WASHINGTON — Rep. Byron Donalds, speaking Tuesday at a Black voter outreach event for former President Donald Trump, suggested that Black families were more unified and better off during the Jim Crow era, sparking immediate backlash from top Black Democratic officials. At the Philadelphia campaign event, Donalds, a Florida Republican like Trump, suggested that things […]
By Rollo Ross and Jack Ferry LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) – Every year, around 10 to 15 sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast, often due to storms that separate mother and offspring. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to pair pups with […]
Marisa Merliss and her husband Mike waited almost eight years to have children. The couple had big careers — Marisa was a professional dancer and pediatric nurse before becoming a fitness instructor and Mike is a Broadway performer. After two and half years of trying, Marisa got pregnant with a little girl they nicknamed “She-ra.” Marisa […]
A couple from Northern Ireland who have had a baby through surrogacy in Ukraine have appealed for urgent help to bring him home from the warzone. Jaunty Beau was born on 31 January and his parents, Mary and Peter McDonnell, from Portaferry in County Down, have been trying to bring him home since. The couple […]
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Monday for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice “deplorable” and a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child. Francis’ remarks are likely to antagonise pro-LGBT+ groups, since surrogacy is often used by gay or lesbian partners who want to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Utah couple is days away from welcoming home the two newest members of their family and becoming first-time dads. The dads, Sam and Kameron Cook, said the arrival of their twins never could have happened without one woman who is “beyond just their surrogate.” All lanes of new West […]