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Getting Arrested Is Normal for Children at This Tiny School

At Garrison, it's all about showing the kids who's really in charge

(Newser) - In rural Illinois, there is a place called the Garrison School, which exists for children with severe emotional or behavioral disabilities. Although its motto is "The Sharing, Caring School," Jacksonville locals know it as a school for "bad kids." That perspective is perhaps reinforced by how...

The Town Believed She Was 22. She Definitely Wasn't

'Elle' has the story of 'Lauren Ashleigh Hays'

(Newser) - By all appearances, Lauren Ashleigh Hays was 22 as she said—and acted even younger. After arriving at a shelter in Missouri in 2016 saying she was fleeing an abusive boyfriend, the small town of Willow Springs rallied around her. She landed a job at the library, enrolled in college,...

At Uvalde, Police Response Wasn&#39;t the Only Problem
At Uvalde, Police Response
Wasn't the Only Problem
longform
Dec 20, 2022 11:41 AM CST

At Uvalde, Police Response Wasn't the Only Problem

Medical response was chaotic, uncoordinated, and may have cost lives: report

(Newser) - The slow response of police to confront the gunman at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has been well documented. But a new examination of video and audio from the scene, as well as interviews, shows that the medical response that day in May also was mired in chaos and...

Hacker Went After Her Niece. Big Mistake
Hacker Went After Her Niece.
Big Mistake
in case you missed it
Dec 18, 2022 7:25 AM CST

Hacker Went After Her Niece. Big Mistake

'USA Today' recounts an Ohio woman's amateur but successful investigation

(Newser) - It's not your usual story about identity theft. In this case, USA Today recounts how an Ohio woman with no background in such things decided to track down a hacker who had stolen her niece's credentials. "It’s about my niece, but I hate when people do...

Putin to Mother: Be Happy Your Son Died in War, Not From Vodka

'New York Times' has an in-depth look at how Russia's war has gone so wrong

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with a damning, in-depth account of how Vladmir Putin and Russia have botched the Ukraine war. Based on "secret battle plans, intercepts and interviews with Russian soldiers and Kremlin confidants," the account finds that an isolated Putin "spiraled into self-aggrandizement" and...

Can Synthetic Psilocybin Compare to Real Thing?
What's Ahead in the World
of Magic Mushrooms
LONGFORM
Dec 17, 2022 6:00 AM CST

What's Ahead in the World of Magic Mushrooms

Salon explores the research into psilocybin and the 'entourage effect'

(Newser) - Shrooms have made science and medical headlines off and on since the 1990s and especially since 2000, when the US government granted regulatory approval to resume research in psychedelics. The funky fungus—or at least the chemical compound psilocybin—has been hailed for its potential to help remedy everything from...

How the US Blew It on Fentanyl
How the US Blew It
on Fentanyl
longform
Dec 12, 2022 1:18 PM CST

How the US Blew It on Fentanyl

'Washington Post' investigation spreads the blame over multiple administrations

(Newser) - Fentanyl overdoses kill about 196 Americans every day, “the equivalent of a fully loaded Boeing 757-200 crashing and killing everyone on board,” according to the Washington Post , which on Monday published an extensive and damning report on the federal government’s failure to stem the flow of a...

Take a COVID Test or Jump Into the Sea. They Jumped

'NYT' explores the story of missing Americans Isaac Danian and Shukree Abdul-Rashed

(Newser) - By the account of the captain of their sailboat, Americans Isaac Danian and Shukree Abdul-Rashed jumped from the boat as they neared the Pacific island of Wallis. A monthslong inquiry by authorities concluded that the captain was telling the truth and that both men were swept out to sea and...

He Lied in Elaborate Ways. But to What End?
He Lied in
Elaborate Ways.
But to What End?
longform
Dec 4, 2022 2:55 PM CST

He Lied in Elaborate Ways. But to What End?

Christopher Massimine was a pathological liar—did he have control over it?

(Newser) - Are pathological liars conniving or mentally ill? In Christopher Massimine's case, he says it's the latter. The 36-year-old was last year uncomfortably thrust into the spotlight when it emerged the resume he used to land the job as managing director of the Pioneer Theater Company in Salt Lake...

Teenager Thought He Bought a Percocet. It Killed Him

Zach Didier lost his life to fentanyl

(Newser) - In the wake of a 17-year-old's perplexing death, a soccer teammate offered his parents a clue. Zach Didier—an Eagle Scout and school-musical star who died of a suspected overdose—had no history of drug use or any evidence of drugs in his bedroom. But he had once said...

There Are Unused Ways to Get Answers After Stillbirths

In 2020, autopsies only happened 20% of the time

(Newser) - Each year, some 20,000 pregnancies in the US end in stillbirth. In a lengthy piece for ProPublica , Duaa Eldeib explains that we have tools that can offer grieving would-be parents answers in many of those cases—but those tools are underutilized. Eldeib cites stats that show placental exams can...

A Cyclist&#39;s Murder, a Suspect, and the Man Who Linked Them
Gravel Racing Was
on the Rise. Then, a Murder
longform
Dec 3, 2022 3:40 PM CST

Gravel Racing Was on the Rise. Then, a Murder

The 'New Yorker' gives in-depth background on Colin Strickland

(Newser) - Plenty of articles about Moriah Wilson's murder have focused on an alleged love triangle. Kaitlin Armstrong, who is accused of murdering Wilson, was dating Colin Strickland, who had briefly dated Wilson and who was with her just prior to her being shot. Most articles have focused on the women,...

Marion Barter Vanished. A Podcast Listener Found a Clue

Inside the significance of the last name 'Remakel'

(Newser) - It's a convoluted missing-person story, one that has been turned into a podcast called "The Lady Vanishes" that's been downloaded some 14 million times. In a lengthy piece for CNN , Hilary Whiteman digs in to what's known about Marion Barter, a thrice-divorced mother of two who...

$15K for Your Cat's Kidney Transplant: Is It Worth It?

Sarah Zhang explores the question in the 'Atlantic'

(Newser) - It's a provocative question: "How much would you pay to save your cat's life?" It's also the headline of Sarah Zhang's piece in the Atlantic about people willing to pay $15,000 to get their ailing cat a kidney transplant. That's the going price...

Potentially Shaky Investigative Tool: Analysis of 911 Calls

Prosecutors have been using callers' words against them, but ProPublica raises doubts

(Newser) - Bite marks, blood splatters, polygraphs, hair follicles … these are some of the forensic tools used as evidence by police and prosecutors to convince juries of defendants’ guilt. The scientific validity of these tools has also been questioned, as ProPublica reports in a recent investigation focused on yet another, little-known...

He Mountain Biked an Iconic 27-Mile Trail—Uphill

Inside Braydon Bringhurst's wild feat on the Whole Enchilada

(Newser) - "Oh my gosh, dude. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done." That's how Braydon Bringhurst put it to his camera man after completing a challenge that's all but unfathomable to almost every human on the planet: biking up the Whole Enchilada. As...

They Witnessed Executions. Here&#39;s How It Changed Them
They Worked
on an Execution,
and Suffered for It
longform
Nov 25, 2022 2:50 PM CST

They Worked on an Execution, and Suffered for It

Those who saw a prison execution tell NPR they do not support the death penalty

(Newser) - Four executions were carried out in the US this week . While the names of the condemned and some of the details of their final moments are known, there's an entire group of people that the same can't be said for: those who prepare for and carry out the...

Their Survival May Change How You Think About Cows

Atavist explores how 3 of them swept out to sea in a hurricane somehow lived

(Newser) - Cows can swim, of course, as anyone who has seen a Western or read about cattle drives can attest. But swimming across a river or calm water is one thing. It's "quite another to swim through a hurricane," writes JB MacKinnon at the Atavist . His story digs...

Brendan Fraser Would Decline One Awards-Show Invite

If he's invited to the Golden Globes, he'll RSVP 'no'

(Newser) - Brendan Fraser has transformed from a Hollywood ghost to a whale of a commanding actor, with plenty of Oscar buzz swirling around his name thanks to his performance in Darren Aronofsky's The Whale. Zach Baron checks in with him in a GQ cover story and wastes little time in...

Can Magic Mushrooms Help Heal Spinal Injuries?
Can Magic Mushrooms
Help Heal Spinal Injuries?
longform
Nov 15, 2022 5:27 PM CST

Can Magic Mushrooms Help Heal Spinal Injuries?

It's all about neuroplasticity

(Newser) - In 2014, Jim Harris broke nine vertebrae and was paralyzed from the chest down following a snowkiting accident in Chile. After surgery and months of physical therapy, he recovered enough to hobble around with a walker, but he still couldn’t get his right hamstring to "wake up."...

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