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Teen birth rates have fallen on LI and in U.S. Here's why.
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (1597+ words) Graciela Benavides, 22, with her 5-year-old daughter, Tatiana, at the Family & Children's Association in Hempstead on Jan. 13. The effects of becoming a mother at 17 have rippled throughout Benavides' life. Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa Loarca Graciela Benavides had planned to be in…...
In age of generative AI, value students' vulnerability
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (139+ words) Instead of focusing on cheaters, teachers should explain it's OK to take risks and fail. When students turn to AI, they often do so because they believe it will save them time. Credit: AP / Michael Dwyer In the rising age…...
Letter writing enjoys a revival as fans seek connection and a break from screen time
1+ week, 5+ day ago (844+ words) Pen pal letters are displayed outside the Sullivan County Health Care nursing home in Unity, N.H., June 8, 2020. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people…...
33 LI students named Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists
2+ week, 5+ day ago (34+ words) 33 LI students named Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists'Newsday Each semifinalistwill receive $2,000 and their school will receive a matching amount. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports. Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca; Morgan Campbell...
Stony Brook University Hospital NICU babies get first book, 'NIC Zoo,' penned by Long Island mom
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (706+ words) Paige Pedroli, 34, of Holbrook, holds up a tiny onesie covered with teddy bears intended'for a premature baby weighing just 2 to 4 pounds. "I brought a baby outfit so you could see how small the baby is," she tells the rapt preschoolers…...
Regeneron Science Talent Search: 33 Long Island students named semifinalists
3+ week, 1+ day ago (543+ words) Nearly a third of this year's Long Island's Regneron Science Talent semifinalists'attend Jericho High School. Credit: Howard Schnapp Thirty-three Long Island high school seniors were'named Regeneron Science Talent Search semifinalists Wednesday " an historic low for the Island but still higher…...
Brentwood Three Kings Day brings gifts, hope to children amid trying times
3+ week, 3+ day ago (539+ words) One by one in Brentwood, the children let go of their parents' hands Sunday morning to meet royalty. Men dressed like'Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar " the three kings who traveled to Bethlehem to bring gifts to the baby Jesus " posed for…...
Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams
4+ week, 1+ day ago (299+ words) A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Credit: AP/Fareed Khan ISLAMABAD " Pakistan reported fewer than half as many cases of polio in 2025 than the previous year, a…...
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs bill to require warning labels on social media platforms
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (320+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul's office compared the warning labels to those found on other consumer products. Credit: Ed Quinn ALBANY " Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that will require social media platforms to display warning labels. The warning labels will contain…...
NYS Education Department to establish center for dyslexia and dysgraphia to help students
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (810+ words) Concetta Russo is an educator who represents the Long Island Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. Dinorah Dellacamera said her son was in first grade when he was diagnosed with dyslexia" Educators initially said her…...