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UNICEF: Snipers Targeting Children in Libyan City
By not in system - AOL NewsGENEVA -- Snipers are targeting children in the besieged rebel-held Libyan city of Misrata, the U.N.' s children agency said Friday. Hundreds of residents have been killed and wounded in the assault by Gadhafi's forces on Libya's third-largest city, and residents are running short of water, food and medicine. Related Stories NATO Says Its Planes Struck Libyan Rebels but Isn't Apologizing Libyan Rebels Mourn Victims of NATO Attack Error Waiting for Gadhafi: Former US Congressman Cools His Heels in Tripoli "What we have are reliable and consistent ...
FDA Reviews Research Linking Food Colorings and Hyperactivity
By Lisa Flam - AOL NewsArtificial food dyes that enhance the color of processed, kid-friendly foods like Cheetos and Pop-Tarts have been used for decades, and the Food and Drug Administration has said they're safe. But with some studies tying the colorings to hyperactivity in children, an FDA panel begins two days of hearings today to review the research and decide whether more study is needed or whether foods with the dyes should carry warning labels. Before the hearing, FDA scientists said in a report that there was no definitive proof that food dye causes hyperactivity in most children, though kids with ...
Grandmother Who Stole to Feed Five Grandkids Faces Prison
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsA 67-year-old widow struggling to feed her five grandkids may now be going to prison for Social Security fraud she claims was necessary to keep her family afloat. Mary Alice Austin lives in Detroit and has custody of her grandchildren: four from her daughter, who's battling drug addiction and couldn't care for them herself, and one child from her son, who's been in prison for the past 20 years. As a nursing home aide, her salary of $8,000 to $10,000 a year wasn't enough to cover the family's expenses. So she broke the law. Austin is being sentenced on Friday for Social Security fraud. Court ...
Mother Uses Her Body to Shield Children From Bullets
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsWhen a shower of bullets started spraying her house Sunday night, Chanelle Johnson's mothering instincts kicked in. She threw herself on top of her three children, all younger than 6. Another mother in the house similarly protected two more children. Johnson's house was one of three hit when two carloads of unidentified shooters let more than 40 bullets fly in the Thonotosassa section of Hillsborough County, which sits about midway down Florida's Gulf Coast. "You've got to protect your babies," Johnson told WFTS-TV. She was so shaken after the incident, she wouldn't show her face to the ...
Mom Has Cancer. Her Son Reacts.
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyMy friend Julie Levine had everything I lacked: A charmed childhood, beautiful kids. I might have envied her had she not been the nicest person I ever met. And, therefore, a magnet for cancer. (On an Internet bulletin board I once frequented, we joked that compassion and a zest for living were risk factors.) Julie is eight years younger than me, so I assumed she would someday speak at my funeral. Especially once I received a diagnosis of stage III ovarian cancer in 2001. Julie came to my hospital room. She took me to chemo. She and her mother came to my house bearing brisket, fudgy peanut ...
What Do We Really Know About Why Children Need Two Parents?
By Julie Moos - Politics DailyThe House budget passed early Saturday would cut funding for family planning, which could increase unplanned pregnancies by one-third. That would likely lead, among other things, to quite a few families headed by single mothers, the most unacceptable form of parenting to many Americans, based on the latest Pew poll. Of the 2,691 adults who were asked whether it was good or bad for society that there are "more single women having children without a male partner to help raise them," about two-thirds said it was bad. The same adults found it more acceptable for unmarried heterosexual partners ...
Don't Tell That Kid to Keep Quiet! German Bill Would Protect Kids' Right to Make Noise
By not in system - AOL NewsChildren of Germany take heart -- it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. Germany is so desperate to encourage people to have more children that the government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under 6 to laugh, shout and play at any volume. Philippe Wojazer, AFP / Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, is welcomed by children Dec. 10 in Freiburg. Merkel's party had sought to ban kindergartens from residential areas because they are too loud. But a proposed bill would exempt children from noise limits. Germany is a land of many rules, especially about ...
Car Seat Recall: Why Are So Many Children's Products Dangerous?
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsOn Monday, AOL News reported that Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling nearly 800,000 car seats because of a faulty release button that can loosen the harness. According to the company, the problem with the release buttons means that the shoulder strap can come loose, potentially endangering a child riding inside the seat in the event of an accident. Surge Desk couldn't help but notice that quite a few products made for children and infants have been recalled of late. Here's a handy rundown: Cribs Two months ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, or CPSC, announced that it would ban ...
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