FTC offers a parental advisory about dating apps

May 20th, 20190 Parents be warned: some dating apps – like FastMeet, Meet24 and Meet4U – allow adults to find and communicate with children. Concerned parents should remove these apps if they’re on children’s devices. You also can set your kids’ devices so they must get parental approval before purchasing any new apps. Here are a few more...

Dearborn Public Library implements guidelines for students during busy study period

December 10th, 20180 DEARBORN - The Dearborn Library Commission has once again approved temporary safety guidelines in effect during the busy study period between January 7 and January 18. The library Commission has come up with this decision in order to accommodate busy parents and make the Dearborn Public Library a welcoming environment for all who...

CMU student charged with killing parents moved to jail

March 9th, 20180 MOUNT PLEASANT — A 19-year-old student accused of killing his parents at Central Michigan University has been transferred to jail from a hospital. Records show that James Davis Jr. was moved to the Isabella County jail on Wednesday. He heard the murder charges against him while in a hospital bed this week. Authorities say Davis...

Poor children benefit when parents have access to healthcare

November 18th, 20170 Low-income children in the U.S. whose parents qualified for Medicaid were more likely to receive preventive care, regardless of their own insurance coverage, a new study finds. Researchers called the finding “an important spillover effect.” Children whose mothers and fathers were enrolled in Medicaid, government insurance for...

AMER: First Muslim foster care facility coming to Dearborn

September 22nd, 20170 DEARBORN — The cries of a local mother's children as they were dragged away by state officials still echo after three decades. Wrongfully accused in 1985 of murdering her 2-year-old son, Rehab Amer relives the horrors of trying to bring her other children back every day. Now, she's making sure other children's distress calls do not...

Muslims in foster care need exposure

August 18th, 20171 BLOOMFIELD HILLS — The Muslim Foster Care Association (MFCA) is a nonprofit founded in 2015 by Ranya Shbeib and Sameena Zahoor that assists Muslims in the foster care system, and also facilitates licensure for parents wanting to foster children. Two years ago, Shbeib, a former teacher and administrator, received her foster care...