No, really, it's not newsworthy because people aren't interested in hearing about it. There is nothing new or strange about it, it's business as usual. Insisting otherwise doesn't make it true. This isn't an American thing (I'm not American), it's universal.
What exactly are you doing about the deaths of children in Africa? How are you attempting to help? If you think attacking people on this forum is going to change anything then you are incredibly naive.