Landmark trial on Arkansas trans youth medical ban wraps up
By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nation's first trial on a ban on gender-confirming care for children ended Thursday,…
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AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
By TOM DAVIES and ARLEIGH RODGERS - Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican attorney general on Wednesday asked the state medical…
Arizona saw an increase in child deaths during 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — Drownings, child neglect and firearms contributed to an increase in child deaths in Arizona during 2021, marking the highest rate of child deaths in the last…
Indiana doctor defends actions in 10-year-old’s abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio defended her actions before a judge Monday in an episode that…
Does adversity make you stronger? Scientists say not always
There’s an old saying that adversity makes you stronger. Real life shows that’s not always true, but the adage highlights an evolving debate among scientists about…
Historic Portugal church sex abuse ‘truly endemic’ at times
By BARRY HATTON - Associated Press
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The head of a lay committee looking into historic child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic…
Texas judge blocks investigations of trans youth families
A Texas judge on Friday expanded her order blocking the state from investigating families of transgender youth who have received gender- affirming medical care.Judge Amy…
After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?
The shooting last May that killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, led to pledges by governors in several states to make classrooms…
A state-by-state glance: After school shootings, are states making classrooms safer?
The shooting last May that killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, led to pledges by governors in several states to make classrooms…
Uvalde children grapple with trauma after school massacre
By ACACIA CORONADO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON - Associated Press
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One girl runs and hides when she sees thin people with long hair…