States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children, according to recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press.

Tennessee has nearly total abortion ban and a porous safety net for mothers and young children. GOP state leaders in ...

A comprehensive new study comparing the health care systems of 10 wealthy nations delivers a stark conclusion for the United ...

Fourteen states have paid family and medical leave programs that allow both parents to take between six and 12 weeks to be ...

After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year ...

For the first time since 2007, Hanukkah will begin on Christmas Day — to. While these holidays are distinct in their origins ...

Caring for my aging father taught me about the massive holes in America’s safety net for the elderly.

The phenomenon of out-of-school children is an emerging and disturbing phenomenon, gradually consuming the educational domain and future of the child. While this educational endemic refers to the ...

Here's what it takes to be considered 'middle class' is in Tennessee. Tennessee ranks as the 39th state in its middle class ...

The deadline for Georgia to participate in a federal food assistance program is looming, as 22% of children live in households without enough food.

From the killing fields of Gaza to the shooting galleries that can be any American elementary school, dead children are seen ...