Provides the latest RSS feeds for Kids News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Orleans Sun.com http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/cat/f88c9243e04ea4db/ en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:32:05 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:32:05 -0400 30 Michael Jackson's kids are still haunted by the death of the pop legend, it has been revealed. The singer's personal chef revealed that the singer's three youngsters still cannot come to terms with his fatal drug overdose, the Daily star reported. Kai Chase said Paris, 15, is so "devastated and lost" she has shunned her birthday since Jackson's death. Giving evidence to a Los Angeles court on ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215322103/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:50:02 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215322103/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Tell-tale sign of cholesterol has been seen in kids as young as three to five, a new study has claimed. According to experts, childhood obesity builds a ticking time bomb of sickness in later life - and action to avert ill health should start before the kids attain school going age, the Daily Express reported. Researchers at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, studied the association ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215322097/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:50:02 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215322097/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The school system of Los Angeles' has reportedly decided to provide each of its student an Apple iPad as a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education has approved the order of 30 million dollars worth iPads as the first part of its multi-year commitment, CBS News reports. According to the report, Apple has received an initial order of 31,000 iPads, for the Los Angeles Unified ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321173/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:20:02 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321173/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A new study has found that mindfulness - a mental training that develops sustained attention that can change the ways people think, act and feel - could reduce symptoms of stress and depression and promote wellbeing among school children. With the summer exam season in full swing, school children are currently experiencing higher levels of stress than at any other time of year. The research ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215314246/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:30:02 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215314246/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In probably the first of its kind incident in Slovenia, a woman employee at a kindergarten was shot dead Wednesday by a man who later committed suicide, media reports said. No children were injured in the incident. The incident took place near Domzale town, some 10 km from the capital city of Ljubljana, Xinhua reported citing local media. The woman, an employee in the Rodica kindergarten, was ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301377/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:30:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301377/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db What do dads do when their children approach them for help or for advice? They go to Google for answers to their kids' query or problems, reveals a new research. The survey conducted by Plusnet reveals that 67 percent of children said they go to their dads for help and advice and 63 percent of dads will then go to Google to find the answer for them, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Fathers mostly ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215293902/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215293902/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Spirits are high at a Basel secondary school: today they're going to talk about sex. Whether it's a typical lesson is hard to say as Switzerland has no federal guidelines on the topic - a problem, say many, and one that may not be resolved soon. In this particular Basel suburb, it kicks off with a game resulting in giggles and some pink cheeks. Given a word on a card, each student has ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321931/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321931/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db obesity , researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conclude that community-based approaches are important. A systematic review of childhood obesity prevention programs found that community-based intervention programs that incorporate schools and focus on both diet and physical activity are more effective at preventing obesity in children. The results of the study appear ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321425/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:46 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321425/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In the poorest nations and towns around the world, children from the most impoverished homes are twice as likely to acquire malaria compared with kids from affluent households. The finding was published in The Lancet, and was the result of a systematic assessment and meta-analysis that established that socioeconomic development should be a mandatory part of efforts to control and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321439/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:36 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321439/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Marlene Mish has stepped down from her position as executive director of the Children's Advocacy Center of Jackson County effective immediately, the board and Mish announced in a news release ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321859/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321859/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Emma Cole, 10, talks with friends during Summer Food Service Program lunch at the Heinrich YMCA in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Summer Food Service Program is a federal nutrition program designed to feed children free, nutritious meals and snacks during the months of June, July, and August when school is ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321799/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:14:15 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321799/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321593/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:01:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321593/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The country's most talented teachers and heads should be put on central contracts so they can be parachuted into schools that are failing disadvantaged pupils, Chief Schools Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw will urge ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321932/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:59:15 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321932/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db schools ", the chief inspector of schools in England will say in a radical speech on Thursday, as part of a drive to improve education for poor children "unseen" by the current system.Sir Michael Wilshaw will also spell out a tougher approach ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321598/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:53:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321598/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db At Frankfurt Airport, the teddy bear even gets a boarding pass: complete with name, destination, flight code, and seat number. And why not--after all, teddy and three-year-old Sara are inseparable companions! This is just one small example of how Frankfurt Airport looks after its little passengers. When kids are happy, their parents can relax and the whole family can look forward to an enjoyable ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321652/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:51:41 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321652/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Chernobyl Children International will be welcoming a group of children for their summer break in Ireland today. The children from Belarus will arrive in Shannon Airport this evening.It has been almost 30 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Children from impoverished backgrounds and state-run institutions in Belarus enjoy respite holidays every year with host ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321375/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:50:40 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321375/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db WAM SHARJAH: With the global community marking World Refugee Day today June 20th, Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children - on Wednesday made the Syrian refugee crisis her immediate focus by launching the ?Big Heart for Syrian refugee children' campaign. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321933/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:41:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321933/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db I've been divorced for a few years and have two children, 10 and 8. I've been dating my girlfriend for about a year and half. I want to introduce my children to her, but I'm unsure if it's too soon. My girlfriend wants to meet them as well and is very supportive. But I fear putting them in an uncomfortable emotional state, if perhaps something doesn't work out or they ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321012/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:15:55 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321012/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The Boston School Committee has approved a plan to make condoms available at allpublichigh schools in the city.Previously, only a handful of schools distributed thecontraceptive. Students will receive counseling on safe sex before getting condoms, and parents have the right to exempt their children. What do you think? Should public schools hand out condoms? Let us know in today’s Daily ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215320747/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:59:52 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215320747/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Physical representations of the phallus have been around for almost as long as there have been penises. Whether for fashion, decor, worship, or for ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215320389/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:44:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215320389/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Reversing public-transit fare hikes failed to defuse Brazil's anti-government protests, with organizers vowing to hold the biggest demonstrations yet Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators -- angry about political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament -- are expected on the streets of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215320515/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:38:30 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215320515/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db BEIJING (AP) -- Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215319353/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:43:08 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215319353/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In that vein, the group has established this year a summer children's program and a weekly concert series at the park they helped build three years ago. The group also has revamped the area's aesthetics by building community gardens and commissioning regional artists to adorn the park's bare concrete structures in their signature ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215319938/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:37:47 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215319938/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In his boldest move yet on the campaign trail, GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota today will call for doubling the number of charter schools here, The Post has learned.In a speech this morning before the Association for a Better New York, Lhota will announce the dramatic proposal, setting himself apart from his Democratic counterparts who are loathe to offend the teachers union by pushing for more ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215317940/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:50:25 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215317940/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Actor James Gandolfini, best known for playing Tony Soprano on the hit HBO series The Sopranos, has passed away in Italy, according to news reports. He was ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215318193/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:33:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215318193/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Children have been removed from an orthodox Mennonite community in southern Manitoba, where more adults have been charged with assaulting ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215318194/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:33:13 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215318194/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern Kansas. A spokeswoman for the Douglas County district attorney’s office says 53-year-old also was ordered during Wednesday’s sentencing hearing to serve 24 months of post-release supervision after his prison term ends. Gomez and his ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215317889/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:32:59 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215317889/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Public schools will now have a new uniform, announced the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec).The new uniform will come into effect at the beginning of the school year 2013/2014 across 12 schools during the pilot phase. The rest of the schools will continue to use their current uniform. The trial phase will be carried out in Al Hidaya Kindergarten, Al Dhabiania, Al Thuraya, Khadeeja Al Kubra, Al ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215318195/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:16:31 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215318195/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db On June 14, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the first wave of layoffs--a total of 663 teachers, teaching assistants, and aides--as part of the impending closure of 50 schools. This is only the beginning, however, with more layoffs of teachers and other CPS employees in the works as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Democratic Party spearhead an attack on public education in America's third ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313739/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:49:43 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313739/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db (38 mins ago) Children have been removed from an orthodox Mennonite community in Canada where adults have been charged with assaulting youngsters using items such as cattle prods and leather straps. Manitoba Family Services would not say Wednesday how many children had been taken into its care and would not reveal any other details about the case. The department said child protection ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313597/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:23:48 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313597/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db ROB VARELA/THE STAR Withelma ';T'; Ortiz Walker Pettigrew uses the question ';Have you ever ... ?'; to point out the basic things that make children vulnerable as she gives a training session on sex trafficking of children for Casa Pacifica staff members and community leaders. Glamour magazine's 2011 Woman of the Year spoke at nonprofit Casa Pacifica's traning ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313103/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:44:14 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313103/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The Boston School Committee on Wednesday approved making condoms available in the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313510/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:43 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313510/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Disadvantaged children are being failed by the education system, according to the chief inspector of schools. Ofsted's Sir Michael Wilshaw will make a major speech saying more needs to be done to help what he calls "unseen children" from poorer backgrounds. He says the problem has shifted from deprived inner cities - with improvements needed in seaside resorts, rural areas and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313104/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:27:47 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215313104/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Artist Andrew Morrison, in a compromise offer now will help preserve the murals of Native Americans that he created at Seattle’s Wilson-Pacific campus, where all the buildings are slated to be torn down to make way for two new ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312931/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:26:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312931/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Legoland Buddy's Brick Bunch child ambassadors - including Jack Hammond, 11, Lakeland, left to right, Alexander Rodriquez, 9, Orlando, Aidan Handley, 8, Weston, Alek Schoneck, 11, Sanford, Julianna Willette, 11, Largo, and Angela Winiewicz, 9, Orlando, on Sunday christened the main component of The World of Chima water ride. The celebration took place as the first watercraft vehicle was ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311601/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:35:58 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311601/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db LONGVIEW, Wash. – Some one killed and mutilated a goat near here and was trying to do the same to another one. Animal control officers are calling it some of the worst animal abuse they've ever seen. The goats were found on Father's Day by children during a family gathering. The children know and love and feed the animals. Kaylee Ainslie found her neighbor's goat in ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312245/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:28:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312245/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Microsoft released the Surface RT to much fanfare last fall, but so far, customers have stayed away. Could heavy discounts for schools be the key Windows RT's path to ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312297/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:27:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312297/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Education Minister Jeff Johnson and Infrastructure Minister Wayne Drysdale wrote in a letter to Sarah Hoffman (pictured) last month that two new schools recently announced for southwest Edmonton are ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312298/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:17:08 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215312298/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Above, Penn Hills Arts Council President Janice Pfeifer at the 2012 Penn Hills Arts Festival. This year's festival will take place July 19 and 20 at the William E. Anderson Library of Penn ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311739/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:16 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311739/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db To the Editor: Re ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321013/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:49:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215321013/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db (WBIR, Knoxville) East Tennessee Children's Hospital has announced it's expanding. The plans include construction of a new five-story building next to the current facility and renovations within the current hospital once the new building is complete, for a total price tag of about $75 million. The proposed site for the new building is on White Avenue between 20th and 21st streets. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310773/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:06 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310773/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The Moorpark Unified School District approved a new budget Tuesday night but wants to talk to the city about sharing costs on the school resource ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311385/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:31:52 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311385/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A team of 24 athletes left Botswana on Wednesday to compete at the 2013 International Schools Sport Federation (ISF) athletics Championships in Czech Republic.The competition runs from June 22-27. Botswana will be marking their debut at the world games. The athletes, twelve junior men and twelve junior ladies will be competing in several sport codes and are expected back in the country in the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310616/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:58 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310616/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Parents in southern parts of Israel, whose children are not vaccinated against the polio virus, rushed Wednesday to local health centers after traces of the virus were found last week in sewage waters near their communities.Last week an inspection into the sewage system in Israel's southern communities led to the discovery of the polio virus, a deadly virus that is almost eradicated ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310775/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:41 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310775/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db File photo of cattle. IAN KUCERAK/QMI AGENCY WINNIPEG - Dozens of children have been removed from a small Manitoba Mennonite community as an investigation continues into allegations many of them were physically abused. A man and woman were arrested Monday and charged with 27 counts of assault and assault with a weapon. They appeared in Brandon court Tuesday and were released on bail. The two ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310693/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:11:43 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310693/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Visitors who bring in saved snowballs can name their own admission price. The North Side center is expecting hundreds of snowballs that survived in freezers. Guests bring their snowballs in coolers, freezer bags, frosty coffee cans, plastic storage containers and other things. The only thing guests need to figure out is how to keep the snowballs from melting in ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311388/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:02:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215311388/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said Nigeria has the highest burden of sickle-cell anaemia with over 150,000 children born annually with ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310005/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:21:53 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310005/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The instructor lifts her right hand, then lets it drop again - left, right, along to the beat of the song. Facing her is a group of children seated in three neat rows, backs stick-straight, palms planted on their diaphragms. Breathe in deep. One, two, three. "Edelweiss, Edelweiss Every morning you greet me." A rendition of Julie Andrews' "Do-Re-Mi" from "The Sound of ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309607/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:17:18 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309607/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The aid agency said children are dying by the roadside as growing numbers of desperate families try to escape the bloody conflict. Moving black and white images show babies, youngsters and mothers huddled in blankets and sheltering in makeshift camps. Save the Children said it spoke to civilians who had recently fled the country who told of a "death journey" on which children were ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310434/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:25 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310434/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db By Marine Corps Cpl. Michael IamsMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., June 19, 2013 – Vice President Joe Biden visited with more than 40 children participating in the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors at Hanger 6 here June 14 as part of a four-day Good Grief Camp at Palomar ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310435/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:13:39 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310435/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Four foreign refugee children have become the first to attend Chinese public schools, marking a symbolic achievement in China's refugee relief work. In an interview with China Daily ahead of World Refugee Day on Thursday, Giuseppe de Vincentiis, regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said his team received great support from China's central ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310436/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:13:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310436/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The country's most talented teachers and heads should be put on central contracts so they can be parachuted into schools that are failing disadvantaged pupils, Chief Schools Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw will urge ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310438/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:04:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215310438/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In this March 29, 2013 photo, Bob Woodruff, a volunteer cuddler, walks the hallway with a baby at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. The hospital announced Wednesday, June 19, 2013, a $75 million expansion. (AP Photo/Wade ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215308534/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:13:28 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215308534/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Although the tasty traditions may always ring true, ballparks across the country are incorporating hometown hits, BBQ in our case naturally, for new flavors and sophistication. To get the most out of the game, prepare to arrive with an empty stomach and leave with even emptier ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309229/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:13:00 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309229/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db eczema , according to a new study by British researchers."One potential explanation is that broad-spectrum antibiotics alter the gut microflora and that this in turn affects the maturing immune system in a way that prompts allergic disease development," said researcher Dr Teresa Tsakok, who works at St Thomas's hospital in London.The findings, published in the British Journal of ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309230/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:11:15 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309230/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In the next twenty years, immigrants and their children will step up to fill the workplace needs caused by retiring and dying Baby Boomers, according ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309225/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:05:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215309225/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Some parents with children in the Switzerland of Ohio School District will have to pay hundreds of dollars if they want their kids to play sports this fall. The fee is just one part of major changes school officials made when taxpayers voted down a levy to help fund the district. Officials said $2.5 million has been cut from the district's budget, forcing some very tough decisions. Over the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307205/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:16:46 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307205/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db LAWRENCE, Kan. -; A suburban Chicago man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison for binding and blindfolding two of his children a year ago in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306812/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:55 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306812/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Regulated group-based child care appears to be associated with reduced risk for emotional problems among children of mothers with maternal depressive symptoms, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication. Children of depressed mothers are at increased risk ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307110/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:28 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307110/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Apple says 10 million iPads are in use in schools today. Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth of iPads as the first part of a ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307398/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:58 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307398/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db WEST VANCOUVER -- Children playing in the woods near Rockridge secondary in West Vancouver found two pistols late Tuesday afternoon, according to police.The children stumbled on a starter pistol and an antique Webley .455 from the seldom-travelled area, according to West Vancouver Police Department spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer."(They) picked it up, had a look at them, and then realized, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307307/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:55:51 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307307/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307939/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:04 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307939/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db New Sesame Street character deals with children who have parents in prison. "Sesame Street," which specializes in helping kids deal with big life issues, has introduced a new character named Alex whose father is in jail.One of the longest-running children's programs in the history of television, "Sesame Street" has been introducing characters with real issues for years. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307940/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:48 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215307940/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The schools are not built on science, technology, engineering and math courses, said Aimee Kennedy, chief academic officer of Metro Early College High School in Ohio. "If that's all it took to be considered a STEM school, any school in the country could do it," Kennedy said Wednesday during a panel discussion at the 2013 U.S. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306580/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:07:20 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306580/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Trial biking star Danny MacAskill has turned his favourite childhood toys, including a Dandy comic, into giant obstacles for his latest stunt video. Two years in the making, the project took over 68 weeks to shoot, with some tricks taking up to 300 attempts. MacAskill, 27, rose to prominence in 2009 after a friend uploaded a video of him performing tricks in his home town of Edinburgh, jumping ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306581/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:02 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306581/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- The West Virginia Board of Education has identified nearly 100 schools across the state that will get additional support to close learning ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306490/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:41:57 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306490/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Your children are beating each other up - is it good or bad for them? (iStockPhoto) (RimDream) Most people with siblings can remember an instance where their arguments escalated to inappropriate levels. I recall slamming my older brother's door so hard when we were teen-agers that I splintered the door frame. Though some sparring is normal, aggression between siblings can have lasting ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306582/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:26:13 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215306582/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In the five years since it converted itself into a contemporary art hall, with one of the largest open exhibition floors in the world, the Park Avenue Armory has helped realize several gargantuan and difficult projects. The Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto remade the space into a science-fiction spider web, swathing it with thousands of feet of Lycra. Ann Hamilton installed swings from the trusses, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305734/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:20:20 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305734/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db LONDON -- The poorest children in the world's most impoverished communities are twice as likely to contract malaria as the least poor, according to ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304219/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:59:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304219/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db This fall, class sizes will grow from 24 to 27 students in kindergarten through third grade at most schools. At the district's lowest-performing campuses, classes will increase from 20 to 24 students. By increasing class sizes the district will reduce the number of positions it ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305207/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:41 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305207/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db continue in Pakistan . The Obama administration has altered its policy towards Pakistan in rhetoric only. Signature strikes account for the majority of the CIA's attacks in Pakistan. And as long as they continue we will see more strikes like those Datta Khel, and more innocent civilians killed. In doing so they make each of us in United States and Pakistan less safe, and less secure, as we ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305208/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:43 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305208/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Legos and other interlocking toys are only one kind of blocks that remain popular with kids. I visited Toy Fair in New York City hunting for ideas for our summer series about kids' culture. One of the big takeaways was the increasing popularity of construction games such as Legos. Sales shot up nearly 20 percent last year. Now, it seems, every major toy manufacturer is scrambling ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305209/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:51:49 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305209/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are being exposed to significantly less radiation during CT scans because of new technology that allows doctors to more tightly control radiation doses. The first-of-its-kind imaging software reduced overall radiation exposure from CT scans by 37 percent, according to two new studies published online today in the journal Radiology. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304454/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304454/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db 'How was school?" As every parent knows, this question is usually met by a grunt and "Why haven't you bought the biscuits I like?" Then later on they accuse you of not being interested in what they do all day.This week was different. My youngest came in outraged. "Today was the most disgusting day ever. Our teacher showed ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305210/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:47:08 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305210/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db It's one of the universal truths about kids: Get them in a store and they are transformed into beggars as persistent as any telemarketer. Every shopping trip leads to upturned faces and pleas of: "Mom, can I have this?" We like to blame TV commercials. Or overindulgent parents. But maybe the real culprits are habit and routine. When was the last time you went into a store without ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305211/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:30 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305211/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools may soon be able to obtain free condoms at the front office - as long as they sit through a few minutes of counseling about safe sex - under a policy due to be voted on Wednesday by the school board. Condoms are already available in 19 high schools with on-site health centers. The policy, up for a vote by the Boston ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304357/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304357/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Don't ask any of these stars to babysit your kids anytime soon!  A recent survey, done by couponcodes4u.com, asked more than 2,000 parents to vote on celebs they felt were negative influences on their children. And it looks like Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus are the king and queen of bad role ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305212/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:17 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305212/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db David Wall of Britain's Royal Ballet has died of cancer at his family home in London, the BBC reported. He was 67. The type of cancer that ended his life Tuesday was not disclosed. Wall became the youngest male principal in the dance company's history when he was 21. A recipient of the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire title, Wall retired from the troupe the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304626/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:59 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215304626/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Alivia Parker, 21 months, runs through circles of spraying water on a 100 degree day in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Parker is wearing sunscreen with an SPF of 100. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) (Dave Martin) As the season of bare skin and scorching sun draws near, you - like so many other people - may find yourself scratching your head over sunscreen. Yes, skin protection is essential, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305213/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:18:29 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215305213/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A new campaign has launched ahead of the November gubernatorial election to press a conversation about the needs of children, from combating poverty to access to early childhood education to general health and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303967/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:51:52 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303967/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db TORONTO -; Half of Canada's aboriginal children are living in poverty, triple the national average, according to a new analysis of census ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303217/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:31 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303217/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) wants American youths to be taught gender stereotypes in grade school classes, so they understand the roles of mothers and fathers — and the importance of allowing only opposite-sex couples to marry. In ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303968/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:33:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303968/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In 2011, I was privileged to receive private sponsorship to research a book on how countries across the world educate their most able children. This spawned an interest in what the UK provided for its most able students, a subject faced head-on by the recent Ofsted report with its damning critique of the current state of the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303969/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:27:13 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303969/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Devastated: Habibullah and wife Sufiya at a friend's house. The grief-stricken couple say they can't bear the sight of their apartment without their ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303641/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303641/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Police in Westerville, Ohio, say Tammy Eppley, a 37-year-old day care provider, has been charged with six counts of child endangerment for allegedly sedating children by drugging their ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303970/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:16:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303970/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db At least 77 people have been killed in two separate attacks against vigilante groups in northern Nigeria, police and witnesses say. At least 50 people were killed in the Zamfara state village of Kizara in an early morning attack by 150 gunmen on motorcycles, the newspaper Leadership reported Wednesday. An eyewitness said the men besieged the village about 4 a.m. Tuesday and began shooting at ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303267/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:14 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215303267/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Fresh white spuds aren't allowed in a government supplemental nutrition program for women and children because, unlike other fruits and vegetables, potatoes aren't lacking in the typical ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302684/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:36:23 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302684/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db President Barack Obama speaks to a town hall meeting of youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - Likening religious schools to segregation--a racist system that forced blacks to attend different schools and use different facilities than whites in the American South--President Barack Obama told a town hall meeting for youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland on ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301969/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:28:41 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301969/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (Into) claimed that schools with more than 20 pupils who need resource classes or additional support face losing one of those dedicated teachers.The cuts were unveiled by the National Council ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302685/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:27:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302685/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db never quite came together and has been cancelled by the network. But his appearance on Morning Joe this week to promote his new stand-up tour illustrated why, while Brand may not have been adept at hosting a full half-hour or hour of news and interviews, he’s strikingly gifted as a guest, correspondent, or ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302686/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:25:34 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302686/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db THE health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children has climbed since the intervention in indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, a new report ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302050/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:14:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302050/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db -- see as many as six children who attended daycare at the so called caterpillar clubhouse may have -- doped up. But the woman who runs the home child care center says the charges ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302037/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:08:53 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302037/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Sending Funds to His Brother, a Missionary PriestLONDON, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A trio of brothers are showing family and Church solidarity with a 100-mile bike ride fundraising effort to support kids from a poor region of Brazil who want to attend next month's World Youth Day.Aid to the Church in Need reported that Father James Shekelton and his brother John will set off from the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302055/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:14 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215302055/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db WORKING parents are risking fines or jail by leaving a fifth of the nation's 10-year-olds home alone, as staff shortages squeeze places in after-school ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301076/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:55 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301076/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db These iPhone, iPad and Android apps won't leave you with a big bill, but will provide stimulating education, creativity and entertainment for ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301077/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:45 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301077/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db That was a change from a vote in March to eliminate the games over concerns about student safety and bullying. The board said some games will be renamed to sound less violent. For example, ';Slaughter'; would become ';Numero Uno'; and ';Prison Ball'; would be changed to ';Repair Shop.'; Students who are intimidated by the games will be able to opt out for ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215300777/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:11 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215300777/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db (Fotolia) An Ohio daycare operator is facing charges of child endangerment after allegedly feeding children in her care pancakes spiked with medications that cause drowsiness. Tammy Eppley, 37, is accused of crushing up Benadryl and melatonin and mixing it into the food of the six children she looks after at her home daycare, Caterpillar ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298972/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:08:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298972/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Universal Orlando 's fourth on-site hotel will open during the first quarter of 2014, the resort said Wednesday during a media gathering organized ahead of this week's grand opening of a new Transformers ride.Resort officials said the 1,800-room Cabana Bay Beach Hotel — which will be split evenly between standard hotel rooms and suites with room for as many as six people — ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301078/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301078/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The World Health Organization has decried marketing of unhealthy fast food as a "disastrously effective" culprit behind the child obesity epidemic. The WHO Europe office announced on Tuesday that the agency is pushing for harsher rules when it comes to food marketing. Previous research has shown that highlighting foods high in trans fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt may make children ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215299054/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:55 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215299054/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Welcome to The Baltimore Sun's Ravens game story database. Use the search prompts below for access to Baltimore Sun stories for every game in Ravens ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301080/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:56:06 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301080/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Hundreds of Syrian children currently living in a refugee camp in Jordan decorated kites with messages of hope and peace to fly on World Refugee Day. TODAY.com's Dara Brown ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215299900/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215299900/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The women, about a dozen in all, had just finished breakfast at the Tijuana shelter when I arrived. Like many people in Mexican towns on the US border, they had been deported from the United States for not having proper documentation. When I asked them if they had kids living in the United States, most raised their hands and started crying. All these mothers, missing their children, unable to ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301081/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:48:50 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301081/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Hillary Rodham Clinton helped cover up misconduct that occurred in the department during her tenure now says law enforcement agents are harassing ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297434/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:19:48 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297434/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Beijing, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A former official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Yongcheng was executed for the rape of 11 underage girls, reported sources of the Provincial Court of Justice of Henan. Li Xingong was arrested in May 2012 on charges of violating several teenagers from halfaway through the last year and popular intermediate court of justice of Shangqiu City, also in Henan, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298071/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:14:21 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298071/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The eldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar will be taking over as executive director of the Family Research Council's FRC Action group in Washington, D.C. "It should be a lot of fun, and I really look forward to it," Josh Duggar, of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting," said Monday. "I'm really so grateful for the opportunity ... I pray that I can continue to ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298692/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:04:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298692/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Careers advice in schools is on "life support" with too few youngsters equipped to cope with the world of work, the head of Britain's employers warned ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297515/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:44 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297515/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Abu Dhabi: A new standardised school uniform will soon be introduced for public school pupils across the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) announced in a statement sent today (Wednesday). Private schools will be able to continue with their ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298320/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:53:47 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215298320/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A SHORTAGE of places in after-school care is forcing working parents to leave their children home alone, Australia's biggest childhood survey has found. Researchers found one in five children aged between 10 and 11 is left to their own devices after school. One in 10 of working mothers admitted that they left their children home alone until they returned from work, according to the Australian ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301079/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:58 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215301079/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Pilgrimage Group Invited After Children Request to Pray with PopeBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Friday evening, Pope Francis had a private meeting with a group of 22 sick children who are being treated at the Department of Pediatric Oncology at the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Parents, hospital staff, priests and religious were also in attendance during ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297769/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:37:39 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297769/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Durban - Schools in KwaZulu-Natal that are battling to make ends meet because of rapidly-changing pupil dynamics could be thrown a lifeline by being reclassified as non-fee paying ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297206/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:44:25 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297206/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Reports reaching The Chronicle in Sunyani speak of an outbreak of Whooping Cough in the Dormaa West district. According to reports, an Assemblyman for Yaakrom, Francis Kwadwo Oppong had already reported the outbreak to the Health Directorate. Ms. Florence Iddrisah, Dormaa Central Municipal Director of Health, addressing a Municipal Health Management Committee meeting at Dormaa-Ahenkro ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297207/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:37:16 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215297207/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two R’s of her education reform effort - racism and revenue. Lewis, speaking to the City Club of Chicago, did not directly criticize Mayor Rahm Emanuel. But she went after his kitchen cabinet of educational advisers as wealthy "elites" from the venture ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215296681/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:36:17 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215296681/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Anthony Overton Elementary School is one of 28 schools set to close for good in Chicago on June 19, 2013. Another 19 schools will close for good on June 24, while two more will close in 2014 and 2015. (Credit: ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215296749/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:58 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215296749/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The International Children's Friendship Festival celebrated with children from 31 different countries in Seattle Children from 31 different countries will participate in the "International Children's Friendship Festival" in the United States hosted by the Turkish American Association of Washington (TACAWA).The annual festival will start on April 27 in Seattle and children from ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215296156/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:32:33 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215296156/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295726/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:23 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295726/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Opponents of marijuana decriminalization oppose replacing prohibition with government controlled regulation, saying "We don't' want to send our kids the wrong message. This message: "We think it's OK for our kids to abuse marijuana, suffer harmful effects, and destroy their lives." But consider the messages that continuing to support prohibition send: It's ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295299/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:53:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295299/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db While President Obama was attending the G-8 summit, Malia, Sasha, and Michelle Obama hit the tourist trail, taking in an Irish dancing performance and exploring their Irish roots. NBC's Annabel Roberts ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294557/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:03 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294557/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The problem of kindergartens remains acute in Russia, where two million children are on the kindergarten waiting list at the moment, the deputy head of the department for demographic policy and social protection of the population at the Labor Ministry, Yelena Strakhova, told a conference on ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294828/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:49:39 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294828/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db TODAY the Lyric is lively with more than 15 schools in attendance. Hundreds of primary schoolchildren and their teachers are preparing to be blown away with the colourful Welsh language show Cerdyn Post o Wlad y Rwla presented by Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch. This Friday at our Oriel Circle Bar, the monthly Cabaret Coch Cymru Comedy Club takes place. Come and see Irish comedian Andrew Stanley, South ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295300/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:48:44 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295300/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Award-winning children's author Sally Gardner today savaged the Government's proposed new national curriculum for stifling creativity in the classroom by leaving pupils with a diet of "exams, exams, exams, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295301/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:35:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295301/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The perky, fun-loving and wholesome Peppa Pig appeared to be acting rather out of character when she told visitors to her Facebook page to "go to ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295302/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:35:08 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295302/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's most-wanted list for alleged sex crimes involving children was caught in Mexico, the FBI said. Bill Lewis, FBI assistant director in charge, said 64-year-old Walter Lee Williams was arrested Tuesday by Mexican authorities, The Los Angeles Times reported. The FBI said authorities have identified at least 10 of the alleged ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294574/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294574/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A 70-year-old woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in southern France, officials said Wednesday. The woman and her husband tried to escape from their car and were caught in floodwaters uphill from Lourdes in Pierrefitte-Nestelas. Emergency personnel rescued the husband. New thunderstorms hit towns along the foothills of the Pyrenees, worsening floodwaters plaguing the region this ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294419/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294419/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294817/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:15:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215294817/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db LONDON, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:00am EDT LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The stories of a dyslexic hero and a little girl who overcomes her family's fear of a stray dog won two of Britain's most coveted children's literature prizes on Wednesday. "Maggot Moon" by Sally Gardner outshone Booker prize-winner Roddy Doyle to win the Carnegie medal for a book starring ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295303/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:25 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215295303/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db In a petition letter served to the County Governor and the Speaker of the County Assembly, The Centre for Human Rights, Democracy and Mediation wants the county government to legislate laws that would provide for either mandatory or voluntary family planning measures for the young but sexually active street girls. "It is our observation that the street population has become endemic in the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292894/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292894/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Truls stbye , a professor of community and family medicine at Duke University, and his colleagues report that their findings should serve as a reminder to both mothers and fathers that they serve as role models for their sons and daughters. Furthermore, they claim that the research emphasizes the importance of parental policies that promote physical activity and healthy eating - especially for ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292831/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:48:29 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292831/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Dubai Cares has highlighted the plight of 43.3 million people worldwide forcibly displaced from their homes and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215293851/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:37:33 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215293851/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Members of the Boko Haram Islamist militant group have killed at least nine children at a school in northern Nigeria - the second attack on students in the area this ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292899/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:29:04 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292899/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Citing the state's Blaine amendment, a New Hampshire judge has ruled that education tax credits designed to help low-income students attend the school of their parents' choice cannot be used to help students attend religious schools. Under the state's program, businesses may receive a tax credit if they donate money to scholarship programs that assist low-income students. The ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292735/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292735/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Authorities in the Dominican Republic have rescued 10 children smuggled from Haiti, the Special Terrestrial Border Security Unit (Cesfront) said Wednesday.Cesfront officials said a Haitian citizen who had transported the children aged between 4 and 9 had managed to escape after noticing the presence of soldiers in the province of Dajabon bordering Haiti.According to the children's testimony, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215293262/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:06 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215293262/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db First Book , aimed at addressing what it calls the "real and pernicious" lack of diversity in US children's literature.Byrne, who is half-Guyanese, said that growing up, it was impossible to find children's books featuring non-white characters. "I'm so used to reading a book and the people not looking like me, it's just something you live with - you are made to ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215291757/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:45 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215291757/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db New York - A son and daughter of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi moved from Algeria to Oman in apparent violation of a United Nations travel ban, the committee monitoring UN sanctions against Libya said on ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292369/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:23:20 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215292369/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Twenty percent of Netflix's streaming is made up of content for kids. Amazon just ordered a bunch of pilots of kids' shows. TV critic Eric Deggans says subscription streaming services are going to lean on parents' desire for control of what their kids watch as they build their ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290780/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:39 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290780/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db autism , brain regions tailored to respond to voices are poorly connected to reward-processing circuits, according to a new study by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The research could help explain why children with autism struggle to grasp the social and emotional aspects of human speech. "Weak brain connectivity may impede children with autism from experiencing ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290836/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:18 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290836/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The chairman of the board of management at a primary school in Glasthule in Dublin has resigned after he arranged for pro-life leaflets to be distributed to students. In a statement, Eddie Shaw said he had decided to resign from his post at the Harold School and unreservedly apologised to teachers and parents for the deep distress and upset caused by his actions. He said he alone was ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290107/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:32:24 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290107/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Obesity rates in developed countries worldwide are climbing among all age groups, including children. In the United States today, one-third of children are overweight or obese, which raises concerns about the effects of early weight gain on future health. Previous research showed that obesity in childhood can cause a type of heart abnormality characterized by blood improperly filling the heart ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215289884/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215289884/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The marketing of unhealthy food to children has been disastrously effective and is only making childhood obesity even more of a problem, says The World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is calling for more control on marketing unhealthy foods high in sugars, salt, and trans fats. These types of foods are only contributing to the ever-increasing childhood obesity ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215289838/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:28 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215289838/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Aid for children: Margaret River Rotaract Youth have assisted East Timor schools with funds to give them equipment for their playrooms and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290439/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:24 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290439/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db MANILA, Philippines – Two children were reported killed from floods triggered by torrential rains for the past few days in Maguindanao, a regional office of civil defense said. The fatalities, a three-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, drowned at the height of flooding in Damasalak village in Pagalungan, the Office of Civil Defense in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said. The two ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290440/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290440/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Mexican authorities have arrested an American professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen. Prosecutor Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres said Walter Lee Williams, 64, (pictured) a former university professor, is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling to Philippines for child sex. Garcia said Williams was ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290046/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:12:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290046/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db WAM DUBAI, June 19th, 2013 (WAM) -- Children's City of Dubai Municipality completes the third week of its Summer Activities 2013 celebrating the Mid-Sha'aban activity 'Hag Al Lailah' at 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm on Sunday. Nayla Al Mansoori, Head of Children's City welcomed families to Children city to celebrate the Hag Al Lailah event and participate in different activities. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290441/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:56:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215290441/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db A Brooklyn intermediate school flunked an entire eighth-grade class and told the kids they’d have to attend summer school - because bungling education officials lost their state English exams, The Post has learned.Panicked 13- and 14-year-olds at IS 227 in Bensonhurst said their dreams of a fun summer were dashed yesterday when they were handed letters that barred them from attending their ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288660/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:23:04 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288660/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db London, June 18 : Britney Spears' sons Sean Preston, 7, and Jayden James, 6, have starred in her upcoming music video 'Ooh La La,' which has been included on the animated movie 'The Smurfs 2' ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288095/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:22:31 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288095/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Students have a lesson in food safety in Linghai city, Liaoning province on June 18, 2013. Twelve schools in the city launched a food safety promotion week on Monday and talked about the subject as national food safety week kicked off on the day. Vice-Premier Wang Yang urged food safety to be included into the school curriculum. [Photo by Li ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288074/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:15:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288074/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Liberal MLA Kent Hehr said it is ';illogical'; that the province would threaten to withhold new schools for Calgary ';to appease charter ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288661/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:09:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288661/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db TANZANIA has managed to remove 1,994 children from child labour in various sectors in Zanzibar and mainland. This was said yesterday by the Minister for Labour and Employment (MP), Hon. Gaudentia Kabaka during the 102nd session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland from June 5 to 20th. She said that the process was successful ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288199/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:55:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288199/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Josh Duggar, big brother of the "19 Kids and Counting" family, is moving to Washington to become a lobbyist with the conservative Family Research Council. Tony Perkins, the council's executive director, welcomed Duggar to Washington on his "Washington Watch" radio show Monday, The Washington Post reported. The Duggar family show has also depicted Josh and his wife, Anna, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288662/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:52:38 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215288662/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The joint action of the company GoldenPay and AIESEC - an international organization for the development of leadership skills and the implementation of internships abroad, started on June 14. Online payments at Hesab.az help to collect donations to support the charity project "Computer for children» (PCs4KIDS). Until 28 of June each payment of users of the biggest online-payments ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287871/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:25 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287871/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db - A Westerville woman is charged with six counts of child endangering after alleged activities that occurred at her home day care facility. Tammy Eppley of Fairdale Avenue is charged after allegedly feeding six children pancakes laced with drugs to make them fall asleep. The children were 2 to 5 years old. Police said that at least one of the children in her care was hers. According to police ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287872/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:16 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287872/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Benjamin Polyblank, 4, of Connellsville, reads a book in the new Children's Area at the Dunbar Community Free Public Library in Dunbar Borough. Polyblank's mother, Emma, has signed him and his 2-year-old sister Elizabeth up for the library's summer reading program, "Dig Into ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287239/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:57:17 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287239/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db The arrival of a new heir to the British throne is expected to pump $380 million into the country's economy this summer, a retail analyst said Tuesday. Joshua Bamfield of the Center for Retail Research in Nottingham said the first-born child of the duke and duchess of Cambridge will be welcomed with parties and the popping of champagne corks. He predicted 3 million bottles of champagne and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287145/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:48:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/215287145/scat/f88c9243e04ea4db