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They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for reflection or regret.

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers.

More than one in five parents of teens think what they say has little influence on whether or not their child uses illicit substances, tobacco or alcohol, a new report says.

It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles.

A 44-year-old Fernley man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for soliciting children for sex over the Internet.

An Edison, N.J., police officer is behind bars, accused of setting the home of his captain ablaze while the family of five was asleep inside.

On Thursday evening officials from the Boy Scouts of America voted to end their longtime policy that prohibits openly gay members from joining the organization.

A new children's book purports to "educate" the "next generation" about "God's plan" for families -- a plan that, according to author Amber Dee Parker, calls for heterosexual-only family units, reports The Advocate.com in a May 24 article.

A 20-year-old woman has been charged with murder after her car being pursued by police who suspected her in a shoplifting incident slammed into another car at a Houston intersection, killing a woman and seriously injuring her three children.

Moshi Monsters is a children's website where kids can choose six virtual pet monsters to play games and puzzles with.

Forced federal spending cuts intended to be equal and across-the-board have lately fallen harder on the nation's poor, sick and elderly.

The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Wash., children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats.

Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins.

The Children's Commissioner says age restrictions apply at the cinema but society allows access to far more troubling imagery via the internet Children who access pornography are more likely to have sex at a younger age and engage in "risky behaviours", a report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner has warned.

While some fast-food chains are required to provide calorie and other nutritional information to help customers make informed choices, kids who eat fast food at least twice a week are 50 percent less likely to use this information than kids who eat fast food less often, according to a new U.S. study.

Kaitlyn Hunt and her attorney held a press conference on Wednesday to address the continued media scrutiny of a case that has made its way around the world.

Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.

The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject.

It was the end of the school day. The children at Plaza Towers Elementary School were stuffing their backpacks, looking forward to going home, playing with friends, eating snacks.

A field trip turned tragic for a group of fourth-graders in Minnesota when gravel drenched by rain gave way, killing two children and injuring two others.