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Schoolchildren may be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall — and might even be able to get the shot right at school.

A mistake in the length of state-permitted short days means students at two elementary schools must stay in school till July 31, or the district will lose $7 million in state funds.

School's out for summer -- except for hundreds of children in western San Bernardino County who, because of an administrative snafu, must make up 34 days of school this summer.

A family friend says X-rays show the tumor in the chest of a 13-year-old Minnesota boy who resisted treatment has shrunk significantly after court-ordered chemotherapy.

Brothers aged 10 and 11 will go on trial in September accused of attempting to murder two boys near Doncaster, a judge orders .

A health official says the death toll from a day care center fire in northern Mexico has risen to 46 following the death of a toddler.

Parents of the children trapped in a burning Mexican day care center rammed their vehicles into the building to try to free the trapped children, witnesses told CNN. At least 38 children died when flames engulfed the building.

Twenty-seven children were killed and more than 100 others were injured Friday when their daycare center caught fire in the northwestern state of Sonora, the local governor said, citing figures from the state attorney's office.

At the age of an average sixth-grader, Cavalin has gradated from East Los Angeles Community College. But, graduating college at 10 may not be his highest goal in life.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Friday said it imposed a $2.3 million civil penalty against Mattel Inc.

"Jon & Kate Plus 8" dad: kids are well despite child labor probe, marriage woes.