Hospitals seeing more and more kids who tried to harm themselves, study finds
The portion of U.S. hospital beds occupied by children with suicidal or self-harming behavior has soared over the course of a decade, hospital admissions show.
Day: March 28, 2023
UN says Afghan girls’ education activist Matiullah Wesa held in Kabul
The UN mission in Afghanistan said Matiullah Wesa, founder and president of Pen Path – a local nongovernmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library – was arrested in the Afghan capital on Monday.
GOP lawmakers and far-right figures seize on Nashville shooting to push dangerous anti-trans rhetoric
Right-wing figures pivot to attacks on gender-affirming care after six killed in 130th mass shooting in 2023
Prince Harry Accuses UK Royals Of Hiding Phone Hacking From Him
Britain’s Prince Harry has accused his family of withholding information about phone hacking from him to avoid sitting in the witness box and opening “a can of worms”, a witness statement released Tuesday said.
Deadly chocolate factory blast highlights combustion risks
Last week’s fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory highlighted the combustibility of food plants in general and chocolate making in particular.
Teen TikTok prank sends woman to hospital
The woman said the incident has left her a ‘nervous wreck’
Lucid to cut 1,300 workers amid signs of flagging demand for its EVs
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the job cuts will hit “nearly every organization and level, including executives.”
Why Corporate America has grown silent on gun violence
America’s biggest companies rushed to strengthen their gun safety policies after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018.
‘Facebook Rapist’ convict faked his death and escaped prison, police say
Thabo Bester was believed dead after charred remains were found in his cell in 2022. However, a recent autopsy found the remains belong to someone else.
Pence ordered to testify over Trump bid to overturn 2020 election result
The former US vice president was told he will have to give evidence before a grand jury