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5-year-old Canadian boy takes the family car to go gift shopping

5:58am December 15, 2021

Police in Ontario were surprised when they found a car on the side of the road with a very young driver. The child, who wasn't hurt, had taken the car to buy a pink toy tractor for his sister.

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The idea of adoption as an alternative to abortion was thrust into the spotlight earlier this month as the Supreme Court considered a Mississippi law to restrict access to abortion.

National

It's not as simple as abortion v. adoption. Just ask Bri

8:38pm December 14, 2021

by Amy Isackson

The idea of adoption as an alternative to abortion was raised earlier this month as the Supreme Court considered a Mississippi law to restrict access to abortion.

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Yalonda Chandler homeschools her children, Madison and Matthew. She co-founded Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham, in Alabama, and has seen the organization grow since the pandemic began.

Education

More Black families are homeschooling their children, citing the pandemic and racism

4:54pm December 13, 2021

by Kyra Miles

In Alabama, the co-founders of Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham say membership is growing as parents try to shield their children from racism in education and teach them about their own heritage.

New York Times food writer Priya Krishna says Dorie Greenspan's World Peace 2.0 cookie are impossible to hate.

Arts

5 DIY holiday recipes and crafts to avoid supply chain problems

8:03pm December 10, 2021

It's the most wonderful time of the year, as they say. That is, unless you ordered the latest and greatest gadget too late, and now it's stuck in supply chain limbo. We're here to help.

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What happens when divorced parents disagree on vaccinating their child?

4:41pm December 08, 2021

by Sarah Gibson

Divorced parents don't always agree on everything. The decision on whether to vaccinate children for COVID is the latest battleground.

One of the Home Bed assist handles recalled by Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare. The company is recalling both its Bed Assist Handles and Bed Assist Rail after two deaths were reported.

Adult portable bed rails have been recalled after 2 people became entrapped and died

6:33pm December 06, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

In both incidents, officials say the bed rails were not securely attached to the bed. The two victims became entrapped between the product and their mattresses.

Chabad Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn and his wife Raizy

Hanukkah is a busy week for Wyoming's only rabbi

4:52pm December 06, 2021

by Kyle Mackie

On the last night of Hanukkah, Chabad Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn wraps up a busy week. He is currently the only ordained rabbi serving in Wyoming.

Chalinda Hatcher lost her 15-year-old daughter, Shamara Young, who was shot and killed in Oakland, Calif., in October. Hatcher wants the city to step up and help.

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Her daughter was killed and now this mom is calling on Oakland to step up and help

10:21am December 06, 2021

by Eric Westervelt

The surge in gun violence and homicide mirrors in Oakland, Calif., mirrors an uptick in killings nationally as many cities are on track to match or surpass last year's terrible murder toll.

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Congratulations to Frances Kompus who celebrated a milestone birthday

6:05am December 02, 2021

The Kansas woman recently turned 100 years old, and she's not even the oldest in her family. Her sister Lucy is 102. Another sister Julia is 104.

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Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston.

If you want your holiday package to arrive on time, here are the deadlines to know

6:01am December 02, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

To all those holiday present procrastinators out there (you know who you are): Be sure to ship that holiday gift sooner rather than later to get those presents to their destination before December 25.