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From abortion restrictions in Kansas to the removal of so-called junk fees in California, here are some laws taking effect today in states.

In 2023, about one in four students was chronically absent. Schools are going above and beyond to turn those numbers around. That often means having difficult conversations with students and families.

More pregnant women are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, which risks the life of the parent and child. Montana is one of the states improving screening and treatment.

A group of Congressional lawmakers wants to funnel millions of dollars toward organizations that pair service dogs with veterans with PTSD. The aim is to curb alarming rates of suicide among veterans.

The story takes place in Newark, over the course of a single day in 1957, which we experience from the two spouses' alternating points of view. Jessica Anthony's novel deserves to become a classic.

Paul Giamatti plays a boarding school teacher charged with watching over the students who have no where to go during winter break in a throwback film that doesn't quite live up to its potential.

The law, which was passed after the Sandy Hook school shooting, bans dozens of firearms — including AR-15s, AK-47s and the Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifle — and puts a 10-round limit on magazines.

You don't even have to own one. Research shows just 5 to 20 minutes interacting with other people's pooches can reduce stress hormones and increase well-being.

There are other, more meaningful guns to pursue than Al Capone's "Sweetheart."

NPR's A Martinez talks with Douglas Kent, author of Foraging Southern California, and James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson, about the growing interest in urban foraging.

Donald Trump has become the first former president with a mug shot. He faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

VP Harris is expected to announce her running mate within the next day. Fears grow of a widening war in the Middle East. The second week of the Olympic Games in Paris is off to a fast start.