The North County Times reports Cynthia Sigler of Southern California expressed surprise at the size of her newborn son when he was delivered via cesarean section last week. The baby weighed in at 13 pounds, 14 ounces. Doctors previously estimated the boy’s weight at around 11 pounds, but he easily topped that by the ... read more »

  The Modesto Bee is reporting that a local teacher is under investigation after his relationship with an 18-year-old student was made public. James Hooker, 41, recently left his wife and children to move into an apartment with Jordan Powers. Hooker met Powers when she was a freshman. Both are saying that the relationship is ... read more »

  MSNBC is reporting that a Massachusetts woman has been sentenced to jail time for posing her 10-year-old daughter nude in front of a webcam.  The woman, whose name is being withheld to protect her daughter, says she was tricked into having her daughter pose nude by a man who claimed he was a photographer. ... read more »

  CBS news reports that the unemployment rate in California is currently 11.1 percent. The lagging economy has put stress on many household budgets, and teens in record numbers are looking for work to contribute to the family. Sacramento based SETA, a organization that helps young people find work, reports that the number of teenagers ... read more »

The UK Mail is reporting that 17-year-old Stacey Irvine was recently rushed to the hospital for breathing problems. Doctors diagnosed her with massive vitamin deficiencies (anemia) and an inflamed tongue. They were shocked when Stacey reported that she has eaten little else besides chicken nuggets since the age of two. McDonald’s are her favorite, but ... read more »

The Associated Press has reported that 16-year-old Laura Dekker has just finished sailing around the world in her own sailboat the “Guppy”. The trip has taken Dekker one year to complete. Dekker stopped at various ports along the route to sleep, study and make repairs to her boat. She arrived home to St. Maarten on ... read more »

Sarah McKinley, an 18-year-old Oklahoma mom, shot and killed an intruder on New Year’s Eve to protect her 3-month old son. ABC News reports that McKinley recognized 24-year-old Justin Martin as the young man who stopped by her home recently after her husband’s funeral. At the time he identified himself as a neighbor but McKinley ... read more »

  CBS Boston is reporting that a Charlton mom is upset that the local library dispatched police to her home to remind her 5-year-old daughter to return her overdue books. Shannon Benoit said that the deputy stopped by and informed her and her daughter that the two books were several months overdue and needed to ... read more »

The Washington Post is reporting that the number of married couples is now at an all time low with only 51% of adults legally wed. The figure represents a 6% drop from the year 2000. The sharpest decline is among young people who are waiting longer to get married and, in some cases, abandoning the ... read more »

  ABC News is reporting that Jeff Spires, a Florida high school teacher, has resigned after he admitted to allowing students to pay him cash in exchange for changing grades on math quizzes and exams. Spires instructed students to staple cash to the quiz or exam that they wanted adjusted in order to raise their ... read more »

After being told repeatedly his 14-year-old special needs daughter was lying about being bullied by her teachers, her father, Brian (whose last name was withheld), outfitted his daughter with a hidden microphone to record the verbal abuse. He was shocked to hear her teacher, Christie Wilt, and the teacher’s aide, Kelly Chaffins, making offensive comments ... read more »

A New Jersey bus driver was arrested this week on charges of driving a bus full of school children while intoxicated. MSNBC reports that the driver, Carole Crockett, 46, was swerving and falling asleep behind the wheel as she drove. The kids on the bus used cell phones to call and text message their parents ... read more »

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar just announced that they are expecting their 20th child. Today Moms reports that at the age of 45, Michelle is about 3 1/2 months pregnant and is, so far, free of complications. She noted that she is past her morning sickness and feeling excellent. The Duggars are the focus of ... read more »

An activist group is calling for a boycott of Johnson & Johnson to push the company to remove chemicals that are found in baby shampoo sold in the United States. MSNBC is reporting that The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has been requesting that J&J remove the chemicals from the products for the last 2 1/2 ... read more »

MSNBC is reporting that a Connecticut mother has pleaded guilty to accusations that she was forcing her young children to drink beer and take cocaine. Juliette Dunn, 29, was arrested when police were flagged down and informed that a woman in a local park appeared to be giving her four-year-old son beer. When police arrived ... read more »