The idea of adoption as an alternative to abortion was raised earlier this month as the Supreme Court considered a Mississippi law to restrict access to abortion.
The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen, despite the arrival of vaccines a year ago.
The campus reported nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 among the student body. The new omicron variant was detected "in a significant number" of positive tests, the university said.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics says the disgraced former governor violated the terms of its conditional approval to write the book and it wants him give to the state the money.
The zebras had been on the loose since August 26. A third escapee was found dead in September. Officials are conducting an investigation of the zebras' owner.
A few months ago, Claudio Rojas was allowed back into the U.S. He's one of several activists deported but then allowed to return after arguing that immigration authorities retaliated against them.
The Sioux Falls Stampede and CU Mortgage Direct acknowledge the event appeared "degrading and insulting" to educators and are giving an additional $500 to each of the applicants and participants.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with ProPublica reporter Eli Hager on why many Utah families living in poverty don't get assistance — from the state nor the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The pardoning of a turkey is a presidential holiday tradition. On Tuesday, Miami officials pardoned a pig. Roasted pig is a quintessential Cuban-American centerpiece of South Florida Christmas feasts.
The House voted to refer former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on criminal contempt of Congress charges. The Justice Department will now decide whether he could face criminal charges.