Unlike some states, New York does not set a legal minimum age for leaving children home alone. According to the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, children mature at different ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

My teens and I don't enjoy the same rides and attractions at Disneyland, so I went alone. Sometimes, I need to let myself be ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp expanded.

Ending USAID could lead to the deaths of 14 million people over the next five years, an analysis from a medical journal predicts.

A Smith County family is calling it a miracle after their 3-year-old son vanished into the woods and was later found badly ...

A 5-year-old girl was home alone while her drunken mother reported her missing at the North Miami Beach Police Department, ...

With all that had happened, I didn’t get into recovery right away. I still went to work every morning. It was there that I ...

The History Channel’s Alone season 12 began with 10 participants, and as episode four opens, six survivalists remain in South ...

Police say the boy managed to accelerate the minibike onto the road outside a gas station, where he died after hitting a ...

A spike in children being left alone in Northern Ireland over the summer months is expected as parents juggle work and childcare, with the NSPCC urging adults to seek advice.

My youngest was sad when his older siblings first moved out of our house. Then he realized he didn't have to share the ...