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Italians pursuing parenthood via surrogates abroad could face prosecution under proposed law 06/20/2023 08:41pm • ROME (AP) ��� Italy's lawmakers are debating a bill that would make it a crime for Italian citizens to try to become parents through a surrogate's pregnancy abroad, even in countries where the practice is legal. A 2004 law already banned surrogacy within Italy. The proposed law, which would make it Best Children's Hospitals 2023-2024 Honor Roll and Overview 06/20/2023 08:00pm • The annual U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals rankings, now in their 17th year, offer guidance to parents seeking the best place for their very sick child. The top 50 medical centers are ranked in 10 specialties, including pediatric cancer, pediatric cardiology and heart surgery and pediatric ortho The Honor Roll of U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals 2023-2024 06/20/2023 08:00pm • A photo tour of the 2023-2024 Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll Which hospitals are best prepared to care for the sickest kids? The 2023-2024 U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals rankings identify 89 hospitals with demonstrated expertise in one or more of 10 pediatric specialties. Ten hospitals ea What to Know as a First-Generation College Student 06/20/2023 08:00pm • Being the first in your family to attend higher education can be a rewarding and exciting experience. But research shows that first-generation college students also face challenges, often related to economic and social factors, at phases of the higher education process from application to graduation Best Hospitals for Children With Severe Congenital Heart Disease 2023-2024 06/20/2023 08:00pm • Total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Truncus arteriosus. Terms like these speak volumes to the parents of children with severe congenital heart defects. Heart defects occur in about 1 in 100 babies, or about 40,000 U.S. newborns per year. While any such problem c Trial begins for Virginia school administrator charged with perjury in probe of sex assault case 06/20/2023 07:00pm • LEESBURG, Va. (AP) ��� A lawyer for a school system official accused of perjuring himself during a high-profile investigation of two school-based sexual assaults told jurors Tuesday that her client is ���the fall guy��� for a series of administrative failings. The perjury case against Loudoun County 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding 06/20/2023 06:27pm • MCALLEN, Texas (AP) ��� A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks. The 8-year-old girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley Mother of 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says pleas for hospital care were denied 06/20/2023 06:24pm • McALLEN, Texas (AP) ��� The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk. Agents said her daughter's diagnosis o 8-year-old girl sought medical help 3 times on day she died, US immigration officials say 06/20/2023 06:22pm • HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) ��� An 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death ��� complaining of vomiting, a stomachache and later suffering what appeared to be a seizure ��� before she was taken to a hosp Death of 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody highlights challenges providing medical care 06/20/2023 06:20pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� The recent deaths of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl and 17-year-old boy from Honduras who were under U.S. government supervision have again raised questions about how prepared authorities are to handle medical emergencies suffered by migrants arriving in the U.S., especially as age Border Patrol wouldn't review the medical file of a girl with a heart condition before she died 06/20/2023 06:14pm • HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) ��� Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found. U.S. Customs and Border Protecti Hospital turns over transgender patient records to Tennessee attorney general in investigation 06/20/2023 06:06pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Vanderbilt University Medical Center has turned over medical records for transgender patients to the Tennessee attorney general's team in what his office confirmed is an investigation into potential medical billing fraud. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokesperson North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session 06/20/2023 05:53pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Transgender rights took center stage Tuesday in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly advanced legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports. The legislative push comes in the dwindling days of the North Carolina session Concerns mount over 'restorative practices' in Prince William County schools 06/20/2023 05:47pm • This article was written by WTOP���s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com���s free email subscription today. A faction of School Board members are voicing concerns over proposed changes to the Prince William County Public Schools code of behavior, Booze, drugs, a pet snake and foreign dealings: Families can cause headaches for a White House 06/20/2023 05:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden whose plea deal on federal tax and gun charges was made public Tuesday, is by no means the first presidential relative whose personal troubles have brought unwelcome headlines and headaches for a White House. The younger Biden will pl