We guessed correctly. Sure enough, the mother and her boyfriend who were suspected of kidnapping her 9 month old baby (when the social worker brought him by for a visit) were found hiding with the baby.
But that doesn't bring the social worker back to life. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

After four days on the run, a Kentucky woman and her boyfriend are in police custody in Illinois, accused of kidnapping her 9-month-old son from a social worker, later found dead, who had taken the child to visit the mother. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

I read an article yesterday, blaming Digg for good stories being ignored. More than anything else, his argument shows that Thomas Kostigen has no clue what he is talking about when it comes to social media. picked by msaleem 3 years ago

"We’ve all heard proposals for “privatizing” the Social Security system. The best private solution, of course, is simply to allow the American people to keep more of their paychecks and invest for retirement as they see fit." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

A homosexual foster couple were left free to sexually abuse vulnerable boys in their care because social workers feared being accused of discrimination if they investigated complaints. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Crispin Jones' expression of the impact mobile phones have on society. picked by theamelianator 2 years ago

Hardly surprising that a liberal democrat would want to tax more of your income. Of course reverting social security to something close to its original intent might help, but a plan like that wouldn't buy many votes from the entitlement-minded demographic. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Claiming they needed to learn how to reduce stress because of a growing number of death threats being made against them, nearly 700 executives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) gathered for a lavish three-day conference in Phoenix, AZ last week, costing taxpayers about $700,000. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

The U.S. Public Health Service and the American Social Hygiene Association prepared elaborate poster displays during the 1920s in order to eradicate sexually transmitted diseases. “Keeping Fit” “Youth and Life” was a 48-poster series designed to educate girls and young women about the dangers of sexual promiscuity and urged them to embrace moral and physical fitness. picked by cheeselog1234 2 years ago

Social networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace may increase the risk of health problems as serious as cancer, strokes and dementia by altering the way genes work, according to a report in the Biologist journal. picked by hogstr 9 months ago

What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

A Winter Haven man was charged with murder, accused of fatally beating his 4-month-old daughter because he wanted a son, authorities said.

*yes, you guessed where. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

As if being a teacher wasn't hard enough. Turns out you could lose your Social Security benefits if you turned to teaching. picked by suebe 7 months ago

The findings give weight to the common notion that rejection "hurts" by showing that a gene regulating the body's most potent painkillers — mu-opioids — is involved in socially painful experiences too, said study co-author Naomi Eisenberger, UCLA assistant professor of psychology and director of UCLA's Social and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. picked by kakana 4 months ago

We often describe our social relationships in temperature metaphors, like “cold shoulder” or “warm memories” or even “she’s hot!” This is no coincidence. An experiment last year from the University of Toronto showed that thinking about an incident where the subject felt socially excluded led them to estimate the room’s temperature to be lower than th... read full post picked by Bingo 2 months ago

Users spend so much time on social networks that they don't have time to look at adult sites.

Gee, I think someone's been looking over our shoulder. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Owner of Psycho Donuts can't understand why his new menu items "Glazed and Confused", "Mellow Submarine" and "Mood Swing" have become such a bipolarizing issue with mental health advocates picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Parents who social workers say might shout at, or even loudly reprimand, their children in the future have been branded as potential emotional abusers and had their toddlers or newborn babies removed from them. picked by Doggylives 4 months ago