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Why is it called the Super Bowl? How name of NFL's signature game was birthed by child's toy, Lamar Hunt's wit

Behind the name 'Super Bowl,' and when it took flight

CBS Sports - 1h

Emily in Paris star Lily Collins welcomes first child via surrogacy

The actress thanked her "incredible" surrogate as she announced her daughter's birth on social media.

BBC News - 9h

Actor Lily Collins welcomes birth of first child by surrogacy

Emily in Paris star and husband express ‘endless gratitude’ to their surrogate and those ‘who helped us along the way’. Lily Collins, the star of Emily in Paris, has welcomed her first child via ...

The Guardian - 7h

Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests

Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births. A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher ...

The Guardian - 1d

Princess Beatrice gives birth to daughter Athena

Princess Beatrice has given birth to her second child, named Athena, the Royal Family has announced.

BBC News - 3d

Child sex abuse victims 'failed', says minister

The Scottish government insists it is working to ensure "nothing like this ever happens again" after abuse gang is jailed.

BBC News - 4d

Aquarium surprised by ‘virgin birth’ of swell shark in all-female tank

Baby shark Yoko hatched in early January, flummoxing staff and experts at a US aquarium. Birds do it, bees do it. Even educated fleas do it, according to Cole Porter’s classic song on the universal ...

The Guardian - 4d

Can we at least put a stop to ‘birth tourism’?

President Trump's executive order attempting to stop "birthright citizenship" faces an uphill battle in the courts, but Americans can agree that the practice of "birth tourism" is an abuse of the ...

The Hill - 4d

Caldwell coaches Lady Vols week after giving birth

Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell returned to the sideline a week after giving birth to a son and was greeted with a standing ovation from a crowd of 12,033 on Monday night.

ESPN - 4d

Woman jailed for helping Chinese women travel to give birth in US

California woman gets 41 months as birthright citizenship is thrust into spotlight with Trump’s return to White House. A California woman was sentenced on Monday to more than three years in prison ...

The Guardian - 4d

Lady Vols' Caldwell set to coach after birth of son

Kim Caldwell will be back on the sideline Monday night, coaching the Lady Vols against South Carolina a week after giving birth to her first child.

ESPN - 5d

Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell misses Texas game following birth of first child

Tennessee women’s basketball coach Kim Caldwell did not coach the team’s Thursday night’s game against Texas after giving birth to her first child, a son named Conor Scott Caldwell. Assistant coach ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 24

Judge halts Trump’s effort to end US citizenship at birth

Judge in Washington state declared the policy ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ and issued temporary order blocking it

Financial Times - Jan. 23

Whitmer signs legislation allowing Michigan pharmacists to prescribe birth control

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, set to rise for the first time in nine years

South Korea’s birthrate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the pandemic.

NBC News - Jan. 22

Vic Fangio: Jayden Daniels is a young QB by birth certificate, not by tape

Vic Fangio's first season in the NFL was 1986, and the Eagles defensive coordinator has seen a lot of rookie quarterbacks in his time.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 21

Trump admin to acknowledge only a person’s gender assigned at birth, officials say

President Donald Trump is set to issue a slew of executives actions on his first day in office Monday that would affect transgender Americans.

ABC News - Jan. 21

Funeral service held for child killed in Magdeburg attack

Yahoo News - Jan. 18

Woman loses 'everything' in LA fire just weeks before giving birth

Chloe Garcia, who is seven months pregnant, and her family recently lost their Altadena, California, home in the Eaton Fire.

ABC News - Jan. 17

Slaughterhouses Settle 3 Child Labor Cases With Feds

Agribusiness giants Purdue Farms and JBS Foods, along with a slaughterhouse cleaning company, paid about $8.4 millions in fines for having underaged workers in dangerous jobs.

Inc. - Jan. 17

Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week

JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.

CBS News - Jan. 17

China's Population Fell Again Despite a Surprise Rise in Births

The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 17

China benefits from ‘dragon year’ birth boost but population falls again

Policymakers respond with tax breaks and other measures as figures reveal third consecutive year of decline

Financial Times - Jan. 17

Osaka helper gets birth certificate from L.A. home

Naomi Osaka, who is competing at the Australian Open, had somebody help her retrieve her daughter's birth certificate from her L.A. home after learning wildfires were within three blocks of it.

ESPN - Jan. 13

The big idea: why it’s great to be an only child

The notion that it’s bad to be brought up without siblings should be banished for good. When I was growing up, only children were generally regarded as unfortunate souls; lonely, socially clumsy ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

Falling Child Vaccinations

U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases are falling.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

Former British child star dies in Los Angeles wildfire, mother says

Rory Sykes' mother said she was unable to help her son due to a broken arm.

The Hill - Jan. 12

How Do Mothers Return to Playing Tennis and Raise a Child?

Belinda Bencic credits Grand Slam champions like Serena Williams in paving a road back to the top after childbirth.

The New York Times - Jan. 11

‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy

Mother and newborn saved from inflatable boat off Canary Islands, on a route on which thousands have died. The call that would lead to one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.

Wired - Jan. 9

The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals - what has happened so far?

A seven-year inquiry into the sexual abuse of children was published in 2022 - what has happened since?

BBC News - Jan. 9

Whitehall estimates child sexual abuse compensation could hit £10bn

Starmer has criticised previous Conservative government for not implementing recommendations of 2022 Jay review

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Biden welcomes first great-grandchild after granddaughter Naomi Biden gives birth

President Joe Biden welcomed his first great-grandchild in California on Wednesday after his granddaughter Naomi Biden gave birth.

NBC News - Jan. 8

The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse

Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anyway

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Better resilience is solution to child mental health crisis, experts say

The surge in mental health referrals among young people has prompted debate among experts about the cause - and the most effective solution

BBC News - Jan. 7

Cooper promises law to tackle child abuse cover ups

The home secretary says those who fail to report child sexual abuse could face criminal sanctions.