Douglas Kennedy was in court yesterday for a session about harassment and child endangerment charges stemming from when he fought with maternity ward nurses over his newborn baby. Kennedy, who insists that the nurses were the aggressors, said to reporters, "My father was taken away from me when I was a baby. The only thing I wanted to do that night was to be with my son and hold him in my arms." That's right, he invoked his father's assassination. more ›

After a Westchester County hospital made a statement backing maternity ward nurses in a confrontation with the youngest son of Robert F. Kennedy over his two-day-old son, the lawyer for Douglas Kennedy and his wife Molly called the hospital "deplorable." more ›

The fight between Douglas Kennedy and the maternity ward nurses at Northern Westchester Hospital continues, though without the apparent physical confrontation. Kennedy, the youngest son of Robert F. and Ethel Kennedy, claims that he had permission to take his two-day-old baby for a walk outside the hospital (the newborn was not yet discharged) but the nurses claim that no supervising nurse signed off on the jaunt. And now the hospital is supporting the nurses. more ›

After the revelation that Douglas Kennedy, youngest son of Robert F. and Ethel Kennedy, was charged with harassment and child endangerment after an apparent confrontation with maternity ward nurses, the husband of the nurse allegedly kicked in the crotch spoke out to the Daily News, "Her comment to me that night was, ‘I was assaulted tonight and could you believe it, it was a Kennedy who did it?'" more ›

The youngest son of Robert F. Kennedy was arrested last month after an altercation with maternity nurses at the Westchester hospital where his wife had just a baby boy. NBC New York reports, "Douglas Kennedy, 44, took his baby from the newborn unit of Northern Westchester Hospital on Jan. 7, against the instructions of hospital staff who told him the infant needed to stay there. Kennedy was quietly arraigned on misdemeanor charges"— harassment and endangering the welfare of a child—"Thursday night." more ›

The Giants might not be sure who will step up and lead their receiving corps next season, but at least we know that baby catchers should be well-supported at the just announced new birthing center at St. Vincent's Hospital, named after Eli Manning and his wife Abby. The newlyweds don't have any children yet themselves, but are helping to bankroll what the News calls a "state-of-the-art center focusing on natural childbirth and holistic care" at the hospital which has one of the lowest C-section rates in the city. The quarterback said, "We're enjoying being married right now. There's no exact plan, but we do plan on starting a family in the future." The construction of the Eli and Abby Manning Birthing Center will take place over the next five years and cost $10 million. Manning said, "We wanted to make it a special place to bring new life into the world." more ›