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Australia Does a 180 on YouTube Access for Kids

Account holders now must be at least 16, after platform was initially exempt from social media law

(Newser) - The Australian government announced that YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular video-sharing service. YouTube was listed as an exemption in November last year when the Parliament passed world-first laws that...

US Repatriates American Child Stuck in Syrian Camp

Child with ISIS ties 'has known nothing of life outside of the camps,' per US State Department

(Newser) - The United States repatriated an American child separated from their family from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of people with alleged ties to the militant Islamic State group, the State Department said Wednesday. The department estimates that some 30,000 people from 70 countries...

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...

Report: Russian Teens Recruited to Build War Drones

Teens are lured in through video games, national tech competitions, per banished Russian outlet

(Newser) - A new investigation by an exiled Russian outlet has uncovered a systematic effort by Russian authorities to recruit children into designing and testing military drones used in the war against Ukraine. The process reportedly begins with educational video games such as Berloga ("Bear's Den"), launched in...

8 Choir Kids Hospitalized After Mystery Illness at Concert

French singers fell ill after reporting strange odor inside Mass. church; no one else was affected

(Newser) - Eight children were hospitalized Tuesday evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after exhibiting seizure-like symptoms during a choir concert held at St. Paul's Parish. According to Fire Chief Thomas Cahill, the incident began around 7pm when a call came in about a child experiencing a seizure while participating in the...

'Rare Acknowledgment of a High-Level Hush-Up'

Report: Chinese health officials, hospital staff engaged in cover-up of kindergartners' poisoning

(Newser) - Chinese authorities are now alleging an attempted cover-up in the lead poisoning of hundreds of Chinese kindergarteners , who were fed food decorated with powdered pigments containing more than 20% lead. Dozens of provincial health officials and staff at Tianshui No. 2 People's Hospital took part, tampering with the blood...

Rubio Vowed Food Would Be Sent. Now, 500 Tons to Be Destroyed

Emergency aid meant for Afghan, Pakistani children will be disposed of instead of distributed

(Newser) - About 500 tons of emergency food rations are set to be destroyed after months of bureaucratic gridlock under the Trump administration, according to multiple current and former government sources. The high-energy biscuits, bought by USAID near the end of President Biden's term for roughly $800,000, were stored...

Texas' Daunting Task: Finding 173 Missing People

'The primary job right now continues to be locating everybody,' says Greg Abbott

(Newser) - As Texas grapples with the aftermath of catastrophic floods, search crews in the Hill Country face the daunting task of finding more than 170 people still missing. At least 173 people remain missing, including 161 from Kerr County, the area hardest hit by the flooding, according to figures released...

Kindergarten's Secret Food Ingredient: Lead Paint

Incident in China leads to arrests and hospitalizations

(Newser) - More than 200 children in northwest China are being treated for lead poisoning after chefs at a Tianshui City kindergarten used inedible paint to decorate food, authorities say. Tests found lead levels in some food samples were up to 2,000 times the national safety limit. In total, 233...

Cops: 5th Graders Drew Up Scheme to 'End' Classmate

Police say students wanted to kill classmate in school bathroom, make it look like suicide

(Newser) - Four fifth-graders at Legacy Traditional School in Surprise, Arizona, were arrested last fall after police say they plotted to kill a classmate and make it look like suicide, according to a recently released report. The plan reportedly involved luring the boy to a bathroom, stabbing him, and forging a...

Supreme Court Rules on Age Checks for Porn Sites

SCOTUS greenlights age verification for those under 18 in 6-3 decision

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography, reports the AP . Nearly half of all states have passed similar age verification laws, as smartphones and other devices make it easier to access online porn, including hardcore obscene material. The...

Michelle Obama: I'm 'Glad' I Never Had a Son

Former first lady jokes that a male child 'would've been a Barack Obama'

(Newser) - Whether they wanted boys, girls, or a combination when they first started family planning, most parents would say they're happy for the kids they ended up getting. Michelle Obama just took that a step further, noting that not only is she grateful to be a mom to Malia, 26,...

Oprah: Barbara Walters Is Partly Why I'm Childless

After seeing Walters' 'complex' relationship with daughter, Winfrey declined to have her own

(Newser) - A new documentary on Barbara Walters starts streaming on Hulu on June 23, but some revelations have leaked in advance—including a confession by Oprah Winfrey about the woman she calls her mentor. Appearing in Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything, Winfrey, 71, notes that the late TV journalist had a...

9-Year-Old Survives Shark Attack in Florida

Leah Lendel's hand had to be reconstructed following bite off Florida

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl has survived a terrifying shark encounter off Florida and remarkably retains the use of her right hand despite that it was "mostly torn off," per Gulf Coast News . Leah Lendel was snorkeling off Boca Grande, about 4 feet from her mother, on Wednesday when she...

Cops: Dad Left Toddler in Hot Car for 9 Hours

Joseph Boatman, 32, is now facing second-degree murder charges in 21-month-old's death

(Newser) - A Louisiana father is facing second-degree murder charges after allegedly leaving his toddler in a hot car for more than nine hours, authorities said. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office reported that Joseph Boatman, 32, picked up his daughter from a relative's home shortly after 2:30am...

After States Eased Gun Laws, Child Gun Deaths Spiked
Easing State Gun Laws
Came With a 'Tradeoff'
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Jun 10, 2025 2:58 PM CDT

Easing State Gun Laws Came With a 'Tradeoff'

Youth gun deaths spiked in states with more relaxed restrictions, study finds

(Newser) - After a landmark Supreme Court ruling loosened restrictions on gun ownership at the state and local level, a new study finds that states with more relaxed gun laws saw a sharp rise in firearm deaths among children and teens—while those with stricter laws did not. The research, published...

Missing Ukrainian Children a Sore Point in Talks

Moscow denies allegations of mass abductions, while Ukraine estimates 20K children were taken

(Newser) - The peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that resumed on Monday brought attention to a volatile topic: allegations that Russia abducted thousands of Ukrainian children.
  • Ukraine provided a list of about 400 children it wants returned immediately, but Russia countered that it would consider returning 10 children and insisted they
...

Researchers Predict Lots More Cavities if Fluoride Goes

Study says the ramifications could be expensive

(Newser) - A nationwide ban on adding fluoride to public drinking water could saddle US families with billions in dental bills and result in millions of additional cavities, according to a new study published in JAMA Health Forum . Researchers modeled two scenarios: one in which all public water systems contain optimal...

At Kindergarten Graduation, Adults Get Into a Brawl

Arkansas school district vows action after altercation disrupts ceremony with kids present

(Newser) - A graduation ceremony at a school in West Memphis, Arkansas, turned chaotic on Wednesday when a fight broke out among adults. Video taken at the scene of Faulk Elementary School shows women engaged in a loud verbal dispute, with two men initially trying to intervene before getting drawn into...

Kennedy Shifts COVID Policy for Kids, Pregnant Women

CDC will no longer recommend routine vaccinations for healthy members of both groups

(Newser) - It's a big shift for the CDC: The agency will no longer recommend routine COVID shots for "healthy children and healthy pregnant women," health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a video posted on X. The move alters prior CDC guidance that called for vaccination...

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