March 29, 2024

AI chatbot aims to provide support for women with postpartum depression: ‘A tool, not a replacement’

About one in every eight women experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, also known as perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), per CDC data — and with a national shortage of mental health providers, many may find it difficult to get care. Researchers at the University of Texas are looking to bridge that gap by using […]

Mutually assured obstruction: House GOP aims ‘weaponization’ panel at DOJ

The proposed select panel would operate underneath the Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan. | Pool photo by Susan Walsh House Republicans are declaring what amounts to an investigative war on the Biden administration, pledging to probe “ongoing criminal investigations” at the Justice Department. Veterans of some of Congress’ recent major probes, and the

Florida lawmaker aims to liberate wine container restrictions, wants to let ‘people to buy very large bottles’

Spring breakers in Florida could get access to more bulk-booze options if a state lawmaker can win a years-long fight to liberate the libation’s size restriction. “In the state of Florida, you are prohibited from purchasing, not owning and drinking … any wine in a bottle larger than one gallon,” Florida state Rep. Chip LaMarca […]

Hawley aims to reshape Senate GOP with Vance and Masters

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks at a campaign rally for J.D. Vance on May 1, 2src22, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Josh Hawley doesn’t just want to flip the Senate by electing fellow Republicans Blake Masters and J.D. Vance. He wants to bend the entire GOP conference with a bloc of like-minded

Report: California School District Spending $20K on ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Which Aims to ‘Disrupt Whiteness’

A California school district is reportedly spending tens of thousands of dollars on an organization called “Woke Kindergarten,” which focuses on “supporting children, families, educators and organizations in their commitment to abolitionist early education and pro-black and queer and trans liberation.” According to reports, the Golden State’s Hayward Unified School District recently contacted the organization for a…

Trump Executive Order on National Monuments Aims to Give Federal Land Back to The American People.

Speaking from the Interior Department Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the review of wide swaths of federal land previously designated as National Monuments. The monuments, declared by past administrations and most recently by President Obama, fall under the Antiquities Act. “Today I’m signing another executive order to end an egregious […]

Rampage: ISIS burns prisoners, destroys city, aims to take down the dollar

The Islamic State over the last few days made aggressive moves against Iraq, Syria and the United States, by killing hostages, destroying ancient ruins and creating a new currency aimed at toppling the dollar. On Monday, new video was released that showed four Iraqi fighters who were strung up on a set of metal swings, […]

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