Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Autism Rates in US Children Hit Record Level in 2022, CDC Data Show

(Reuters) – Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increas...
The North Portico of the White House is illuminated in blue for Autism Awareness Day, in Washington, U.S. April 2, 2020. (REUTERS File)

Autism Rates in US Children Hit Record Level in 2022, CDC Data Show

(Reuters) – Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increas...

/ 2 hours ago

Tens of Thousands of Jews Gather for Traditional Blessing in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly bles...

/ 4 hours ago

Dodgers Beat Rockies but Colorado Avoids Another Shutout in 4th Straight Loss

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Colorado 5-3 on Monday night, ...

/ 5 hours ago

WNBA Draftees Turn Attention to Making Rosters as Training Camp Opens in a Few Weeks

NEW YORK — Paige Bueckers will be heading to Dallas, the latest transcendent college star to go No. 1 in the WNBA draft. Her spot is assured...

/ 5 hours ago

In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. University and federal officials confirmed that incoming Harvard University student Ismail Ajjawi, 17, of Lebanon, was refused entry into the U.S. after landing at Logan International Airport in Boston on Friday, Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Grants to Harvard Over Campus Activism

BOSTON — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, afte...

/ 5 hours ago

A photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a capsized boat off Florida's Atlantic Coast. Five migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized en route from the Bahamas to Florida in “a suspected failed smuggling venture,” officials said on Monday, April 14, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard via The New York Times)

5 Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Florida Coast

Five migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized on the way to Florida from the Bahamas in “a suspected failed smuggling venture,” of...

/ 18 hours ago

Cars are parked near Hertz car rental signage at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City, U.S., March 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)

Hertz Says Hackers Stole Its Customer Data

(Reuters) – Rental car firm Hertz Global said on Monday some of its users’ data was stolen in a breach involving one of its vend...

/ 21 hours ago

Trump 4-13-2025

Trump Says CBS and ’60 Minutes’ Should ‘Pay a Big Price’ for Sunday’s Broadcast

President Donald Trump bitterly attacked “60 Minutes” shortly after the CBS newsmagazine broadcast stories on Ukraine and Greenland on Sunda...

/ 23 hours ago

This image provided by Commonwealth Media Services shows damage after a fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside on Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Commonwealth Media Services via AP)

What to Know About Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the Alleged Arson at His Official Residence

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in the middle of the night...

/ 1 day ago

Intellectually Disabled Teen Shot by Idaho Police Dies After Being Removed From Life Support

BOISE, Idaho — An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence while he...

/ 3 days ago

13 minutes ago

How Picnickers and Anglers Can Skip the Gate to Lakes McClure and McSwain

The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. (REUTERS File)
35 minutes ago

Exclusive: Top Hegseth Advisor Dan Caldwell Put on Leave in Pentagon Leak Probe

47 minutes ago

Homeless Man Wins Life-Changing $1 Million on Lottery Scratcher in SLO

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders attends a campaign rally of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2024. (REUTERS File)
1 hour ago

Arkansas Asks USDA to Let It Ban Soda, Candy From Food Stamps Program

Signs inform people of measles prevention and testing at the Gaines County Court House in Seminole, Texas, U.S. April 6, 2025. (Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune via REUTERS)
1 hour ago

Measles Cases in Texas Rise to 561, State Health Department Says

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office building in Washington, Feb. 26, 2025. About 22,000 employees at the Internal Revenue Service have signed up for the Trump administration’s latest resignation offer, according to four people familiar with the matter, an exodus that could weaken the agency’s ability to collect taxes. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
2 hours ago

More Than 20,000 IRS Employees Offer to Resign

2 hours ago

How WrestleMania Came to Rival the Super Bowl and World Cup

2 hours ago

Fresno Police Arrest 14 for DUI During Weekend Enforcement Operation

Play Video

Help continue the work that gets you the news that matters most.

Search