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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Las Vegas has been known for decades as the place for exuberant nuptials blessed by the swirl of Elvis’ white capes. But for years, legal marriages were barred for same-sex couples. Now, the state that’s home ...

DENVER — Jennifer Tipp knew who was giving her 15-year-old son methamphetamine. She even had a photo of the adult in a living room with a group of teenagers and a bong. The Craig mom called police and local child ...

PORTLAND, Maine — The founder of a successful chain of car dealerships who’s now 88 and suffering from dementia is being ordered to pay more than 40 years worth of spousal support to his former wife. John “Jack” Quirk Sr., ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Any efforts in New Mexico to build a successful early childhood education system will depend on the state’s ability to prevent child neglect and abuse, members of a task force on child well-being told state lawmakers Thursday. ...

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court issued two decisions Friday with far-reaching implications for same-sex couples, finding that parenting intentions at the moment of a child’s birth are critical to establishing parental rights. Both cases involved birth mothers ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents. The case is a big test ...

MISSION, Kan. — A man accused of abducting his two daughters from a Kansas home where their two brothers were killed has been going through a divorce with the children’s mother, authorities said Monday. Maj. James Sherley, of the Leavenworth ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts could become home to the first union to successfully represent foster parents. SEIU 509 announced plans Thursday to unionize thousands of foster parents across the state. Union officials say that while foster parents provide nurturing and compassion, ...

PHOENIX — Arizona’s child welfare agency has agreed to boost behavioral and health services for children in foster care and limit use of group homes for those children to settle a lawsuit filed by child advocacy groups. The state Department ...

LOS ANGELES  — A federal appeals court has ruled against the U.S. State Department in its quest to deny the citizenship of one of two twins born abroad to a gay married couple. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ...