A survey of more than 40,000 LGBTQ+ youths finds that almost half of the respondents had engaged in acts of self-harm over the past year. Among transgender and nonbinary youths, more than 60% responded in this way.Share on PinterestA large number of LGBTQ+ youths have encountered adversity and experienced mental health issues.Since 2019, the nonprofit…
Now we see why there are pitched battles over Supreme Court nominees.The Supreme Court decision in the LBGTQ case and the DACA ruling last week underscored why the nominations of justices and the political fights in the Senate over their confirmations are so monumental.Supreme Court appointments are for a lifetime. Only 114 persons have ever served…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…