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Former Megachurch Elder and Her Parents Charged in 11-Year-Old's Death, Torture and Abuse of Other Adopted Children
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday it arrested three people in connection to an 11-year-old girl’s murder– her adoptive mother and her two parents.
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Jury Acquits Indiana Man of Abandoning Adult Daughter
A jury has acquitted a man of neglect charges after he was accused with his ex-wife of abandoning an adopted daughter.
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The Opioid Crisis is Leaving Grandparents to Raise Their Grandchildren
A heartbreaking side effect of the opioid crisis is young kids growing up without their parents – either because they died of an overdose, or their dependency makes them no longer fit for child-rearing. When this happens, the child’s grandparents are often called upon to fill the void, even though it brings hardship – emotionally and financially. Ten years ago,…
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Man Who Was Adopted in 1953 Thought He Was An Only Child, Then The Phone Rang
A DNA test changed Michael Bennett’s life forever
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Exotic Bengal Cat Found Hurt in Worcester Gets Surgery, a New Name and, Soon, a Home
An exotic, young cat found outside a home in Worcester is on the mend after getting surgery and an outpouring of support from the Massachusetts community. And the Bengal kitten, who was unable to walk and in when she was brought in by a good Samaritan to the MSPCA-Angell Shelter in Boston last month, didn’t just get a new...
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Relative to Adopt Baby of Florida Deputies Who Died by Suicide
Clayton Osteen, 24, and Victoria Pacheco, 23, died within days of each other, leaving behind a 1-month-old boy.
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Mom Reunites With Daughter Taken From Her at Birth 42 Years Ago
Nancy Womac had never held her daughter after she was taken from her at birth in 1979 until the two finally shared their first embrace this year
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Teen Finds Home With Adoptive Mother Who Was Formerly In Foster Care
Fifty-two Connecticut kids are being welcomed into new homes. It is Connecticut Adoption Day, and emotional ceremonies took place all across the state Friday. “I never imagined that it would be this,” Kally Moquete said during her virtual court hearing to adopt. At the noon hearing, there were high emotions, celebrations, and a judge officially made Kally and Zander Moquete…
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House Passes Bill Including Paid Family Leave. Advocates Call It a ‘Once-In-A-Generation Change'
The fight to get a national paid family leave program in place notched a win on Friday, when House lawmakers passed a bill including the measure.
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Colin Kaepernick's Story Shows Why Adoptive Parents Need to Talk About Race
Ahead of an upcoming Netflix bio series, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick told Ebony magazine about growing up Black to adoptive white parents – and wishing he had a mentor to answer uncomfortable questions about race that his parents couldn’t. That resonated with Melissa Guida-Richards, who was also adopted by white parents – and didn’t even know she was Latina until...
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Philadelphia Violated Catholic Foster Agency's Rights, U.S. Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling that allowed the City of Philadelphia to ban Catholic Social Services from participating in the city’s foster care program, saying the city violated the organization’s First Amendment rights.
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Dozens of Adorable Kittens Flown in to Mass. to Find Forever Homes
Sixty kittens are going for adoption in Massachusetts after being flown in from Tennessee, according to the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem. The five dozen kittens, all eight weeks old, will be available for adoption starting Friday, after they go through a short quarantine required for animals arriving from out of state. The cats are expected to be taken home…
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Grumpy Mass. Dog Goes Viral on TikTok
A Massachusetts dog has become TikTok famous for his morning grumpiness, and his owner is hoping to impart a message about adopting older dogs with those millions of views.
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Soccer Stars Share Advice for Same-Sex Couples Hoping to Adopt
Soccer legends Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris celebrated Valentine’s Day this year by announcing to fans on Instagram they adopted a baby girl named Sloane Phillips.
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‘For 47 Years, I Didn't Know She Existed': Korean-American Adoptee Meets Sister
For Korean-American adoptees, the search to find relatives can be complicated by the sheer number of Korean children adopted to foreign countries without records or any link to their past. “Nov. 13, 1971, I was found at a railroad station in Daegu, Korea,” said Christine Pennell of Berlin, Connecticut. Abandoned at age 2, then adopted at age 3 to a…
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Tiffany Haddish Just Took a Big Step in Plans to Adopt Children
Beloved comedian Tiffany Haddish has taken a big step in her adoption journey
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Treating the Trauma of Adoption — For Children and Parents
We often see adoption on our social media feeds in the most glowing light — with loving adoptive parents and happy children celebrating their new family. Less often do we focus on the trauma that adoptees experience, nor do we see the difficult journey of adoptive parents. NBCLX contributor Nathan Willis explores how the trauma of adoption is treated.
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Katherine Heigl on How She Talks to Her Daughters About Their Birth Parents
Like many parents, Katherine Heigl is trying to navigate raising three children amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Meet the Real-Life ‘Buddy the Elf' Who Went Viral Meeting His Dad
A man from Maine used Will Ferrell’s role, Buddy, from the modern holiday classic movie “Elf” as inspiration for the moment he met his biological father for the first time at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
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‘SNL's' Melissa Villaseñor's 5 Reasons You Should Absolutely Not Get a Pet
The number one reason? “They’re just too soft,” says “Saturday Night Live’s” Melissa Villaseñor. “You don’t want soft things around you, do you? You need rough things.” She would know—her rescue Penny is very soft.