Children don’t come cheap: Cost of raising one hits $233,610
Children keep getting more expensive to raise - fashion is pricier and so are doctor visits and day care, according to the U.S. government. At least food's still relatively cheap.
Category Archives: Teenagers
Pardons and a controversy: Clemency granted to former radical…
Like many governors, New York's Andrew Cuomo wasn't known for granting clemency. Until last week.
Trump puts new spotlight on Long Island gang killings
As he sat down for an interview with Time magazine for his "person of the year" profile, Donald Trump explained his tough view on illegal immigration by retrieving a copy of the Long Island newspaper Newsday and pointing to a blaring headline: "Extremely Violent Gang Faction." The article focused on the killings of five teenagers from the same New York City suburb and suspicions that the slayings were the work of a street gang, MS-13, that has roots in El Salvador and has been linked to at least 30 killings on Long Island since 2010.
Children keep alive memories of San Pedro man who survived Pearl Harbor
A friendly boxing match followed by dinner and a movie. For a bunch of young sailors stuck on a ship, it made for a typical laid-back, easygoing Saturday.
Melania Trump pledges to combat cyber-bullying as first lady
Melanie Trump, husband of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, walks on stage to deliver a speech at the Main Line Sports Center in Berwyn, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. In her first solo speech since the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump on Thursday called for an end to online bullying of children and teenagers, saying, it is "absolutely unacceptable when it's done with no name hiding on the internet."
Twitter killing Vine video service makes the internet worse
The point of Vine was never to generate the next Fellini. It was to have dumb, stupid free play on an internet increasingly hostile to that kind of freedom, whether because of surveillance or heavy-handed advertiser presence or trolls.
Sixteen Year-Olds Are Smart. Let Them Vote
New York City, New York, USA - March 9, 2016: Group of students and tourist enjoying a warm spring day at the Highline Park in New York City. This park is elevated and runs along Manhattan's west side from 34th st to Gansevort St. This election day, if voters approve Proposition F, San Francisco will become the largest American city to lower the voting age to sixteen for local elections.
Motions sealed for teen suspect
The oldest of four teenagers accused of murdering a Conway couple last year will get to keep secret a document arguing why his case should be transferred to juvenile court even though his co-defendants' similar motions were open to the public. Two other motions on behalf of defendant Hunter Drexler of Clinton also have been sealed.
Gunman slays three teenagers, critically injures another at house party near Seattle
People hug outside Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Wash., during a vigil for those who were slain Saturday, July 30, 2016. On Sunday, hundreds gathered at the Mukilteo Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints to mourn the early deaths of three 19-year-olds.
Is Laci Green (@gogreen18) a Rapist?
Laci Green is a "public sex educator, and feminist activist" who has "hosted online sex education content on behalf of Planned Parenthood and Discovery News." Therefore, I was shocked to hear the suggestion that she is also "one of the most serious sexual predators on YouTube."
Woman jumped on the bonnet of her car and screamed at two teenagers …
Body of 17-year-old girl wearing a life vest is found three days after she went missing with her dad and brothers in sailboat off Florida Brexit goes to the wire: Polls declare Britain's vote on the European Union 'too close to call', with 45% saying Leave and 44% wanting to Remain Cleveland Cavaliers championship parade ends in disarray as teen girl is shot twice and crowds are forced to scramble for cover Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant admits he can't read music or 'remember the 60s' as the jury retires in Stairway to Heaven plagiarism case which could rewrite rock history 'I know I don't have any choice but to keep going': Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg opens up about losing her husband as she launches new women's campaign starring Emma Watson and Selena Gomez Replace conditioner with vinegar, use SUGAR to exfoliate and moisturise with avocado: Beauty expert reveals why we should be ... (more)
An Accurate Description of Trump/the State of the GOP
It's a joke. All of it: his candidacy, the apparatus of propaganda and grift surrounding it, the failures of governance and education and culture that have brought us to this place.
Retired FBI supervisor warns parents of apps teens use to connect with strangers
Murray teenagers like Sarah Ratzlaff are growing up in an app-friendly world. There are about one and a half million of them available to download.
The federal minimum wage hit its peak purchasing power nearly 50 years ago
The minimum wage has been a highly debated topic in recent years, with workers in industries including fast food and retail pushing for the standard to be raised to $15 an hour. Currently, the federal minimum wage is less than half that amount, at $7.25 an hour, where it has been since 2009.