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Alleged bank robber had young child with during crime: FBI

The FBI said that a young child was in a seat of a shopping cart when Ronnie Newman gave tellers a note demanding cash. 

Child hot car death pushes parents who lost daughter to sound alarm over 'preventable tragedy'

Young family shares story of losing their youngest daughter, as she died at 3 years old after being left in her father's truck for four hours in the summer heat.

The scientific reason why babies say 'dada' before 'mama'

Children who refer to their mother as "dada" may not actually be showing paternal preference.

Dear Abby: My friend is in an abusive relationship, I'm worried for her safety

Dear Abby weighs in on a friend with a habit for verbally and physically abusive boyfriends and a widow who has found a companion.

Autism center employee charged in sickening caught-on-video assault of toddler

Sickening video emerged this week of an employee at an autism center repeatedly assaulting a 3-year-old boy during her first unsupervised shift at an autism center in Minnesota. Arianna Williams,...

I live by the 9-minute theory for parenting: These are the times of day when kids need you the most

Kids today are growing up in a New York minute.

Dear Abby: I hate being touched -- but people act like it's a joke

Dear Abby weighs in on a mailer who hates being touched, and a daughter who worries about loosing touch with her remarried father.

'Sharenting' can leave your baby exposed to ID theft risk — before they're even born: study

Sharenting, a portmanteau of 'sharing' and 'parenting,' could be leaving their incoming tots vulnerable to digital kidnappers and identity thieves — much sooner than you think.

Meet the teens who have lost weight on Ozempic-like drugs — slimming down to stay alive

“I'm happier with my body and mind,” said one GenZer who dropped 60 pounds. “I look in the mirror and feel confident."

Dark circles under your child's eyes? There could be a logical explanation

If your child has dark circles under their eyes, there could be a logical explanation.

Conjoined twin Abby Hensel's husband hit with paternity suit — two years after they married

Court records show a "genetic test report" was entered onto the file just weeks ago — on March 7, 2024, but the details and results are not publicly available.

2-year-old boy shot in broad daylight NYC shooting: NYPD

A 2-year-old boy was shot in the Bronx in broad daylight, police said.

How to tell your kids someone they love has been diagnosed with cancer — amid Kate Middleton's battle

It's "going to be OK.” Kate Middleton has revealed that she gently informed her three children of her cancer diagnosis in an “appropriate way” and reassured them that she is...

13-year-old killed in Brooklyn shooting was targeted in revenge plot over Instagram Live beating: sources

Prior to Gill's murder, the suspected gunman was kidnapped by members of the same crew Gill was affiliated with.

'All That' alums say they were 'extremely close' with sex offender Brian Peck as kids, thought it was 'normal'

Brian Peck wasn’t just a dialogue coach to child actors on Nickelodeon’s “All That” in the late '90s and 2000s.  Show stars Giovonnie Samuels and Bryan Hearne, who both joined...

My house managers make me a better mom — they do the grunt work so I can enjoy life

“I couldn’t live without them,” said Upper West Side mom Anaya. “They have 100% helped me avoid mom burnout.”

NYC Council Speaker Adams sets up fight with mayor as she calls for more oversight of City Hall: 'Watch this!'

"I'm prepared, Mr. Mayor, to lead by example, watch this," Adams said, looking down at Eric Adams after briefly going off script.

My 8-year-old lost his vision — that's how I learned he has a rare dementia-like disease

Emily Blackburn is sharing her family’s most sacred secret in the hopes of extending her son’s life. 

I shower with my children — haters think it’s 'disturbing' but we love bathing together

Scrubbing away the stench of stigma, an unabashed mother of four children under age 8 is virally spotlighting the pros of taking “family showers” with her tots.