Virginia retirement community sets up hugging walls so family members can embrace Many of America's elderly have been cut off from their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic, so a retirement home in Virginia created a "hugging wall" so that residents can safely embrace their loved ones.
Mexico passes bill that could set back US partnership in drug war by decades Lawmakers in Mexico on Tuesday approved a controversial reform to the National Security Law to "regulate and monitor all activities of foreign agents," which critics say will dramatically set back U.S. and Mexico relations and hamper efforts in the battle against drug cartels.
CBP sees 'alarming uptick' in fentanyl seizures at southern border There has been an “alarming uptick” in the seizure of hard drugs like fentanyl at the southern border, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said Monday -- with a 225% increase in seizures of the deadly drug compared to the same time last year.
Japan's serial ‘Twitter killer’ sentenced to death A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, in a case that shocked the country.
Houston man shot by police after charging at officer with knife A man in Houston who attempted to check himself into the hospital and was seen cutting himself in the parking garage was shot by police Monday after allegedly charging at an officer with a knife.
Dr. Margi McCombs: Coronavirus trauma and children – 4 tips to help them navigate the pandemic The absence of their typical support systems like activity groups, friend groups and in-school resources has isolated our children and exacerbated this crisis.
Seattle considers excusing misdemeanors, including assault, for homeless, drug addicts Seattle's City Council is mulling a new criminal code regulation that would make it the first in the nation to excuse misdemeanor crimes if they can be linked to poverty, addiction, or mental disorders.
‘Cat scratch’ fever may cause human madness, study says In research published this month in the journal Pathogens, authors offer further evidence for the theory that Bartonella bacteria, which can be spread by insect bites and animal scratches — most famously, those of cats — is linked with psychiatric symptoms.
Erectile dysfunction drug 'mix up' with depression medication causes nationwide product recall A Tennessee-based pharmaceutical company announced Wednesday that it is “voluntarily recalling” two drugs – one that treats erectile dysfunction, the other depression – after a “product mix-up” that resulted in the medications being "inadvertently packaged together" when they were bottled at a third-party facility.
Michael Levin: COVID lockdowns – substance abuse spikes will hurt us for decades. Don't politicians get that? By focusing primarily on the desire to arrest the pandemic, we may have caused far more human suffering than the novel coronavirus ever could have.
