The 9/11 children and treating trauma
The children I’ve treated in my psychiatry practice were my greatest teachers. Especially instructive were those who lost parents on 9/11, and others too young to understand how their loved…
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’
By PETER PRENGAMAN NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a heat wave combined with a breakdown of…
Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat. The researchers…
Haitians and Syrians reel under impacts of Trump’s attack on TPS
It’s terrible what’s going on with Haitians and Syrians who have been living under a special designation known as Temporary Protected Status. They’ve literally been in panic mode since last…
Philly-area Haitians brace for possible deportations as protected immigration status nears its end
Listen to article • 0:00 minAfter taking the pulpit at the First Haitian Church of God of Prophecy on Sunday, the Rev. Frantz Ulysse immediately spoke to the calamity that…
Let us all become civil and united
The civic group, the United States of Kindness, is encouraging Americans to celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary with 250 million AOKs — acts of kindness. Its campaign is engaging with…
Teams scramble to locate survivors four days after Venezuela earthquakes
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe Venezuelan opposition party led by exiled former legislator and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado mobilized volunteers throughout the nation last week to collect donations…
Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones after 2 deadly earthquakes
Listen to article • 0:00 minLA GUAIRA, Venezuela — In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes that…
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria,…
Pasadena’s Red Hen Press, facing financial crisis, launches GoFundMe
The latest story from Red Hen Press features natural disasters, an audacious heist and a devastating series of setbacks. This isn’t a book the nonprofit is publishing. These are challenges…