The US department of health and human services (HHS) has terminated several multi-million dollar grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics following the association’s criticism of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s policies. The funding cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and early detection of autism, were first reported … Read more
By Byron Kaye and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer holiday under Australia’s youth social media ban will be relatively easy as she spends time with family, but as the weeks pass, she fears she will be alone and isolated. From December 10, … Read more
The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC last week spent weeks alone in a dark room and suffered “manic episodes” – according to comments written in 2024 by a caseworker who helped the suspect’s family relocate after fleeing Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Lakanwal is accused of carrying out an “ambush” that killed … Read more