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Mom adopts “white baby boy” from foster care, but people think she’s stolen him

When Keia Jones-Baldwin and Richardo Baldwin fell in love with each other, they knew from early on that they wanted to grow their family by having a baby. Keia already had one biological daughter, 16-year-old ...

Alex Trebek holds back tears after reading ‘Jeopardy!’ contestant’s surprise answer

Legendary Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has been fighting a tough battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer for the past few months. Defying the low survival rates, he’s been hanging tough, continuing to host the show ...

New bill proposes longer school day to align with parents’ work schedule

In recent years, some school districts around the country have advocated for and even enacted a later start time for schools. With an average start time of 7:59 a.m. for public high schools, research has ...

Third grader gives teacher a ‘raise’ using his birthday money

Parker Williams may only be nine years old, but he knows that being nice will get you a lot further in life than being mean. “I think more people should be nice.” It’s something his ...

Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ champion donates $10,000 to cancer research in honor of Alex Trebek

Jeopardy! fans around the world were heartbroken by Alex Trebek’s announcement in March that he was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer, a disease with a frighteningly low survival rate. In the months since, Trebek ...

11-year-old girl with Down syndrome comes home with bruise – when aunt asks what happened, she says teacher’s name

The family of an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome say they’re frustrated with the lack of investigation after she came home from school claiming to have been hit. According to reports, Candise Dorsey says her ...

Footage emerges of student pointing gun at back of teacher’s head while he teaches class

When I was young, it was instilled in me to always respect my school teachers. I’ll be honest, it was a different era, but the punishment for disrespecting them often didn’t even bear thinking about. ...

Mom drops twins off at daycare in their car seats, hours later she receives tragic news

Mom Rachel had dropped her twins off at day care in their car seats. It was a snowy day and leaving them in their car seats to carry them in seemed like the safer option. ...

Teacher left in tears in front of class after boy’s heartbreaking food question

Writing on social media, Brooke recounted: “Today I cried at work. Not because I hate my job, or that it is just too hard (it really is). “Today I cried for a child, a child ...

Family say autistic 5-year-old punished for ‘sexual harassment’ after hugging classmate

Family of 5-year-old boy w/ autism says school accused him of 'sexual harassment' after hugging child, kissing another on cheekIt came from a teacher in Chattanooga, TN, about 3 weeks ago, it was about Nathan ...