Top baby names linked to billionaire success: study

Could these baby names make your child a billionaire? A new study shows which baby names may influence a child’s future success.

Mississippi woman with rare medical history becomes a mother, defying odds

Brooke Lillie of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, defied medical odds by becoming a mother despite her rare medical history. Diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy as a toddler, she underwent a heart transplant at 15 months and a kidney transplant in 2019.

Valentine's Day surprise: Man scores $1M lottery win from mom's gift

Matthew Broadley from Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, scored a massive $1 million jackpot thanks to a Valentine's Day gift from his mother.

Minneapolis becomes 2nd US city named 'Child Friendly City' by UNICEF

Minneapolis is the second city in the United States to be named a "Child Friendly City," putting it just behind Houston, Texas, which received the designation in 2023.

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The City of Minneapolis has been named a "Child Friendly City" by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the second city in the United States to receive the recognition.

Couple adopts safe haven baby surrendered at fire station: 'We're just thankful to God'

In a heartwarming story from Kentucky, Chris and Brittany Tyler officially adopted 20-month-old Samuel, who was surrendered at a fire station in a safe haven box with a touching message expressing love.

Decades-lost bridal photos discovered at auction, returned to 85-year-old bride

Lost bridal photos, missing for over 30 years, have been rediscovered and returned to their owner, Harriet Galbraith, by a Virginia woman named Sandra Poindexter. Poindexter found the photos at an auction while searching for vintage picture frames.

Hospital's smallest baby to ever survive goes home after 116 days in care

John "Buddy" McClinton, one of the smallest babies ever born at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, has been discharged after spending 116 days in care. Born at just 24 weeks and two days last September, Buddy weighed less than a pound.

'Brave' teenager gets legs amputated while comatose after contracting infection on Christmas

A tragic incident involving a comatose Tennessee teenager, Anita Navas, has unfolded over the Christmas holiday. Navas, 13, had to undergo double leg amputation due to a severe infection.

Child tax credit expansion part of bipartisan $78B deal proposed in Congress

In a bipartisan effort, senior Congress lawmakers have unveiled a $78 billion tax deal aimed at expanding child tax credits and providing tax breaks for businesses.

Screen time for kids under 2 linked to sensory differences in toddlerhood, study finds

The findings showed that children exposed to greater TV viewing by their second birthday were more likely to develop atypical sensory processing behaviors by 33 months of age.

Pope Francis condemns surrogacy as 'despicable,' calls for global ban

Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity.

Pope Francis individually baptizes infants during annual ceremony at Sistine Chapel

Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition near the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican.