Children’s advocate, author shares Chinese orphanage horrors with students at North Hall High

Kay Bratt shows photos of some of many children she encountered in a local orphanage while living in China for several years and how she tried to help them. She gave a presentation Tuesday to North Hall High students.

Children die as Pakistan suicide bomber targets police

ISLAMABAD -- At least three school children are among 17 people killed in a suicide car bombing in north-west Pakistan.

Young children being trained to steal cars, police believe

CHILDREN as young as seven are being taught to steal cars by hardened criminals, police believe.

Children Collide Debut In Top Five

Neo-grunge trio Children Collide debut at number five on the ARIA Album Charts.

Families devastated by acts of violence

The Northern Echo’s Price of a Punch campaign will seek longer sentences for one-punch killers. Paul Cook speaks to families whose lives have been destroyed by single acts of violence.

Children hardest hit by swine flu

Up to 45 percent of children aged five to 14 were infected with H1N1 during the first wave of the swine flu pandemic in Hong Kong last year, according to a serological study announced at an international flu symposium.

Queens kids ditch school with dad

It's Ditch Day with Dad. Calling the city's planned one-day school week "foolish," a Queens father of three yesterday said he'd take his kids to the Finger Lakes instead. "They'll never remember one day of school, but they'll remember a great family trip," said Paul...

Family in dispute over el Jimador name on new restaurant

A family dispute over who controls the right to use the name "el Jimador" already is in court, but negotiations are under way to see if an agreement can be reached and a trial avoided.

Kids’ bake sale raises money for homeless animals

Kids Can Make a Difference raised $150 for the Goshen Humane Society at their bake sale on Aug. 14 at Knollcrest apartments in Chseter. This fledging organization was founded by enterprising young animal lovers who want to help the homeless cats and dogs who live at the Humane Society’s shelter. The kids and their parents baked cupcakes, muffins, cookies, and cakes. Pictured, bottom, are the ...

Children’s Day to benefit Hannah Crossley Foundation

GOSHEN Venturing Crew 65 will host a Goshen Children’s Day to benefit the Hannah Crossley Foundation on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School.

Family of 12 live on £95,000 benefits a year

A family-of-12 who receive £95,000 year in benefits have been re-homed in a £1,000 a week five bedroom house leaving their former home uninhabitable.

Montrose families earn awards for generations of labor on farm, ranch lands

MONTROSE — Members of three Montrose families recently returned from the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo where they and 21 other families received the 2010 Centennial Farm and Ranch award. The Colorado Centennial Farms program honors farmers and ranches whose families have worked the same land for 100 years or more. The program is sponsored by the Colorado Historical Society, the Colorado ...

Victims' families need rights protected with death penalty

In response to: “The race to execute fills N.C. death row,” (AC-T, Aug. 20), what about the rights of capital crime victims and their families? Does this issue even matter? The so-called Social Justice Act was simply an additional smokescreen and roadblock.

Foster children reunite with their mom

Children of all ages came together Saturday afternoon to reunite with a woman they all have in common – their foster mother.

Family watches as plane carrying two people crashes in B.C.

Family members watched Sunday afternoon as a plane crashed in windy weather and burst into flames, killing both people on board.

Families and their Au Pairs will gather in Randolph

RANDOLPH TWP. — Morris County families and Au Pairs from 20 countries will gather for “International Au Pair and Family Day” in Hedden Park on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Kids Offer Free Hugs Downtown

Need some comfort from the economy, or just a bad day? A group of kids were offering just that this weekend through free hugs.

Cancer families need space

Over 200 child cancer families no longer have access to a crucial family support facility as a result of the Christchurch earthquake.

Kids hold bake sale to help neighbor who needs kidney transplant

PLANO - A man fighting for his life is getting a helping hand from an unlikely source - children in his neighborhood. They are kids who didn't want to spend Labor Day weekend mindlessly but working to try to help a man find a kidney so he can live. These children are hosting a selfless bake sale. They're not raising money for their cause but for Chris Padden's. Every dollar goes towards his ...

Family Pleads For Boy, 12, To Return Home

A Fayette County family is desperate for information about a 12-year-old who vanished last month. Get the story from 10TV.com.

Family First Quizzes Mayoral Candidates

Family First NZ has launched a website www.valueyourvote.org.nz which has asked the top five polling Auckland Super City Mayoral candidates about their views on a number of important family issues including alcohol outlets, street prostitution, offensive ...

Family Starts Fundraiser In Memory Of Son

A local family is using the loss of their son to help someone else in need. 2 and a half years ago, UGA Senior and Martinez native, Michael Hendrickson passed away from meningococcal meningitis. Since then his family has been trying to raise $25,000 to start a UGA scholarship in ...

Family of four die in crash

SEGAMAT: Four family members died when the Proton Iswara they were travelling in collided head-on with a lorry at Km152 Jalan Labis -- Chaah road at 1.20pm yesterday.

Family remembers son lost in hit-and-run

Family members say they'll keep Jesse Hawkins' memory alive and hope it will help bring the hit-and-run driver who killed him to justice.

Helping kids participate

A number of organizations provide financial support to kids on the North Shore so they can participate in sports and recreation. KidsSport provides support to children in order to remove financial barriers that prevent them from playing organized sport.

Kids still straggling into school

Kids still straggling into school By lisa schencker The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 5, 2010 05:46PM MDT School started for Utah students in August, but some kids still aren’t in class. Each year, hundreds of Utah children trickle into schools late. Sometimes, they’re only a day late, and sometimes they don’t show up until after Labor Day. Experts say it’s an issue that’s not uncommon ...

Family Members: Bisard Should Express Remorse

Family members of three motorcyclists who were struck by an Indianapolis police officer, killing one biker and seriously injuring the others, are calling on the officer to own up to the pain he wrought.

Family Reacts To Shooting Death At Shell Station

Family members of a man shot and killed outside a Kansas City convenience store said he was mentally ill, under treatment and unarmed.

Kids and Cholesterol

Should kids be screened yearly? Some doctors believe so. Doreen Gentzler reports.

Children struck in Warminster

Two children, a boy and a girl under 10-years-old, were hit by a car Aug. 30 at 4:24 p.m. when they attempted to cross York Road in the area of Prospect Avenue, Warminster police said in a release.

Children Who Eat Vended Foods Face Health Problems, Poor Diet

School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School. The study also looked at foods sold in school stores, snack bars and other ...

Farm families dug in against new corridor

Farm families across the northern half of Clarksville felt threatened by a proposed "east-west corridor" that lost traction but could resurface after Clarksville elections this fall.

KIDS IN THE HALL REUNITE FOR MINISERIES

The last time The Kids in the Hall performed for the cameras was their 1996 feature, "Brain Candy."

Children's Museum closed for maintenance

DOVER — The Children's Museum of New Hampshire will be closed for 12 days in early September for annual major maintenance and exhibit repair. The museum will be closed to the public from Monday, Sept. 6, to Friday, Sept. 17. During this time,...

Kids load up on musical skill in truck

Flip Kirby, founder of Musical Instruments 'N Kids' Hands, hopes to revive an interest in what he calls a lost art form as more artists turn to computer-generated instruments.

Families Attend Free Health Fair

Dozens of families received free immunizations and health screenings at a health fair held in southwest Houston.

Kids In Motion fund-raiser planned Sept. 7

A Kids in Motion (KIM) fund-raiser is planned Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Sawyer’s Creek and Rustic Oak Riverview restaurant.

Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines at Leavenworth

As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn’t forget their sons. The men, known as the “Leavenworth 10,” were convicted by military courts for the murder of Iraqis during the past seven years.

Families to Rally for Imprisoned Soldiers, Marines

Families of a group of soldiers and Marines convicted of killing Iraqi civilians during the war are hoping other Americans will share their outrage over their sons' sentences.

Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines

Families of a group of soldiers and Marines convicted of killing Iraqi civilians during the war are hoping other Americans see the injustice in their sons' sentences.