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Measles Outbreak Hits Texas Day Care

Outbreak spreads to 10 counties in the state as vaccination efforts intensify

(Newser) - A measles outbreak is expanding in West Texas, affecting a day care facility with multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated. As of Tuesday, 505 cases had been reported in the outbreak area, which now covers 10 counties, the AP reports. It began in late January...

Hugh Grant Slams 'Creepy' Encounter at Heathrow

Actor says immigration officer put his kids on the spot, asked 'intrusive' questions about their parents

(Newser) - Hugh Grant may have just taken a creepy star turn in the 2024 thriller Heretic, but now the UK actor is accusing immigration officials at England's largest airport of being the creepy ones, reports People . "Just came through Heathrow with wife and children," Grant posted on X...

Feds: US Airman Pretended to Be 13 on TikTok, Roblox

David Ibarra, 31, is now accused of having 9-year-old Long Island girl send him sexually explicit pics

(Newser) - A US airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself after he posed as a 13-year-old and chatted with the child on TikTok and the gaming site Roblox. David Ibarra, 31, was arraigned Wednesday in a New York federal court after being...

Babysitter Fatally Left Boy in SUV for Hours: Prosecutors

Aimee Cotton, 41, charged with manslaughter in Martha's Vineyard, allegedly admitted it wasn't the first time

(Newser) - A babysitter has been charged with manslaughter in the wealthy Massachusetts enclave of Martha's Vineyard after leaving two young children in her SUV for hours, one of whom died. Aimee Cotton, 41, allegedly cooked a meal for herself, attended to her personal hygiene, and handled some household chores while...

Florida's Idea to Replace Migrant Labor: Child Labor

GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, state Legislature pushing bill to loosen child labor laws, allow overnight shifts

(Newser) - Long before President Trump returned to the White House, Florida began cracking down on companies hiring undocumented immigrants. Now, a new dilemma: Who will take on the lower-paying jobs in the state that those immigrants held? The state Legislature has an idea: loosening labor laws so kids can slip into...

Dad in a Pickle With Toddler Named 'Unakite Thirteen Hotel'
Dad Fights to Change
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Dad Fights to Change Daughter's Very Odd Name

Toddler's 'computer-generated' hospital name is 'Unakite Thirteen Hotel'; dad calls her Caroline

(Newser) - An infant without a known parent or guardian is often given what the New York Times calls "a nonsensical placeholder name" that's quickly changed once a legal guardian is established. The name given to a baby girl born Nov. 5, 2022, at a home in Council Bluffs, Iowa,...

Sibling Gifts for Birthday Kids? For Kylie Kelce, 'Not Happening'

Podcast host says she's 'vehemently against' asking people to bring gifts for birthday kid's siblings

(Newser) - If you're really not into the "everyone gets a trophy" mantra, there's another parenting trend going around you'll also probably balk at. On her Not Gonna Lie podcas t last week, Kylie Kelce—wife of retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, and sister-in-law to Taylor Swift'...

Experts: No Caffeine Drinks for Kids, at All

Panel says yes to water and pasteurized milk, no to drinks with caffeine, excess sugar until age 18

(Newser) - Most parents try to get their children to eat at least some nutritious foods as part of their diet, but the beverages they consume may not get as much attention. Now, new guidelines offer two suggestions for what kids and teens should be mainly drinking, and they're on the...

Children's Author, Husband Beat Kids With 'Whacker'

Florida's Jennifer Wolfthal, Joseph Wolfthal get prison time after guilty plea for child abuse, neglect

(Newser) - A Florida children's book author and her husband, a Lockheed Martin engineer, have pleaded guilty in a child abuse and neglect case involving their three adopted kids. USA Today reports that last week, 45-year-old Jennifer Wolfthal was sentenced to 12 years behind bars, while 43-year-old Joseph Wolfthal received a...

'Hospital' for Misfit Toys Keeps Joy Going for a New Generation

Venezuelan nonprofit gives outgrown playthings a makeover, donates them to vulnerable kids

(Newser) - The doll's golden curls are intact, and soon her head is, too. One by one, the toys that show the wear and tear of love are restored for the holidays: sewed and combed, stuffed and dressed. From Barbie dolls to a Kung Fu Panda character with a paw raised...

In Nigeria, Another Deadly Stampede at Holiday Event

At least 10 are dead, including 4 children, after tragedy in capital city of Abuja

(Newser) - Ten people, including four children, were killed in a stampede in Nigeria's capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed by a local church at an annual Christmas event, the police said Saturday. It's the second such stampede in a week in...

At Holiday Fair, Stampede Kills Dozens of Kids

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu expresses 'profound sadness' at Wednesday tragedy

(Newser) - At least 35 children have died and six others were injured during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday fair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said, per the Guardian . The incident happened at the Islamic High School in Ibadan, in Oyo state, near the economic hub of Lagos. Security forces attended...

Kids Get to Hop a Flight to the North Pole

Santa and fun await in a transformed Denver airport hangar

(Newser) - Dozens of kids cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver when the pilot announced their destination for the day: the North Pole. More than 100 children, some of whom have serious health issues, were then taken on a roughly 45-minute flight near the city over the weekend before landing...

For These Kids, Toiling in Illegal Mines Is 'Only Option'

Lithium demand creates 'new frontier for mining' in Nigeria, with children doing much of the work

(Newser) - Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock with a stone tool. Dust coats her tiny hands and her hair as she works hour after hour, for less than a dollar a day in Nasarawa, Nigeria. The landscape...

Suit: Chatbot Subjected Girl to 2 Years of Sexual Content

A Character.AI bot also hinted to a Texas teen that he should kill his parents, per a new complaint

(Newser) - Two families are suing the Google-backed Character.AI, claiming the latter company's chatbots abused their kids and knowingly exposed the minors to "a technology they knew to be dangerous and unsafe." Per the Washington Post , the suit filed Tuesday in Texas involves a 17-year-old boy identified simply...

Cops: Boy Stole Grandpa's Car, Drove 160 Miles

12-year-old reportedly led police in Washington state on 'short pursuit' before being detained

(Newser) - A 12-year-old boy from Washington state is in custody after authorities say he stole his grandfather's car and drove over a mountain range, logging 160 miles before he was finally caught. USA Today reports that the unidentified youngster was nabbed the day before Thanksgiving in Grant County, after the...

In This State, First Confirmed US Case of Bird Flu in Kids

The child has mild symptoms and is recovering

(Newser) - Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child—the first reported case in a US minor. The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication, and is recovering, the CDC said in announcing the test results, per the AP . State officials have said the child attends...

Malcolm X's Daughters File $100M Suit Over Assassination

Civil rights leader's family says DOJ, CIA, FBI, NYPD all knew of 1965 death plot and did nothing

(Newser) - Three of Malcolm X's daughters have filed a $100 million suit against some of the nation's top law enforcement and intelligence agencies, alleging those groups knew of threats against their father's life and did nothing to stop his assassination at age 39. Per the AP , the complaint...

Australia's Social Media Move Is for the 'Worried Sick' Parents

Proposed law meant to counter online harms includes no exemption for parental consent

(Newser) - Australia is proposing "world-leading" legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. "This one is for the mums and dads," who, "like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at a Thursday press conference, referencing...

Report Finds 'Dispiriting' Drop in Kids Reading for Pleasure

Number has dropped sharply in recent years, UK's Nationan Literacy Trust says

(Newser) - "For a report focused largely on reading enjoyment, much of this is not an enjoyable read," a report from the UK's National Literacy Trust states. The report found that the proportion of children 8 to 18 years old who enjoy reading in their spare time has fallen...

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