The legislation would require two independent doctors and a judge to determine whether the person satisfies the criteria to take their own life — including expressing a clear wish to do so, free from coercion. Similar moves are also under way in Scotland, the Isle and Man and Jersey (Osbaldstone, The Times)
Read MoreIn Mobile after nearly a decade of work, pledge group participants say they've seen the fruits of their labor. Some churches have diversified congregations, for instance. New multicultural prayer groups are meeting. And predominantly white organizations have begun to recognize Juneteenth and Black History Month. (Elliott, NPR)
Read MoreOn the questions regarding pride in your employer and life satisfaction, we see managers and our old friends in agriculture and forestry take the top spots. But right behind them — and actually in the lead in the other questions — lurks the real standout, a set of jobs we’d classify as “care and social services.” (Van Dam, The Washington Post)
Read MoreNew York's penal law previously said that "a person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse." It was considered a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a jail sentence of up to three months. (Archie, NPR)
Read MoreManifest was looked up almost 130,000 times on the Cambridge Dictionary website, making it one of the most viewed words of 2024. In 2024, the word manifest jumped from being mainly used in the self-help community and on social media to being mentioned widely across mainstream media. (Cambridge Dictionary)
Read MoreThe Texas State Board of Education today gave final approval to a controversial new elementary curriculum that features numerous Biblical references, from stories about King Solomon to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. (Zeeble, Kera News)
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