The fertility rate, or the average number of children born to each woman in the U.S., dropped to about 1.6 in 2023, down from 3.7 in 1960, when the nation was in the midst of the post-war baby ...

Here's what to know about baby bonuses. How much has the U.S. birth rate declined? About 3.6 million babies were born in the U.S. last year, according to the most recent CDC data. That's little ...

There’s no lack of birds in this world. While the common consensus has long been that there are anywhere between 9,000 and 10,000 species on the planet, a study from the American Museum of Natural ...

The lovable fuzzy "Sesame Street" Muppet celebrates in a big way on Feb. 3. Elmo is turning 3-and-a-half, his age forever and ...

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ST ELMO, Ill. — Two young children were injured ... The police chief said the children’s father was cleaning his pistol at the kitchen table when a round left in the chamber went off.

A crew researching an iconic U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Pacific Ocean during World War II made a remarkable discovery over the weekend. A vehicle was found in the hangar of ...

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and my older kids were heading off to college. I couldn't wait to tell everyone about our expanding family. But the reaction wasn't what I'd anticipated. The first time I was expecting a baby, I ...

"Here my kids get to be kids, catching frogs, collecting sticks. They come home and they’re filthy, and I think that’s so good for them." "These days there’s so much anger in the world ...