Unpopular baby names of 2024: Here’s what’s at risk of going extinct
If you’re due to have a baby this year, you may want to reconsider choosing one of these names.
Couple adopts safe haven baby surrendered at fire station: 'We're just thankful to God'
In a heartwarming story from Kentucky, Chris and Brittany Tyler officially adopted 20-month-old Samuel, who was surrendered at a fire station in a safe haven box with a touching message expressing love.
Decades-lost bridal photos discovered at auction, returned to 85-year-old bride
Lost bridal photos, missing for over 30 years, have been rediscovered and returned to their owner, Harriet Galbraith, by a Virginia woman named Sandra Poindexter. Poindexter found the photos at an auction while searching for vintage picture frames.
Hospital's smallest baby to ever survive goes home after 116 days in care
John "Buddy" McClinton, one of the smallest babies ever born at Methodist Women's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, has been discharged after spending 116 days in care. Born at just 24 weeks and two days last September, Buddy weighed less than a pound.
Top 3 Takeaways: At-home care for aging parents, tips for getting in college, showcasing Black hair
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The Defender Network Top 3 Takeaways
FOX 26 is partnering with the Defender Network, which has been delivering news and information to the Black community in our area for more than 90 years.
Mississippi mom says 7-year-old son was written up for saying 'Jesus Christ' at school
The mother said she received a phone call from her child’s first-grade teacher, who reported that he said “a bad word" after dropping his Lego toys.
'Brave' teenager gets legs amputated while comatose after contracting infection on Christmas
A tragic incident involving a comatose Tennessee teenager, Anita Navas, has unfolded over the Christmas holiday. Navas, 13, had to undergo double leg amputation due to a severe infection.
Child tax credit expansion part of bipartisan $78B deal proposed in Congress
In a bipartisan effort, senior Congress lawmakers have unveiled a $78 billion tax deal aimed at expanding child tax credits and providing tax breaks for businesses.
Screen time for kids under 2 linked to sensory differences in toddlerhood, study finds
The findings showed that children exposed to greater TV viewing by their second birthday were more likely to develop atypical sensory processing behaviors by 33 months of age.
Pope Francis condemns surrogacy as 'despicable,' calls for global ban
Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity.
Pope Francis individually baptizes infants during annual ceremony at Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition near the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican.
Top trending baby names of 2024: Here’s what’s rising in popularity
Laura Wattenberg, the creator of Namerology, said parents are looking for distinctive names that stand out. Here’s a look at which names will be trending this year.
'We’ll split it': Virginia brothers fulfill lifelong pact, share $230,000 lottery win
Two brothers in Virginia have kept their lifelong pact and decided to split a lottery win equally.
Most popular baby girl, boy names in Houston in 2023
The most popular boy and girl names in Houston in 2023, according to the health department's Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Breast milk donation site at Sugar Land hospital opens to help newborns
Breast milk donations can be made at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital to help health-compromised infants.
Kindergarten enrollment lags since COVID-19 pandemic. Some parents don't see the point
For many families, kindergarten is no longer the assumed first step in a child’s formal education, another sign of the way the pandemic and online learning upended the U.S. school system.
Houston foster care student beats the odds, graduating from Texas Southern University
A Houston woman raised in foster care is rising above the odds as she will soon receive her bachelor's degree from Texas Southern University, something only a small percentage of youth in foster care achieve.
Houston Texans give kids their own jersey's
Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins surprised kids at Dick's Sporting Goods with $150 gift cards and even walked around to shop with them. In addition, the Texans held a special event for a group of kids who they invited to play flag football in jerseys with their name on it.
Students build life-changing gift for kids
A class of Wisconsin college students are giving a group of children a gift they'll never forget. They're customizing a way for the kids to get around on four wheels. FOX's Ashley Sears takes us inside the operation and introduces us to one family, forever grateful.