MONIKA Gostic’s childhood was not a happy one. Now 37, she remembers being given adult responsibilities from the age of six ...

An enormous population has long been a foundational way for China to project its strength. But anxiety about managing so many ...

Here’s a full rundown of the theories on Hitler’s possible progeny, from a supposed French love child to an alleged dalliance ...

On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia went live and invited anyone with an internet connection to help build an encyclopedia. At the ...

My mother, grandmother, and grandfather arrived in New York on the S.S. Drottningholm in October 1939. Just about everyone they had left behind — aunts, uncles, cousins, my mother’s teenage boyfriend ...

SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR ONE OF THE WORLD'S RAREST WHALES. SCIENTISTS REPORT THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE POPULATION HAS GROWN SLIGHTLY. IT'S NOW ESTIMATED AT 384 -- UP EIGHT FROM 20-24. THIS MARKS ...

HUNTINGTON — The first local baby of 2026 was delivered at Cabell Huntington Hospital just 23 minutes into the new year. Parents Jadon and Rachael Hayes welcomed their 6 pound, 12 ounce baby girl, ...

SMITHFIELD – Beginning January 1, 2026, individuals who were adopted and born in Johnston County will be able to obtain certified copies of their adoptive birth certificates directly from the Johnston ...

People in China will pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services will be exempt, as the world's second-largest economy tries to boost birth rates. An overhaul of the ...

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At Houston Methodist Willowbrook, two labor-and-delivery rooms stand out from the rest. The spaces look more like calm, spa-like suites than hospital units—dimmable lights, soft wood tones, a laboring ...