Photo: Courtesy Carrie Lee VesselsCarrie Vessels says she and her siblings were “devastated” when they learned in early August that small cell lung cancer had spread throughout their father, Ronnie “Joe” Bell’s, body.With Ronnie and his wife, Carol Bell’s, 29th wedding anniversary fast approaching, Vessels, her five siblings and two aunts decided to plan a special dinner for the couple to celebrate their love.“We weren’t even sure he was gonna make it to that day, but he did....

Photo: Google MapsA hide-and-seek game took a grim turn this weekend after a group of children came across a dead man’s body outside of a Texas apartment complex.The kids made the gruesome discovery on Saturday afternoon as they were playing the classic childhood game outside of The Park at Bellevue apartment complex in Fort Worth, theFort Worth Star-TelegramandWFAAreports.Officers with the Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) arrived at the 9000 block of N Normandale Street just short of 1 p....

Photo: Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office A missing elementary school teacher in Maine whovanished from her home early last weekwas found dead on Friday afternoon after killing herself, PEOPLE confirms. Children who were playing in the woods near the home ofKristin Westradiscovered her remains, according to authorities. The body of the mother of two, who disappeared overnight from her home late on Sept. 30 or early Oct. 1, was located deep in the woods behind her house in North Yarmouth....

Just in time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, PEOPLE presents the exclusive trailer for HBO’s powerful new documentary,We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest. We Are the Dreamtracks students as they prepare for the 40th annual festival, rehearsing their speeches, and dreaming for a spot in the finals to shed a light on subjects they hold dear to their hearts. “As a Bay Area Native, it’s an honor to celebrate these extraordinary young voices and shine light on the wonderful educators and community that supports them,” says Ali....

A group of children on a summer camp outing in Greenfield, Massachusetts, discovered human skeletal remains on an island in the Connecticut River.Photo:Greenfield Police Department/Facebook Greenfield Police Department/Facebook A group of children from a summer camp made a startling discovery during a recent outing in Massachusetts. The discovery was made around midday and afterwards an adult contacted local police, the office said. “Investigators collected what they could that day,” the statement read....

A child getting a COVID-19 vaccine dose.Photo: GettyPfizer and BioNTech are expected to submit data to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old, according toThe New York TimesandThe Washington Post.The companies will reportedly submit an application on Tuesday for emergency use of its two-dose regimen while continuing studies on the impacts of three doses for the age group....

Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP/Shutterstock In an interview with CNN, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said that the shooting seemed to be a “workplace violence” incident at a farm, and that several children witnessed the attack. “It was a big rural location, so people are working,” Corpus told CNN. “It’s spread out, there’s people that live at the location as well. It was in the afternoon when kids were out of school....

Photo: Getty A new Danish study has found that growing up around more green space can potentially mean kids have a much lower risk of developing psychological disorders in adolescence and adulthood. The findings, published inPNASlate last month, saw researchers look at almost 1 million people across Denmark and conclude that individuals who spend their youth in a more natural, greener setting as opposed to an urban environment could have an up to 55 percent lower chance of going on to battle mental illness as an adult....

Child sleeping.Photo: Getty Good news for parents enforcing a strict lights-out policy: A regular bedtime routine could have a positive impact on your child’s overall behavior. In a November 2013 study published inPediatricsthat has recently resurfaced, researchers in the U.K. looked at the sleep habits of more than 10,000 children — specifically, the times at which they went to bed. “Children with nonregular bedtimes had more behavioral difficulties,” the study found after researchers monitored the children’s bedtimes over the years at ages 3, 5 and 7 years old, as part of the U....

Kouri Richins, Eric Richins and family. “She was all alone at that point,” says Walter, adding that Kouri often teared up when talking about her husband and boys. “She was doing everything that a mother can do.” Kouri Richins People Magazine cover. But just months after the publication of “Are You With Me?” – a book featuring a boy dealing with grief over the loss of his father – appeared on Amazon and began racking impressive sales, Kouri was arrested and charged with her husband’s murder....

Kouri Richins.Photo:Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Within hours of Eric’s death in March 2022, Kouri told investigators that she had made a bedtime cocktail for her husband. But investigators never tested the cocktail glass for traces of fentanyl, the lead detective testified at a recent hearing. And in interviews with PEOPLE, friends close to Kouri sayEric’s family has painted her as a scapegoat, blaming her for what they say was her husband’s secret drug addiction....

A Florida children’s author and her husband have been arrested after they allegedly abused their three children. Jennifer Wolfthal, 41, was arrested on New Year’s Day on charges of child neglect with great bodily harm and domestic violence battery. She was arrested after her 8-year-old was found to be suffering from a number of ailments and injuries that authorities allege were not accidental. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...

ThreeMichael Jacksonrelics have been removed from two exhibits atThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolisfollowingthe explosive allegations of child sexual abuse surfaced against the late singer in the bombshell new HBO documentaryLeaving Neverland. Jackson’s iconic black fedora and signature white sparkle glove — which were purchased several years ago at auction — have been removed from the museum’s American Pop exhibit, representatives from the organization told PEOPLE in a statement. “As the world’s largest children’s museum, we are more sensitive than most to our audience,” museum representatives said....