Tag: Children
Congress is sending families less help for day care costs. So states are stepping in
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find...
California moves closer to requiring new pollutant-warning labels for gas stoves
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California could require all new gas stoves sold in the state to carry a label warning users about pollutants they...
One way to appreciate teachers: These schools provide their day care
NAMPA, Idaho -- When Christina Zimmerman returned to teaching last year after maternity leave, she grappled with postpartum depression that she says could...
A US company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found...
A new sea route for Gaza aid is on track, USAID says. Treating starving children is a priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering food, treatment for...
These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'
NEW ORLEANS -- Last summer, Derrika Richard felt stuck. She didn’t have enough money to afford child care for her three youngest children,...