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Study: Families trending toward open adoptions

An estimated 95 percent of U.S. infant adoptions now have some level of openness between birth parents and adoptive parents, unlike earlier decades, when such contact was routinely denied, says a report released Wednesday..

"The era of truly closed adoptions is probably coming to a quick end," said Adam Pertman, ...

Feds to probe killing of black teen in Florida

Federal and state prosecutors are investigating the fatal shooting of an unarmed black Florida teenager by a neighborhood crime watch volunteer in a case that has provoked a national outcry.

Florida State Attorney Norm Wolfinger said Tuesday he will convene a grand jury April 10 in the death of Trayvon ...

American scene: Space station may give dry run for Mars trip

CAPE CANAVERAL — The International Space Station may provide the setting for a 500-day pretend trip to Mars in another few years.

NASA said Tuesday that consideration is under way to use the space station as a dry run for a simulated trip to and from Mars.

It would be ...

Weak schools may be security threat

The state of the nation's education system is becoming a national security issue and could leave the U.S. unprepared to respond to military threats and compete in a global economy, according to a new task force report from the Council on Foreign Relations.

"Though educational attainment has not changed significantly, ...

Lori named archbishop of Baltimore

BALTIMORE — The leading voice among the nation's Roman Catholic bishops against the Obama administration's contraception mandate was named Tuesday as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore, the nation's first diocese.

Bishop William E. Lori, 60, comes from the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., and has testified before Congress several times in ...

Fla. grand jury to investigate shooting of unarmed teen

Florida State Attorney Norm Wolfinger said Tuesday his office will convene a grand jury in central Florida to investigate the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager who was killed Feb. 26 in a gated community by a neighborhood watch captain.

Mr. Wolfinger, in a statement, said he shared the ...

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