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The mother of six who gave birth to octuplets in California this week just wanted 'one more girl' and was obsessed with having children, her mother said.

A man shot and killed his wife and five young children before taking his own life Tuesday, possibly out of despair from losing a job, the authorities said.

Boy Who Couldn't Sleep Undergoes Risky, Life-Changing Operation.

Studies say steroids don’t help wheezing childrenSteroid drugs, a common treatment for young children prone to wheezing and colds, do not help and may even be harmful, according to new research in Britain and Canada.

A man went on a rampage at a Belgian day care center today, stabbing two young children and a female worker to death and slashing 12 others all over their bodies, officials said.

A man who was sought by police in Texas after four children were burned with sulfuric acid has turned himself in, authorities said Monday.

Investigators were examining pieces of the drive train from an oversized truck to try to learn why a Frisbee-sized chunk of metal tore loose and killed a 6-year-old boy at a Monster Jam show in the Tacoma Dome.

A Colorado teen has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for his role in the death of a 7-year-old girl during an apparent imitation of the "Mortal Kombat" video game.

Children's lives are at risk in swimming pools across the country as government agencies waffle on how to enforce a new federal law, child safety advocates say.

Expanding government-sponsored health care to 4 million more children would make a down payment on Barack Obama's promise to provide universal health care to all Americans who want it.