Archive for October 2025

Most schools are veritable danger zones of potential triggers for kids who are sensitive to their environments, and those with ADHD often reach their sensory capacity much sooner than their peers. Since they can also lack the ability to regulate themselves, the chance of their acting out in order to release that buildup is much higher. But the opposite is also true. ADHD kids aren’t only overstimulated by their surroundings; in the absence of engaging material, they can also become understimulated.

She was a practical woman, born on a farm in upstate South Carolina, married to a Gullah man from Johns Island when she was barely an adult. She didn’t smile in her wedding picture and I used to wonder if that was because she didn’t want to be there or because that was the done thing back then. Seriousness about everything. Especially about anything lasting. Especially death.

Cities face crises first. Investing in capable, adaptive local governments is essential for resilience, inclusion, and democracy.

Jay, Rhianna and Michelle from VOYPIC (Voice of Young People in Care)

Participants in a new study were more likely to cheat when delegating to AI—especially if they could encourage machines to break rules without explicitly asking for it

More terminally ill Coloradans than ever are turning to Denver Health’s Medical Aid in Dying clinic. We spent the summer witnessing the quiet decisions and final moments of those who chose when — and how—to say goodbye. Above: Alan and Pat Koziel were married for 56 years.

Above: Federal law enforcement agents confront demonstrators protesting outside of an immigrant processing center on September 27, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois.
“I’m terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long, they really don’t think I’m human. I base this on their conduct, not on what they say. And this means that they have become, in themselves, moral monsters.”
–James Baldwin

The incident allegedly occurred at Centreville High School during the 2021-22 school year, according to a release Monday by the department. In addition to allegedly scheduling the appointment for the 17-year-old student, the social worker also allegedly paid the clinic fees and “swore the girl to secrecy without informing the student’s parents,” the release also states.