Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.
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The California Democrat returned to the Senate floor Tuesday to warn that the Trump administrations response to immigration protests in Los Angeles should "shock the conscience of our country." -
After more than four hours of public testimony, the council voted to cap the number of ADUs allowed on each property to between four and six. -
President Trump called Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei an "easy target" but said, "We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now." -
Tuesday's hearing comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the Trump administration to temporarily pause a lower court order last week that directed the president to return control of the soldiers to the governor. The judge found the Guard deployment was illegal and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority. -
A new book raises the specter that corporate offshoring of manufacturing may have undermined America's lead in technological innovation and even its national security. -
Americans across the political spectrum like Medicaid and think it should get more funding, not less, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF. -
The nonprofit group Partnership for Public Service has named David Lebryk, former fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, as federal employee of the year. -
A San Diego pediatrician explains why masking remains an important health option, even as some protesters face detention for wearing them. -
Members of Congress from both parties are calling for security updates following the weekend attack in Minnesota where a gunman killed one state lawmaker and her husband and left another state lawmaker and his wife wounded. -
Trump left midway through the G7 summit, saying he needed to return to Washington to deal with the Iran-Israel conflict.
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