SCRUTINIZING MISLEADING BREASTFEEDING HEADLINES

I hate studies, or shall I say, headlines, like these: While I fully acknowledge that breastfeeding is healthier for the mom and baby in the majority of cases, to say that it COULD prevent breast cancer in thousands of cases lacks perspective. I looked it up, there are about 300,000 new cases... read more

OHIO BOY ADMITS TO FATALLY SHOOTING MOTHER WHEN WAS 10-YEARS-OLD

A 13-year-old Ohio boy has confessed to shooting and killing his mother three years ago, when he was just 10-years-old. The boy entered the equivalent of a guilty plea on Monday after appearing in juvenile court. According to WLWT, the boy claims he killed his mother because they were arguing... read more

U.S. NON PROFIT GIVES AWAY FREE GUNS TO SINGLE MOMS

A non profit pro-gun advocacy group is aiming to arm single mothers in one of the most crime-ridden areas of Texas, in effort to help moms protect themselves and further study the effects the program has on crime. According to an MSNBC report on Tuesday, the Armed Citizen Project, based in Oak... read more

MOMS GET INTO FIST FIGHT AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE MOM ARRESTED

Two women are banned from a central Florida elementary school on Wednesday after they got into a brawl on school property while attending their children's end of year talent show on Friday. Latisha James and Jessica Tyler reportedly got into a fist fight after getting into a confrontation during... read more

GAY HIGH SCHOOL COUPLE NAMED "CUTEST COUPLE" IN CONTEST

A New York high school couple have been named "cutest couple" by their classmates, which have left the pair feeling overwhelmed according to a Tuesday report via the Houston Chronicle. Brad Taylor, 17, and Dylan Meehan, 18, called the experience "surreal". They said they weren't surprised by the... read more

TEEN BELIEVED DEAD AFTER PLUNGING OVER YOSEMITE WATERFALL

A 19-year-old swimmer is believed to be dead after he was swept over a waterfall at Yosemite National Park in California on Saturday. Aleh Kalman was swimming near the waterfall with his church group and was caught in a current which took him over the edge of the waterfall, dropping nearly 6,000... read more

COURT TO DECIDE HOMICIDE CHARGES IN STILLBORN BABY CASE

A 29-year-old woman in Lamar County, Mississippi, who gave birth to a stillborn baby at 31 weeks gestation, after alleged substance abuse in 2009, is at the forefront of a legal battle on Friday which could lead to a final determination on the legality of homicide against pregnant women who cause... read more

REPORT: DROWNING NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH IN YOUNG CHILDREN

A recent report by the Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) states that children under 5-years-old are more likely to die by drowning than any other death by accident. Drowning is the number one accidental death risk for young children claims the report. The CPSC released their findings... read more

MORE U.S. TORNADOES EXPECTED ON TUESDAY

As if the Plain states haven't already had their fill of natural disasters, mother nature seems determined to cause more suffering today as meteorologists predict more stormy weather for Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas on Tuesday. Fortunately, Moore, Okla., the town so devastated by twisters... read more

FRAT BOY ABANDONED AT HOSPITAL WITH POST-IT NOTE

An unconscious 20-year-old Arizona State University student was abandoned at a Tempe hospital Saturday night after his fraternity brothers left him there with a post-it note attached to his body. Aidan Mohr was found sitting in a wheelchair in the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital with a sticky... read more
 

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