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A Christmas miracle: Baby to spend first holiday at home after 305 days in the NICU
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (284+ words) SAN ANTONIO " This Christmas will be extra special for the parents of a baby who has spent the last 305 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital. Kamillia Peralta, who was born early this year at…...
'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
6+ hour, 19+ min ago (728+ words) Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world. Before little Ryu was born, he developed outside his mom's womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst " a dangerous situation…...
Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1067+ words) Jack Brook And Sara Cline KENNER, La. " Vilma Cruz, a mother of two, had just arrived at her newly leased Louisiana home this week when federal agents surrounded her vehicle in the driveway. She had just enough time to call…...
Reddit challenges Australia's world-first law banning children under 16 from social media
1+ week, 5+ day ago (508+ words) MELBOURNE " Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia's world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world's most popular social media platforms. California-based Reddit Inc.'s suit filed in the…...
Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16
1+ week, 6+ day ago (463+ words) MELBOURNE " Australian authorities on Thursday demanded some of the world's biggest social media platforms report how many accounts they have deactivated since a ban on accounts for children younger than 16 became law. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X,…...
Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (723+ words) And in October, the school scrapped its beloved Hispanic Heritage Month parade, when immigrant parents typically dressed their children in costumes and soccer jerseys from their home countries. ICE had begun stopping staff members, all of whom have legal status,…...
Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (879+ words) MELBOURNE " Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Many children posted farewell messages,…...
What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (923+ words) Lauran Neergaard And Mike Stobbe It's normal for parents, or anyone, to have questions about vaccinations -- but what happens if your pediatrician urges a shot that's under attack by the Trump administration? That's getting more likely: The nation's leading doctors…...
Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1079+ words) MELBOURNE " Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep ranch, doesn't know how he'll keep in touch with his circle of far-flung friends once Australia's world-first social media ban takes effect on Wednesday. Riley's family lives 5 kilometers (3 miles)…...
New program offers free VIA rides to students in effort to reduce chronic absenteeism in San Antonio
2+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) SAN ANTONIO " A new citywide program will allow any students between 12 to 18 years old to catch a free ride to school. On Monday, City Council District 7 announced a $150,000 contribution to VIA ... New program offers free VIA rides to students in…...