Minnie Driver welcomes a son: The actress, 38, gave birth on Friday to son Henry Story Driver, weighing 9 lbs., 12 oz., her rep says. Driver, who has not revealed the identity of the father, told PEOPLE the dad will be involved in the baby's life. "He's going to be a dad so yeah he's going to be there for the kid," she said. "I'm not getting married to this person and I don't know what's going to happen, but everyone is cool about the situation." According to Driver, "Babies are endlessly fascinating to look at and I'm obsessed about their complete and utter lack of guile. I'm looking forward to seeing life through the eyes of my own kid."

NYC couple expecting sextuplets: Victor, 34, and Digna Carpioare, 31 are set to become the second NYC couple in history to have sextuplets. The Queens couple, who underwent fertility treatments, learned they were expecting sextuplets about five months ago when Digna fell sick during a gym workout. "I suddenly felt faint, and my heart began racing wildly," she told the NY Daily News. Digna was taken to the hospital where doctors discovered she was two weeks pregnant. A few weeks later, a sonogram showed she was carrying multiple babies--four boys and two girls. The Carpioares have just nine weeks to prepare for their new family. They already have a 7-year-old son.

Dakota promises to be "clean": Actress Dakota Fanning, 14 made a vow this weekend, while shaking hands with a reporter in front of her mother, publicist, agent and pals at the premiere of her new movie, The Secret Life of Bees. According to Fanning, she's agreed from now until age 18, she won't hold up any 7-11s, have an unwanted teen pregnancy or get any tattoos or piercings. "I swear I won't do any of those things!" Dakota declared.

Woman, 59, gives birth to triplets: After seeking fertility treatments in Vietnam, a 59-year-old woman gave birth to triplets at a French hospital. The news has drawn national criticism in the French media since it's illegal in France to provide fertility treatment to women who are no longer at an age when they can procreate naturally. The woman who gave birth by Caesarean section had two boys and a girl. The mother and the babies are all in good health.

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