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Similac powdered baby formula with an expiration date on or after April 1, 2022, and a code with first two digits of 22 through 37 and containing K8, SH or Z2 are part of a voluntary recall by its manufacturer, Abbott Nutrition.

Stop using these baby formulas, the FDA says, after 4 infants are hospitalized

5:45pm February 18, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Abbott Nutrition voluntarily recalled some powdered formulas sold under the Similac, Alimentum and EleCare brands. The FDA is investigating links to four bacterial infections, one of which was fatal.

Local residents, Cara Baldari and her nine-month-old daughter Evie (L) and Sarah Orrin-Vipond and her eight-month-old son Otto (R), join a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The monthly Child Tax Credit payments expire

3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says

2:04pm February 18, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.

Three screen grabs from a video that recently went viral in China show a woman chained to a wall in a doorless shed in a rural Chinese village. The video got nearly 2 billion views and has prompted a heated discussion about the trafficking of women.

Health & Safety

The mystery of the chained woman in China

8:15pm February 17, 2022

A video shows her chained inside a shed. It got nearly 2 billion clicks and has sparked a national debate over her identity, whether she is mentally ill — and whether she was trafficked as a bride.

The White House says it is planning to distribute masks for children. The announcement comes as many states have been dropping mask requirements for schoolchildren.

The White House says it will make more high-quality masks available for kids

12:34pm February 17, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

It is not yet clear what type of masks will be distributed. Standard masks do not always fit small faces well.

Myshelle Bey spent a majority of her youth homeless. She had to put school on the back burner.

Homeless youth and children are wildly undercounted, advocates say.

2:43pm February 15, 2022

by Camila Beiner

Homeless youth and children are not receiving the resources needed to combat the barriers of not having a stable home. The biggest obstacle is having one federal definition of homelessness.

A for rent sign in Palo Alto, California. Across the country rents are on the rise, in part due to a historic shortage of homes either to rent or buy.

Economy

It's not just home prices. Rents rise sharply across the U.S.

10:04am February 14, 2022

by Chris Arnold

Renting a place to live is getting a lot more expensive, according to a survey that tracks rental listings across the biggest 50 U.S. cities.

Sophia Lansky, Neil Kramer and Kramer's mother, Elaine, watch the news in March 2020, from their two-bedroom apartment in Queens.

National

Three's company: A man sticks out the pandemic with his ex-wife and his mother

11:56am February 11, 2022

What might sound like a nightmare for many became a reality for exes Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky when COVID hit New York. And somehow, they made it work. Kramer photographed their chaotic ordeal.

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Health & Safety

COMIC: Finding peace with singlehood in a society that wants everyone to partner up

5:17am February 11, 2022

In a world that wants everyone partnered up, this comic by Meghan Keane and LA Johnson offers tips from the experts on how to find peace with singleness and live a full life on your own terms.

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Jamil Zaki and his daughter, Alma, today.

Health & Safety

When Jamil faced a new parent's worst nightmare, a doctor taught him how to be a dad

5:29pm February 10, 2022

Jamil Zaki's daughter was in hospital and fighting to survive. That's when one doctor stepped in with the support and advice to help him through his darkest moment.

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National

Child care center in rural Indiana relies on parents to voluntarily help out

5:14am February 10, 2022

by Jeanie Lindsay

Parents of young children in rural communities are facing tough choices between child care and their jobs — and in some cases, their homes.