Man sentenced to 297 years in jail for continuously raping 7-year-old relative

Robert Jude Vajda, 51, over a five-year period, prosecutors say subjected a family member to repeated sexual abuse.

Stanford University's Brock Turner released from jail after serving half of six-month sentence in sexual assault case

Brock Turner is a former Stanford swimmer who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus.

US Department of Health advises that cannabis may be useful in treating cancer

Apparently the US government is admitting that marijuana use can kill cancer cells.

10-year-old drugged, raped, strangled, stabbed to death, dismembered and wrapped in a burning blanket on her birthday

A 10-year-old  girl who was brutally killed on her birthday in a gruesome murder that has sent rippling effects through the community where she lived in New Mexico, USA.

How Donald Trump's doctor exaggerated his medical report

Donald Trump's doctor has said he spent just five minutes on a letter endorsing the Republican candidate's health, while Mr Trump's car waited outside.

Parenting: Why raising kids in Netherlands is better than in America

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Parenting as an expat in the Netherlands means surrounding your own children with some of the most confident, self-possessed and happy children in the world.

The US now allows transgenders to serve openly in the military

The United States government on Thursday ended its ban on openly transgender people serving in the US military, formally removing the risk to an estimated thousands of US troops who once could have been kicked out of the armed forces due to gender identity.

How more Americans die every day from legal drug overdose than car accidents- White House

The prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic claims the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each year. The President has made clear that addressing this epidemic is a priority for his Administration, and has escalated the fight against the epidemic on three different fronts: expanding access to treatment, preventing overdose deaths, and increasing community prevention strategies.

Looks like the world is running out of vaccines for the deadly yellow fever disease

The Angolan military administers yellow fever vaccines at a market in Luanda, the capital city.

 

The world is in danger of running out of vaccines for a deadly disease: yellow fever. A major outbreak in the African nation of Angola has already depleted the stockpile that world health officials had set aside for emergencies. It's unclear whether new vaccines can be made in time — even as officials worry that the epidemic could spread through Asia and beyond.