Fourth child tax credit payment goes out this week: What parents need to know
Families began receiving the fourth round of payments from the expanded child tax credit Friday.
Florida mother jailed for breaking hospital COVID rules, refusing to leave daughter's bedside
The 70-year-old Florida mother refused to leave her daughter's bedside after she underwent brain surgery, despite the hospital's COVID visitation rules. A deputy arrested her for trespassing, and she spent 24 hours in jail. "I could not in good conscience and good heart leave her bedside," she said. "I stand by my actions 100%. I am not sorry that I made them take me out of there in handcuffs."
California senior facility fined over worker abusing woman
The elderly resident was an evacuee from her Pollock Pines home in August during the massive Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains and had only been at the facility for four days when family members noticed bruising on her thigh.
Federal appeals court lets Texas temporarily resume strict abortion law
A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to resume in Texas.
Police urging parents to inspect Halloween candy after ecstasy discovered
Sgt. Marc Pharr told Fox News that these warnings don’t intend to cause parents’ “candy anxiety."
Infants ingest 15 times more microplastics than adults, new study finds
Researchers suggest the reason for the higher number found in infants is because they’re far more exposed to microplastics through items such as their teething toys, sippy cups and carpeting.
San Jose teen creates portable incubators for newborns in India
Seventeen-year-old Nishi Dahria unpacked months of patience Thursday outside Presentation High School in San Jose.
Government report finds ‘alarming levels’ of heavy metals in more baby foods
A new report by a U.S. House panel reveals “alarming levels” of toxic heavy metals in “even more” baby foods despite previous warnings to some baby food manufacturers.
Governor Newsom writes children’s book about boy with dyslexia
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has written a children’s book. The book draws upon Newsom’s dyslexia in telling of a boy named Ben and his struggles in school. The words will appear in OpenDyslexic font to make it more readable for people with dyslexia.
6-year-old girl died after theme park ride operators failed to buckle her in: report
The ride operators apparently did not notice that the 6-year-old girl was sitting on top of her seatbelts instead of being properly strapped in. The belts had reportedly been buckled during a previous ride when the seat was empty and were not unbuckled when the little girl sat on top of them and ultimately fell to her death.
Disney Cruise Line faces $20M lawsuit over alleged sexual assault of 3-year-old girl
A Vermont couple said their toddler was sexually assaulted by an older child passenger while attending the cruise’s daycare facility.
Millbrae man arrested after assaulting son with golf club
Detectives from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday arrested a 49-year-old Millbrae man suspected of assaulting his 18-year-old son with a golf club.
Bride-to-be spent planned wedding day on ventilator before dying of COVID-19
Samantha Wendell, 29, had scheduled an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine despite hesitancy due to misinformation, but she got sick before she and her fiancé made it to get their shots. Wendell spent their planned wedding day on a ventilator and died shortly after.
McDonald's plans to phase out plastic toys in Happy Meals
McDonald’s plans to “drastically” reduce the plastic in its Happy Meal toys worldwide by 2025.
Illinois family blames unvaccinated in obituary after vaccinated woman dies from COVID-19
The Illinois family of a vaccinated woman who died of COVID-19 says her death could have been avoided if more people were vaccinated.
Father files $1M lawsuit after Michigan teacher cuts girl’s hair without permission
The father of a 7-year-old Michigan girl whose hair was cut by a teacher without her parents’ permission has filed a $1 million lawsuit.
Phoenix mother accused of killing 2 young daughters by drugging them
The incident happened near 13th Street and Mountain View Road at around 6 p.m. The department got a 911 call from a man who said his two children were dead inside their home, says Sgt. Andy Williams.
California woman accused of killing son now charged in daughter's death
A Central California woman awaiting trial in the death of her 2-year-old son is facing new charges related to the death of her infant daughter six years ago.
East Bay mother on path to homeownership thanks to Habitat for Humanity
An East Bay mother is already planning what she'll do in her new three-bedroom home in Walnut Creek as she waits for construction to begin.
Pfizer to seek FDA approval for vaccine use in children 5 and up
Pfizer announced that it plans to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration to start administering its COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11 years-old.