A Fort Pierce mother is accused by police of leaving her children behind inside a store after allegedly shoplifting Saturday.Unabelle Sanchez, 23, of the 2900 block of North Indian River Drive, remained in the St. Lucie County Jail on $10,000 bail on two charges of felony child neglect, one charge of felony larceny among other charges.
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Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput is blaming the sharp teeth of a rodent for robbing him of his shot at glory on home soil at next month's Commonwealth Games.
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Parents should be careful about what they plant in their garden as flowers such as brugmansia, golden chain and nightshade can all lead to serious poisoning among children, reports a German safety organization.
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An Ohio man who claimed that his American Indian ancestry makes him exempt from city nuisance laws has been ordered to clean up two homes that have fallen into disrepair.
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A DOTING father has recorded every step of his two children
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A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a 16-seat vehicle.
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A mother is in the Marion County jail accused of threatening her children with a butcher knife because they didn't say they loved her. According to a sheriff's report, Natasha Regina Brinkley, 43 was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault and child abuse.
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Authorities in Michigan say a man fathered 14 children with 13 different women and owes more than $530,000 in unpaid child support. The Flint Journal reports 42-year-old Thomas Frazier was jailed Thursday. Court records say he hasn't made a support payment in six years.
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Children are to be offered lessons on how to speak English formally amid fears that many are suffering from "word poverty", it has been reported. But how many words do people tend to know and use? Do people know more words than they actually use? And is having a large vocabulary something you learn or have a natural ability for?
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Reuters - A children's story about a British boy who encounters racism and bullying in the classroom after emigrating to Zimbabwe in the early 1980s was among the Costa Book Award winners announced on Tuesday.
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LONDON - British children's weekly pocket money has fallen to a seven-year low, in a sign parents are still cutting back on non-essential spending even as the country emerges from recession, a survey showed Monday.
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British children's weekly pocket money has fallen to a seven-year low, in a sign parents are still cutting back on non-essential spending even as the country emerges from recession, a survey showed Monday.
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A Paris man who registered 55 children by 55 different mothers faces up to 10 years in jail and fines for suspected paternity fraud and for helping to obtain residency under false pretences, police said on Friday.
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PARIS - A Paris man who registered 55 children by 55 different mothers faces up to 10 years in jail and fines for suspected paternity fraud and for helping to obtain residency under false pretences, police said on Friday.
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A Paris man who registered 55 children by 55 different mothers faces up to 10 years in jail and fines for suspected paternity fraud and for helping to obtain residency under false pretences, police said on Friday.
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South Africa is spending more than $2 million (1.3 million pounds) a year to support polygamist President Jacob Zuma's wives and children, almost double the budget from a year ago, a minister said on Tuesday.
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Young viewers of children's television programs in North Carolina got a glimpse of something far more risque than their favorite cartoons, when a cable glitch broadcast two hours of the Playboy channel.
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India's outspoken environment minister has attacked wealthy Indians' embrace of the American consumer lifestyle, saying the US model of development was a "recipe for disaster."
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Reuters - Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the United States' oldest cities. It is home to historical sites and with 50 colleges and universities in the area it has a lively, youthful feel.
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Outside the stadium to host the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, Pramod, 6, and his younger brother play football with a sponge, oblivious to the uproar sparked by their role in building the sites for the $6 billion sporting extravaganza.
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