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Parents often neglect to properly buckle children

A new survey finds that as many as one out of five parents believe it is OK to drive with their children unbuckled if it’s a short trip, despite the emphasis placed on child passenger safety...

Okla. custody dispute compared to S.C. case

OKLAHOMA CITY – In a case that is drawing comparisons to a long-running adoption dispute over a 3-year-old Cherokee girl, an Oklahoma County District Court judge awarded custody this week of...

Mom of ‘rainbow’ son comes out in new book

NEW YORK – For Lori Duron, parenting her younger son C.J. is etched in time as B.B. and A.B. – before Barbie and after Barbie. The 6½-year-old discovered the doll at the back of h...

Some men opting to become single fathers

Trey Powell’s first name has an extra resonance these days. Though still a bachelor, he now presides over a family of three as the dad of twin daughters born six months ago to a surrogate mo...

Older brides shell out for gowns, garters, DJs

NEW YORK – SherryLynne Heller-Wells always wanted a fairytale wedding. So when she tied the knot last year, she spared no detail. She walked down the aisle in a flowing ivory gown...

‘Boyfriend Tracker’ app raises hackles in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilians were outraged when they learned their country was a top target of the U.S. National Security Agency’s overseas spying operation, with data from billions of calls ...

New Wiggle inspires an army of mini-me’s

Emma Watkins’ Yellow is group’s first female

Boys club: Michigan couple welcomes 12th son

DETROIT – Pink paint? Not on the walls of the Schwandt family’s home in western Michigan. No Barbies required, either. Jay and Kateri Schwandt of Rockford welcomed the...

Minn., R.I. gay couples: ‘We do’ – again?

As more states recognize marriage, many considering recelebrations

Kate applauded for not hiding new mommy tummy

NEW YORK – As Kate and William showed off the royal baby, what caught the eye of many women was not the new heir to the throne but the Duchess of Cambridge’s post-childbirth silhouette: that...

If you were this man’s wife, would you stay?

As Anthony Weiner’s NYC mayoral campaign founders amid new scandal, all eyes on spouse

‘Team Green’: Keeping baby’s gender a surprise

NEW YORK – While parents-to-be always hope for a healthy baby, finding out the gender of a little bundle ahead of time makes it so much more personal and fun. Or does it? Prince W...