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A 4-year-old girl receiving "lifesaving medical treatment" in the United States was granted humanitarian parole to stay in ...

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From empanadas to plantains to pulled pork to bruschetta to (yes) mac and cheese, students tried foods that could soon be part of their school menus.

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Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ways early sugar exposure shapes long-term health. It's not just ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Denisse Parra Vargas' three children — two of them American citizens and one born in Mexico — in Texas last week and, because authorities ...

Programs serving children were hit hard. Bulama previously lost young triplets to hunger before reaching therapeutic feeding centers in Dikwa. When she gave birth to twins last August, both were ...