By CALEIGH WELLS, Associated Press Amanda Porretto isn’t sure she’ll ever have children. At 27, she is the average age of new mothers in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She’s feeling the pressure … Continued
By CLAIRE RUSH, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from pulling sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken issued the preliminary injunction … Continued
Libraries built more than a century ago with funds from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie will each get $10,000 to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced the … Continued
Despite months of community protests, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced last week that it would begin the process of taking over Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas’ ninth largest school district with 68,000 students. The move marks the second-largest … Continued
For Annette Smith, one final indignity remained for her client, a 17-year-old foster youth in Eugene, Oregon, who died by suicide last year: At the funeral home viewing, he was clad in a hospital gown. “He was failed even in … Continued