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Australia will require social media platforms to act to prevent online harm to users

5:22am November 14, 2024

Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said Thursday.

Child Getting Toy from Capsule Toy Vending Machine

Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler

3:02pm November 04, 2024

Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.

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Health & Safety

The invisible lives — and deaths — of the children of sex workers

10:04am May 07, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Children of sex workers are a neglected population facing serious health issues and at risk for premature death. A new effort sheds light on a group that's often missing from official data.

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Horror trailers can be scary for kids — and avoiding them is hard, especially around Halloween.

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Scream time: Has your kid been frightened by a horror movie trailer?

4:29pm October 30, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

Ads for horror movies and TV shows seem to be everywhere around Halloween — including during shows that kids might be watching. Avoiding them is a challenge.

In the new children's book The Walking School Bus, a brother and sister walk 5 miles round-trip to school on their own.

What is a walking school bus? Hint: It has no tires but lots of feet and lots of soul

8:10am October 29, 2023

by Vicky Hallett

So what is a walking school bus? A new children's book set in South Africa tells the story of some intrepid youngsters who figured out a way to stay safe during their long walk to class.

A girl tries to collect usable belongings amid the wreckage of vehicles after the explosion at Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.

Children make up nearly half of Gaza's population. Here's what it means for the war

6:40am October 19, 2023

by Linah Mohammad

The population of Gaza is one of the youngest in the world. Here's why, what it means for this war, and what it means for the future.

Rescue workers evacuate villagers through a boat from a flooded area of Pakpattan district of Pakistan's Punjab province, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

World News

Millions of children need aid a year after Pakistan's devastating floods, UNICEF says

4:57am August 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

Dozens of countries and institutions pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan rebuild from last summer's floods. But most of the pledges are for project loans still in the planning stages.

Maria Caprigno and her son, Harry, at Disney World.

Health & Safety

13 years after bariatric surgery, a 27-year-old says it changed her life

1:23pm April 18, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

Maria Caprigno was one of the youngest people in the U.S. to get the surgery. As parents and doctors grapple with the obesity treatment for teens, Caprigno cites the long-term benefits.

National

2 abducted Missouri children are found in Florida after being missing nearly a year

1:43am February 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two abducted children who had been missing from Missouri for almost a year were found in a Florida grocery store with their non-custodial mother, who was taken into police custody, authorities said.

Fifth-graders wearing face masks sit at proper social distancing during a music class at the Milton Elementary School in Rye, N.Y., May 18, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered classrooms set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas affected the most, according to data shared with The Associated Press.

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare

4:25am January 31, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Children ages 19 and under died from COVID-19 at a rate at 1 per 100,000, making it rare, but still a leading cause of death among that age group.