After the fall of communism in Romania, the world was shocked to discover a vast system of orphanages where unwanted children languished in cribs with little attention from caregivers. Sixteen years ...

The 1989 overthrow and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu provided the first glimpse of a country that had been mostly closed to the outside world — and many of the scenes were appalling ...

MIAMI (WFOR) — Seven-month-old Angelica was born with congenital glaucoma which is caused by damage to the nerve connecting the eye to the brain. She would have lived her life as an orphan in Romania ...

In 1990, WCCO aired a report called "The Iron Crib," which exposed the horrible living conditions of thousands of children crowded into Romanian orphanages. Many Minnesota families saw their plight ...