Families of Murdered Babies Never Suspected Killer Nurse Lucy Letby: Prosecutors

The 11-person jury was undecided on the attempted murder of a further four babies. She will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Monday. Cheshire Constabulary “This is really hard to believe,” continued Evans. “We hoped that we wouldn’t find a criminal offense because that meant we were going to go tell parents that their children had been murdered, and so at that point when we realized, that was a milestone in the investigation of that we actually had a crime that been committed because it is really hard for everybody to believe that somebody would do this....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Danielle Howell

Families of NYPD Partners Clue Them in on 'Bizarre' Secret: They're Long-Lost Cousins!

Photo: NYPD 19th Precinct/ Facebook It’s all relative for two officers with the New York Police Department — literally. Officers Tyler Barbour and Harley Greco have worked as partners at the 19th Precinct for five months, and recently discovered that their bond extends far past their jobs: they’re actually cousins, too. “They just took a DNA test, turns out they’re 💯%—RELATED!” the Upper East Side precinct wrote on Twitter, referencing the opening lyrics of the popular Lizzo song “Truth Hurts....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Kenneth Gould

Families of Santa Fe Shooting Victims Reach Settlement with Company That Sold Ammo to Underage Suspect

Victims of Santa Fe, Texas, Shooting.Photo: Facebook/Instagram/GoFundMe Families of the victims of the2018 Santa Fe, Texas, school shootingand some survivors have reached a settlement with the companies that sold and shipped ammunition the alleged shooter ordered online. In 2020, survivors and families of the slain victims of the shooting filed a lawsuit against LuckyGunner, LLC, which sells ammunition online, and Red Stag Fulfillment LLC, which ships it, accusing them of “negligently” and “illegally” selling and delivering the ammunition to the alleged then-underaged gunman, the lawsuit states....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Tommy Hutchinson

Families of Slain Pregnant Cheerleader — and Classmate Who Allegedly Murdered Her — Speak Out

Breana Rouhselang.Photo: GoFundMe The family of an Indianacheerleader who was allegedly stabbed to death behind her homeand the family of the teen footballer accused of killing her are speaking out. On Sunday, the body of Breana Rouhselang, 17, was found in a dumpster behind a restaurant blocks away from her Mishawaka home, where she was reported missing from hours earlier. She was six months pregnant. A classmate of hers, Aaron Trejo, 16, was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly confessing to police that he stabbed Breana because she was carrying his unwanted child....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 543 words · Kaylee Haney

Families Say They'll Cherish Summer Vacations Even More This Year, Survey Finds

Photo: SWNS It’s official, Americans are counting on summer 2021. A new survey of 2,000 American parents found families are planning to reclaim summer 2021 and just have fun. After 2020, it’s no surprise that 62% of respondents said summer 2020 didn’t really count due to the pandemic — and 58% have very high expectations for summer 2021. In fact, seven in 10 parents are devising a plan to safely take back summer with their families this year, and 68% plan to make up for lost time....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Heidi Wilson

Families Separated at the Border May Get Up to $450,000 in Compensation Under Biden Administration: Report

Honduran asylum-seeker, 2, cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.Photo: John Moore/Getty Some migrant families who wereseparated at the U.S. borderwith Mexico during the Trump administration may receive thousands of dollars in compensation for the ordeal and any damages the policy may have caused them,The New York Timesreports. Sources told the paper that negotiations are ongoing, however, and that some family members may receive much less than that amount....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Catherine Simmons

Families Struggle 3 Years After Florida Teens Lost at Sea: 'There Is No Healing Process'

Unending mourning, ongoing legal battles and bittersweet celebration mark the third anniversary this week of thedisappearance of two Florida teenagersinto the Atlantic waters off Jupiter Inlet. On the morning of July 24, 2015, longtime friends Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen boarded Austin’s 19-foot 1978 SeaCraft and set out for a fishing excursion, but never returned. “It’s so hard to put into words,” Austin’s father, Blu Stephanos, told PEOPLE. “Losing a child is the most unnatural thing that can happen and we’re doing the best we can....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 865 words · Harold Patrick

Families Who Lost Loved Ones in Pandemic Push for a COVID Memorial Day: 'Opportunity for Learning'

Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Nearly a million Americans have died ofCOVID-19since the start of the pandemic, and calls are growing for the U.S. government to establish a day in honor of victims and survivors. But the groups will also voice their support for designating an annual COVID Memorial Day in remembrance of those lost during the pandemic, and the many others who made countless sacrifices to help in the fight....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Michelle Garcia

Families Will Receive Thousands More to Support Their Kids: What 'Game-Changing' New Child Tax Credit Means

Photo: Getty The impact of the expanded credit won’t be fully felt for months, though some scholars have hypothesized that its implementation could helpcut child poverty in half. Here’s more about what the expanded child tax credit is and how it will work. What Is the Child Tax Credit? The child tax credit isn’t new, asLisa Gennetian, a professor of early learning policy studies at Duke University, explains to PEOPLE. But its expansion is notable in terms of the impact it’s likely to have both on families and on overall child poverty....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1750 words · Justin Armstrong

Families, Fear and Clashes with the Military: The Most Powerful Photos from the Struggle Over Immigration

01of 09From the Other SidePAUL RATJE/AFP/GettyA young boy from Mexico peers into the U.S. through a portion of the border fence in Anapra, near El Paso, Texas, on April 7, 2018.In the days after President Donald Trump first deployed the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border last year, many in El Paso questioned the need for the increased security. Trump has long stoked fears about immigration and argued restricting migrants is a safety issue for Americans....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1190 words · George Golden

Family 'Lost Everything' in Fire That Killed Daughter, 8. A Local Business Stepped Up to Give Them a New Van

Ladarrel Brown & Asia Summers with kids.Photo: Auto DRA Michigan family is receiving support from a local business following a devastating house fire last month.Auto DR, an automotive repair shop in Ira Township, on Thursdaywrotea Facebook post about donating a minivan to the family of Ladarrell Brown and Asia Summers, who were “displaced from their apartment after a fire broke out in the early morning hours of March 23.““The family lost everything, including their eldest daughter,” Auto DR added....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 989 words · Sabrina Smith

Family Adopts 'Malnourished' Dog Who Walked Into Their Home After Door Blew Open During a Storm

Photo: JJfromtheBronx/Twitter A family in Philadelphia woke up last weekend to find asick dog had wandered into their homeduring a storm — and they’ve decided to keep her. In a video explaining how everything went down, sports podcast host Jack Jokinen said that his wife woke him up at 4:00 a.m. last Saturday with the news. While going downstairs to look for a pacifier for their 1-month-old child, much to her surprise, she noticed that there was “apuppy in our house....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Brett Brown

Family Adopts Oldest Cat in Shelter for 101-Year-Old Woman Looking for an Elderly Companion

Photo: Getty A senior citizen and an elderly cat are now a fur-ever pair! “Our hearts are full with this beautiful adoption. Our 19-year-old (133 in human years) Great-GrandPAW, has found the loving arms of his new mamma who is at the ripe young age of 101. Congratulations Gus-Gus!” the animal sheltershared on Facebookalong with a photo of the duo. The shelter added, “Wishing you the best days ahead watching squirrels and sharing your love and purrs!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Joseph Johnson