Contributor: Rethink sanctions. They’re killing as many people as war does
Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This…
Children’s Hospital L.A. ends transgender program despite state law
When Children’s Hospital Los Angeles first told thousands of patients it was shuttering its pediatric gender clinic last month, Jesse Thorn was distraught but confident…
Aid Draught, Stolen Supplements: The Child Malnutrition Crisis in Nigeria’s Adamawa State
It is July 18, around 7 a.m., and a group of women carrying malnourished children are gathered at the primary healthcare centre in Adamawa State,…
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and…
Israeli fire mows down starving Palestinians in Gaza as hunger deaths surge | Child Rights News
Israeli forces killed at least 115 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, most as they waited for desperately needed food aid in one of the deadliest…
Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Parents at a preschool in a Portland suburb are reeling after immigration officers arrested a father in front of the school during morning drop-off…
Palestinian child shot dead in West Bank by Israeli forces amid land grabs | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank amid more violent raids by soldiers and settlers, and as Israeli…
Trump’s birthright citizenship order remains blocked as lawsuits march on after Supreme Court ruling
BOSTON — President Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from…
Excavation of child mass grave at church-run home begins in Ireland | Child Rights News
Team of forensic archaeologists and crime scene experts begins excavating to identify the remains of about 800 children.Excavation has begun in Ireland at an unmarked…
‘The Institute’ review: Stephen King series pits children against adults
“The Institute,” a 2019 novel by Stephen King, Maine’s Master of the Macabre — or horror, I just said macabre for the alliteration — has…
After fast start, Sparks fall to league-leading Lynx at home
For nearly four magical minutes in the first quarter, an upset of the WNBA’s best team seemed scarily possible.What seemed scarier, perhaps, was that the…
Noah Cyrus harnesses beauty and grit on latest album
On the stunning “What’s It All For” on her new album, “I Want My Loved Ones to Go With Me,” Noah Cyrus sings: “Why have…
Federal judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he will certify a class action lawsuit including all children who will be affected by President…
Pixar’s ‘Elio’ is not a political movie, but it feels like one
Floating in the vastness of unknowable space, our miniscule planet contains all of our stories — victories and tragedies orbiting around a dying star. But…
‘Never touched a gun’: Colombia fighters step up child soldier recruitment | FARC News
The last time Marta saw her 14-year-old son was three months ago – he was wearing rebel army fatigues and holding a rifle as he…
Feds update arrest total in L.A. immigration raids
WASHINGTON — Arrests continue to mount in the aggressive federal operation that began more than a month ago to track down and detain undocumented immigrants in Los…
Former All-Star closer Bobby Jenks dies at 44
CHICAGO — Bobby Jenks, a two-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, has died, the team announced Saturday. He was 44.The White…
Former CAA executive accused of trafficking by woman who says she was kept as a ‘sex slave’
An unnamed woman this week sued prominent British soccer agent Jonathan Barnett, accusing him of raping her and keeping her as a “sex slave.” The…
Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims ‘tens of thousands’ of videos
WASHINGTON — It was a surprising statement from Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of…
Argentine lawmakers debate emergency bill on child health crisis
Argentina's President Javier Milei recently sparked backlash by falsely claiming that “70% of Garrahan Hospital's staff is administrative” and blaming the hospital’s crisis on overstaffing.…