Children
Why Zohran Mamdani’s ‘free childcare’ plan won’t work for New York City
"While families with young children comprise about 14 percent of the city's population, they comprise about 30 percent of the set of New Yorkers who are leaving the city," said Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at a…
How a kids’ soccer game in Utah became a child welfare case
Heather Bryant, a teacher in Park City, Utah, only learned that a Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) worker had interviewed her three kids after the fact. "I got a call from the DCFS investigator," Bryant…
A landmark social media addiction trial starts today in California
A potential watershed moment for the tech industry starts this week, as the first of a series of major "social media addiction" trials gets underway. The case involves a 19-year-old California woman, K.G.M., who…
Uvalde verdict shows why it’s hard to convict cops for not stopping mass shootings
Adrian Gonzales was the first police officer to arrive at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on the day a gunman murdered 19 students and two teachers there. Gonzales, who worked for the school district, therefore…
New Heritage Foundation report calls for policies supporting marriage, not penalizing it
Mon Jan 19, 2026 - 7:12 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Some Washington, D.C., city officials have taken an interest in parts of the Heritage Foundation’s recently released pro-family agenda, an official with the think tank told…
Atlanta mom let her son ride to the park alone. Georgia called it neglect.
With schools closed for Election Day 2025, Mallerie Shirley's 6-year-old son was riding his electric scooter to and from the local playground—about a third of a mile away—on the bike trail just outside their Atlanta…
Should Child Protective Services Intervene More?
Naomi Schaefer Riley and Martin Guggenheim debate the resolution, "Government-run child protective services should intervene more in the lives of children." For the affirmative is Riley, a senior fellow at the…
EXCLUSIVE: Eduard Habsburg on why having large families is ‘the greatest gift’ to the world
Fri Jan 9, 2026 - 10:15 am ESTFri Jan 9, 2026 - 10:28 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Former Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg’s newest books tries to give readers a guide on how to have a large, wholesome family…
A school district cop allegedly did nothing to stop the Uvalde mass shooting. Was that failure a crime?
After the 2022 shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, police officers were widely condemned for failing to act in time to prevent those deaths. The gunman was not stopped…
Maternity care is disappearing as birth rates continue to fall
Fri Jan 2, 2026 - 4:20 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Samantha recently became pregnant and, as her baby grew, eventually had to admit that regular jeans were not going to cut it. So she set out to buy a few maternity basics, only…
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