Virginia State

The Mirror US

The majority of Emily Westerfield's births have been surrogate babies for four different couples and the Ohio mom, 37, said she would carry another child in a 'heartbeat'

'I've had 10 babies in 13 years - I'm pregnant with number 11 and would have more in a heartbeat'

The Independent

An east London neighbourhood is desperate for answers about how three baby siblings came to be abandoned and left in freezing parks.This week it was revealed that Harry, Roman and Elsa – each abandoned over a seven-year period – were all from the same family, and the mother is thought to have been local to Plaistow, in east London.All three were dumped just off a popular jogging path called the Greenway, just metres from a maternity ward at Newham University Hospital.The latest baby, named Elsa by hospital staff after the Disney character, was less than an hour old when she...

‘We are all concerned’ Locals say mother who abandoned three babies needs support

A woman had no idea she was pregnant until she went into labor while working a shift at Nando's - but is now thriving with her miracle son. Destiny Stephens-Coull, 21, was doing her final year of college and had just been offered a place at university for the following year.

Woman says she had no idea she was pregnant until she went into labor

Women have complete right to take maternity leave after they give birth. However, not every working mom has the luxury to sit at home and care for their infant because they have to worry about paying their bills. While many countries provide paid and even a whole year of maternity leave to postpartum mothers, America doesn't make it onto that list. Emily (@applebeeslover101 on TikTok) went on the platform to share her shock upon discovering that America has no such thing as paid maternity leave.

Woman expresses horror upon discovering that maternity and FMLA are unpaid in the U.S.

Texas State

Houston, TX

TheDailyBeast

All Jenna Copeland and her husband wanted was a baby. After 10 grueling years of miscarriages and failed IVF treatments, they thought they had found the solution: a surrogate in Alabama to carry their final stored embryo to term, in exchange for a substantial fee. The surrogate became pregnant in February, and the Copelands were preparing for their gender reveal party earlier this month when they received a devastating message: The escrow company they had contracted to pay their gestational surrogate—the woman carrying their now 20-week-old baby—was suddenly suspending operations. More than half of the $60,000 they saved to pay...

Texas Surrogate ‘Scammer’ Goes Missing: Parents, Babies in Limbo

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Florida State

A Florida mother had to carry her pregnancy to term at great risk to her physical and emotional health, even though doctors told her the baby would live only a few hours. In 2022, when she was around 24 weeks into her pregnancy, Deborah Dorbert, a Florida wife and mom, learned during a routine ultrasound that the baby that she and her husband were so eagerly awaiting had a rare medical disorder.

Florida’s abortion restrictions had devastating consequences for this mother

Clark County, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Aurora, CO

The Aurora City Council will consider Monday allowing residents of the city to own up to four dogs, an increase from the current city limit of three dogs per household. “The love for dogs is an age-old sentiment that transcends cultures and societies,” reads the ordinance, sponsored by council member Francoise Bergan. “Dogs have not only become companions to the young and old, but also are considered members of a family unit.”

Aurora may allow four dogs per household, pit bull outcome still uncertain

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Scripps News

Kate Cox, who sought an abortion outside of Texas as the courts turned down her request for an exemption to the state's abortion ban, said she is pregnant.

Texas woman who left state for 'emergency' abortion is pregnant again

Salon

Lauren Miller was pregnant with twins when she landed in the emergency room after 36 straight hours of vomiting. An ultrasound would reveal that one of her expected twins had fluid where the brain should be developing. "After speaking with multiple doctors and genetic counselors, we kept arriving at the...

"I wasn't dead enough for an abortion": Texas mom blames Trump for almost losing her life

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

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DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Essex County, NJ

Omar Khater, 33, orchestrated a scheme to steal identities and file false tax returns. Fairfield, NJ – Omar Khater, a tax preparer from Essex County, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS of over $4.4 million. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing today.

Essex County Tax Preparer Sentenced: $4.4M IRS Fraud

The Harvard Crimson 

Six congressional committees will investigate Harvard’s federal funding as part of their House-wide probe into campus antisemitism, the committee chairs wrote in a Monday letter to interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 and Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81.

6 House Committees Will Probe Harvard’s Federal Funding in Antisemitism Investigation

NewsBreak

Youngkin to reestablish maternal health data task force, after vetoing bill that would have done so

This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new executive order to reestablish a maternal health...

Youngkin to reestablish maternal health data task force, after vetoing bill that would have done so

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