Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Greenville, Miss. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday. In a few days, he...
Getty Images Katie Price, Lydia Millen and Caroline Hirons faced “relentless trolling” for years on Tattle Life Celebrities and influencers have been shocked to learn a controversial gossip website accused of allowing stalking, harassment, doxing and “relentless trolling” towards them was being run by a 41-year-old vegan influencer called Sebastian Bond. While some public figures...
The UK’s only judge to ever publicly say they are transgender has told the BBC she is concerned the Supreme Court’s ruling on biological sex puts lives at risk and fears “someone’s going to get killed” because of it. Dr Victoria McCloud is planning to take the government to the European Court of Human Rights...
Paul Glynn Culture reporter PA Media Dr Clare Bailey Mosley said the family had “taken real comfort in knowing just how many lives Michael touched” The family of late TV doctor Michael Mosley have described the past year as “the hardest of our lives” in a message on the first anniversary of his death. Mosley...
Gaza has become worse than hell on Earth, according to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric. Speaking to the BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva, Spoljaric says what is happening in Gaza surpasses any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard. She calls on...
Getty Images From allegations of infidelity to swinging scandals, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives offers a look into a version of Mormon life far removed from traditional public perception. Set in suburban Utah, the TV series follows a group of Mormon women – most of whom rose to fame on TikTok and became MomTok...
James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios In June 2024 the show had a “landmark moment” in an episode which saw the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Rogue (Jonathan Groff) kiss For Scott Handcock, Doctor Who was his childhood “safe haven” as he struggled with his sexuality and felt like he didn’t “fit in”. The sci-fi series changed his...
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Watch: How snakes and spiders are milked for venom With a pair of bright pink tweezers in hand, Emma Teni is delicately wrestling a large and leggy spider in a small plastic pot. “He’s posing,” the spider-keeper jests as it rears up on its back legs. It is exactly what she’s...
Pew Research released an article Wednesday titled “Views of Race, Policing and Black Lives Matter in the 5 Years Since George Floyd’s Killing.” Pew found that while support for Black Lives Matter briefly peaked in June 2020 after the death of George Floyd, since then it’s support has leveled out to a slim majority. Public...
Nikki Fox BBC health correspondent, East of England Sir Jackie says dementia is something no family member should ever experience Motor racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart has emotionally recounted the moment his wife forgot who he was, as his charity funds a new dementia blood test. The four-time F1 champion said Lady Helen inquired “where’s...
In 2011, I, Deepti Pradhan, was diagnosed with breast cancer. A year of surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation followed, leaving lasting effects. In December 2023, I, Christine Ngaruiya, got a call from my parents — my mother, a two-time breast cancer survivor, had something suspicious on a routine mammogram. My heart sank. As a physician, I...
More than 80 lives were saved in 2024 by lifeboat crews and lifeguards in the South West. Data from the RNLI shows volunteer lifeboats were launched 1,475 times while lifeguards responded to 6,892 incidents, helping 9,178 people over the course of the year. A combined 82 lives were saved in the region by the two...
Treatment for those struggling with opioid addiction in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is about to get a lot worse, warn a former BOP case manager and a medical professional who recently left the agency. The BOP directed staff about a month ago to require all participants in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs to switch...
Google Jack’s body was found washed up on rocks near Crackington Haven A “heroic” student died trying to save three young women from a rip tide in Cornwall, an inquest has heard. Jack Lees, from Holsworthy in Devon and a University of Bristol student, swam 150m (500ft) out with a male friend to help the...
Brian Wheeler Political reporter Reuters The US launched air strikes towards Yemen on 15 March The lives of British servicemen and women have not been put at risk by a major security breach in the United States, the UK armed forces minister has told MPs. Luke Pollard said he had “high confidence” that British operational...