The percentage of American children estimated to have autism spectrum disorder increased in 2022, continuing a long-running trend, according to data released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among 8-year-olds, one in 31 were found to have autism in 2022, compared with 1 in 36 in 2020. That rate is nearly […]
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has posted an update about his health to social media, after undergoing a sixth abdominal surgery that he says is related to a stabbing he endured on the campaign trail in 2018. On Tuesday, the embattled far-right leader shared a video of himself walking through a hospital corridor, electrodes taped […]
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software. A Federal District Court judge said yes to forcing Microsoft to split in two, separating its monopoly Windows operating system from its […]
Fast-fashion giants like Shein and Temu have been doing booming business in the United States in recent years, in part because of a tariff exemption that’s helped to keep prices low on packages shipped from China. Now, President Trump has ordered the loophole closed as part of new tariffs, starting with packages from China and […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Thursday evening, Tennessee’s quarterbacks gathered for an annual tradition, with Nico Iamaleava among them. On their off day ahead of Saturday’s spring game, Tennessee’s quarterbacks sat around the table at quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle’s home. His wife, Cara, made tacos. It was mostly business as usual, despite a report earlier in the […]
After a Honduran immigrant arrived in the United States in 2022, officials ordered him to use a government-issued app as part of an immigration surveillance program. At least once a week, the immigrant, a former police officer in Honduras who was living in Louisiana, would take a selfie through the facial-recognition powered app to confirm […]
Congress could implement work requirements as part of revamping and downsizing Medicaid. vm/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption vm/Getty Images/E+ For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes, Wunderlin worked part-time, minimum-wage retail jobs around Dayton, Ohio, making so little that he said […]
Stocks inched higher in early trading on Tuesday, as the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff rollout continues to spur volatility in the markets. The S&P 500 opened up 0.5 percent, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq also gained slightly. President Trump’s whipsawing tariff policies are still driving sentiment on Wall Street, especially in sectors facing the threat of […]
In the months and years after research and working groups continued to assess procedures and rules. “The work that happened very quickly at the time around the event got us to 90% of where we are now…but that has been consolidated and put into specific safety measures,” Mr Nicholson said. Today there are three levels […]
Brian Farmer BBC News, Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Police Joanne Pearson (left) and Teohna Grant (right) died at the scene at the address on Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley A man has pleaded guilty to murdering two women on Christmas Day. Jazwell Brown stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, at a block of flats […]