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A startup is crowdfunding cross-country flights to help single men and women in San Francisco and New York find love.

A teenage boy fatally shot his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself at a north Phoenix home in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said.

Turkey's prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversations suggesting corruption have been leaked in the past weeks, dealing him a major blow ahead of this month's local elections.

A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle around 3:20 p.m. Friday at Market and Broad streets in York, according to York County 911.

A federal audit finds New Jersey did nothing wrong when it used a no-bid contract to hire a firm to clean up debris left behind by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says parents should talk with their kids about issues that important to tweens and teens: bullying, popularity, status, depression, social anxiety, risk-taking and sexual development.

Meningococcal disease Q-and-A: After 17-year-old Jake Parkhurst , a Central Catholic High School student, died Tuesday of suspected meningococcal disease, The Oregonian's Katy Muldoon compiled a meningococcal disease Q-and-A that every parent should read to learn more about this rare but fast-moving and scary disease.

ONE CHANCE FOR SOME FLURRIES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. JOSH? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PARENTING IN A POSITIVE WAY.

One very great chapter in your marriage is when you kids start having kids. It looks like that time is coming very soon, having a daughter who's pregnant has become an exciting time.

Local pastors and supporters of traditional marriage rallied around the federal courthouse in Detroit on Monday, March 3, 2014, during the same-sex marriage trial.

Here's a look at what's been happening in Oregon and beyond so far this week that's of particular interest to parents.

Katie Holmes keeps her parenting strategy simple: Suri comes first. "I think the basics are very important: The No.

A specialist advice team offering early intervention advice and support to children and their families, has dealt with more than 1,500 requests for help in its first five months.

Question: I've been using the method described in your toilet-training book with my 18-month-old daughter, and she's been doing great during the day.

Dave Barry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist, dedicates his new book, You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About to his son Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USA TODAY.

Dad Ryan Hafey loves his children, but sometimes they can be incredibly loud, not to mention full of energy.

Coinciding with Daylight Saving Time, this week Americans are presented with National Sleep Awareness Week, an annual public education and awareness program created by The National Sleep Foundation , which runs from March 2 to 9. The annual campaign creates the perfect opportunity for individuals to educate themselves on the importance of sleep and ... (more)

Return from active duty is a big adjustment for military parents. So much so that some fathers may need to learn how to reconnect with children who may not remember them.

Record numbers of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll support gay marriage, say adoption by gay couples should be legal and see gays and lesbians as good parents.

Since the ABC comedy "George Lopez" ended in May 2007, Lopez has been busy making movies, hosting a talk show, performing stand-up dates and even making news for a quick nap he took on a casino floor.