What to expect if schools close for the rest of the year
Parents are already scrambling to cope with kids staying home – for some, it could last the rest of the school year.
Child Care
Women do more grunt work at home, no matter their pay or education
Doing the lion's share of unpaid labor is hindering women's career advancement and stunting their pay, study shows.
Applause, and scorn, for Japanese official taking paternity leave
Japan has an extremely generous government paternity leave policy, but almost nobody in the workaholic nation takes advantage of it.
26 children found behind false wall at daycare center
Officers reported finding most of the children sweating, visibly dehydrated and with wet or soiled diapers.
Mom loses 4 children in day care fire: "My babies are gone"
Day care center where children could stay overnight as their parents worked was ravaged by a fire that killed five and sent the owner to the hospital
What Joe Biden said in his op-ed on working parents
An op-ed Biden wrote nearly 40 years ago became a point of contention in last night's debate. Here's what it said
Target's expanded paid family leave includes part-time workers
As labor market tightens, the retailer offers new family-care perks to all its 360,000 full-time and part-time employees
How to successfully divide child care and chores at home
One study estimates it will be another 75 years before men do half of the unpaid work at home
Childcare in China is truly a family affair
In our World of Mothers series, we are exploring what motherhood means around the globe. In this installment, we are in China where childcare is truly a family affair. A 2017 report found grandparents help raise children during their pre-kindergarten years in more than three-quarters of Chinese families. Ben Tracy reports from Beijing.
In China, childcare is truly a family affair
It's a big part of why China has one of the highest rates of women in the workforce in the world
"Au pairs" in U.S. often treated as servants, critics say
Special visas promoted as fostering cultural exchange are being exploited to provide cheap labor
Hospital designed from child's point of view
A new hospital in California was designed from a child’s point of view. There are fun things to do and lots of distractions. Doctors say this helps make their stay much easier to handle -- not only for the young patients but the parents too. John Blackstone reports.
"I absolutely see a sea change": How moms in politics change the game
Liuba Gretchen Shirley made history this week when she won an FEC request to have her campaign pay for childcare. She hopes it's one change among many
Another money worry for your retirement: Kids
Every child you have to raise increases the odds you'll be at risk for not having enough money in retirement
Stay-at-home parenting can cost more than just salary
Work or stay home when a baby arrives? With childcare costs surging, employees face tough decisions
Where's the wage growth? Try babysitting
American parents are paying more than ever to have their kids watched, but the going rate varies greatly by city
Parents fight for higher wages for childcare workers
When a group of New York parents discovered the people providing care at Bright Horizons hadn’t seen much of a raise, they decided to ask for one
Fixing child care: How Trump and Clinton compare
Both have plans aimed at helping parents cope with the rising cost of child care, but one goes a lot further
Can you afford to have kids? Here’s how to tell
No doubt, raising a child means spending a chunk of change -- but with some savvy planning, you can do it
Trump touts childcare programs, but they're for guests only
He told voters in Iowa earlier this year that he provided on-site child-care service for his employees, but there is no evidence these programs exist
Trump's plan to help parents afford child care: Who benefits?
Although the Republican presidential nominee's proposal is short on detail, experts fear it would leave out most Americans
Helping "satellite babies" thrive in the U.S.
Shuttled back and forth between family members in the U.S. and China, immigrant children face emotional challenges
Mom accused of putting kids in Corvette trunk
Authorities say 29-year-old Jessica Reger was in the passenger seat of her red sports car, while her children were in the trunk
Where Americans are finding -- and not finding -- work
The U.S. labor market bounced back in June, but certain sectors added far more employees than others
Meet the lowest paid workers with the most important job
Despite their often considerable skills and credentials, America's child care providers typically earn fast-food wages
Dozens feared dead as fire hits New Year's revelers in Swiss Alps bar
Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left "several tens of people" dead and dozens more injured.
Everything we know about Minnesota's massive fraud schemes
A viral social media video has put Minnesota's long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here's what to know.
Tony Dokoupil: Don't just trust me. Make me earn it.
"You come first," declares the new anchor of the Evening News. "Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests — including the new owners of CBS."
New Year's celebrations welcome 2026 around the world. See the photos.
New Zealand and Australia were among the first to welcome 2026, but in Sydney and some other cities, the festivities are tinged by grief.
Zohran Mamdani sworn in to become New York City's 112th mayor
In a private ceremony at the abandoned Old City Hall subway station, Mamdani was sworn in by New York Attorney General Letitia James as the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve.
Videos released in Epstein files raise fresh questions about jail footage
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in recent boat strikes, U.S. military says
Three people were killed Tuesday when the first boat was hit, while individuals in two other boats jumped overboard, according to U.S. Southern Command.
Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants
A U.S. District Court judge issued a summary judgment on Wednesday, finding that the effort to revoke the legal status of tens of thousands of Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans was unlawful
Can you guess 6-7 words on the 50th annual "Banished Words List"?
Respondents to a Michigan college's survey of overused and misused words and phrases say "6-7" is "cooked" and should come to a massive full-stop.