Dec 27th, 2008 · Joseph and Mary got off the bus in Detroit. He had worked as a carpenter for 20 years, but lost his job. His pension was invested with Bernard Madoff, and there was no federal bailout for carpenters. He and Mary had no place to live, and Mary was pregnant.
Dec 9th, 2008 · The baby had a face that only a mother could love. And even then, the mother was a monkey. A Washington state woman was convicted of sneaking a rhesus monkey from Thailand into the United States. Gypsy Lawson got past U.S. Customs by tucking the monkey under her blouse and pretending to be pregnant. The jury also convicted Lawson's traveling companion: her mother. Or as the monkey would presumably refer to her: Grandma.
Dec 2nd, 2008 · A recent study suggests that teens who see a lot of sex on TV are more likely to become pregnant or get a partner pregnant. NPR's Kim Masters investigates Gossip Girl, a show notorious for steamy high-school sex scenes.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Watching sex on TV may predict teen pregnancy, a new study finds. Researchers found that sexually active teens who watched sexually explicit TV were about twice as likely as those who didn't to become pregnant or get a partner pregnant.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · At the Kennedy Center's aptly-named Family Theater in Washington, D.C., a six-months pregnant Luciana Souza walked onstage and turned in profile to the audience to show off her belly. Hailing from Brazil, the Grammy-winning chanteuse sings material from The New Bossa Nova.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · The evangelical voters that make up a substantial part of the Republican Party's conservative base rejoiced when John McCain selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate last week. This week, it was revealed that Palin's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · When John McCain announced last week that he had picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, not a lot of people knew much about her. Since then, Palin has been dogged by news that she is involved in an ethics investigation and that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant. McCain won the Republican primary in New Hampshire, where female voters said they're puzzled by his choice for a running mate.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Politicians may not exploit news that vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's teenage daughter is pregnant, but late-night comics will. Conan O'Brien says the Republican convention theme of the night is, "Who forgot to check if the vice president's daughter is pregnant?" David Letterman says the crisis is over because "the baby is being adopted by Angelina Jolie." Jay Leno says, "And you thought John Edwards was in trouble before! Now he has really done it."