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Los Angeles police union proposes officers stop responding to non-violent, non-emergency calls

The Los Angeles Police Department's rank-and-file union issued a set of proposals Wednesday for officers to only respond to violent calls.

Louisiana woman arrested after police find meth, puppies inside ice cream truck

A Louisiana woman was arrested Monday after Slidell police detectives discovered methamphetamine and two small puppies inside her ice cream truck.

Utah school district says teachers can't use sick time to escape work stress: reports

A school district in Utah is apologizing and clarifying an email sent out to educators about the proper use of sick time, and sparked a debate about mental health.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signs bill banning transgender surgeries for minors

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed legislation banning gender affirming surgeries for minors, calling it a "dangerous movement" that misleads young children.

TikTok telehealth? Teens put at risk by self-diagnosing mental health on social media

Dr. Gregory Jantz, psychologist and teen depression specialist, told Fox News Digital about warning signs of bad mental health advice and turning to TikTok to self-diagnose.

New Hampshire judge rules against holding psych patients in emergency rooms

U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty ruled Thursday that New Hampshire's practice of involuntarily holding psychiatric patients in emergency rooms is unconstitutional

Ex-Tennessee cop at center of sex-romp scandal claims she was sexually 'groomed' in new lawsuit

Former Tennessee police officer Maegan Hall, who was fired after a probe found she had affairs with colleagues, is claiming in a lawsuit she was “sexually groomed” for the trysts.

NC again delays tailored plan for Medicaid enrollees with mental health, developmental disabilities

North Carolina is again delaying its health plan specifically designed for Medicaid enrollees with behavioral and intellectual disabilities. The plan will be pushed back by six months.

CO supermarket shooting suspect, accused of killing 10, diagnosed with schizophrenia

Shooting suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa who allegedly killed 10 people at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, in 2021 has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Rare Disease Day: Walking Dead Syndrome and other rare conditions baffle doctors and researchers

On Rare Disease Day, here are three strange and rare medical conditions that baffle doctors, along with case studies: Walking Dead Syndrome, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome and Foreign Accent Syndrome.