Melanie Eversley, USA Today One in 14 children have at least one parent behind bars and children in these situations suffer from low self esteem, poor mental and physical health, and other problems, a national research organization says. Child Trends, […]
Ashley Killough, CNN Raising the retirement age, implementing means-testing and encouraging more retirement plans for workers are among the solutions that Jeb Bush is proposing Tuesday to help stabilize and preserve Social Security and Medicare for seniors. “If we do […]
Susan Svrluga, Washington Post A shooting Thursday night at Tennessee State University in Nashville left a 19-year-old man dead and sent three 18-year-old students to the hospital, police said. It was the second shooting near the campus this month.After a […]
Fiona Ortiz, Huffington Post Texas officials do not have to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to get birth certificates for their children born in the state while a legal challenge proceeds in court, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District […]
Michael Harthorne, Newser A 75-year-old veteran used his Army knife-fight training to stop a man armed with two hunting knives from going after a roomful of children Tuesday at an Illinois public library, the Pekin Daily Times reports. Sixteen children […]
Boston Herald BOSTON — Health care advocates are pushing a bill aimed at increasing children’s access to healthy food in Massachusetts. Supporters say the bill takes a holistic approach to children’s well-being by improving access to food assistance. The bill […]
Casey Gwinn, The San Diego Union Tribune The debate rages in America this week about guns, mass shootings and mental health treatment. Families in Roseburg, Ore., are burying their loved ones in the midst of inconsolable, grief, pain and heartbreak. […]
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