The Four Loves

When confronted with those who sought to (out of respect) test his orthodoxy as a first-century Jew, Jesus faced a jugular question: “What is the greatest commandment?”    His answer was...

Boy Glues Self to Bed

A 10-year-old Mexican boy was so determined not to return to school after the Christmas holiday that he glued his hand to his bed. Sandra Palacios spent nearly two hours on Monday morning trying to free her so...

Young Pro-Lifers on the Rise

The bell rang and the eighth graders jumped up, eager to compare notes."I named my baby Kyle Patrick," one shouted. "Mine is Antonio!"At the urging of an antiabortion activist, they had each pledged to "sp...

Chest Implants for Men?

The poster boy in the Abercrombie & Fitch window looks like Huck Finn, if Huck were genetically engineered with "Say howdy!" nipples and perfectly symmetrical, squared-off pecs. In "300," last year's cartoo...

Poor Little Rich Kids

As an elementary-school kid in suburban New Jersey, Jordan Roth says he didn’t quite grasp the dizzying extent of his family’s wealth, though he got a tart first clue as a 6-year-old, when a classma...

Sesame St. Comes with Warning

There's something wrong with a picture from the original Sesame Street - little children riding bicycles without helmets. Other scenes, too, from the original Sesame Street could be too seedy for today's kids, ...

Epidemic Eating Away at Youngsters

The number of patients needing hospital treatment for eating disorders has soared, it has emerged.The findings are sure to renew concerns about the effect "size zero" models and celebrities are having on the bo...