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looking back
By Katie Garrity

Millennials: Did Your Parents Pick You Up From School On 9/11?

Or did you watch it on TV with the rest of your class?

Close-up of pregnant woman in yellow dress embracing her pregnant belly.
Moms Need Help

Maternal Mortality Rates Were Up In 2024 After Post-Covid Decline

The increase was small, but some experts fear national trends may bode future increases.

Child being vaccinated, looking down at her arm. Her father is visible in the background.
Scientific Methods

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Vaccines & Placebo Testing Requirements

HHS wants placebo testing for all new vaccines, but many scientists are pushing back.

A pregnant Guatemalan woman was apprehended by CBP, who waited in the hospital as she gave birth to ...
Immigration

Border Patrol Agents Waited Outside A Woman’s Hospital Room As She Gave Birth, Intending To Deport Her

Her lawyer says that she’s safe from deportation for now, but that her Fifth Amendment rights were violated.

Ben Affleck on the Kelly Clarkson show.
good for ben

Ben Affleck Had The Perfect Response To His Son's Request For An Expensive Pair Of Shoes

“Those sneakers are $6,000 dollars, what are you talking about?”

A woman in a patterned robe joyfully holds a newborn baby dressed in a white onesie.
VETOED!

New Zealand Released Its List Of Banned Baby Names For 2024

Unlike in the U.S., Kiwis can’t just go around naming their babies willy-nilly...

looking back
By Katie Garrity

Millennials: Did Your Parents Pick You Up From School On 9/11?

Or did you watch it on TV with the rest of your class?

Moms Need Help
By Jamie Kenney

Maternal Mortality Rates Were Up In 2024 After Post-Covid Decline

The increase was small, but some experts fear national trends may bode future increases.

Scientific Methods
By Jamie Kenney

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Vaccines & Placebo Testing Requirements

HHS wants placebo testing for all new vaccines, but many scientists are pushing back.

Immigration
By Megan LaCreta

Border Patrol Agents Waited Outside A Woman’s Hospital Room As She Gave Birth, Intending To Deport Her

Her lawyer says that she’s safe from deportation for now, but that her Fifth Amendment rights were violated.

good for ben
By Katie Garrity

Ben Affleck Had The Perfect Response To His Son's Request For An Expensive Pair Of Shoes

“Those sneakers are $6,000 dollars, what are you talking about?”

VETOED!
By Jamie Kenney

New Zealand Released Its List Of Banned Baby Names For 2024

Unlike in the U.S., Kiwis can’t just go around naming their babies willy-nilly...

closed up
By Katie Garrity

Six Flags Announces One Of Its Parks Will Close After 2025 Season

The park's final operating day is slated for Sunday, November 2, 2025.

Back Is Best
By Jamie Kenney

Federal Government No Longer Participating In Safe to Sleep Campaign

The department that produced content for doctors and organizations has been eliminated.

*sigh*
By Megan LaCreta

The Trump Administration Cut $1 Billion In Mental Health Funding Intended To Prevent School Shootings

The funding came from a bipartisan bill and is based on studies about the causes of gun violence.

check your meat!
By Katie Garrity

16 Different Meat Products Are Being Recalled After Customers Complained Of Bad Color & Taste

Smith Packing has recalled 18,792 pounds of different ready-to-eat sausage, sliced meat, and poultry products.