Latest Adoption News

Swedish investigator says S. Korea key to her adoption probe

Mar. 21, 2023 21:22 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Swedish legal expert investigating the country’s international adoption practices said Tuesday she’s trying to determine whether Swedish authorities were aware of falsified child origins as they approved the adoptions of thousands of South Korean children. ...

US Soccer again fails to make president position a paid job

Mar. 19, 2023 01:31 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation failed for the second straight year to approve a by-law amendment that would have given its president a $125,000 annual salary instead of remaining an unpaid position. The proposal received 62.87% approval at this week's USSF annual...

EU countries postpone vote on combustion engine ban

Mar. 03, 2023 07:43 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The adoption by European Union member countries of new carbon dioxide emission standards for cars and vans has been postponed amid opposition from Germany and conservative lawmakers, the presidency of the EU ministers' council said Friday. The vote initially...

Edmunds: The most affordable EVs for 2023

Mar. 01, 2023 06:44 AM EST

The push for new, appealing electric vehicles has gained considerable momentum recently. The next few years will see a rollout of EVs in every popular automotive segment, increasing competition and decreasing prices. At the moment, however, all-electric vehicle development costs remain high and...

Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

Feb. 10, 2023 08:39 AM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive parents because a U.S. policy change has unleashed a rush for passports at Haiti’s main immigration office. ...

Mississippi increasing pace of adoptions from foster care

Jan. 10, 2023 18:23 PM EST

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's foster care system is on pace for more adoptions during the current budget year than the previous one. Department of Child Protection Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders told lawmakers Tuesday that judges finalized adoption of 644 foster...

Polish PM says adopting the euro would bring spike in prices

Jan. 10, 2023 08:53 AM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister argued strongly Tuesday against the country’s adoption of the European Union’s common euro currency in the foreseeable future, claiming that its recent adoption in Croatia caused “chaos” and a cost of living spike. Premier...