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One of two people charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart pleads  guilty to federal charges.

Prosecutors in Missouri have filed 15 additional sex charges against a father and his adult sons who were already accused of sexually abusing children.

When Michael Singer of Coral Springs, Fla., started saving for his children's college education about six years ago, he relied mainly on a 529 savings plan sponsored by the state of New Mexico.

Three women were shot to death in East St. Louis as they sat in a car with two children.

'Where the Wild Things Are' proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book debuted at No. 1 with $32.5 million.

Warner Bros didn't know what to expect on such a unique project as Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are since it couldn't find a single comp... Grosses looked to come in past $12M from 3,735 locations, including 145 Imax theaters. And now what even rival studios thought was at best a $30M weekend is "off and running" to go past $38M.

Justice Department researchers said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence in their daily ...

Two government studies suggest autism spectrum disorders are becoming more common in children. However, it is not clear how ...

Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit is voluntarily recalling 57 lots of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol products because of possible bacterial contamination.

Children's doll Barbie is the latest toy to land a Hollywood film deal and star in a live action movie.