Tag: Children and Childhood
Justice Dept. Charges 48 in Brazen Pandemic Aid Fraud in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — The Justice Department said on Tuesday that it had charged 48 people with running a brazen…
Snapchat Introduces Its First Parental Controls
SAN FRANCISCO — Snapchat, the ephemeral messaging app, introduced its first parental controls on Tuesday, as social media…
Archie Battersbee, Gravely Ill 12-Year-Old, Dies After Removal of Life Support
LONDON — Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old British boy whose life support was withdrawn after a legal battle between…
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our…
A Polish Priest’s War Against Abortion Focuses on Helping Single Mothers
SZCZECIN, Poland — Abortion has been banned in Poland for 29 years, but that has done little to…
Dr. Oh Eun-young, ‘the God of Parenting,’ Will See You Now, on TV
SEOUL — Appointment day was finally here. The parents had waited for a month to see the renowned…
Pope Francis Will Travel to Canada to Apologize to Indigenous Community
OTTAWA — Pope Francis is traveling to Canada this week to apologize to Indigenous communities for the Roman…
What Pregnancy and Childbirth Do to the Bodies of Young Girls
After the account of a 10-year-old Ohio girl crossing state lines to get an abortion drew national attention…
For Young Offenders, Restitution Debts Can Present Crippling Obstacles
WASHINGTON — Arabella Guevara spent much of her adolescence paying for her mistakes.She entered the juvenile justice system…
Studies Probe Adenovirus Link to Childhood Hepatitis Cases
For months, scientists around the world have been investigating cases of severe, unexplained hepatitis, or liver inflammation, in…
Parents Sue TikTok, Saying Children Died After Viewing ‘Blackout Challenge’
“Elementary-school-aged children do not have the knowledge or the insight to realize that these are dangerous things to…
At a Boarding School in Ukraine, Displaced Children Long for Home
LVIV, Ukraine — In the arched dining hall of a former boarding school in Lviv, Kamila Horbachova and…