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News Articles: family

Teacher Karli Myers poses with her husband, Jordan Myers, and their seven-month-old, Luke. Karli spent years stockpiling sick leave in order to have time at home with Luke after he was born.

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  • Education

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

Less than one-fifth the largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers, and only a handful of states guarantee it. That leaves few options for educators who want to start a family.

June 26, 2023
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By:
  • Beth Wallis
Anna drove 40 minutes from her home to pick up free diapers from Tere Haring at Allied Women's Center in San Antonio. Anna, who is pregnant with her seventh child, says she did consider abortion: "All I could think about — like, I need an abortion because there's no way I can deal with everything going on right now and taking care of all the boys by myself and having another baby."

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  • Health Care

They tried and failed to get an abortion. Texas family grapples with what it'll mean

Anna and Tony have six kids and are expecting a seventh. They couldn't afford to travel to where abortion is legal. With few places to turn to for help, they're worried about their family's future.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Abortion rights activists protest after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, overturning the right to abortion, in Portland, Ore., on June 24, 2022.

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  • National

A year since Dobbs, these are the many ways states are protecting abortion

Abortion access has declined dramatically nationwide, but many states have further protected abortion by enacting "shield laws," allocating funding, stockpiling medication and repealing old laws.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Nicole Nixon,
  • Scott Maucione,
  • and 6 more
Ida and Isidor Straus died after she gave up her spot in a lifeboat to stay with him on the sinking Titanic. Their great-great-granddaughter Wendy Rush is married to Stockton Rush, the founder of OceanGate and pilot of its missing submersible.

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  • Family

The wife of OceanGate's CEO is descended from a famous couple who died on the Titanic

Stockton Rush, OceanGate's CEO and the pilot on its missing sub, is married to the great-great-granddaughter of Ida and Isidor Straus. Their story inspired an iconic scene in James Cameron's movie.

June 22, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, a federal judge blocked Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for minors. In this photo, opponents of a religious freedom bill gather at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, April 2, 2015.

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  • National

First in the nation gender-affirming care ban struck down in Arkansas

A federal judge has struck down Arkansas' 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth calling it unconstitutional and saying the state's experts were motivated by ideology, not science.

June 20, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Breen
John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s and learning painful secrets about his family.

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  • Race

He saw the ghost of his racist grandfather. It helped lead to meaningful healing

John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s, learning painful secrets about his white mother and, as he recalls, a ghost.

June 19, 2023
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  • Rachel Martin

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  • Music

Listen to cherished lullabies — from Brahms to Backstreet Boys — sung by our readers

In response to our callout, you shared (and crooned) bedtime musical selections that work magic. (Well, except for the mom who tried an Enya song and whose kid begged, "Stop singing!")

June 18, 2023
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  • Gisele Grayson
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  • Education

It's never too late to explore your gender identity. Here's how to start

Everyone has a gender — and we express it all the time. But if you're an adult starting to think about your gender in a more expansive way, NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to do that.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Kyle Norris
Members of the House of Councilors vote on a series of legislation to broaden the definition of rape in Japan.

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  • World

Japan expands the definition of rape and raises the age of consent to 16 from 13

The new legislation redefines rape as nonconsensual sex, removing a requirement showing the victim fought back. The change comes after four years of protests decrying sexual violence in Japan.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
This is a general view of Comerica Park, where the Detroit Tigers play.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Scorecards keep record of games, and memories

NPR's Don Gonyea says looking through his old baseball scorecards stirs up sweet memories from summers long past.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Don Gonyea
Jorge and Susel Mata in the kitchen on "Steak Day" circa 2019.

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  • Family

Americans celebrate dads this weekend. Three tell us about being a father in 2023

Ahead of Father's Day, NPR's Morning Edition spoke with three dads about what it means to raise a family in the U.S. in 2023.

June 17, 2023
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By:
  • Chad Campbell,
  • Nina Kravinsky,
  • and 1 more
Ella at 17 with her dad.

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  • Family

He interviewed his daughter on her birthday for 17 years. This is what he learned

What does a modern childhood and father-daughter relationship look like? One man documented the journey.

June 16, 2023
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Gurjit Kaur,
  • and 1 more
The author and his dad in Massachusetts in 1995.

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  • Sports

Fake stats, real nostalgia: Bonding with my dad through simulation baseball

The real magic of simulation baseball is that it gives me and my dad something to take seriously that isn't actually serious. The games don't matter, but who you play them with really does.

June 16, 2023
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By:
  • Joshua Willis
Sharon Gwinn holds a picture of her husband, who had Lewy body dementia toward the end of his life. Reckless financial behavior was one of the first signs of the disease. "It's what attacked his brain first," Gwinn says.

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  • Health

A loved one's dementia will break your heart. Don't let it wreck your finances

Families can get blindsided by risky behavior with money, sometimes even before a diagnosis. Having tough conversations and setting up guardrails in advance can help prevent disaster.

June 14, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Boden
Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, a Democrat and Presbyterian minister, speaks at a news conference in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico on May 27, 2022.

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  • National

Arizona Republicans try and fail to expel Democratic lawmaker over Bible prank

Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, who is a minister, was investigated after hiding Bibles in the Arizona House lounge. Republicans narrowly voted to censure – but could not expel – her.

June 13, 2023
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  • Ben Giles
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