Lost generation (BBC News)
Tragedy of China's one-child families hit by earthquake

Looking for something to entertain little ones (The Houma Courier)
SCHRIEVER Rise N Shine, a newly built child care center in Schriever, will hold its grand opening Saturday.

CARELESS IN RED (Book Reporter)
Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley had turned in his badge and vanished, not only from London but from the pages of Elizabeth George’s bestselling novels, following the senseless murder of his wife and unborn child.

Suspect sought after trying to hold woman captive (Sampson Independent)
CLINTON — Police authorities are searching for a man accused of busting through a screen door at a Dogwood Circle residence and holding a woman at knifepoint, demanding that she take off her clothes.

5 ideas for taming clutter in kids' bedrooms (Seattle Times)
Designers share their tips and tricks for organizing a child's room.

Little Friends taking applications for summer program (Wabash Plain Dealer)
Little Friends Day Care is accepting applications for its 2008 Summer Adventure Program. The program will include art, music, crafts, movies, swimming, weekly theme topics, guest speakers, chapel and field trips.

Chandler Police busted four family members that investigators believe were involved in a retail theft ring that stole approximately $100,000 worth of clothing from stores throughout the Valley.Jefferson kids were mistakenly told to remove OSU gear during tour at University of Oregon An attempt by Mattel to market a Barbie doll collection around eco-consciousness has raised criticism from parents.The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) says the Rudd Government's proposed welfare debit card is not the best way to help struggling families.David Jones Limited has dropped its landmark case against The Australia Institute and its former executive director Clive Hamilton over the institute's controversial 2006 paper "Corporate paedophilia

s-xualising children by advertising and marketing".Four blasts from a shotgun filled with pepper spray ended an hours-long standoff in Londonderry yesterday afternoon. Police then used ladders to reach and arrest a local man hiding between pieces of insulation in the attic of his home.LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) - Britney Spears will have expanded visits with her sons following a child-custody hearing that went off without a hitch Tuesday, capping a three-month period of relative calm and stability for the troubled pop star and mother of two.Mark Vincent Kaplan , lawyer for Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline , said the longer visits are "recognition of the progress that has been made."Details of the change were not immediately released following the Tuesday hearing, which wrapped up just before lunch Tuesday. A hearing was set for July 15 to get a progress report on the new arrangement.Details of the change were not immediately released following Tuesday's hearing. Another hearing was set for July 15 to get a progress report on the new arrangement.