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Supreme Court leans toward parents in dispute over LGBTQ storybooks in school

Wednesday, April 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled that it is poised to establish a right of parents to opt-out their children from public school instruction that conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs.The case, brought by a group of Christian, Muslim and... Read More.

Johnson says he wont concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues

Thursday, April 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- With the House of Representatives at a standstill, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to fold on his strong opposition to allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely."I don't concede on something that I believe to be unconstitutional. I can't. I... Read More.

Rule to block Rep. Lunas plan for proxy voting for new parents fails in House

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House voted on Tuesday to stop Republican leaders from blocking an impending vote on proxy voting for new parents.The vote failed 206-222, with nine Republicans siding with a unanimous Democratic caucus to form an unusual bipartisan coalition -- throwing the House... Read More.

House GOP leaders expected to block proxy voting for new parents

Tuesday, April 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Republican leaders will take an unprecedented step Tuesday when they are expected to block Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents up to 12 weeks after giving birth -- the latest move... Read More.

As Trump throws immigration system into uncertainty, parents confront potential statelessness for their children

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump starts to defend his executive order ending birthright citizenship in court, parents are beginning to grapple with the uncertainty stemming from his unprecedented executive order and the possibility that their future children could become "stateless."Five pregnant undocumented women... Read More.

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller in talks to return for new Meet the Parents film: Report

Tuesday, December 10 by ABC News

It seems there's more of the family left to meet.Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Blythe Tanner are in talks to return for another movie in the Meet the Parents series, Deadline reports.There are no plot details for the new film,... Read More.

Helping Parents in Need

Monday, December 9 by wcednews

CLEARFIELD - A Clearfield County faith lead group is helping you with your children’s needs.Anawim Ministries’ Life Line Pregnancy and Infant, a pro-life nonprofit organization provides assistance to pregnant women, parents, and parental needs through counseling, educational materials, and providing goods.We heard from Angela... Read More.

3 indicted, including 2 parents, in drunk driving crash that killed high school student

Thursday, December 5 by ABC News

(GEORGIA) -- Three people have been indicted over an alleged drunk driving crash in Georgia that killed a high school student in February -- including parents accused of letting the teens drink before the crash.Sumanth and Anindita Rao, who are 50 and 49 respectively,... Read More.

Parents of Idaho college murder victims speak out on 2-year mark of gruesome crime

Wednesday, November 13 by ABC News

(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Parents of the University of Idaho victims are speaking out on the two-year mark of the gruesome quadruple homicide as they await the trial for their children's suspected killer.For victim Kaylee Goncalves' parents, one of the devastating milestones this year is... Read More.

What parents should know about kids and caffeine amid rise in ER visits

Saturday, November 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new study is highlighting a dramatic rise in caffeine-related emergency room visits among kids.The study, released Monday by Epic Research, found the number of caffeine-related ER visits for middle school-aged children nearly doubled from 2017 to 2023, rising from... Read More.

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