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News Articles: family

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  • National

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Morgan Watkins
What could prompt men to take on more caretaking responsibilities?

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  • Family

Dads may want to do more caretaking — but then face barriers, one study finds

Fathers may want to take on more domestic and child care responsibilities, but gender norms and a lack of social support may discourage them from doing so, a new international study finds.

July 27, 2023
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  • Megan Lim
A growing number of doctors and safe sleep advocates are warning about the potential dangers of weighted sleepwear for infants.

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  • Family

Weighted infant sleepwear is meant to help babies rest better. Critics say it's risky

Parents are increasingly turning to weighted sleepwear to help lull their babies to sleep, but a growing number of doctors and safe sleep advocates warn it comes with risks that shouldn't be ignored.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Ammon Bundy, center, who led a protest at a Boise hospital last year, stands on the Idaho Statehouse steps in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

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  • Law

Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money?

A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
John Shambroom and Loose Ends volunteer Jan Rohwetter examine the rug Shambroom's wife, Donna Savastio, couldn't finish due to symptoms of Alzheimer's.

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  • Health

When illness or death leave craft projects unfinished, these strangers step in to help

It can be heartbreaking to let go of a hand-made rug or sweater that a loved one didn't quite finish. A group of volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters offer some closure.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Martha Bebinger
Ashkan Bahgozen, Helen Kinchin, Monika Myslewska and Mabel Makombore are all studying at CU Coventry. Students at the university can start at any of six times during the year, take one subject at a time for the same four hours every weekday and get a bachelor's degree in three years.

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  • Education

This no-frills college helps students get a degree quickly, simply and affordably

CU Coventry's assembly-line approach makes college cheaper, faster and less intimidating for students, without the kinds of add-ons that push up prices.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Jon Marcus
Budae jjigae or army stew is a Korean fusion stew that incorporates American style processed food.

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  • Arts & Life

Living with an eating disorder, a teen finds comfort in her favorite Korean food

Grace Go, a 17-year-old rising senior at Mercer Island High School outside Seattle, is the winner of the first-ever Best Mental Health Podcast Prize from NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

July 18, 2023
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  • Janet W. Lee
Carlee Russell is studying to become a registered nurse.

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  • National

Carlee Russell appeared at home after vanishing while reporting lost child

Carlee Russell, 25, from Hoover, Ala., went missing on Thursday night after telling 911 she was going to help a toddler stranded on the side of the interstate. She then returned home, police said.

July 16, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
"We met in 1952," my grandfather PR Meiyappan tells me. "The first time I set eyes on your grandmother was when we were at the altar." She was 16, he was 19. Their parents had arranged their marriage.

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  • Family

Wed as teens, they renew vows 71 years later — and share secrets to everlasting love

On her grandfather's 90th birthday, Kamala Thiagarajan attended a celebration as he and her grandmother renewed vows — a Hindu custom. She wanted to know: What's their advice for a healthy marriage?

July 16, 2023
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  • Kamala Thiagarajan
Are smartphones safe for tweens? Parents should be aware of the risks, a screen consultant advises.

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  • Health

So your tween wants a smartphone? Read this first

When's the right time to start your child with a phone? Is 12 too young? Here's what a professional screen time consultant tells parents about the risks kids face online.

July 14, 2023
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Research shows ten minutes of daily meditation can help people manage stress and cultivate happy memories.

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  • Your Health

Here's how 10 minutes of mindfulness can help make or break a family vacation

Research shows it's possible to generative positive emotions and memories, even amid strife and anxiety. If you're planning a family vacation, a simple meditation exercise can help you keep your cool.

July 10, 2023
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  • Allison Aubrey
During the pandemic, the number of young children in urban U.S. counties saw significant declines. Joyce Lilly, center, holds her granddaughter Paige alongside her husband, Anil, at their new home in July 2020 in Washingtonville, N.Y.

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  • National

Young families continued to leave cities last year – but at a slower pace

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

July 09, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Two mothers faced vastly different outcomes when they got pregnant and needed medical care in Texas.

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  • Health

In post-Roe Texas, 2 mothers with traumatic pregnancies walk very different paths

The state's abortion bans make no exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies. Two women had devastating pregnancy diagnoses — one could leave the state for an abortion, and the other could not.

July 04, 2023
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups.

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  • Analysis

How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?

Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.

June 28, 2023
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  • Pallavi Gogoi
L holds her baby at Casa Mía in San Antonio, which provides housing and support for pregnant people and new mothers struggling with addiction. Her son, who's now 2 months old, was born healthy despite L's history of substance abuse. NPR is not using L's full name out of concern for her safety; L says she was in an abusive relationship when she became pregnant.

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  • Health

In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don't want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor.

June 28, 2023
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  • Katia Riddle
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