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Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (329+ words) Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arriving home from preschool, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in a Minneapolis suburb. (Ali Daniels via AP) MINNEAPOLIS " Federal authorities have denied attempting to expedite an end to asylum claims by…...
Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (613+ words) The nation's largest professional organization for plastic surgeons recommended that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, changing the group's stance on the politically charged issue and diverging from several other major medical organizations' guidance. The statement is not a…...
Any Baby Can of Southwest Texas expands Spanish services, encourages other do the same
1+ week, 1+ day ago (312+ words) SAN ANTONIO " Any Baby Can of Southwest Texas, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the challenges and medical care that come with an autism or intellectual and developmental diagnosis, has expanded nearly all of its services to Spanish. Last year,…...
He left the US for an internship. Trump's travel ban made it impossible to return
2+ week, 3+ day ago (918+ words) The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One…...
San Antonio ISD students help build 100 twin-size beds for children in need
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (133+ words) Students from Lanier and the Sam Houston High School Construction Program teamed up to help build 100 twin-size beds for children in need. The beds will go to the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace to ... SAN ANTONIO " San Antonio Independent School…...
Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (588+ words) NEW YORK " Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken…...
A Christmas miracle: Baby to spend first holiday at home after 305 days in the NICU
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
2+ mon, 15+ hour 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
2+ mon, 18+ hour 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…...