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Abortion Training Under Threat for Med Students, Residents
Browse any medical dictionary, and before hitting appendectomy and anesthesia, you'll find abortion ...
Homeschooling Surge Continues Despite Schools Reopening
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise ...
Kentucky Governor Vetoes Transgender Girls Sports Ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would bar transgender ...
Disney Workers Plan Walkout to Protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week ...
US Ends Asylum Restrictions For Children Traveling Alone
ATLANTA (AP) — Unaccompanied child migrants trying to enter the United States will no longer be ...
In Minneapolis Strike, Teachers Say Kids Aren’t All Right
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Teachers in Minneapolis say they've noticed more kids with anxiety and depression. One ...
Child Marriage Becomes a Legal Loophole in Custody Fights
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ryan Small was trying to keep his ex-wife from moving out of ...
Activism Grows Nationwide in Response to School Book Bans
NEW YORK (AP) — Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell's political activism was limited to the ...
Texas Governor Order Treats Gender-Confirming Care as Abuse
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state's child welfare agency ...
Parkland Victim’s Dad Scales Crane Near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years after 17 students and others were gunned down at Stoneman Douglas ...
Tennessee Gov, GOP Push More Scrutiny of School Libraries
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Less than a week after a local Tennessee school board attracted national ...
New York City School Lunch Menu Going Vegan on Fridays
NEW YORK (AP) — Forget mystery meat or cheese pizza. Instead, chickpea wraps and veggie tacos ...
Alabama Building to Share Names of KKK Leader, Black Student
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A University of Alabama building named for a former governor who led ...
EXPLAINER: COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5: What’s Next?
Parents who thought their children under 5 would have to wait several more months for COVID-19 ...
Mandate to Vaccinate New Orleans Schoolchildren Kicking In
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As school systems across the U.S. struggle to keep classrooms open amid ...
More Migrants Seek Asylum Through Reopened Canadian Border
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. (AP) — Whenever a bus arrives at the Greyhound station in Plattsburgh, New York, ...
Indiana Lawmakers Advance Bill Targeting K-12 Curriculum
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with a series of contentious Republican-backed bills that ...
US Overdose Deaths Topped 100,000 in One Year, Officials Say
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a ...
Big Bird Backlash: Vax Lands Even Muppet in Political Flap
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Smokey Bear taught kids the importance of preventing wildfires. McGruff the Crime ...
Students Line Up for Vaccines Amid Push to Relax Masking
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools are stepping up efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines to newly ...
Families, Advocates Mark Day of Awareness for Native Victims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From Washington to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, ...
US Parents Excited Over Prospect of Virus Shots for Children
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with ...
Some Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Racism Reprieve
CHICAGO (AP) — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped ...
Climate Change Creates Migrants. Biden Considers Protections
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New ...
A Look at High-Profile Cases Over Killings by US Police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter ...
Loneliness is Rampant. A Simple Call, or Hug, May be a Cure
CHICAGO (AP) — The stranger's call came when Dianne Green needed it most ...
S Carolina Governor Bans Border Kids from State Foster Homes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor issued an order Monday to ban foster care and ...
Unusual Treatment Shows Promise for Kids with Brain Tumors
For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science's best tools. Now doctors have ...
Biden Budget Seeks More for Schools, Health Care and Housing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal ...
US Allows 2 More Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Home Tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be ...
‘Captain Underpants’ Spin-Off Pulled for ‘Passive Racism’
NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic novel for children that was a spin-off of the wildly ...
Volvo Cars Family Bond Gives All Employees 24 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
MAHWAH, NJ (March 30, 2021) Volvo Cars is opting in its 40,000+ employees around the globe, ...
Arkansas Governor Signs Medical Conscience Objections Law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing ...
Homeschooling Doubled from Pandemic’s Start to Last Fall
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of ...
House Passes Bill to Expand Background Checks for Gun Sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a ...
Dementia May Be a Risk Factor for Infection but Not Death From COVID-19
People who have dementia are at much higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19, but no ...
Mississippi Gov Signs Bill Limiting Transgender Athletes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to ban transgender ...
Court Raises Bar for Some Immigrants to Avoid Deportation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for longtime immigrants who have ...
Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls ...
It’s Back to School for Jill Biden and New Education Chief
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Jill Biden, the teacher in the White House, along with new Education ...
