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Former Google consultant warns social media platforms' quest for data has turned 'evil'

Former Google consultant Joe Toscano detailed how social media platforms developed algorithms to boost engagement rates and explained its impact on children.

Two inmate deaths in Houston linked to drug-laced papers

Retired attorney accused of delivering drug-laced papers into Houston Jail.

Oregon opioid deaths increase 13x after drug decriminalization law: 'We have to do something different'

Oregon's Measure 110, which decriminalized hard drugs like meth and heroin, now faces criticism from state residents who are pushing for its reversal.

How to handle combative relatives during the holidays: 'Welcome to attend,' with conditions

Psychotherapists weighed in on how to handle and host difficult family members this holiday season — and how to keep the peace at this happy time of year. Here are insights and tips.

Factors that may transform your hair into silver strands

Gray hair is often an inevitable part of aging, a visible marker of the passing years. However, what truly drives this transformation? Here are six reasons that hair may turn gray.

Sleep deprivation could relieve depression but only temporarily, says study, as doctors share warnings

Pulling an all-nighter might leave you exhausted, but it could also be a temporary mood-booster, according to a study published in the journal Neuron earlier this month.

Mom accused of shooting two young sons in the head says 'it was an accident'

After slaughtering her two young boys, Tiffanie Lucas, 32, allegedly told Kentucky police, 'I'm in such a tough spot' and 'someone manipulated me,' according to testimony.

Nonprofit calls out Biden on fentanyl crisis: ‘This administration owes us’

DemandZEO Foundation founder Lisa Deane tells ‘America’s Newsroom’ that President Biden was ‘not bold enough’ when announcing a deal with China to curb fentanyl. 

Maine's 'yellow flag' law invoked over a dozen times since Lewiston shooting spree

Maine's so-called "yellow flag" law allowing for weapons restriction orders has been invoked 13 times since Robert Card's Oct. 25 shooting spree in Lewiston.

Emergency room nurse, lost to suicide, called US health care system her ‘abuser’ in haunting letter

Tristin Kate Smith, a 28-year-old Ohio nurse, wrote a scathing letter to her “abuser" five months before her August 2023 suicide. The letter has gone viral among nurses across the country.