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#Cannabis #MentalHealth #Research
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Sparse evidence for cannabis to treat mental health conditions highlights research gap
While many people turn to cannabis to help with mental health conditions, the scientific evidence is scant. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Along with chronic pain, mental health conditions are some of the top reasons people use marijuana for medical purposes.
#Counterterrorism #USForeignPolicy #IranConflict
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Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, resigns citing Iran war
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center has resigned in protest over the war with Iran. Joe Kent, an Army veteran, said he "cannot in good conscience" support the war.
#USPS #PostalService #FinancialCrisis
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The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says
A U. S. Postal Service worker sorts packages behind a mail truck in Los Angeles in 2020. Kyle Grillot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
If it continues business as usual, the U.
#Immigration #PalestinianRights #Activism
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Last protester in detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released
ALVARADO, Texas -- A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration's 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses was freed Monday after a year in custody.
#TemporaryProtectedStatus #SupremeCourt #ImmigrationPolicy
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Supreme Court to hear expedited arguments on protected status for migrants
The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from going ahead with plans to deport some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status by Presidents Obama, Biden, and Trump himself in his first administration.
#SleepingSickness #PublicHealth #Acoziborole
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A new drug could be the beginning of the end for sleeping sickness
A tsetse fly -- their bite can spread the parasite that causes sleeping sickness. Patrick Robert/Corbis/Sygma/via Getty Images hide caption
Sleeping sickness is a notorious disease -- immortalized in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
#Autism #Leucovorin #Healthcare
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As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it
Swathi Balantrapu has been searching for a treatment for her 10-year-old son with autism.
She first tried applied behavior analysis therapy, or ABA therapy -- an evidence-based approach.
#AcademyAwards #ConanOBrien #FilmIndustry
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Oscars 2026: Here's who's won an award so far
Conan O'Brien hosts the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. , Sunday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The 98th Academy Awards are underway at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Conan O'Brien hosting the ceremony.
#SevereWeather #StormWarnings #WeatherImpact
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Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes
CHICAGO -- A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U. S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
#WestBank #IsraeliPalestinianConflict #HumanRights
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Israeli soldiers fire on family car in occupied West Bank, killing 4
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people including two children, the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry said.
#UkraineWar #Russia #MissileAttack
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Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled
KYIV, Ukraine -- A combined missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded at least 15 overnight into Saturday, an official said, after the U.
#MovieTheater #Oscars #FilmIndustry
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Best picture nominees are leaving theaters sooner than they used to
When Sean Baker won best director for Anora at last year's Oscars, he ended his acceptance speech with an ode to the communal experience of going to the theater: "Please watch movies in the theater, and let's keep the great tradition of the movie-going experience alive and well," he said.
#Vaccination #PublicHealth #MeaslesOutbreak
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As the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
Kate Morrow and her 8-year-old twins, Jack and Lilly, at their home in Spartanburg County, S. C. Morrow struggles to understand why many of her neighbors haven't vaccinated their kids.
#PredictionMarkets #InsiderTrading #PoliticalEthics
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With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
Online prediction markets hosting bets on U. S. presidential election and regime change in Iran. Luke Garrett for NPR/Luke Garrett for NPR hide caption
In the hours leading up to the joint U.
#Vaccination #Bats #AnimalHealth
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Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how do you vaccinate a bat?
Bats such as this greater horseshoe bat can harbor dangerous viruses. Researchers present new evidence that it might be possible to immunize the winged mammals to protect them -- and us -- from potentially lethal diseases.
#Politics #InternationalNews #Conflict
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The News Roundup For March 13, 2026 : 1A
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists upon returning to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Jim WATSON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Two weeks into the war with Iran, the United States has spent more than $10 billion dollars.
#TSA #GovernmentShutdown #TravelDisruptions
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TSA workers miss a full paycheck, while travelers keep paying airport security fees
Travelers and staff walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va. , on Friday. U. S. Transportation Security Administration security officers missed their first full paycheck Friday as a partial funding shutdown of the government approached the one-month mark.
#MiddleEastConflict #IranIsraelWar #Hezbollah
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Four confirmed dead after U.S. military aircraft goes down in Iraq
People inspect the site of a destroyed branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Thursday, March 12, 2026.
#DeepSeaMining #PolymetallicNodules #EnvironmentalImpact
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Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone
Thousands of feet deep, parts of the seafloor are covered in polymetallic nodules. The potato-sized formations are being targeted by mining companies because of the metals they contain.
#Medicaid #Immigration #CommunityHealth
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Medicaid can share data with ICE. Here's how that 180-degree change spreads fear
Dr. Acklema Mohammad checks a patient at El Nuevo San Juan Health Center in the Bronx in New York City in 2024. Community health clinics, like this one, are often located in immigrant communities and rely on Medicaid.
#StraitOfHormuz #IranConflict #GlobalOilMarket
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Fear of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz could further slow the flow of oil
The threat of Iran laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz -- the narrow waterway through which about 20% of the world's oil supply travels -- is raising fresh fears about global oil prices amid the ongoing conflict with the U.
#ActiveShooter #LawEnforcement #TempleIsrael
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Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF offical says
The special agent in charge of the Detroit field office of the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, James Deir, says the suspect in today's active shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich, is dead.
#HousingPolicy #BipartisanLegislation #AffordableHousing
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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill targeting large investors and easing regulations
Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) chats with ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.
#MedicareAdvantage #HealthCare #SeniorsRights
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Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group tries to win higher payments for insurers
Judging by more than 16,300 comments recently posted on a federal government website, you'd think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that federal officials hike payments to their Medicare Advantage health insurance plans.
#ElNiño #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
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El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures
Federal weather scientists say a strong El Niño weather pattern is likely to develop later this year. El Niño years can bring hotter temperatures, more extreme droughts and more intense rainfall.
#News #MiddleEast #SocialIssues
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U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis
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