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Ukrainian orphan Natalia Grace reveals she has a new family in Upstate NY
January 6, 2025 | 5:35amGrace opens up about her new life in a new documentary, titled "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter."
Top cancer surgeon accused of duping relative with dementia into bequeathing her UES co-op
November 30, 2024 | 7:13amA top cancer surgeon allegedly duped her Upper East Side relative struggling with dementia into changing her will to inherit her $749,000 Carnegie Hill co-op, according to a lawsuit.
I accidentally found out a family secret when I was 14 — it changed my life
November 29, 2024 | 1:28pm“When I found out, I had a massive identity crisis, it felt like my life was a lie."
Chicago man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
November 14, 2024 | 2:57pmVamarr Hunter, 50, reconnected with his birth mom two years ago.
Pregnant woman tried to sell baby on Facebook to 'highest bidder' and shook down adoptive parents: cops
November 4, 2024 | 6:22pmShe allegedly demanded $150 from one couple and told them, "Don't text my mf phone again unless its sent."
Man kills self after murdering beloved foster mom, disabled son, adopted daughter
October 26, 2024 | 3:57pmAn Ohio community is in mourning after a "hero" foster mom, who took care of more than 70 children over two decades, was stabbed to death by an apparently suicidal...
My sister-in-law put her kids up for adoption because she 'missed her old life'
October 11, 2024 | 9:12amA?woman?has written into a?parenting advice column?after she and her husband adopted her SIL's?twins.?
Kansas police identify adopted child's decomposing body found in backyard, biological mother calls for justice
September 30, 2024 | 2:32amPolice have not made any arrests in the case yet, sparking calls for justice from Kennedy's biological mother.
Diddy never had a legally ‘adopted’ daughter despite past claims before his arrest
September 24, 2024 | 10:52amDiddy told his followers in 2020 that he adopted a girl named Ava Baroni.
Why is race still a factor in adoption?
September 21, 2024 | 6:30pm“I know you really want to be parents, and I can tell that you would love and dote on the child,” Angela Tucker, a consultant for an adoption agency, told...
Michigan couple accused of abandoning their adopted son in Jamaica for months
September 12, 2024 | 7:14amA Michigan couple allegedly abandoned their adopted Haitian child at a Jamaican boarding school that was shut down over abuse claims, leaving him alone in the foreign county for months.
Dear Abby: My lady friend wants me to buy her husband lunch
August 10, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby counsels a reader who says that their friend wants them to pay for not only her meal, but also her husband's.
Mom accused of murdering 2 of her 5 adopted kids enlisted another to dismember them: report
July 8, 2024 | 2:12pmA North Carolina mom accused of killing two of her five adopted kids allegedly got another one of her children to dismember the bodies — and threatened to blame them...
Dear Abby: My daughter's biological mother told her I'm not her 'real mom'
July 8, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on an adoptive mother's struggle with her daughter's biological mom and a husband who changed during the pandemic.
Teens on TikTok discover they're actually twins who were kidnapped from their parents at birth
July 3, 2024 | 3:08pmElene Deisadze?was scrolling on TikTok in 2022 when she had to do a double-take. There was a girl, Anna Panchulidze, who looked just like her.
Clouds the puppy's face balloons to twice its size after getting stung by hornet
July 2, 2024 | 10:22amThe face of the poor puppy ballooned to twice its size, leaving her in need of a shot of benadryl and a shot of steroids.?
Kathy Hochul scraps restrictive rule that caused costly adoption nightmares for some New Yorkers
March 14, 2024 | 7:08pmGov. Kathy Hochul's administration has scrapped a controversial rule that made it more difficult for New Yorkers to adopt babies from birth mothers in other states.
Accused drunk driver kills 3 women returning home from baby shower— including aunt in process of adopting nephew
March 6, 2024 | 3:13am"Everybody is not okay right now."
I thought I was prepared to adopt a child — but the one thing I didn't know was the most important
February 29, 2024 | 5:27pmThe rise of transracial parenting has exposed an unfortunate knowledge gap that experts say can be emotionally detrimental to the children.
Katy Perry fights back tears as ‘American Idol’ singer meets birth family for first time: ‘It’s healing’
February 19, 2024 | 1:57pmShe was?unconditionally?moved by the meeting.