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Anna Jarvis, who created the holiday to honor her own mom, petitioned FDR to remove it from the country’s official calendar.

When Jade Rone was placed in Stacia Parker's care, she kept her feelings to herself: "I just felt like I didn't matter." But Parker had different expectations for her.

Endless Possibilities in the Community (EPIC) breaks down walls that surround people with physical and intellectual challenges.

In-person school provided kids with regular, organic social exposure. What happens after a year when that disappeared?

The change comes with about a $17 million price tag, according to the state Human Services Department. The program is financed by the federal government but run by the state.

The federal recommendation to pause use of the J&J vaccine came as efforts were ramping up to inoculate N.J.’s more than 11,000 homebound people.

The Pennsylvania SPCA hopes to show that — with time, patience, and plenty of sun — under-socialized cats can blossom into forever companions.

The stress of supporting a family member in prison can cause lasting health issues for those on the outside. Consequences can stretch far beyond the person doing the time.

Chronic diseases, mental health issues, and health insurance were factors, a review of pregnancy-associated deaths from 2013 to 2018 shows.

More women are becoming lawmakers, but many legislatures still don't have family leave policies. That leaves new moms little choice but to miss out on the lawmaking process.

Many Asian adoptees say they feel left out of the conversation about anti-Asian hate because they don't think they belong in either the Asian community or white America.

“There's a lot in the Passover Seder that has to do with rebirth and starting again. It kind of feels that this year will feel much more like that.”

What’s striking about recollections of the Before Times is their specificity.

A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.

What does “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19 mean? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked at the new CDC guidelines, and some specific situations.