A child is usually named, with the hope that the name will have significance in its life in the shape of a desirable quality ...

First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing ...

The decision by federal prosecutors came at a time when President Trump was rolling back protections for transgender people.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during ...

In October 2019, a social worker told a court they assessed that Sara Sharif's father and stepmother were "able to meet Sara ...

The senior captain of Duxbury High School's boys swim team has his name atop the school's record board after overcoming a life-threatening health condition.

An Upstate mother's fight for survival, a father's ultimate sacrifice, and a family clinging to faith in the face of the ...

It has been 35 years since you could say, “There’s a Dr. Kersten in the house.” Back in 1990, Dr. Herb Kersten retired from ...

On this MLK Jr. Day, let’s make a commitment to love by building new family traditions that reflect equity, diversity and ...

Judge Alison Raeside, Judge Peter Nathan and Judge Sally Williams were all involved in family court proceedings related to 10-year-old Sara Sharif and her family in the years before her death ...

A sex offender who altered his birth certificate in order to get a job at a vets has been given a community order.

There’s been much debate about emotions, memories and even physical traits could be carried over from one life to another ...