If you’ve followed mental health topics on TikTok or Instagram lately, you have probably heard the term emotional regulation. But emotional regulation isn’t just a trendy buzzword. It’s a nuanced concept that psychologists like me have been studying for decades.

At its core, emotional regulation is how well someone can manage ...Read more

When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.

In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.

Fast-moving fires, shifting winds, heavy smoke and limited escape routes can quickly turn an orderly evacuation into gridlock. In ...Read more

After Luigi Mangione was arrested in December 2024 in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the internet did what it often does: It turned something serious into a joke.

Although Mangione has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in New York and to federal stalking charges, viral memes at the time ...Read more

“Crimes against humanity.”

That’s what an investigation in March 2026 called Russia’s “deportation and forcible transfer” of Ukrainian children and “their enforced disappearance.”

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine wrote that “thousands of children have been deported to the Russian...Read more

The wait for an Iran-Oman deal that partially reopens the Strait of Hormuz continued into Thursday, after the Islamic Republic said an agreement on proposed shipping lanes was in the final stages.

The two countries that border the crucial waterway have been negotiating a plan for the management of maritime traffic through the strait since last ...Read more

A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care.

Afterward, though, use of Sturgis Hospital’s emergency department fell, according to data collected at the state level. In June, three years after taking the federal ...Read more

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Illinois — Tens of thousands of gallons of fluid spilled from the open pit, urged on by heavy spring rains and unencumbered by an emergency pump disabled by a power failure.

The toxic mix of oil and an underground water called brine, several times saltier than the ocean, poured into a ditch along Petrolia Lane and crept ...Read more

Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid.

Angelica helped Barahona, 41, schedule an appointment to complete her paperwork in person at Kern Family's offices before she ...Read more

LONDON — At King’s College Hospital in the south of London, anyone who has blood drawn in the emergency department is automatically tested for hepatitis B and C.

Posters throughout the facility inform patients that the screening is routine, part of a new approach helping find and treat thousands of people who might otherwise never know they...Read more

MIAMI — The drones zip through school hallways, buzzing loudly like a swarm of bees. They can shoot puffs of pepper spray, flash dizzying lights and hurl themselves at 60 miles per hour at their target: a school shooter.

These non-lethal drones are designed to reach a gunman in 15 seconds. Soon, they’ll be available in a Broward County high...Read more

CHICAGO -- For three years, Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct have had to sit and wait for the Illinois Supreme Court to decide the future of officer discipline.

Bad cops are not being fired, and good cops who may be wrongfully accused are stuck in professional purgatory.

And as the city and the Fraternal Order of Police ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — On the night of her murder, Robert Blake took his new wife to dinner at Vitello’s Italian Restaurant in Studio City. It was a place where diners squinted at fading celebrity glossies on the wall and said, “Isn’t that the guy who—?”

By May 2001, the 67-year-old actor was becoming one of those hard-to-place faces. People...Read more

In vying for confirmation from the Senate to be the next U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Nate Morris said he’s “proud” of the campaign he ran to replace one of the voters he’s counting on: Mitch McConnell.

During that campaign, Morris became known for making scathing comments about and dishing out harsh critiques of McConnell, Kentucky’s...Read more

Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed route for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a potential step toward a reopening of the critical waterway for energy supplies.

A joint statement from Tehran and Muscat is under review and in the final drafting stage, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told reporters ...Read more

CHICAGO — Advocates urged the state to invest in community-based alternatives to nursing homes for people with disabilities before attempting to enter Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago office in the West Loop on Wednesday.

More than a dozen activists, mostly those in wheelchairs and on mobility scooters, raised a chant of “let us in” as they ...Read more

A South Florida man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after he posted online threats against Trump administration officials Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem, including one in which he wrote, “Both of you will be executed,” court records show.

Jon Christopher Enriquez, 47, of Miami, entered an agreement with federal prosecutors on Friday, ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cal Fire has arrested a Valley Springs man on suspicion of starting the Gann fire, the fast-moving wildfire that has burned more than 9,300 acres in Calaveras County, forced hundreds of evacuations and was 10% contained Wednesday morning.

Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, was arrested Monday evening near the fire’s reported ...Read more

A 19-year-old fisherman was bitten on the leg by a beaver in Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County on Wednesday morning, a Maryland Department of Natural Resources spokesperson said.

This is the second beaver attack at Cunningham Falls in the past two weeks. The incident occurred in the South Beach Day Use area of the park at about 9:...Read more