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Today: December 16, 2025
Today: December 16, 2025

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Crime|Entertainment|Health

A doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 8 months of home confinement

A doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement
Crime|Education|Health

Brown mourns the loss of an aspiring doctor and campus leader to the campus attack

Brown University is mourning the loss of two students killed in a classroom shooting

Brown mourns the loss of an aspiring doctor and campus leader to the campus attack
Crime|Education|Health

Police fan out to Providence schools to calm worries with the Brown University shooter still loose

Additional police have been sent to Providence schools to reassure worried parents that their kids will be safe with the Brown University shooter on the loose and no indication yet that investigators have zeroed in on a specific suspect in the weekend attack

Police fan out to Providence schools to calm worries with the Brown University shooter still loose
Arts|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Joe Ely, a Texas songwriter whose legacy touched rock and punk, dies age 78

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died

Joe Ely, a Texas songwriter whose legacy touched rock and punk, dies age 78
Environment|Health|World

Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people

Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to recover from torrential rains that have battered the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsing buildings already badly damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby

Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people
Crime|Health|World

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest, family says

The family of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says she was taken to a hospital emergency room twice after her arrest last week by Iranian security forces

Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest, family says
Business|Crime|Entertainment|Health|Technology

Women who were drugged, raped by Colorado cardiologist filing lawsuit: "Catastrophic failure of basic safety"

Women who were drugged, raped by Colorado cardiologist filing lawsuit: "Catastrophic failure of basic safety"

Women who were drugged, raped by Colorado cardiologist filing lawsuit: "Catastrophic failure of basic safety"
Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

10-year-old boy burned in plane crash returns home: "It's a miracle"

10-year-old boy burned in plane crash returns home: "It's a miracle"

10-year-old boy burned in plane crash returns home: "It's a miracle"
Environment|Food|Health|Science|World

The 'king of poisons' is building up in rice

Grist reports that climate change is loading rice—the beloved grain that feeds more than half of the world's population—with increasing amounts of arsenic, creating a "scary" health burden.

The 'king of poisons' is building up in rice
Entertainment|Health|Sports

Back from injury, Rangers' Matt Rempe says he won't be deterred from dropping gloves

Matt Rempe is finally back for the New York Rangers after missing 24 games with a broken thumb from his fight with Ryan Reaves in late October

Back from injury, Rangers' Matt Rempe says he won't be deterred from dropping gloves
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on sleep—a sleep researcher explains why screens alone aren't the main culprit

The Conversation reports on one of the most common yet underestimated factors interfering with our sleep these days—how we engage with social media before bed.

Social media before bedtime wreaks havoc on sleep—a sleep researcher explains why screens alone aren't the main culprit
Health|Science

Caffeine use disorder: When your energy fix becomes unhealthy

Rula explores the addictive properties of caffeine that can lead to dependence for some people.

Caffeine use disorder: When your energy fix becomes unhealthy
Health|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

What your streaming vs. scrolling habits reveal about your mental health

Hers dove into how different screen time impacts our psyche and found that one simple question—do you prefer streaming TV or scrolling social media?—reveals key differences in mental wellness.

What your streaming vs. scrolling habits reveal about your mental health
Business|Food|Health|Lifestyle

The best burger in America, according to a health expert

Hims research determined which fast food burgers have the healthiest nutritional content and which ones to save for a special splurge.

The best burger in America, according to a health expert
Education|Environment|Health|Technology|Travel

Doctors told a dad his daughter would never walk on her own. He built a way to get her on the trails.

The Salt Lake Tribune shares a story about a cart, built by a Utah father whose daughter could no longer walk, that is redefining outdoor accessibility for families around the world.

Doctors told a dad his daughter would never walk on her own. He built a way to get her on the trails.
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Health

'It made me a better mom': Home visiting program delivers support for families

The 74 reports on how trained parent educators help St. Louis parents and caregivers navigate developmental milestones and support kids from birth until kindergarten.

'It made me a better mom': Home visiting program delivers support for families
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

‘You put the top on and your life is sucked out of you’: The fight to change women’s sports uniforms

‘You put the top on and your life is sucked out of you’: The fight to change women’s sports uniforms

‘You put the top on and your life is sucked out of you’: The fight to change women’s sports uniforms
Americas|Business|Crime|Health

Florida doctor pleads guilty to larceny charges related to theft of Helene donations

Florida doctor pleads guilty to larceny charges related to theft of Helene donations

Florida doctor pleads guilty to larceny charges related to theft of Helene donations
Business|Crime|Economy|Health|Lifestyle|Political

Former Kenosha County supervisor facing charges for mishandling charity money, drugs

Former Kenosha County supervisor facing charges for mishandling charity money, drugs

Former Kenosha County supervisor facing charges for mishandling charity money, drugs
Business|Crime|Environment|Health

11 firefighters and 2 other people injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion

North Carolina officials say 11 firefighters and two people were injured in a house fire explosion in the Piedmont region of North Carolina

11 firefighters and 2 other people injured after North Carolina house fire and explosion
Economy|Health|Political

Speaker Mike Johnson battles with GOP centrists over expiring health care subsidies

Speaker Mike Johnson battles with GOP centrists over expiring health care subsidies

Speaker Mike Johnson battles with GOP centrists over expiring health care subsidies
Education|Health|Science|Technology

Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision is shaped by their environment and behavior can clarify the same in people.

Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Health

Phil and Penny Knight's donation tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 2025's biggest gifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totals $5 billion in 2025

Phil and Penny Knight's donation tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 2025's biggest gifts
Economy|Health

My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs

High prescription drug costs are leaving many patients frustrated and unable to afford their medications.

My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs