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A heartbreaking case of a newborn abandoned on a sub-freezing night in San Antonio has increased public awareness of Texas's Safe Haven Law.

Even though she has spent months being private about the upcoming arrival, she has now revealed how her stomach is looking in ...

It has been eight months since four-month-old baby *Blessing was defiled by an 11-year-old boy. 8 months ago The Standard told baby *Blessing’s story ...