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Cenk Bulbul, a single dad by choice, with his youngest daughter Gaia Bulbul in New York, NY. Cenk had both his daughters via the same surrogate using donor eggs and his sperm to make the embryos that were implanted.

Three single, gay dads reflect on fatherhood, surrogacy journeys

For Father's Day, NPR spoke to three, gay single fathers who made the choice to become parents via surrogacy.

Private colleges want more power to police trespassers — what you need to know

Private colleges want to change rules for how police respond to trespassing on campus. Students worry the proposal could lead to racial profiling.

This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. (Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP)

The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York

The patient, who has developed paralysis but is no longer contagious according to the AP, may have contracted the virus overseas. The CDC says no cases of polio have originated in the U.S. since 1979.

The federal government is giving out funds to develop seven new testing technologies which could increase testing capacity around the U.S.

Federal Push For Faster, Cheaper Coronavirus Tests Focuses On 7 New Technologies

The National Institutes of Health is giving $248.7 million dollars to seven companies developing new technologies for testing, including use of the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR.

Advocates for some survivors of abuse in prison are asking for their freedom and preparing petitions under a program known as compassionate release.

Advocates seek compassionate release for women sexually abused while incarcerated

The women were sexually abused while incarcerated in federal prison in Dublin, California. The issue is part of a hearing Friday before the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

A tanker flies over Wrights Lake while battling the Caldor Fire in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

California Fire Threat High Despite Progress Near Tahoe

Fire officials say California could be on track for one of its worst fire seasons ever as hot, dry conditions across the north raise the threat of new fires or existing ones flaring into dangerous life.

Rick Bright filed a complaint this week with the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency responsible for whistleblower complaints.

Attorneys: Watchdog Wants Coronavirus Scientist Reinstated Amid Probe

Rick Bright, a top scientist working on a vaccine, says he was reassigned for not focusing on treatments favored by President Trump, even though they lacked "scientific merit."

Comic-Con International celebrated its 50th show in 2019, which also happens to be the last in person convention before the pandemic hit. The origins of Comic-Con are now the topis of a new six-part podcast called "Comic-Con Begins. July 16, 2019.

'Comic-Con Begins' Looks To Origin Story Of Pop Culture Convention

Six-part podcast releases second episode on Tuesday

Delegates applaud after a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.

Xi signals continuity in his China Communist Party congress speech

Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled his government would maintain policies that have put it at odds with the U.S. and other nations and deepened Communist Party control of the economy and society.

Tobacco products with flavors like "blue razz ice" and "aloe grape" are seen here.

Voters weigh in on California's flavored tobacco ban

Proposition 31 would uphold a law passed in 2020 that prohibits the sale of some flavored tobacco products in the state.

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