Lightning Strikes Child's Party in Paris And Soccer Match In Germany, Injuring Dozens
More than 40 people — most of them children — were injured from lightning strikes in two separate incidents in Europe on Saturday.
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On Mother's Day, Mourning The Mom My Baby Will Never Know
I watched my mother disappear bit by bit as cancer destroyed her brain. I don't know if she heard me when I said I was pregnant. But I still feel her love. I think our baby will, too.
Beyond 'Sesame Street': A New Sesame Studios Channel On YouTube
Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, unveils a new initiative to reach kids in a digital and mobile age. NPR gets a sneak peek.
Her Search For Her Mother Touches An Entire Chinese City
Jenna Cook returned to China at age 20 to search for her birth mother. What she found, above all else, was the collective pain of dozens of Chinese families who had given up children.
For New Parents, Dad May Be The One Missing The Most Sleep
New moms get a lot of sympathy over lack of sleep, but studies find that dads may be hurting more, a new book on the science of parenting says. Bottom line: Both parents need help getting shut-eye.
The Deadly Consequences To Children Of Yemen's War
Hundreds of kids have been killed in the violence. And a new UNICEF report suggests that many times more children died because of the near-collapse of the country's health system.
New Report Documents 'Childhood Under Siege' In Syria
"There are snipers shooting at anyone on the road, and landmines in the fields. Checkpoints stop everything coming in– food, medicine, fuel; everything needed for life."
As Migrants Flow In, Sweden Begins To Rethink Its Open-Door Policy
Sweden has taken in more asylum seekers per capita than any other European country — including 35,000 unaccompanied minors in 2015. But not everyone in Sweden wants to keep the doors open.
Fleeing Alone, Some Migrant Kids Find Foster Homes In Sweden
Sweden took in a record number of asylum seekers last year, among them 35,000 children who arrived without their parents. The luckiest are in foster care with Swedish families.
A Young Afghan Migrant Makes His Way In The Calais 'Jungle'
Many asylum-seekers in Europe are unaccompanied minors, traveling alone or separated from families. Amran, a 13-year-old Afghan, is among hundreds of minors left to fend for themselves in France.