, 2012
LITTLETON, Colo. -- Columbine High School was on a lockout Monday after a bomb threat was made to the school, KUSA-TV reported.The threatening call reportedly came in around 12:30pm local time ... (read more)
Zimmerman's lawyer asks for new judge in Trayvon Martin case
Posted by on April 16, 2012
SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's attorney on Monday asked for a new judge in the Trayvon Martin case, citing a conflict of interest with the current judge Jessica Recksiedler, Central ... (read more)
School kids at the crossroads
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Hundreds of school children are being forced to put their life and limb in danger everyday because of the traffic police and Delhi administration's measures to prevent congestion near two ... (read more)
To Teach Kids Math, Researcher Devises 'Brain Games'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Release Date: April 11, 2012 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The world often breaks down into numbers and regular patterns that form predictable cycles. And the sooner children can inherently grasp these ... (read more)
Man jailed a year for sneaking photos of nude children at Southland Leisure Centre
Posted by on April 16, 2012
CALGARY - A 32-year-old Calgary man has been jailed one year for taking cell phone videos of nude children in the family change room at Southland Leisure Centre last ... (read more)
Marist Champagnat Institute helping children with disabilities
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Email article Children with disabilities now have access to vocational education at the Marist Champagnat Institute. A statement from the Australian High Commission said the Suva-based ... (read more)
Nearly One in Four Grandparents Store Prescription Medicines Where Children Can Easily Find Them
Posted by on April 16, 2012
-; Unintentional poisonings from medicines cause more emergency room visits for young children each year than do car accidents. One key reason may be that nearly 1 of every 4 grandparents says that ... (read more)
Law that deprives Lebanon’s children of their nationality
Posted by on April 16, 2012
BEIRUT // Ghada Kaakani glances over with a smile as her husband recounts their first meeting in a Lebanese mountain village more than 40 years ago. Bassam Al Hidiq was a Palestinian refugee in his ... (read more)
Strippers dressed as nuns allegedly danced for Berlusconi
Posted by on April 16, 2012
ROME -- Strippers in nun costumes danced in front of Silvio Berlusconi at his villa, a witness Monday told a Milan court where the former Italian prime minister is on trial for allegedly having sex ... (read more)
Quarter of John Edwards jury pool dismissed
Posted by on April 16, 2012
John Edwards. GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A quarter of the potential jurors in the John Edwards corruption trial were dismissed Monday after many said they did not have an unbiased opinion about the former ... (read more)
Some Special Circumstances, But Still A Big Box Retailer With A Big Box Retailer's Problems
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Steven Roth 's annual letter to shareholders--a much- anticipated event by both the investor community and reporters for his straight talk. In it, he said the REIT is eyeing any number of ... (read more)
US schools go high-tech as iPads enter the classroom
Posted by on April 16, 2012
In this Aug. 24, 2011 file photo, students sit behind a row of iPads with the Kentucky iTunesU page displayed during an unveiling event at Woodford County High School in Versailles, Kentucky. ... (read more)
Nicklaus’ Legends Luncheon raises $275K for Nationwide Children’s
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Jack Nicklaus, Andy North and Steve Stricker (from left to right) recall moments from their time on the golf course during the second annual Legends Luncheon to raise money for Nationwide ... (read more)
Saudi Arabia bans homosexuals from schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Gays and "tom boys" can no long enter public schools and universities in Saudi Arabia, until they change their appearance and behavior. That's how the country chose to tackle the ... (read more)
Where Do Our Global Children Belong
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Children at Hong Kong’s Kennedy School protest worsening air pollution levels on Mar. 30. What country parents best has become the American neurotic obsession de jour, with the French scoring ... (read more)
Video Games Turned into Children’s Books
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Enjoy these new versions of classic children’s books courtesy of Loldwell. Perfect for parents complaining that their children are playing to many video games and not reading enough. I’m ... (read more)
J.K. Rowling Teases New Harry Potter Book as Pottermore Launches to the Public
Posted by on April 16, 2012
teased fans with the news that she is working on a new Harry Potter-related book. Unfortunately, she's not writing book eight of the series. Instead, she's working on a Harry Potter ... (read more)
Fewer children die in accidents; drug overdoses up
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A TLANTA - Accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past, according to a new government report released Monday. The death rate for youths ages 19 and younger dropped about ... (read more)
Woman, 2 children seriously injured in pedestrian accident
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A woman and two small children were taken to Regions Hospital with serious injuries after a car struck them around noon on Monday, April 16, in Woodbury, police said. They were crossing Radio Drive ... (read more)
Pope Benedict stars in new children's book
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Natalia Tsarkova, known as the "Michelangelo of the 21st century" for her work as the official papal portrait artist, gave Pope Benedict a special gift for his 85th birthday: a copy of her ... (read more)
Parishes Encouraged To Use New Blessing For Unborn Children
Posted by on April 16, 2012
(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24618)WASHINGTON D.C., March 27 (CNA/EWTN News) .- The U.S. bishops are encouraging parishes to incorporate into their communities a new blessing for a ... (read more)
Death Rates From Unintentional Injury Among Children Down 30 Percent In Last Decade
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Updated Apr 16, 2012 at 1:38 PM EDT (CDC news release) According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, death rates from unintentional injuries among children from ... (read more)
The 'Choking Game' and Other Dangerous Games Your Kids Should Avoid
Posted by on April 16, 2012
, only the seemingly innocent "cinnamon challenge" poses an alarming number of risks for kids and teens who take it on. (The goal: to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon without washing it down ... (read more)
Mother and grandmother plead not guilty in death of Marchella Brett-Pierce
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Carlotta Brett-Pierce. A mother and grandmother are on trial in the death of a 4-year-old girl found starved, battered and drugged.Carlotta Brett-Pierce and her mother, Loretta Brett, have pleaded ... (read more)
Alec explains tweets about leaving NBC
Posted by on April 16, 2012
WASHINGTON - Alec Baldwin tweeted last week he was leaving NBC just in time and was angry when a "Today" show crew camped outside his apartment, but the actor says he's still a fan of ... (read more)
Issa complains mastermind of GSA conference 'still being paid'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the congressional committee holding the first hearing on a federal agency's now-infamous Las Vegas conference complained Monday that the organizer behind the ... (read more)
Woman, three grand children slaughtered in Rajasthan
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Jaipur, April 16 : A 60-year-old woman and her three grandchildren, aged between 8 and 13, were found slaughtered in their house in a village on the city's outskirts Monday, police ... (read more)
Accidental kids' deaths down 30 percent
Posted by on April 16, 2012
ATLANTA — Health officials say accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past. The death rate dropped about 30 percent from 2000 to 2009. One big reason was a decline ... (read more)
Teaching the Bracero Program in CA Schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
California state Senator Kevin de Leon's proposed bill SB 993 would make the Bracero Program part of the curriculum taught in Grades 7 and 12 in California's public schools. The program ... (read more)
Kids' accidental death rates down 30%, "but we can do more"
Posted by on April 16, 2012
(Credit: Energizer/Safe Kids USA ) (CBS/AP) Fewer kids and teenagers have died from accidents over the past decade, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ... (read more)
2 children, 2 adults killed in Philadelphia fire
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The one-alarm blaze broke out at the two-story home in west Philadelphia shortly before 4:45 a.m. and the fire was fully involved when firefighters arrived, Executive Chief Richard Davison ... (read more)
2 children, 2 adults killed in Philadelphia fire
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The one-alarm blaze broke out at the two-story home in west Philadelphia shortly before 4:45 a.m. and the fire was fully involved when firefighters arrived, Executive Chief Richard Davison ... (read more)
Accidental Kids' Deaths Down 30 Percent
Posted by on April 16, 2012
By MIKE STOBBE, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say accidents are killing far fewer children and teenagers than in the past. The death rate dropped about 30 percent from 2000 to ... (read more)
Children steal grocery truck
Posted by on April 16, 2012
TWO children as young as 12 stole a delivery truck full of groceries outside an Aitkenvale supermarket yesterday. The truck was stolen from Coles at Centro Shopping Centre about 3.15pm when the ... (read more)
Inmates take 131 hostages in Brazil prison uprising
Posted by on April 16, 2012
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Inmates armed with knives and three rifles were holding 131 people hostage Monday in a prison in northeastern Brazil after an uprising over the weekend, police told the local ... (read more)
Sentencing date set for UVA lacrosse player convicted of murdering girlfriend
Posted by on April 16, 2012
George Huguely. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The sentencing date was set Monday for former University of Virginia star lacrosse player George Huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the ... (read more)
Romney taps longtime adviser to head VP search
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Mitt Romney. BOSTON - Mitt Romney has tapped a longtime adviser to begin his search for a vice presidential candidate.Romney said Monday that Beth Myers is in charge of "selection and vetting ... (read more)
Suspects in Oklahoma hate crime shooting plead not guilty
Posted by on April 16, 2012
TULSA, Okla. -- Two Oklahoma men accused of killing three and wounding two during an Easter weekend shooting spree in Tulsa pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and hate crime charges in connection ... (read more)
Deadly Choking Game Fairly Common Among Kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A "choking game", in which kids and teenagers cut off oxygen and blood to the brain by tying a belt or rope around their neck, is practiced by approximately 5% to 11%, according to data ... (read more)
First Nations children send memo to drug-addicted parents
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Item number nine in the letter to members of the Cat Lake reserve from the children in Grade Six is as blunt as it is painful. "It hurts us and shoomis and kokum (grandpa and grandma) when ... (read more)
L.L. Bean to donate $1 million to get kids outside
Posted by on April 16, 2012
FREEPORT, Maine — L.L. Bean is making a $1 million gift to a nonprofit to support healthy lifestyles for Maine children. Olympic gold medalists Seth Wescott and Joan Benoit Samuelson will ... (read more)
"Choking game" can lead to more risky behaviors in kids, study finds
Posted by on April 16, 2012
(Credit: istockphoto) (CBS News) Strangling oneself or one another for the sake of achieving a "high" remains a popular activity among kids these days. According to the latest study of ... (read more)
Who is to blame for truancy
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Parents who fail to ensure their children go to school could see their child benefits docked. Under an idea being considered by the government, the fine for persistent truancy would be increased ... (read more)
Pope's Address Saturday to Children
Posted by on April 16, 2012
"God wants us to be happy always"GUANAJUATO, Mexico, MARCH 25, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Saturday as he met with children during his ... (read more)
Law Schools Incorporate Entrepreneurship
Posted by on April 16, 2012
With the advent of Web 2.0, internet entrepreneurs and investors increasingly require specialized legal expertise. The size of this emerging market for legal services was underscored by last ... (read more)
Lady factory owner accused of letting dog loose on kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The factory owner was accused of letting loose her pet dog on a group of children, while they were playing, and the dog bit the 12-year-old child. According to a complaint filed with the police, ... (read more)
Harry Potter film studio tour focuses on wizardry
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A general view of Dumbledore's office on the set of Harry Potter at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, at Leavesden Studios in Watford, ... (read more)
Pupils 'bullied on sports field'
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Two-thirds of parents say they have witnessed bullying and intimidation on the school sports field, a survey suggests. A poll of 1,250 eight to 16-year-old pupils and 1,010 parents for cricket ... (read more)
Retired Educators Donate 1,300 Books To Area School Children
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Local retired educators continue to give back to their school communities through the Children’s Book Project. Members of the Smith County Retired Teachers and School Personnel Association ... (read more)
New Best High Schools Rankings
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Best High Schools rankings of public high schools in the United States. To produce the 2012 Best High Schools rankings, which will be available online ... (read more)
Niger’s children under siege from the worsening nutrition crisis
Posted by on April 16, 2012
UNICEF Communication Specialist Chris Tidey travelled to Niger to assess the situation of families, especially children and women, amid the Sahel region's intensifying nutrition crisis. His ... (read more)
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director visits Niger, calls for swift action on crisis in the Sahel
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Women from the village of Kollia, Niger, share their success stories with UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt. They have managed to protect their children from malnutrition through ... (read more)
Warnings credited in Midwest tornado outbreak
Posted by on April 16, 2012
An aerial view of the destruction of the Oaklawn neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday. THURMAN, Iowa - Concerned that Midwesterners might be complacent after repeated tornado warnings came to ... (read more)
Research backs up the power of the 5 S's to soothe babies
Posted by on April 16, 2012
By Rita Rubin To quickly soothe babies after a round of shots, all parents have to do is learn the "5 S's": swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking, according ... (read more)
Kids' books publisher cuts off Amazon
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Randall White said Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) was buying his company's books from a distributor and heavily discounting them, causing problems for the company's other ... (read more)
Dutch man fathers 82 kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
In a bid to help childless women become mothers, a 42-year-old Dutch man launched a free "baby making" service nine years ago. The man has sex with 15 women every month, and has fathered 82 children s (read more)
Carrie Underwood not ready for kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Singer Carrie Underwood says she is not ready to start a family because she does not want the responsibility yet. (read more)
Kid survives on chocolate near dead mom
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A two-year-old girl in Australia survived on chocolate for five days after her mother died in their home. (read more)
New Best High Schools Rankings
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Best High Schools rankings of public high schools in the United States. To produce the 2012 Best High Schools rankings, which will be available online ... (read more)
Schools gear up for FCAT; testing starts Monday
Posted by on April 16, 2012
TIPS FOR PARENTS Karen Spigler, Miami-Dade’s administrative director for language arts, Carolyn Nelson-Goedert, president of the Miami-Dade County Council PTA/PTSA and Susan Nowrouzi, a ... (read more)
2 children, 2 adults killed in Philadelphia fire
Posted by on April 16, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — Officials say an early morning house fire has claimed the lives of 4 people in Philadelphia, including 2 children. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says the two children and one ... (read more)
Va. Tech marking 5 years since campus massacre
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Two Virginia Tech cadets stand at attention next to a candle lit in remembrance to mark the fifth anniversary of the deadliest act of gun violence in modern US history. BLACKSBURG, Va. - On the ... (read more)
Falco out to rescue hosps
Posted by on April 16, 2012
"Nurse Jackie" wants to save city hospitals on life support.Edie Falco, who plays the title role on the "Showtime" TV series, is kicking off a campaign called Health Care Vote ... (read more)
Miami man with young kids struggles with police on Long Island
Posted by on April 16, 2012
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- Long Island police say a Florida man had marijuana in his car and did not have his two young children properly secured in their seats.Nassau County police say Joel ... (read more)
400 pupils from Republic go to Northern Ireland schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Four hundred and two pupils who live in the Republic of Ireland currently attend school in Northern Ireland including pupils from Donegal attending schools in Londonderry. Education Minister ... (read more)
First Nations children send letter to addicted parents
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Item number nine in the letter to members of the Cat Lake reserve from the children in Grade Six is as blunt as it is painful. "It hurts us and shoomis and kokum (grandpa and grandma) when ... (read more)
Pippa Middleton faces trouble for friend's crazy gun stunt in Paris
Posted by on April 16, 2012
PARIS -- Pippa Middleton was facing a grilling by outraged cops in Paris after she was seen in a car with friends as one terrifyingly brandished a gun.The stunt came as France reels from a series of ... (read more)
Lady Gaga fears star and planet alignment could disrupt her world tour
Posted by on April 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- Lady Gaga was consulting a team of astrologers to prepare for her world tour, fearing the stars are aligned in the wrong direction.The "Poker Face" singer, 26, was concerned ... (read more)
Children's heart services reviewed
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Children's heart services in Belfast are to be reviewed.Three youngsters are believed to have died from operations between 2007 and 2010, which is considered high.Northern Ireland's Health ... (read more)
Meet the real life Marge Simpson
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Marge, the fictional main character in the American animated sitcom 'The Simpsons', has three kids and lives in the US town of Springfield, just like her animated namesake. (read more)
More U.S. Children of Immigrants Are Leaving U.S.
Posted by on April 16, 2012
In growing numbers, experts say, highly educated children of immigrants to the United States are uprooting themselves and moving to their ancestral countries. They are embracing homelands that their ... (read more)
University ban for Iran protesters
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Iran's minister for science, research and technology says students who protested after the disputed presidential elections in 2009 are not allowed to get university education. Kamran ... (read more)
China orders food safety overhaul in nation's schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- A food safety overhaul will be carried out in primary and secondary schools and kindergartens across China to screen for safety hazards, a move prompted by a recent ... (read more)
US Coast Guard ends search for missing sailors after racing yacht runs aground off California
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The Sockeye, a United States Coast Guard vessel, searches for four people missing after a yacht ran aground during a race. That search was later suspended. SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Coast Guard said ... (read more)
Police probe 'killer' python in urban Japan
Posted by on April 16, 2012
USHIKU CITY, Japan -- Police in urban Japan on Monday were probing the death of a man whose body was found next to a 21-foot python.Shoji Fujita, 66, was found dead outside his home in Ushiku city, ... (read more)
20 US agents could be involved in Colombian hooker woe
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Prostitutes walk a street of Cartagena, Colombia, as heads of state meet in the city for the Americas Summit. Headlines from this weekend's gathering have focused on an embarrassing scandal ... (read more)
MP criticizes int'l organizations for failing to defend children
Posted by on April 16, 2012
MP Elmira Akhundova has slammed international organizations for their failure to defend Azerbaijani children displaced from their homes. She made the criticisms at an event in Baku entitled ... (read more)
Factory owner accused of letting dog loose on kids
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A factory owner was accused of letting loose her pet dog on a group of children, while they were playing, and the dog bit a 12-year-old child. The incident happened on Saturday evening when Rahul ... (read more)
Romeo Beckham is the latest karate kid
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Romeo Beckham was pictured grabbing a girl by the throat and raising his fist to her on Sunday. (read more)
Shakira wants better US policies for children
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Singer Shakira returned to her native Colombia to deliver a speech, urging improved childhood development policies in Latin America. (read more)
Trial of Norwegian mass killer Breivik begins in Oslo
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Rightwing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway last year, makes a far-right salute as he enters court Monday, for his trial which begins today. OSLO -- ... (read more)
Men in burqas stage attacks in Afghanistan
Posted by on April 16, 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan - Insurgents dressed as women in burqas launched a series of brazen attacks yesterday in the heart of Kabul and other cities, with suicide bombers and gunmen targeting foreign ... (read more)
Li’l Kim’s gun show
Posted by on April 16, 2012
In a show of force after last week’s failed missile launch, baby-faced North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paraded out female soldiers with AK-47s ... (read more)
Dems to feast on Buffett Rule
Posted by on April 16, 2012
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats will push for a vote today on the so-called Buffett Rule to impose at least a 30 percent tax on the rich - knowing it will fail. The point is to tattoo Republicans as ... (read more)
B’klyn hit-run bike teen dies
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A 13-year-old bicyclist - struck by a hit-run driver as he pedaled back from a bill-paying chore for his immigrant parents in Brooklyn - died of his injuries yesterday, authorities said. Tragic teen ... (read more)
Should 'Mental Health Checkups' Be Made Part Of Health Care In Schools
Posted by on April 16, 2012
mental health checkups" as part of health care in schools is not altogether simple," says David Gyllenberg, MD, whose doctoral dissertation "Childhood Predictors of Later Psychotropic ... (read more)
Diarrhoea kills 27 children in Cape
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The provincial health department said it had admitted almost 800 children for gastro-intestinal infections at its two tertiary hospitals – Tygerberg and Red Cross Children’s Hospital ... (read more)
Many US immigrants' children seek American dream abroad
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Washington: Samir N Kapadia seemed to be on the rise in Washington, moving from an internship on Capitol Hill to jobs at a major foundation and a consulting firm. Yet his days, he felt, had become ... (read more)
Schools to start academic year on September 9
Posted by on April 16, 2012
DUBAI // All public and private schools that are not on the Asian curriculum will begin their academic year on September 9, the Ministry of Education said yesterday. Holidays will be aligned, too. ... (read more)
Flo Rida ordered to pay $80K for no-show at concert Down Under
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Musician Flo Rida is in hot water over failing to show at an Australia concert last year. NEWCASTLE, Australia -- American rapper Flo Rida, who is in Australia on a promotional tour, could have his ... (read more)
Death with a twist
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Funnel clouds towered over Kansas yesterday, as wicked weather traversed the Midwest for a third straight terrifying day and the death toll climbed to five.Tornadoes tore through the Jayhawk State ... (read more)
NC ready to flush John
Posted by on April 16, 2012
CHAPEL HILL, NC - For John Edwards, it will be trial by fury.The disgraced former senator and presidential candidate will have a monumental task finding a jury that doesn’t completely hate his ... (read more)
Thieves spree on id’s
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Dumpster-diving thieves are gleaning sensitive financial information from documents tossed by some of Manhattan’s richest residents - and the identity theft is creating a citywide spike in ... (read more)
Monsieur & Madam Pitt
Posted by on April 16, 2012
sweethearts much longer.Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie plan to tie the knot at their sprawling estate in France this summer - and then live in England for at least the next two years, according to ... (read more)
An alley oop$ in Montauk
Posted by on April 16, 2012
There’s a back-alley brawl shaping up in the swanky East End. An East Hampton town official set off a scathing political battle when he sold a nondescript Montauk alley to a local real-estate ... (read more)
Old foe flirts with Rangel
Posted by on April 16, 2012
If you can’t beat ’em . . .Adam Clayton Powell IV said he’s seriously considering backing Rep. Charles Rangel’s re-election bid - two years after losing a nasty Democratic ... (read more)
Boy struck by cab is critical
Posted by on April 16, 2012
A 5-year-old deaf boy hit by a taxi as his deaf parents watched in horror was on a respirator in very critical condition in a Brooklyn hospital yesterday. Timothy Keith was struck after he darted ... (read more)
Obama ‘hopeful’ for Cuba reform
Posted by on April 16, 2012
CARTAGENA, Colombia - When it comes to President Obama, there’s always hope - even for Cuba.The commander-in-chief yesterday said he was "hopeful" the Caribbean island would begin ... (read more)
Could docking benefits cut truancy
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Child benefit should be docked if parents fail to pay fines for persistent truancy by their children, a government adviser has suggested. Behaviour tsar Charlie Taylor was asked to look at the ... (read more)
Missouri may slash children's services
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Heroin addiction among parents and a poor economy are pushing more children into Missouri's foster care system at a time when lawmakers want to cut nearly $13.6 million from the state foster ... (read more)
Swords site proposed for Children's hospital
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The Broadmeadow Healthcare Group claims it can complete the development by 2016 at a lower cost than the €650m already earmarked for the project. The group proposes building the hospital ... (read more)
Kabul fighting over after militants' biggest attack in a decade
Posted by on April 16, 2012
KABUL -- Eighteen hours after the Taliban's biggest assault on Kabul in a decade, officials said Monday that all remaining militants had been killed by security forces in dawn raids.Following ... (read more)
Man, 57, struck and killed by suspected drunken driver in Harlem
Posted by on April 16, 2012
The scene of a fatal pedestrian accident in Harlem Sunday. The driver of the SUV was later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police sources say. A pedestrian was fatally mowed down Sunday ... (read more)
At least dead men don’t sue
Posted by on April 16, 2012
He didn’t see this coming."Chats-with-the-dead" TV host John Edward is the target of a $150,000 suit filed by a dance teacher at a Long Island studio co-owned by the famed ... (read more)
Falco out to rescue hosps
Posted by on April 16, 2012
"Nurse Jackie" wants to save city hospitals on life support.Edie Falco, who plays the title role on the "Showtime" TV series, is kicking off a campaign called Health Care Vote ... (read more)
Albany bids to strip Mike’s school control
Posted by on April 16, 2012
EXCLUSIVE State lawmakers have introduced legislation that would repeal mayoral control of the city school system - a move that would undo one of Mayor Bloomberg’s crowning achievements, The ... (read more)
Min-wage hike takes hit in study
Posted by on April 16, 2012
EXCLUSIVE ALBANY - Raising New York’s minimum wage would help the middle class more than the poor, according to a study out today.Most minimum-wage workers are teens or second earners in ... (read more)
Over 17 lakh children under PPI campaign across Jammu and Kashmir
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Jammu, Apr 15 : Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Health and Medical Education Javed Ahmad Dar today said over 17 lakh children would be brought under Pulse Polio Immunisation (PPI) Campaign ... (read more)
Safetytown offers kids practical lessons
Posted by on April 16, 2012
PARKERSBURG - For 28 years and counting, Parkersburg Safetytown has been providing practical instructions to kids in basic comprehensive safety.Mary Ann Osborne has been with the Parkersburg ... (read more)
Haryana school kids to get free uniforms
Posted by on April 16, 2012
"Apart from free text-books, all students from Class 1-8 in government schools all over Haryana will be provided free uniforms from the new academic session," Education Minister Geeta ... (read more)
Kids Outsmart Parents in the Cyber World
Posted by on April 16, 2012
By natural progression, kids in most cases will get the better of their parents, which include covering up their online traces in the digital world, a new study showed. According to The Daily ... (read more)
Children at risk as social services budget slashed
Posted by on April 16, 2012
Social services in Northern Ireland is being stretched to the limit amid massive budget cuts putting thousands of children at risk, it has been claimed. It comes as researchers from ... (read more)
Can Two Kids Alter Immigration Law
Posted by on April 16, 2012
When teenage brothers Juan and Alex Gomez were awakened at dawn on July 25 and arrested by U.S. immigration officials, they simply became two more among the thousands of kids who get snared in ... (read more)
Going direct to video
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Yet not even the film degree he earned from Temple University before his deployments gave him an edge. "I was overqualified for entry-level work, but under-experienced for mid-level work," ... (read more)
A way to shake
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Living in the Washington DC area, near her husband’s burial site at Arlington National Cemetery, Bazdaric took a job at a major government contractor where "95 percent of the company was ... (read more)
Vets’ resumes lost in translation
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A recent poll of employers suggests that military hiring is on the rise - but also that a gap persists when it comes to civilian employers’ ability to decode the jargon on military resumes ... (read more)
A call to duty
Posted by on April 15, 2012
For a decade, the volunteer US military has waged war with largely imperceptible mainland reverberations. A sliver of the population, heavily concentrated in base communities, has shouldered an ... (read more)
Struggling Best Buy to close Manhattan store
Posted by on April 15, 2012
The Best Buy store in the East River Plaza is closing, the retail chain said yesterday.The store, at 517 East 117th St., is one of 18 Best Buy stores in the city and the only Big Apple or New York ... (read more)
Cheese stakes up in Village
Posted by on April 15, 2012
SIDE DISH Murray’s Cheese has finally found a natural pairing - the opening of its own wine and cheese bar and the West Village.A New York institution founded in 1940, Murray’s Cheese ... (read more)
More U.S. Children of Immigrants Are Leaving U.S.
Posted by on April 15, 2012
In growing numbers, experts say, highly educated children of immigrants to the United States are uprooting themselves and moving to their ancestral countries. They are embracing homelands that their ... (read more)
Woman, children held at knifepoint in siege
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A RELATIONSHIP breakdown between a de facto couple in Crestmead has seen a siege develop with a man refusing to let his ex-partner or children leave the ... (read more)
With the help of a First 5 loan, ABC Kids day care center to open in Fillmore
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Sarah Kemp (left) and Chantee Santiago (right) work with ABC Kids owner Alma Ferrel to set up a quiet-time play area in preparation for the preschool's opening day ... (read more)
Kids thrilled over Brangelina's engagement
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's six children are reportedly elated over the couple's long-overdue engagement. (read more)
Children with HIV suffering from lack of dental care
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Children with HIV are living longer because medication is available but there remain gaps in services to satisfy other health needs. A doctor who treats children at the Cyril Ross Nursery is ... (read more)
How boxing is helping inner-city kids get a fighting chance in life
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Montreal police officer Evens Guercy (left) watches training alongside 17- year old Alexandre Leng (centre) by the ring at Guercy's Hope Boxing Club in the St. Michel district of Montreal, ... (read more)
Shadows lifting five years after Virginia Tech shooting
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Prospective students listen to Hokie Ambassador Allyson Scruggs, left, in front of Burruss Hall as the group visits during Virginia Tech Hokie Focus one day prior to the five year anniversary of the ... (read more)
3 children among those killed by Okla. tornado
Posted by on April 15, 2012
WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) - Officials say three children were among the five people killed when a tornado ripped through a northwest Oklahoma town and destroyed dozens of ... (read more)
Vasiliyev focuses on the children of migrant workers in his collection.
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Artist Nikolai Vasiliyev is using adhesive tape to get the idea of social problems to stick in ... (read more)
Protect Children That They May Look To The Future With Confidence
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Vatican City, 24 March 2012 (VIS) - At 5 p.m. today the Holy Father left Miraflores College in Leon to travel to the city of Guanajuato, sixty-four kilometres away. He covered the first part of the ... (read more)
Obama expects 'thorough' review of Secret Service hooker scandal
Posted by on April 15, 2012
CARTAGENA, Colombia - President Barack Obama says he expects the investigation of Secret Service misconduct in Colombia to be thorough and rigorous, and says he will "be angry" if the ... (read more)
3 Children Among Dead, Officials Say
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A flag lays on the twisted metal base of a mobile home following a tornado in Woodward, Okla., Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Sue ... (read more)
'Matilda' Sweeps, 4 Children Win Joint Best Actress Trophy
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Sophia Kiely (Back L-R) Kerry Ingram, Eleanor Worthington Cox and Cleo Demetriou accept the award for Best Actress in a Musical for 'Matilda The Musical' onstage at the 2012 Olivier Awards ... (read more)
Truce erodes as Syrian gov't shells Homs ahead of UN monitors
Posted by on April 15, 2012
BEIRUT - Syria's 4-day-old cease-fire appeared to be quickly eroding Sunday, with regime forces firing dozens of tank shells and mortar rounds at neighborhoods in the opposition stronghold of ... (read more)
Parents of abandoned kids face charges
Posted by on April 15, 2012
The divorced parents of two French children allegedly left at an airport in Germany for five days will face charges of abandonment, authorities said. The children, ages 6 and 9, were supposed to ... (read more)
3 children among those killed by Okla. tornado
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Officials say three children were among the five people killed when a tornado ripped through a northwest Oklahoma town and destroyed dozens of ... (read more)
Alabama education team to run Birmingham schools
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A team from the Alabama Department of Education is preparing to replace the Birmingham Board of Education to lead the state's fourth-largest school ... (read more)
Pope Offers His Blessing To Handicapped Children In Mexico
Posted by on April 15, 2012
(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24601)LEON, MEXICO, March 24 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Following his first speech in Mexico on March 23, Pope Benedict XVI drew near to the faithful who awaited ... (read more)
Christ's Love Can Transform Mexico, Pope Tells Children
Posted by on April 15, 2012
(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=24603)LEON, MEXICO, March 25 (CNA/EWTN News) .- By embracing and passing on God's love, Mexican youth can shape their country's future for the ... (read more)
Cosby says Trayvon case about guns, not color
Posted by on April 15, 2012
WASHINGTON - Actor and comedian Bill Cosby says the debate over the killing of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer should be focused on guns, not race.In an interview on CNN's ... (read more)
Hillary Clinton parties in Colombia
Posted by on April 15, 2012
It was diplomats gone wild in Colombia last night, as Hillary Clinton partied like it was spring break -- knocking back a beer and tearing up the dance floor to Cuban music at a local club.The ... (read more)
Would your kid pass the ice cream truck test
Posted by on April 15, 2012
By Dr. Michele Borba It’s a hot day and the jingling ice cream truck shows up, laden with icy treats. A friendly driver asks your child if he’d like to come into the truck to get a ... (read more)
At the Blue School, Kindergarten Curriculum Includes Neurology
Posted by on April 15, 2012
LAST month, two kindergarten classes at the Blue School were hard at work doing what many kindergartners do: drawing. One group pursued a variation on the self-portrait. "That’s me ... (read more)
Dubai schools to start on September 9
Posted by on April 15, 2012
DUBAI // All public and private schools that are not on the Asian curriculum will begin their academic year on September 9, the Ministry of Education said yesterday. Holidays will be aligned, too. ... (read more)
Iraq to release Saddam Hussein's last WMD scientist
Posted by on April 15, 2012
BAGHDAD -- The last Iraqi scientist implicated in late dictator Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program is to be released, deputy justice minister Busho Ibrahim said ... (read more)
First Nations children send memo to drug-addicted parents
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Item number nine in the letter to members of the Cat Lake reserve from the children in Grade Six is as blunt as it is painful. "It hurts us and shoomis and kokum (grandpa and grandma) when ... (read more)
Many ways to hook kids on fishing in the months ahead, beginning at Pearrygin Lake
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native, Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, and has been covering fishing and outdoors ... (read more)
Kids to get taste of politics
Posted by on April 15, 2012
By Melody Guyton Buttsmbutts@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6684DURHAM - They may be too young to sway the outcome of the upcoming county commission and school board races, but Durham's most ... (read more)
Even Worse for Kids Than You Think
Posted by on April 15, 2012
It's no secret that sedentary behavior contributes to obesity and chronically poor health. But not all sedentary behaviors are created equal, according to a new study that examines the link ... (read more)
Mom Grateful for Time Home With Kids
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Yes, she's a stay-at-home mom. And, no, she does not have to leave her house every day and drive to an outside job. But that does not mean she has any more time for housework than a ... (read more)
Livery cab driver turns himself in after hitting grandmother at bus stop in Williamsburg
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A livery cab driver turned himself in this morning after he smashed into a woman waiting at a bus stop in Brooklyn, then fled the scene, police said.The 59-year-old grandmother was at a bus stop in ... (read more)
Motorcyclist killed after hitting taxi in Lincoln Tunnel
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A motorcyclist was killed after hitting a taxi in the Lincoln Tunnel this morning, authorities said. The 31-year-old cyclist smashed into the back of the cab shortly before 4 a.m. in the south tube, ... (read more)
Geithner says Romney claim on job losses by women is 'misleading and ridiculous'
Posted by on April 15, 2012
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says a claim by Mitt Romney about disproportionate job losses by women during the Obama administration is "misleading and ... (read more)
Lockerbie bomber unconscious and in critical condition in Libyan hospital
Posted by on April 15, 2012
TRIPOLI, Libya -- The convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al Megrahi was unconscious and in critical condition in the hospital in Tripoli on Sunday, a close relative said."He is unconscious ... (read more)
Tornadoes leave 5 dead, 29 injured across Midwest and Plains; more storms possible today
Posted by on April 15, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY - A violent storm system unleashed dozens of tornadoes across the Midwest and Plains, leaving five people dead and at least 29 injured in Oklahoma Sunday morning. As the weather ... (read more)
'Bully' Film Paints Picture of America's Hurting Kids
Posted by on April 15, 2012
This year alone, more than 13 million kids will be taunted, harassed, and pushed around for being who they are -- making bullying the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the ... (read more)
New academic calendar for public and private schools
Posted by on April 15, 2012
education during next academic year, the Ministry of Education has issued an ordinance unifying the academic calendar of the public and private schools for ... (read more)
Chavez arrives in Cuba for latest cancer treatment
Posted by on April 15, 2012
HAVANA -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba to undergo a fourth round of radiation therapy to treat a recurrence of cancer, Cuban state media reported Sunday.Chavez, accompanied by ... (read more)
Brit’s shadowy death a Chinese riddle
Posted by on April 15, 2012
No one picked up their phone. So he waited, alone.The next day, Neil Heywood was found dead.His demise has triggered one of the biggest political scandals to hit China in decades - one that has ... (read more)
Melinda Gates Fights To Put Birth Control On The Global Agenda And Save Children's Lives
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Melinda Gates , the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says that making sure all women have access to birth control must become ';a total priority'; for countries both ... (read more)
Bomb kills 3 children in Yemen
Posted by on April 15, 2012
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - A roadside bomb targeting a Yemeni security patrol killed three children on their way to school in the southern province of Hadramout on Sunday, the Defence Ministry said. ... (read more)
1 dead, 4 missing in yacht race accident
Posted by on April 15, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO - A powerful wave swept four crew members off a sailboat during a race near San Francisco, leaving one person dead and four others missing, the Coast Guard said early Sunday.The ... (read more)
Major attack targets embassies, government buildings in Kabul
Posted by on April 15, 2012
KABUL -- A series of explosions and gunfire rocked the Afghan capital Sunday, as several sites within Kabul's diplomatic enclave and nearby areas came under sustained attack.Suicide attackers ... (read more)
UK schools to put witchcraft and druids on religious education syllabus
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Schools in Britain are set to include paganism in their official religious education syllabus for the first time. (read more)
Pay attention to children
Posted by on April 15, 2012
THE GRIEVING aunts of two-year-old Aliyah Candy Johnson, who was beaten to death on Easter Sunday, yesterday made a passionate appeal to mothers of the nation to listen and pay closer attention to ... (read more)
Melinda Gates Fights To Put Birth Control On The Global Agenda -- And Save Children's Lives
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Melinda Gates , the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says that making sure all women have access to birth control must become ';a total priority'; for countries both ... (read more)
‘Helicopter parents’ hover as children search for jobs
Posted by on April 15, 2012
At a Sacramento, Calif., job fair last fall, the polished, well-dressed woman went from booth to booth, recruiter to recruiter, passing out resumes, asking about job openings. Not for herself, ... (read more)
Virginia Town is Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids
Posted by on April 15, 2012
View Slide Show More than half the population of Blacksburg, Va., is Virginia Tech students, so it may be easy to mistake this town of 41,383 as just another college town. Yet this small community, ... (read more)
U.S. Kids Using Media Almost 8 Hours a Day - BusinessWeek
Posted by on April 15, 2012
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically, to almost eight hours ... (read more)
The Best Business Schools of 2011
Posted by on April 15, 2012
View Slide Show Lamar Horne was on the standard career path for someone with corner-office ambitions: an undergraduate degree in business, two years in investment banking, another two in private ... (read more)
Dino apps offer kids a roaring good time
Posted by on April 15, 2012
FOR THE YOUNGEST DINO-LOVERPiece me DINOSAURS!From Fashionbuddha, best for ages 3-5, 99 cents, for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Rating: 4 stars (out of 4)Kids learn about dinosaurs by putting ... (read more)
Strangers not the greatest danger in child sexual abuse
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A vast majority of children who are sexually abused are done so by someone they know - most often a family member, an adult the family trusts or, in some instances, another child, a new study has reve (read more)
Will we continue to feel safe in NYC
Posted by on April 15, 2012
One hot summer Sunday in 1988, I watched a mugging just barely not happen. The kid a few yards ahead of me, about 17, crouched jaguar-like measuring his prey from behind: a young woman, her handbag ... (read more)
Would you tell your children about your academic failings
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A lady sent me an email in praise of her father who was brave enough to admit to his children that he was an average student. Photo | ... (read more)
Men dump chivalry to flee sinking ships
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Titanic, it seems, was an exception. Men dump chivalry that places women and children first and flee sinking ships to try to save themselves, says a new study. (read more)
Tree Nut Consumption Associated With Better Diet Quality In Children And Adults
Posted by on April 15, 2012
In a study published in Nutrition Research, researchers looked at the association of out-of-hand nut (OOHN) consumption with nutrient intake, diet quality and the prevalence of risk factors for ... (read more)
CASA For Kids To Host Its Annual Fundraiser
Posted by on April 15, 2012
By REBECCA HOEFFNERStaff WriterAt the annual fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates for Kids of East Texas, justice will do the serving.The annual ';Justice is Served'; dinner ... (read more)
Kids and Social Media
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Most parents who worry about their kids' online activity focus on the people or content their children might encounter: Are they being cyberbullied? Do they have access to age-inappropriate ... (read more)
The XV-th Children's Art Festival Was Held under the Auspices of OAO TATNEFT
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A gala concert, which concluded the regular XV-th Regional Children's Art Festival "Country of the Warbling Nightingale", was held in Almetyevsk ... (read more)
Secret Service hooker flap over $47
Posted by on April 15, 2012
President Obama appears at the Summit of the Americas Colombia as his Secret Service team remains reeling from a prostitution scandal. A Secret Service agent shamed the United States after a wild ... (read more)
Worldwide events mark anniversary of Titanic sinking
Posted by on April 15, 2012
100 YEARS DAY 5 - Finally, this ship reached its long-awaited destination early today: the spot in the ocean where, exactly 100 years ago, the Titanic sank, at 41°43’57"N, ... (read more)
Beasties crash Rock Hall
Posted by on April 15, 2012
CLEVELAND - No Sleep till the Hall of Fame. The Beastie Boys, three New Yorkers who helped bring rap music to the suburbs in the 1980s, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last ... (read more)
Brangelina kids may end up with Surrey twangs after their 2 year UK stay
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's six kids could end up having Surrey twangs as they are set to move to England for two years. (read more)
Pope calls on adults to protect children as abuse row rages
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI called on Sunday on adults to "protect and to care for children" and sent a message to minors suffering from violence in a speech in the central Mexican city of ... (read more)
Spokane schools names new superintendent
Posted by on April 15, 2012
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Public Schools has named a new superintendent to lead its district of nearly 30,000 students. The school board decided at a meeting Saturday that Shelley Redinger was ... (read more)
For this volunteer, helping sick children is a full-time job
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Joe Koch, a retired mailman, has spent more than 2 decades helping out at Give Kids the World. He is being honored this week, National Volunteer Week, along with the charity's other 42,000 ... (read more)
It’s 1st and 10 children
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Fix the scoreboard: Now it’s 10 kids from eight women in six states. Jet cornerback Antonio Cromartie, 27, recently had his second child with wife Terricka, making 10 - one short of a football ... (read more)
Bubble trouble for kids at play
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Tennis everyone?Angry Upper East Side parents say their kids are being cheated out of riding their bikes and playing ball at an Upper East Side park after the city cut a back-room deal with a tony ... (read more)
This bus drives us wild
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Call it the love bus!Two Manhattan women are so enamored with the M15, they’ve created the first known social network dedicated to a New York City bus.Kathleen Fitzgerald and Lizzy Showman ... (read more)
20 fire heroes hurt in blaze
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Two residents and more than 20 firefighters were injured when a four-alarm blaze ripped through four Bronx buildings yesterday.The fire started at 1:15 p.m. in a three-story Morris Park building and ... (read more)
They got the wrong guy
Posted by on April 15, 2012
a gentleman but not a groper, his friends insist.Pals of the alleged "Gentleman Groper," a 26-year-old churchgoing Brooklynite accused of manhandling women in Greenwich Village, lower ... (read more)
PA perk cut sparks brain-drain fear
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Hundreds of veteran Port Authority professionals are about to be thrown from the gravy train, set to lose their longevity pay and other profitable perks.As the agency strips these benefits in a ... (read more)
Passerby heroes scare off rapist
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A perv tried to rape a jogger as the young woman ran in Riverside Park, cops said yesterday.The creep attacked the 24-year-old woman from behind and choked her until she nearly lost consciousness, ... (read more)
Horrified folks watch taxi hit son, 5
Posted by on April 15, 2012
A 5-year-old boy ran into a Brooklyn street and was hit by a taxi before the horrified eyes of his deaf parents, who then carried his seriously injured body half a block to an emergency room.The ... (read more)
How two schools dealt quickly with coaches accused of sexual harassment
Posted by on April 15, 2012
On March 3, just after midnight, a female student at Lake Washington High School sent out an email. In the subject line it read, "The Truth About What Happened With Barry." The email, ... (read more)
Preschool effort aims to close kindergarten gap
Posted by on April 15, 2012
In this April 10, 2012, photo, students dance during a song as instructors watch at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Ind. In Franklin, half of the kindergartners can’t count or ... (read more)
Wendi Rees Of No Hungry Children Will Be Guest On This Week's Show
Posted by on April 15, 2012
Do not search by date -- full issues of the paper are not available on the site; If you are looking for a specific article, type in one or two words only from the headline or the name of someone in ... (read more)
Eli Manning to host 'SNL'
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Eli Manning's following in his brother's footsteps again.The Giants QB will host "Saturday Night Live" on May 5, with musical guest Rihanna.It's been an exciting 2012 for ... (read more)
Knicks join Trayvon’s family team
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The Knicks have teamed with Trayvon Martin’s family.Carmelo Anthony gave the slain teen’s mother and brother a VIP tour of the Knicks’ locker room before Friday night’s game ... (read more)
Brit’s shadowy death a Chinese riddle
Posted by on April 14, 2012
No one picked up their phone. So he waited, alone. The next day, Neil Heywood was found dead. His demise has triggered one of the biggest political scandals to hit China in decades - one that has ... (read more)
Bee Gee near death
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb is gravely ill with pneumonia in a London hospital, British media reported yesterday.The 62-year-old musician is in a coma, according to the Sun newspaper, which cited a ... (read more)
It’s 1st and 10 children
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Fix the scoreboard: Now it’s 10 kids from eight women in six states. Jet cornerback Antonio Cromartie, 27, recently had his second child with wife Terricka, making 10 - one short of a football ... (read more)
Happy days are here again
Posted by on April 14, 2012
But if you’re expecting Marshall to take umbrage at these slights or to seek revenge in the form of a memoir, you’d be sadly mistaken.True to form, Marshall’s memoir "My Happy ... (read more)
Gov yawns at scandal
Posted by on April 14, 2012
When a scandal like the GSA’s $823,000 trip to Las Vegas comes along, you see that it takes truly risible details, like an actual clown in attendance, to move the outrage dial in Washington.I ... (read more)
Expanding horizons for children
Posted by on April 14, 2012
As an editor and travel writer for LittleNomads.com, a website about traveling with children, and a contributor to publications like Holidays With Kids, Deborah Dickson-Smith has traversed the world ... (read more)
Schools take on hunger, even after school
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A small meal waits for students after school at Garfield Elementary: a cup of yogurt, string cheese, a bag of grapes, graham crackers.It’s enough protein and nutritious fuel ... (read more)
‘We carried this with us all our lives’
Posted by on April 14, 2012
At night, as he struggled with the loneliness of residential school, Eric Pelkey would wrap himself tightly in his sheet so the abusive dorm supervisor couldn't reach him as easily."When I ... (read more)
Bank says bonds are no longer interesting
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Dear John: I have some Series HH US Savings Bonds that have matured. My bank tells me that they are no longer paying interest and that I’ll have to convert them into a different type of bond ... (read more)
‘Tax battlers’ fighting — for your cash
Posted by on April 14, 2012
They’re the surest thing after death and taxes - those pesky ads from tax lawyers and accountants that flood TV and radio every year at this time.You know the ones. They claim to offer unique ... (read more)
More fraud flags flying
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Employee reports of fraud jumped more than 20 percent in the fourth quarter to an all-time high, according to BDO Consulting and the Quarterly Corporate Fraud Index by the Network Inc.The increased ... (read more)
April fools are tuning out everything
Posted by on April 14, 2012
When the weather in April more resembles that of a lovely day in May, is it time to follow that old adage, "Sell in May and go away," a month early?That appears to be the case on Wall ... (read more)
Graduation and Awards at Gan Menachem Kindergarten
Posted by on April 14, 2012
MOSCOW, Russia - A festive event was held at the Gan Menachem Kindergarten to celebrate both the conclusion of studies and awarding of the Siddur (prayer books). At the beginning of the party, Chief ... (read more)
Pottermore, The Harry Potter Official Website, Is Finally Open To Muggles
Posted by on April 14, 2012
We're expecting to be really busy to start with and plan to activate new registrations in a steady stream. This means that you may not get access to Pottermore immediately after you sign up but ... (read more)
Mary Lyford and her children are down to one meal a day – deepening hunger in Malawi
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Kristy Siegfried/IRIN Mary Lyford and her children are down to one meal a day CHIKHWAWA, – Mary Lyford, a widow and subsistence farmer from Mbande village in southern Malawi's Chikhwawa ... (read more)
With new heart, Cheney speaks over an hour in Wyo.
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Not keeping him down: Former Vice President Dick Cheney, fresh off a heart transplant, gave an hour-long speech at a Wyoming event today - where he predicted Mitt Romney would do a 'whale of a ... (read more)
Woman, kids bound during Lacey home robbery
Posted by on April 14, 2012
LACEY, Wash. — Three men tied up a woman and two children in the bedroom while they ransacked their Lacey home Saturday morning. Lacey police say in a release that no one was hurt. The woman ... (read more)
2 Firefighters survive building collapse while battling huge Bronx blaze
Posted by on April 14, 2012
firemen at 730 Van Nest Avenue, Bronx, NY Two New York City firefighters have survived a partial building collapse of a burning building in the Bronx.An FDNY spokesman said Saturday that the ... (read more)
Spokane schools names new superintendent
Posted by on April 14, 2012
SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Public Schools has named a new superintendent to lead its district of nearly 30,000 students. The school board decided at a meeting Saturday that Shelley Redinger was ... (read more)
Two teens killed after driver, on prescription Rx, falls asleep behind wheel on LI
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A Long Island driver on prescription drugs fell asleep at the wheel early this morning, slamming his car into a tree and killing two teenage passengers who were flung from the vehicle.Thomas Smith, ... (read more)
Emphasize ‘healthy’ for kids and families this summer
Posted by on April 14, 2012
From staff reportsCHAPEL HILL -- It's easy to fall into the summer rut of snacking and watching TV. But several local groups are collaborating to ensure kids and their families have healthy, ... (read more)
TV doctor tells parents how to tackle taboo subjects with their children
Posted by on April 14, 2012
DUBAI // The mood in the Media City television studio was tense as Dr Fozia Al Drei introduced the topic for discussion on the latest episode of her talk show. Dr Foz & Friends, a live show on ... (read more)
Two teens dead after car crash on way back from Six Flags
Posted by on April 14, 2012
RIDGE, N.Y. - Police say two teenagers are dead after a highway crash on Long Island.Suffolk County police say the wreck involved a group of young people returning from a trip to the Six Flags Great ... (read more)
1 Million Christians Pray for World's 2 Billion Children
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A nondenominational movement called the "4/14 Window" is mobilizing one million Christians from around the world to fast and pray for the 2.3 billion children on earth on Saturday to raise ... (read more)
Seven years, six kids later, Brad and Angelina to wed
Posted by on April 14, 2012
(Inset) Actress Angelina Jolie sports an engagement ring as she and Brad Pitt view works from the Chinese collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in Los Angeles, Thursday, April 12. ... (read more)
All indian schools to reserve 25 per cent of seats for poor children
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Ruling by Supreme Court upholds the principle, but unaided minority schools are excluded. The legal decision clarifies the Right to Education Act, a law that establishes free compulsory education ... (read more)
Zimmerman's account 'doesn't sound like [Trayvon],' older brother says
Posted by on April 14, 2012
George Zimmerman's contention that Trayvon Martin attacked him, "doesn't sound like [Trayvon]," according to Martin's older brother, Jahvaris ... (read more)
For many OFWs, sending children home for college is a nightmare
Posted by on April 14, 2012
PAULA BEATRIZ DE LA ROSA, who graduated from one of the Filipino high schools in Saudi Arabia, is coming home for college. JEDDAH--Paula Beatriz dela Rosa left Jeddah for Manila in the middle of ... (read more)
Cowboys captain may mentor NT kids
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Thurston is already involved in programs that help indigenous kids and teenagers in Queensland and he said he is open to the idea of doing the same in the NT. "I would certainly like to come ... (read more)
George Zimmerman's account of Trayvon Martin's death 'doesn't sound like him,' Martin's older brother says
Posted by on April 14, 2012
George Zimmerman's contention that Trayvon Martin attacked him, "doesn't sound like [Trayvon]," according to Martin's older brother, Jahvaris FultonFulton told CNN that ... (read more)
UN Security Council votes unanimously to authorize observer mission to monitor Syrian cease-fire
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to authorize an observer mission to monitor the cease-fire in Syria.The vote came after two days of intense negotiations over the ... (read more)
Key figure in GSA conference scandal will not testify, lawyers say
Posted by on April 14, 2012
WASHINGTON -- The Government Services Administration (GSA) official who is emerging as a key figure in the inquires into a lavish, 2010 agency conference in the Las Vegas area will invoke his Fifth ... (read more)
Constable rescues three kids from pit in Delhi
Posted by on April 14, 2012
New Delhi, April 14 : An alert Delhi Police constable rescued three minor children who fell into a pit dug up by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in central Delhi, police said ... (read more)
Man charged with sex abuse told deputies he tickled children under their shirts
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Jose Villa, 49, was charged with sexually abusing children at his girlfriend's in-home babysitting business. (Volusia County Jail, Volusia County Jail / Apr 14, ... (read more)
7 smart toys for today's connected kids
Posted by on April 14, 2012
News, how-to guides and more at tecca.com to help you get the most out of your technology. The good news? Many of these toys will do more than just suck those little brains in and get them glued to ... (read more)
Ariz. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Bible Classes in Public Schools
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The Arizona State Senate has passed a bill that allows school districts to create a high school elective course that would focus on the Bible and its influence on Western ... (read more)
Michigan Charter Schools Spend More On Administration, Less On Instruction, Study Finds
Posted by on April 14, 2012
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Michigan charter schools spend twice as much per pupil on administration and about 20 percent less on instruction than traditional public schools, according to a study just released ... (read more)
Four children sent to hospital after finding needles in play area
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Four young children have been treated in hospital after they found hypodermic needles in a play area in east Belfast.The children discovered the syringes near Connswater shopping centre last ... (read more)
Japan clears two nuclear reactors for restart
Posted by on April 14, 2012
TOKYO -- The Japanese government decided Friday that two nuclear reactors in western Japan are safe to restart, in a major step toward bringing idled plants back online for the first time since last ... (read more)
Lockerbie bomber's health deteriorating, says family
Posted by on April 14, 2012
TRIPOLI, Libya - The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing was taken to hospital on Saturday for a blood transfusion with his health deteriorating, his ... (read more)
'Life-threatening' storms feared for Midwest
Posted by on April 14, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY - Tornado sirens sounded across Oklahoma City hours before dawn Saturday as the nation's midsection braced for what forecasters cautioned could be a day of ... (read more)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are officially engaged
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Con-Bradulations!Hollywood megawatt couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally tying the knot, although no date is set.The pair have been together since 2005 and have six kids: Maddox, 10, Pax, ... (read more)
Beckham's kids love tipsy mom
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's children love it when she gets tipsy. (read more)
Seminole schools raid textbook fund to pay teachers
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The cash-strapped Seminole School Board is raiding its student textbook fund to cover other shortages, shifting more than half of the state's allocation for instructional materials to meet ... (read more)
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb in coma
Posted by on April 14, 2012
LONDON -- Bee Gees pop legend Robin Gibb was in a coma Saturday amid fears he has only days to live, with the 62-year-old star's family keeping a bedside vigil.Gibb has been battling colon and ... (read more)
Police pinch dapper ‘groper’
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A dapper fiend was busted yesterday for allegedly molesting several women in Manhattan’s toniest neighborhoods, authorities said.Karl Vanderwoude, 26, who works for Madison Avenue private ... (read more)
Hizzoner hams it up with Muppets
Posted by on April 14, 2012
"Who was the better kisser?" Miss Piggy oinked."I never kiss and tell," responded the mayor.The occasion for the Midtown get-together was an announcement that the Muppets had ... (read more)
Command spat at dangling-scaffold rescue
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Three workers were saved from a dangling scaffold on an Upper East Side high-rise yesterday - but the rescue operation became a battle of the badges when cops and firefighters squabbled over safety ... (read more)
Pharmacy slaying brings flashback to last year's LI massacre
Posted by on April 14, 2012
As he was held at gunpoint and forced to lay face down on the floor of an East Harlem drugstore, grisly scenes from last year’s Long Island pharmacy massacre flashed through his mind. ... (read more)
As Ranks of Gifted Soar in N.Y., Fight Brews for Kindergarten Slots
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Nearly 5,000 children qualified for gifted and talented kindergarten seats in New York City public schools in the fall, 22 percent more than last year and more than double the number four years ago, ... (read more)
Children discover needles in park
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Four children were taken to hospital as a precaution after they found medical needles at a play area in east Belfast. Police seized the needles from the park on the Newtownards Road on Friday ... (read more)
Obesity on the Kids' Menus at Top Chains
Posted by on April 14, 2012
CSPI Investigation Reveals Kids' Meals at Restaurants Usually Too High in Calories, and Good Options Hard to Find WASHINGTON - August 4 - Nearly every single possible combination of the ... (read more)
BW Helps You Keep the Kids Entertained >
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Best Western Helps You Keep the Kids Entertained These Winter HolidaysBest Western Australia's Kids Packs have proved popular with their little guests for over four years now. To keep the Packs ... (read more)
10 children rescued from Haitian human smugglers
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have rescued 10 children smuggled from Haiti, the Special Terrestrial Border Security Unit (Cesfront) said Wednesday.Cesfront officials said a Haitian citizen ... (read more)
Horrors of North Korea's hidden gulags revealed by escapee
Posted by on April 14, 2012
North Korea's notorious gulag labour camps have over 200,000 men, women and children currently held captive. And the horror of these 'concentration death camps' has been revealed by an escapee, who is (read more)
Court orders return of Vancouver man's children from Israel
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A Vancouver man has won his appeal in a child custody case, resulting in the court-ordered return of his three children from Israel, where they have been living with their ... (read more)
First Raspberry Pi units delivered to school kids
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The credit card sized basic computer was delivered to the school in Leeds on Friday by one of the distributors of the device, UK-based Premier Farnell, ... (read more)
Beckham boys like to cuddle up with 'tipsy' mum Posh
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Victoria Becham has revealed that her kids like it when she has had a couple of glasses of wine in the evening because it ensures they can get the ultimate treat - sleeping in the same room as mum and (read more)
Romney campaign continues to promote Ann's motherhood in bid for women voters
Posted by on April 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney milked the controversy over working moms yesterday, peddling pro-mom bumper stickers on his campaign Web site and bringing his wife, Ann, to a campaign speech where she ... (read more)
Trayvon killer George Zimmerman will seek release without bail
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Good luck with that.Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman will ask to be sprung from jail - without bail - at an upcoming court hearing, it was revealed yesterday."We’re going to ... (read more)
I nearly fried to death
Posted by on April 14, 2012
EXCLUSIVE A veteran subway operator miraculously survived after accidentally dropping a 200-pound piece of metal equipment onto an electrified third rail, sparking an explosion that set him ... (read more)
Don’t call me ‘Super Mayor’
Posted by on April 14, 2012
He’s "Super Mayor."Newark leader Cory Booker was hailed as a hero yesterday for saving a neighbor from a blazing house fire - a dramatic rescue that he admitted was absolutely ... (read more)
Ex-mine safety chief, W.Va. school accused of fraud
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The allegations are contained in an affidavit that an agent in the NASA Office of Inspector General used to obtain search warrants in an active criminal investigation of mine safety expert J. Davitt ... (read more)
‘We carried this with us all our lives’
Posted by on April 14, 2012
At night, as he struggled with the loneliness of residential school, Eric Pelkey would wrap himself tightly in his sheet so the abusive dorm supervisor couldn't reach him as easily."When I ... (read more)
Inconvenient Children Video Unleashes a Political Storm in Mexico
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Nuestro Mexico del Futuro ," or "Our Future Mexico," has caused a political storm in the lead-up to Mexico’s presidential campaign.The four-minute video -- which has gone viral ... (read more)
Roth IRA can help children
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Those are among the benefits of Roth individual retirement accounts. Anyone, including children, is eligible to contribute to a Roth with one caveat - they must have earned income from a ... (read more)
Kids outsmart their 'snooping' parents online everyday
Posted by on April 14, 2012
More than half of Australian children can easily outwit their parents when it comes to going online, thereby enabling them to outsmart adult restrictions. (read more)
Autistic children in need of more care service
Posted by on April 14, 2012
China is in dire need of professionals to diagnose and train an increasing number of autistic children, experts said."Autistic children who receive early treatment tend to relate better to ... (read more)
TSA baggage inspector accused of stealing iPads from luggage in Dallas
Posted by on April 14, 2012
DALLAS -- A Transportation Security Administration official has been charged after being accused of stealing eight iPads from luggage at Dallas/Fort Worth International airport, KXAS-TV ... (read more)
Adidas investigating claim that Olympics uniforms being manufactured in 'sweatshops'
Posted by on April 14, 2012
LONDON -- Allegations that Olympics uniforms are being manufactured in "sweatshop" conditions overseas are being investigated by Adidas, with London Games organizers saying they were ... (read more)
Dubai private schools get permission to hike fees
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The Dubai government has given its permission to private schools to increase their fees by a minimum of 3% to a maximum of 6% this academic year, Gulf News has reported. Schools rated as outstanding ... (read more)
O tax rate just 20%
Posted by on April 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama released their latest tax return yesterday, showing they made close to $800,000 last year and paid $162,075 in federal taxes - a rate of ... (read more)
Texas sex offender asks jury for 99 years in jail, is sentenced to 50
Posted by on April 14, 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A Fort Worth jury sentenced a convicted sex offender to 50 years in prison for failing to register -- but that was quite a bit better than the penalty he was hoping for.Daniel ... (read more)
The band plays on
Posted by on April 14, 2012
100 YEARS DAY 4 - Eight New Yorkers are on board the Titanic anniversary cruise to perform the very last song the original ship’s band performed - believed to be "Nearer, My God, to ... (read more)
Romney up in new poll
Posted by on April 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney has a razor-thin, 46-44 percent lead on President Obama in a new Fox News poll, the latest survey to show a tight race as the general-election campaign gets under ... (read more)
GSA ‘bonus’ outrage even worse
Posted by on April 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - House committees investigating the scandal-plagued General Services Administration released an e-mail and letter yesterday showing that the organizer of a lavish Las Vegas conference ... (read more)
Secret Service agents get hook in sex scandal
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A lurid scandal has struck the US Secret Service, after a dozen agents responsible for protecting President Obama were sent home from Colombia amid reports of misconduct with prostitutes.A senior ... (read more)
City war over 911 report
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The city will appeal a Supreme Court ruling this week requiring City Hall to release a scathing analysis of the city’s trouble-plagued 911 system.Fire Department unions have subpoenaed the ... (read more)
Tix-fix lawyer bets trial against cops will go away
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The tough-guy lawyer for 12 Bronx "ticket fix" cops yesterday predicted the case will never go to trial - and that he’ll get secret wiretaps used against them tossed. "There is ... (read more)
More ‘K’ kids have the ‘gift’
Posted by on April 14, 2012
More than a third of students who took exams for entry into kindergarten gifted and talented programs this year managed to qualify - a significant bump from prior years, education officials said ... (read more)
Seminole schools raid textbook fund to pay teachers
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The cash-strapped Seminole School Board is raiding its student textbook fund to cover other shortages, shifting more than half of the state's allocation for instructional materials to meet ... (read more)
Main – Malaysia – No fallout from vernacular schools issue, says Wee @ Sat Apr 14 2012
Posted by on April 14, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 -- MCA has dismissed the warning from Chinese associations that continuing unhappiness over vernacular schools will see the party being punished at the polls. Deputy ... (read more)
Montgomery Co. schools detail drastic cutbacks - www.roanoke.com
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Montgomery County school officials released a list of possible spending cuts Friday that includes eliminating more than 60 staff positions and charging students $100 fees to play sports.The $5.4 ... (read more)
Guy Pearce disses Australia city, then later apologizes
Posted by on April 14, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- Aussie actor Guy Pearce has issued a contrite apology to his homeland's capital, Canberra, after mocking the city on US talk show "The Late Late Show with Craig ... (read more)
Gal pal of Gable’s son found dead
Posted by on April 14, 2012
MALIBU, Calif. - Homicide detectives are investigating the death of the 41-year-old girlfriend of Clark Gable’s only son.John Clark Gable called 911 after allegedly finding Christiane Candice ... (read more)
‘Race slay’ duo could get death
Posted by on April 14, 2012
TULSA, Okla. - Oklahoma prosecutors filed murder and hate-crime charges yesterday against two men arrested in an Easter-weekend shooting spree that left three people dead and terrorized ... (read more)
Bam slam at fizzling N. Korea
Posted by on April 14, 2012
President Obama says North Korea’s failed rocket launch shows the country is wasting money on rockets that "don’t work" while its people starve.Obama told a television ... (read more)
Feds pay $1B to Indians
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The federal government agreed to pay $1 billion to dozens of American Indian tribes to settle charges that it mishandled money and natural resources held or managed on their behalf.The settlements ... (read more)
IRS brick house falls on Lionel
Posted by on April 14, 2012
LOS ANGELES - Lionel Richie owes more than $1 million in unpaid taxes, according to TMZ.com.The IRS hit the "Dancing on the Ceiling" singer and LA resident with a lien over unpaid income ... (read more)
Weinsteins’ slap-happy ending on divorce
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Movie mogul Bob Weinstein and his wife have officially agreed to a temporary truce in their bitter divorce.Weinstein and his wife, Annie, issued a joint statement through their lawyers yesterday ... (read more)
He’s a shower head case
Posted by on April 14, 2012
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. - A naked burglar was arrested while taking a shower after police said he sipped champagne and ate a meal in a Southern California family’s home.San Bernardino County ... (read more)
Half of 8th-graders failing
Posted by on April 14, 2012
EXCLUSIVE Barely half of city eighth-graders passed statewide science exams last year - leaving scores relatively unchanged in the subject over nearly a decade. The results showed 53.2 percent of ... (read more)
NJ Hostess workers forced to take severe pension cuts
Posted by on April 14, 2012
The Hostess Brands reorganization has cooked up a batch of bad news.Workers in a New Jersey Teamsters local are being forced to accept severe cuts to their pensions because the bankrupt baker has ... (read more)
New Facebook app coup
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Facebook continues its social-networking dominance. The company is acquiring the team of developers behind customer-loyalty application Tagtile, adding to its expertise in mobile software, and ... (read more)
JPMorgan, Wells get boost from mortgage biz
Posted by on April 14, 2012
Big banks are getting a boost as the housing market nears the bottom. JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, two of the nation’s biggest banks, reported first-quarter results yesterday that beat ... (read more)
Mother charged in fire deaths of 4 children in NY
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A mother who was rescued from a house fire that killed four of her children was charged Friday with setting the fire, but authorities would say little about how or why.Bobbie ... (read more)
I'll never see my kids again, weeps mother whose eyes were gouged out by lover
Posted by on April 14, 2012
A MOTHER of two whose boyfriend throttled her unconscious and gouged out her eyes said yesterday he "robbed me of one of the most precious things in life".Powerfully built Shane Jenkin ... (read more)
Sexualization of Children by HBO
Posted by on April 13, 2012
On the Friday, April 13 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex tracks the latest news and covers the outrageous sexualization of children by HBO in its comedy series, Angry Boys. Critics have accused ... (read more)
South Florida Schools Prep For The FCAT 2.0
Posted by on April 13, 2012
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - South Florida students will soon begin taking the test they have been prepping for all year. Starting Monday the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0 will be ... (read more)
the Prez ginally gets it
Posted by on April 13, 2012
President Obama is finally figuring out how to use government - namely, to hurt people we don’t like.In response to higher gas prices, for instance, Obama is pushing for an end to oil ... (read more)
time to face facts
Posted by on April 13, 2012
Amelioration of today’s drug problem requires Americans to understand the significance of the 80/20 ratio. Twenty percent of American drinkers consume 80 percent of the alcohol sold here. The ... (read more)
a vote-seeking tax trick
Posted by on April 13, 2012
President Obama’s tax plan, which would require millionaires to pay a higher tax rate. ***From the administration that will have the dubious honor of being the first in modern history to ... (read more)
Alberta affirms 10 deaths last year of children in care
Posted by on April 13, 2012
EDMONTON -- For the first time, the Alberta government has released the full number of children who died while in provincial care and the number is much higher than previously reported.Ten children ... (read more)
Is a man brave or condescending if he lets women and children go first
Posted by on April 13, 2012
A crowd in New York awaiting survivors from the Titanic to arrive aboard the Carpathia following the sinking of the Titanic, April 18, 1912. As the captain had ordered, survivors were mostly women ... (read more)
After 7 years, 6 kids, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are engaged
Posted by on April 13, 2012
NEW YORK - It's official: Brangelina is engaged. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie haven't set a wedding date yet, but their engagement "is a promise for the future," Pitt's ... (read more)
Columbiana Co. mother killed, young children injured in crash
Posted by on April 13, 2012
An East Liverpool woman was killed and her two young children injured in a two-car crash Thursday night. The crash happened shortly after 5 p.m. along State Route 7 just north of Rogers ... (read more)
Alternative lunch stirs controversy in Hancock Co. schools
Posted by on April 13, 2012
HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - Hancock County School District is cracking down on parents who don't pay their kids' school lunch bills. This week, the district began providing alternative ... (read more)
High Schools Need to Use Social Media to Spur STEM Engagement
Posted by on April 13, 2012
. In our private lives, we use Twitter and Facebook every day. Yet, in a society as technologically advanced as the United States, it seems that we are not using social media to their maximum ... (read more)
Disney's Fantasy Ship Wows
Posted by on April 13, 2012
As soon as you sit down for dinner at Animator's Palate aboard the new Disney cruise ship Fantasy, your server hands you a green marker and a special placemat and instructs you and the kids to ... (read more)
Just For Kids Calendar
Posted by on April 13, 2012
CARS, CRAFTS AND BIKES LakelandSkateboarding demonstrations, face painting, games, food, crafts, raffles, entertainment, martial arts demonstrations, petting zoo, more.WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ... (read more)