The author of the above article is a journalist who has worked for the agency since 2014. The article provides data on states in the U.S. with the highest and lowest maternal mortality rates aggregated by race and age, which can be verified in other sources including the CDC. This article will be useful for my proposal because of the statistics offered. An entry using APA might look like this: Leins, C.(2019, June 12). States with the highest maternal mortality rates: Some states’ maternal mortality rates match those of developing countries. U.S. News & World Report. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2019-06-12/these-states-have-the-highest-maternal-mortality-rates. U.S. News & World Report is a highly credible public interest news organization that has been reporting on issues of international importance for over 90 years.