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Cops: Mom and 4 children dead in murder-suicide

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Around 5 a.m. Tuesday morning in Port St. John, Florida, a mother shot and killed her four children before turning the gun on herself. Tanya Thomas, 33, shot her children 17-year-old Pebbles Johnson, 15-year-old Jaxs Johnson, 13-year-old Jazlin Johnson, and 12-year-old Joel Johnson. Tod Goodyear of the Brevard County Sheriffs Office said that three of the ... read more »

Gestational surrogate and biological mom both expecting twins

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

One Seattle, WA family will be expanding by four. Brian and Misty Baker have been trying to conceive for 10 years out of their 14 year marriage. After 3 unsuccessful IVF treatments, and a heart-breaking miscarriage, they decided on using a surrogate to carry their child. Fortunately for the couple, Misty’s best friend, Amber Pluckebaum ... read more »

6-year-old girl missing in Arizona

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

A six-year-old girl was reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona on Saturday morning. Isabel Mercedes Celis was last seen when her parent put her to sleep at their home on the 5600 block of  East 12th Street at 11 p.m.. When her father woke up at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, she was not there.The family called ... read more »

2-month-old killed and dismembered by dog

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Summerville, SC police have reported that a 2-month-old boy was killed and dismembered by the family dog while his dad slept. The family had taken a retriever-Labrador mix dog into their home a few weeks earlier. The infant, Aiden McGrew, was in his swing outside of a room where his father, and a 3-year-old child ... read more »

Pregnant man splits from wife

Friday, April 20th, 2012

The first legal man, Thomas Beatie, 38, to give birth has reportedly separated from his wife. The couple has been married for nine years. Nancy , 49, has two children from a previous marriage. She had a hysterectomy, and no longer able to become pregnant. Beatie, who was born a woman, legally changed to a male ... read more »

Gang rape of teen video goes viral in Africa

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

A mentally ill 17-year-old girl is being treated at a a hospital in Johannesburg for injuries she received after being abducted and gang raped. So far, eight boys and men have been arrested in connection with the rape. On Wednesday morning, cellphone footage of the attack had gone viral amongst the school children in Soweto, ... read more »

5-year-old brings heroin for show and tell

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

A 5-year-old Bridgeport, Connecticut boy came to school on Monday with 50 packets of heroin. His stepfather, Santos Roman, 35, is being charged with risk of injury to a minor, sale of narcotics, possession of narcotics, and possession of narcotics within 50 feet of a school, according to the Cincinnati Post. The young child brought ... read more »

Advocacy group asks hospitals to stop free formula

Monday, April 9th, 2012

The advocacy group Public Citizen has sent letters to more than 2,600 hospitals asking them to stop giving out free samples of baby formula. Many hospitals give new mothers a corporate sponsored bag with samples of diapers, pamphlets, coupons, and formula. Consumer advocates say that giving the free formula to new mothers may discourage them ... read more »

Fire marshal links 7-year-old boy to string of arsons

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Fire officials in Juneau, Alaska have announced that a 7-year-old boy has admitted to setting five arson fires in the last five months. He is responsible for about $1,000 in damages. The fires he set were in restrooms at Harborview Elementary School, Terry Miller Legislative Building, a grass fire downtown, and two fires at Fred ... read more »