Emily Wax-Thibodeaux

• National

Frightened children prayed and wept in their classrooms as desperate parents ran down a rural road to reunite.

• National

More men are speaking out in defense of reproductive rights because of harrowing experiences that wives or partners have suffered when a pregnancy went awry.

• National

Measures to enshrine a right to abortion in state constitutions are now on the ballot in eight states across the country, and that number could still grow.

• Politics

A growing movement, which includes religious and men’s rights groups, is seeking to overturn state laws that allow divorce with no blame attached.

• National

Climate change is exacerbating the danger. But no prisoners are sentenced “to swelter to death in a confined space,” a civil rights attorney says.

• National

The federal sentences, which include no chance of parole, further ensure that Anderson Lee Aldrich will never leave prison.

• National

“These are some conversations we wish we had earlier,” says the host on “Self-Taught.” Episodes cover tough issues that teens in foster care systems often face.

• National

No other state has taken such action. Debate on the measure, which the governor is expected to sign into law, raised fears of harm to reproductive health care.

• National

Someone possessing the pills without a valid prescription or outside of professional practice could be prosecuted and sentenced to prison.