Tag: parents
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Gentle parenting is proving too rough for many parents
For too many mornings this year, Lauren Eaton Spencer was late for work because of a shirt. Her son Noah, 3, has strong opinions about what to wear — which Spencer wants to honor and support — but she also needs to get to work. When a shirt is finally chosen, a new battleground presents…
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Aunt of 4-year-old boy whose parents are accused of starving him to death to sue city for $40M
The maternal aunt of a 4-year-old boy who prosecutors say was starved to death by his parents in their New York City apartment has filed a $40 million notice of claim alleging the city’s child welfare agency failed to protect his well-being and safety. The notice of claim was filed Thursday on behalf of Nyisha…
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15-year-old charged with killing parents, 3 siblings in Washington
A 15-year-old was charged Thursday with the murders of his parents and three siblings and in the attempted murder of another sibling who survived Monday’s attack at the family’s Washington state home. The teen was charged with five counts of aggravated murder in the first degree; and one count of attempted murder in the first…
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DA wants Menendez brothers resentenced, which could free them from prison for parents’ murders
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday said he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents’ murders, paving the way for their potential release from prison after decades. He said he would file the paperwork Friday that recommends that life without the possibility of parole be removed in the…
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Parents sue son’s high school history teacher over AI ‘cheating’ punishment
The parents of a Massachusetts high school senior are suing his teacher, school district faculty members and a local school committee for punishments he received after he used artificial intelligence tools to research and create an outline for a history class essay. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts district court, said the student didn’t break any…
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Parents of slain Hamas captive push for deal, warning remaining hostages won’t ‘make it much longer’
JERUSALEM — The body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found “bullet ridden and emaciated” in a 60-foot-deep tunnel, his grieving parents told NBC News in their first interview since his death, warning that the scores of hostages still inside the Gaza Strip are “not going to make it much longer.” In a wide-ranging and…
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Asheville mom watched as her 7-year-old son and parents were swept away by Helene’s floodwaters
For what seemed like an eternity, Megan Drye, her son and her parents clung to the roof of their family home as the rains driven by Hurricane Helene pelted Asheville and the floodwaters around them rose higher and higher. Then, suddenly, the house collapsed, tossing them all into the muddy, unrelenting water. Drye was the…