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Parents Must Pay $300K After Teens' Soup Prank

China's largest hotpot chain had sought damages of more than $3M over drunken stunt

(Newser) - Peeing into a pot of broth at China's largest hotpot chain has landed two teenagers a rather large bill: $309,000. The Shanghai 17-year-olds filmed the drunken February stunt—in which NBC News reports they took turns urinating in a pot in a private dining room at Haidilao...

Tesla Probed After Parents Say Door Handles Trapped Kids

NHTSA investigation looks at electronic handles said to malfunction, leaving kids stuck in back

(Newser) - Federal auto safety regulators opened an investigation on Tuesday into possible defects in Tesla doors that have reportedly left parents with children trapped in the back seat and forced to break windows to get them out. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the preliminary investigation is focused on 2021...

Aristocrat, Boyfriend Get 14 Years in Baby's Death

British couple went on the run after secret birth

(Newser) - A British aristocrat and her boyfriend were sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday for killing their newborn through negligence while on the run from authorities. Constance Marten, 38, and her boyfriend, Mark Gordon, 51, a convicted sex offender, were sentenced Monday after being found guilty of gross negligence...

Belgium's Prince Laurent Confirms Paternity of Adult Son

Clement Vandenkerckhove, 25, officially recognized after years of rumors

(Newser) - Belgium's royal family is making headlines after Prince Laurent, 61, publicly acknowledged he's the biological father of 25-year-old Clement Vandenkerckhove. The admission, made via a statement published Tuesday by the Belga News Agency, ends years of speculation about a possible love child between the prince and Flemish...

Parents Sue ChatGPT After Teen Son's Death

They say the OpenAI tool coached Adam Raine on how to take his own life

(Newser) - The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who took his own life are blaming ChatGPT for his death, saying the bot coached him on how to do it. Both NBC News and the New York Times report that it's the first such suit filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI. (Last...

After 24 Hours, Toddlers Tell Cops: Our Parents Are Dead

Houston parents of 3 young kids found dead in suspected murder-suicide

(Newser) - Authorities responded to an apartment in West Houston, Texas, on Monday, finding three toddlers who led officers to the bodies of the parents, dead in a suspected murder-suicide. Neighbors initially came upon the "hungry and thirsty" children, ages 1 to 3, outside the home, a resident of the apartment...

Dad's Attempt to Stop Kids From Saying 'Mom' Goes Viral

Pennsylvania's Mike Korba staged an 'intervention' to help his frazzled wife out

(Newser) - Any parent, or even casual Family Guy viewer , can describe to you the sometimes mind-numbing feeling of your young child or children calling out your name on repeat. One Pennsylvania dad staged an "intervention" on behalf of his wife after their three kids simply wouldn't stop calling her...

10 Best, Worst States to Welcome New Life

Having a baby is best in Massachusetts, worst in Mississippi, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Even if having a family has long been on your radar, practicalities still have to come into play when baby fever hits hard—including where the best place is to have said baby in these high-inflation, high-medical-bill times, per WalletHub . The site looked at all 50 states and DC across...

Couple Accused of Ditching Kid at Airport to Make Their Flight

Airport worker calls incident involving 10-year-old boy in Barcelona 'surreal'

(Newser) - Barcelona has been hit in recent months with moves against mass tourism , and the latest incident in the Spanish city's main airport is sure not to endear visitors to the locals. According to the country's Guardia Civil national police, the incident took place a few days ago at...

As Birth Rate Continues Slide, China Opens Up Its Wallet

New policy offers up to $1.5K per child under 3

(Newser) - China is rolling out its first nationwide child subsidy, offering parents about $500 a year for each child under age 3 in a move to address its declining birth rate. The new policy, which the BBC reports was announced Monday, is expected to support around 20 million families. Parents...

'I Got in My Car and I Smelled Death'
'I Got in My Car
and I Smelled Death'
Jul 26, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

'I Got in My Car and I Smelled Death'

Pennsylvania couple sue 2 funeral homes, say they were given deceased son's brain in a box

(Newser) - Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son's brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car, and got on the father's hands, per an updated lawsuit filed this week. Dad Lawrence Butler said Thursday at a presser that the discovery was overwhelming,...

Their Son Was Hit by a Car. Now They're the Ones in Jail
Their Son Was Hit by a Car.
Now They're the Ones in Jail
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Jun 22, 2025 11:05 AM CDT

Their Son Was Hit by a Car. Now They're the Ones in Jail

Samuele Jenkins, Jessica Ivey face involuntary manslaughter charges in death of Legend, 7

(Newser) - A North Carolina boy died after being hit by an elderly driver last month, but it's his parents who are now behind bars. Authorities say the 7-year-old was hit by a Jeep Cherokee on May 27 in Gastonia, as he tried to cross the street with his 10-year-old brother,...

Looks Like Baby No. 8 for Kelsey Grammer

Kayte Walsh, wife of 70-year-old Frasier actor, appears to be pregnant with their 4th child together

(Newser) - Baby No. 8 is apparently on its way for Kelsey Grammer, his fourth with fourth wife Kayte Walsh. The New York Post notes that although the two haven't publicly announced they're with child, pictures of them out and about in London on Tuesday, including those featured in People...

Moms Report Concerning Slide in Mental Health
Moms Report
Concerning Slide
in Mental Health
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May 28, 2025 7:40 PM CDT

Moms Report Concerning Slide in Mental Health

Single moms and low-income families experienced biggest decline, study finds

(Newser) - Mothers in the US are reporting increasingly worse mental health. From 2016 to 2023, the percentage of mothers who felt their mental health was "excellent" dropped, while those reporting "poor" mental health rose, especially among single mothers and those whose children have Medicaid or are uninsured, according...

In US, 1 in 4 Kids Has Parent Struggling With Addiction

New study links parental addiction to higher risks for children

(Newser) - A new study in JAMA Pediatrics finds that nearly 19 million US children under the age of 18—about 1 in 4—live with at least one parent with a substance use disorder, a figure notably higher than earlier estimates that relied on older diagnostic criteria. This study used...

Florida Teacher Canned for Using Student's Preferred Name

High school educator Melissa Calhoun's contract won't be renewed for next year, per Brevard district

(Newser) - A Florida teacher at an arts magnet school is out of a job after addressing a student by a name they wished to be called. Per ClickOrlando.com , Brevard Public Schools says it won't be renewing a contract next year for Melissa Calhoun, an educator at Satellite High School...

The Best Age to Get Married, Have a Kid, Retire

Pew Research Center conducts survey about life milestones around the world

(Newser) - The Pew Research Center asked people around the world about the best age to hit some of the big milestones in life, and came up with some interesting averages. In addition to the US, surveys were conducted in Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru,...

Ohio School District Heads to Court Over Pronoun Policy

Conservative parents group argues that district's policy violates free speech rights of classmates

(Newser) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district's policy requiring use of students' preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders. The lawsuit brought by...

Court: Single Mom Should Get Same Time Off as 2 Parents

Appealed case could be 'game changer' for lots of single-parent families in Spain

(Newser) - A single mom who said she was entitled to double the amount of parental leave at work to make up for not having a partner to help shoulder the load has finally emerged victorious in Spain. Per the New York Times , 44-year-old Silvia Pardo Moreno, who worked part-time for an...

Suit: Chatbot Subjected Girl to 2 Years of Sexual Content

A Character.AI bot also hinted to a Texas teen that he should kill his parents, per a new complaint

(Newser) - Two families are suing the Google-backed Character.AI, claiming the latter company's chatbots abused their kids and knowingly exposed the minors to "a technology they knew to be dangerous and unsafe." Per the Washington Post , the suit filed Tuesday in Texas involves a 17-year-old boy identified simply...

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