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February 20, 2023

Father warns of Instagram 'sextortion' scam targeting teen boys after son's suicide: 'Evil'

Brian Montgomery lost his 16-year-old son Walker to suicide after he fell victim to a growing 'sextortion' trend targeting teenage boys to get money

February 20, 2023

Arkansas mom says school mask mandates led to ‘cruelty and discrimination’ against her daughter

Ginny Lauren Dowden, a mom from Fayetteville, Arkansas, fought for her daughter to be exempt from school mask mandates amid COVID — a battle that took an emotional toll.

February 17, 2023

Forget COVID; CDC now warns this virus is highly contagious

CDC now warns this virus is so highly contagious that one in 15 Americans will get it. Here’s how you can try to avoid it or tell if it's got you.

February 17, 2023

Spare the rod: Spanking may harm a child's social competency, study finds

A study out of Old Dominion University in Virginia suggests that spanking a child may have the opposite effect parents desire and that it lowers the "social competency" of a child.

February 16, 2023

New Jersey high school students to 'hit snooze' as board of education approves later start time

Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, has changed its start time to 35 minutes later after the board of education there voted "yes" to a "later start resolution" on Feb. 13, 2023.

February 16, 2023

As emergency rooms see more of America's mentally ill kids, new study pinpoints issues

More than 26% of children who visited emergency rooms for mental health issues came back within six months; only half had follow-up care within 30 days, a new study finds.

February 16, 2023

Tampa Rough Riders donate over 10,000 Teddy bears to people who 'need a little love' each year

The 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Rough Riders are a Tampa "krewe" that donates more than 10,000 Teddy bears to needy people each year in honor of Teddy Roosevelt.

February 15, 2023

Former Indiana daycare director facing charges for allegedly giving children melatonin gummies

A daycare director in Indiana is facing multiple charges for giving children melatonin gummies without their parents consent. The woman gave 17 kids, ages 1 to 4, melatonin gummies.

February 15, 2023

Georgia police officer saves choking infant in dramatic bodycam footage

The Senoia Police Department released body camera video showing Officer Alexis Callaway calmly rush to the aid of a choking infant following a 911 call.

February 14, 2023

Parents now question whether COVID mask mandates did more harm than good

On the heels of a new review of mask studies, many parents are questioning some of the COVID measures taken over the past three years, particularly mask mandates in schools.