lea ament, left, and tamara nunley talk about the care their team provided for helen and robert valenzuela at st. jude medical center in fullerton. (scott smeltzer / staff photographer)..

new research shows a growing number of young people are thinking about taking their own lives, and the study suggests school stress may play a role..

in december 1972, robert and helen celebrated the birth of their only child together, son derek..

not coincidentally, maine has a high rate of whooping cough cases � 21.1 per 100,000 people in 2015, compared to 10.3 per 100,000 nationwide..