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In this May 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. passports lie on a table in Dallas. A grace period for U.S. states to make their driver’s licenses compliant with new REAL ID standards for domestic flights is set to expire Jan. 22, 2018, but 23 states have been granted extensions and the other 27 states plus Washington D.C. are already compliant with the new rules. Passports of course remain acceptable ID for domestic and international air travel. (AP Photo/Benny Snyder, File)

The U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender 'X' option

After a lawsuit, the Biden administration promised this year that it would make the documents more inclusive for people who identify as nonbinary, intersex or gender-nonconforming.

Kyle Beach reveals he is the player suing the Chicago Blackhawks over sex assault

Beach said that he was sexually assaulted by a video coach for the hockey team in 2010 and that the team did nothing about it for weeks. Beach came forward publicly for the first time Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Eagles are shown playing the Dallas Cowboys in the second half of an NFL football game at AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

NAACP urges pro athletes not to sign with Texas teams over voting and abortion laws

Player organizations in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and MLB were sent an open letter by the organization's national and state presidents.

Kids at Lake Placid Elementary in Lake Placid, NY.

Quarantining students is an educational nightmare. Is it still worth it?

"We're all just trying to get through a global pandemic. But definitely, they need some [additional] instruction when they get back.”

The Supreme Court of the United States, pictured Aug. 3, 2017. (Photo: Liam James Doyle/NPR)

Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments in the Texas abortion case

Monday, November 1: Listen live: Supreme Court hears arguments in the Texas abortion caseThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the case of the…

These 4 charts explain why the stakes are so high at the U.N. climate summit

How hot will the planet get? What nations negotiate at the international climate summit will help determine that. Here are 4 things to know about what's being decided.

ILLUSTRATION - 03 January 2020, Hamburg: "Lübecker:innen" can be read on a screen. A guideline of the Lübeck city administration on gender-neutral language is causing debate. At the beginning of the year, the guide is to ensure gender-neutral language in all municipal publications and correspondence. The colon has a special role to play. Employees become "Mitarbeiter:innen", pupils become "Schüler:innen". (to dpa "Lübeck orders colon for gender-neutral language") Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa (Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Germany debates how to form gender-neutral words out of its gendered language

The German language is full of male and female nouns. Officials and businesses are tweaking words, including adding asterisks, to make them inclusive.

Maria Laura Rojas, a climate activist from Bogota, poses for a photo on the outskirts of the city. Bogota, Colombia. Oct. 27, 2021. © Erika Piñeros **Note: Non-exclusive license. Photos to be used exclusively as part of this story. Web media usage only for three years. Not for commercial use. Editorial use only. No Book Sales. Not for sale for marketing or advertising. Image to be used exactly as supplied. All rights and copyright retained by photographer. No Syndication. No third-party distribution.

From a place of privilege, she speaks the truth about climate to power

Maria Laura Rojas admits that climate change has not had an impact on her own life. But with empathy and determination, she'll speak out for the most vulnerable at the COP26 summit.

For 51 years this killer whale has lived in a tiny tank. Now her health is at risk

For decades, activists have argued that Miami Seaquarium housed Lolita, an endangered orca in a tank that's much too small. A new USDA report found other serious violations in how she's been treated.

NEWARK, NJ - OCTOBER 23: Attendees listen to former U.S. President Barack Obama during an early vote rally for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on October 23, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. People are heading to the polls in New Jersey for early voting as Governor Murphy faces Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Here's why the other 48 states care who's governor of Virginia and New Jersey

As the first statewide tests of a new political reality, Virginia and New Jersey send a signal early in a presidential term — much as Iowa and New Hampshire do in a presidential campaign.

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