A boy from Norwood, Massachusetts, has gotten creative after town officials shut down his ice cream stand, citing a food code violation. Danny Doherty, 12, and his mother, Nancy Doherty, began a small stand in their neighborhood with some profits going to a charity that hits close to home for them. After only one week,...
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Reddit user defended after dad leaves him 'effectively homeless'
A Reddit user who told his father he was now “effectively homeless” was completely in the right to do so, said other users of the website. “AITA for telling my dad that he’s effectively made me homeless?” asked “OkNumber787” in a Friday, August 16 post on Reddit’s “Am I the A–hole” (AITA) subreddit. In the...
Reddit user upset about being asked to split mother's lunch bill with sisters, whose children also ate
A Reddit user who is disgruntled about being invited to take his mother out to lunch and then asked to split the check evenly with his sisters and their children should consider the occasion before involving himself in a potentially awkward situation, an etiquette expert told Fox News Digital. Reddit user “taenuts” recently shared his...
Texas boy, 7, takes blue ribbon in baking competition, beats out every adult
A pint-sized pie baker sliced through an exceedingly seasoned field of competitors to claimfirst prize at the State Fair of Texas’ “Battle for the Blue Ribbons.” Seven-year-old Allen Gage of Mabank, Texas, took home the title after submitting his blueberry pie for judging in the fruit pie division — making him the youngest person ever...
Texas man tracks down grandfather's WWII military jacket riddled with shrapnel holes
A paramedic with the Houston Fire Department eager to learn more about his late grandfather’s military service had a stroke of luck after he began his research. Mark Holmes of Pearland, Texas, told Fox News Digital that a simple Google search not only taught him about his paternal grandfather, William Watson Holmes, and his service...
We have a bipartisan solution to address America's child care crisis
American families have faced painful financial difficulties the last few years, and a continuous concern of many families is a struggle to access high-quality, affordable child care. We represent Virginia and Alabama in the U.S. Senate, and parents across both our states have repeatedly expressed frustration with the impediments to finding the care they need...
Teachers spark debate for 'Alphabet Song' tune changes: 'Hits my ears wrong'
Social media users appear to be divided as educators are revealing online how they are altering the way in which they teach young students the “ABCs.” Different from the classic “Alphabet Song,” the latest version is switched up by separating the letters into different groups and changing the ending to, “Now I will never forget,...
Gallup poll reveals how teens cope with negative emotions — and why 'they want to be heard'
A new Gallup survey explored how young Americans cope with stress, anxiety and other big emotions – and the results were mostly positive. The research was done in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and Dr. Lisa Damour, a bestselling author and clinical adolescent psychologist who served as a consultant on Pixar’s movie “Inside Out...
Government agencies investigate Maryland bounce house mishap that killed 5-year-old: What to know
U.S. safety officials and police have launched an investigation in response to a tragedy that occurred in Waldorf, Maryland, on Aug. 2, which left a 5-year-old boy dead and another injured after a bounce house went airborne during a baseball game. Powerful wind gusts had lifted the bounce house approximately 15 to 20 feet in...
A growing number of young adults say they are unlikely to have children, 'just don't want' them
A growing number of younger adults in the U.S. say they are unlikely to have kids, surveys show, with the primary reason being they “just don’t want to.” That’s according to the Pew Research Center, which found the share of adults under 50 who say they are “unlikely to ever have kids” climbed 10 percentage...









