• China To Ease Family Planning Restrictions, Allow Couples To Have Two Children

  China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of the strict one-child policy, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday, a move aimed at alleviating demographic strains on the economy.

  

• Women Who Stop Breastfeeding Due to Pain More Likely To Develop Postpartum Depression, Study Finds

  Women who stop breastfeeding due to pain or difficulty getting babies to nurse may be more likely to develop postpartum depression than mothers who stop nursing for other reasons, a small U.K. study suggests.

  

• Christian Evangelists Win Michigan Free Speech Case Over Arab-American Festival: 'Freedom-Loving Americans Should Be Pleased'

  A federal appeals court said police violated the free speech rights of Christian evangelists by telling them to leave a June 2012 Arab-American festival in Dearborn, Michigan after an angry crowd began pelting them with bottles, eggs and other objects.

  

• U.S. Student Math Test Scores Slip for First Time Since 1990

  Math test scores for fourth and eighth grade students across the United States dipped in 2015, marking the first such decline in 25 years, according to a U.S. Department of Education report released on Wednesday.

  

• Thousands of Police Gather to Mourn Slain New York City Officer

  Thousands of police officers waited in the rain to pay their respects at Wednesday's funeral for slain New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder, who was shot and killed while on patrol a week ago.