Social media platforms are used by practically everyone but most widely by teens. One study pinpoints a link between online racism and higher rates of stress and suicide among Black youth, ages 10-19. Suicide is already the third-leading cause of death among Illinois teens, so the new findings are troubling. .
The rise of artificial intelligence is raising alarm bells for election officials across the country. Before the New Hampshire primary, a robocall imitating President Joe Biden called voters and told them not to vote. It s seen as a potential preview of what voters could be in for as the 2024 general election approaches. .
By Anya Petrone Slepyan for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration When Vivian Montano was in jail, her favorite day of the week was Tuesday. That was the day she, along with a small group of other women, would be transported nearly 90 miles to the Olive Tree Creative Arts and Community Center for a day of behavioral health programming. The Olive Tree “kept me going,” Montano said. .
As American Heart Month gets underway this Thursday, experts are trying to create more awareness in South Dakota and elsewhere. But they re grappling with troubling data about the public s recognition of heart disease as a threat. An annual report from the American Heart Association shows that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. .
The Bureau of Land Management has released its final Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan, which will guide the use and management of over 658,000 acres of public lands for decades to come. Conservation geographer Alison Gallensky with Rocky Mountain Wild said the plan does a good job of increasing protections for some 300,000 currently undeveloped acres, mostly along the Arkansas River between Salida and Canon City. "By setting aside several hundred thousand acres," said Gallensky, "to stay the way they are now, for wildlife, for the headwaters for the different tributaries into the Arkansas River." In addition to protecting areas for hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and hunting - which bring over $54 million into local economies - Gallensky said these lands support healthy ecosystems that can help species survive in a changing climate. " .