(CNN)Teens who live in states with less restrictive gun laws may be more likely to carry guns, according to a study. They’re able to access them because more adults in those states own guns, researchers said. The researchers focused on […]
(Reuters Health) – There isn’t enough evidence yet to say whether e-cigarettes are safe or effective for helping people quit smoking, new U.S. guidelines on tobacco cessation conclude. The conclusion, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today […]
Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday to extend federal child nutrition assistance programs to children in Native American tribes. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), along with Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), unveiled the Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of […]
JANESVILLE—Angelia Babcock recalls sitting in her bedroom and rubbing a sharp knife back and forth on her wrists. She prayed for strength to slash herself. But she could not. One day, she tied a noose from the sash on her […]
Mr Justice Walker says “the victims’ fathers were concerned about the future marriage prospects for their daughters” (Abused Asian children suffer more, court of appeal rules, 18 September). Where do we even start with this statement? Is this the only […]
Tanya Eiserer, WFAA-TV, USA TODAY DALLAS — A Dallas couple who said their child was switched in El Salvador have been reunited with their biological child. And they have named him Moses. Rich Cushworth and his wife, Mercy Casanalles, of Dallas were […]
Nancy Loo, WGNTV CHICAGO — The slow process of draining the Garfield Park lagoon continues as police look for more remains of a child. Community members held a vigil near the lagoon Tuesday night. The remains found over the weekend […]
United Nations Report 9 September 2015 – Child mortality rates have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990, but it is not enough to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of a two-thirds reduction over the […]
Brain scans may be able to predict which kids are likely to improve their math skills in school and which ones are not, and they do it better than IQ or math tests, researchers reported Tuesday. The researchers have been […]
Kids from military families are more likely to say they’re bullied at school, that they’ve tried alcohol, carried a weapon or been in a fight, a new study shows. Researchers found that military brats (and they do prefer that term) […]
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