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  What psychiatrists have to say about holiday blues

  December 11, 2018 3:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Linda Saab, Wayne State University and Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University(THE CONVERSATION) This time of the year brings a lot of changes to the usual day-to-day life of hundreds of millions of people: The weather is colder, trees are naked, snowy days become plentiful and friendly critters are less visible around the neighborhood. Especially in the Western Hemisphere, this

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  Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness

  December 11, 2018 2:30 IST

  Health officials are reporting the most cases ever of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children

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  Stormy Daniels protests law raising age for exotic dancers

  December 11, 2018 2:15 IST

  A porn actress who claimed she had an affair with President Donald Trump has joined other women to voice opposition to a 2016 law that raises the age requirement for dancers in Louisiana strip clubs 18 to 21

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  No jail time for Baylor fraternity president accused of rape

  December 11, 2018 2:15 IST

  A Texas judge has accepted a plea deal allowing a former Baylor University fraternity president accused of rape to avoid serving jail time

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  Chelsea suspends 4 people amid Sterling racism investigation

  December 11, 2018 2:15 IST

  Chelsea says four people have been suspended from attending the team's matches amid a police investigation into whether Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was racially abused at Stamford Bridge

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  Customs officers searching more travelers' devices

  December 11, 2018 2:00 IST

  A new watchdog report has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are increasingly searching the electronic devices of travelers and did not always follow proper protocol

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  The Latest: Defense says Fields has history of mental issues

  December 11, 2018 2:00 IST

  A psychologist has testified that a man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally has a long history of mental health issues

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  A sacred light in the darkness: Winter solstice illuminations at Spanish missions

  December 11, 2018 2:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rubén G. Mendoza, California State University, Monterey Bay(THE CONVERSATION) On Friday, Dec. 21, nations in the Northern Hemisphere will mark the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. For thousands of years people have marked this event with rituals and celebrations to signal the rebirth of the sun and its victory over darkness.At hundreds, and perhaps

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  What Kwanzaa means for black Americans

  December 11, 2018 1:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Frank Dobson, Vanderbilt University(THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with food, decorations and other cultural objects, such as the kinara, which holds seven candles. At many Kwanzaa ceremonies, there is also African drumming and dancing. It is a time of

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  Former health care executive charged with securities fraud

  December 11, 2018 1:00 IST

  A British national has been charged in an alleged plot to defraud investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars in connection with a health care company

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  Irish pedophile priest O'Reilly must leave Chile in 72 hours

  December 11, 2018 1:00 IST

  An Irish-born priest of the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order has 72 hours to leave Chile after he finished serving a four-year sentence for sexually abusing minors

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  Teacher ban on 'Large Afros' at school concert criticized

  December 11, 2018 1:00 IST

  A middle-school music teacher has hit a sour note with a letter warning students against having "Mohawks, Large Afros, or any other outlandish" hairstyles for an upcoming chorus concert performance

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  Admitted killer sentenced to 3 life terms plus max 230 years

  December 11, 2018 1:00 IST

  A Nebraska man convicted of killing his wife has pleaded guilty to killing his parents and a niece

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  The Latest: Macron promises tax relief, help for pensioners

  December 11, 2018 1:00 IST

  Facing exceptional protests, French President Emmanuel Macron is promising to speed up tax relief for struggling workers and to scrap a tax hike for retirees

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  Italy's Salvini on Bannon: stimulating, but not European

  December 11, 2018 0:45 IST

  Italy's right-wing interior minister says former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon has interesting ideas but that he doesn't understand Europe's complexities and that "the destiny of Europe is in the hands of Europeans, no one else."

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  The Latest: Lawyer for Chinese exec seeks monitored release

  December 11, 2018 0:45 IST

  Attorney for detained Chinese executives seeks her release and says she'll be monitored

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  The Latest: Bradley, Sabathia traveling to London this week

  December 11, 2018 0:15 IST

  The Latest on Major League Baseball's winter meetings

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  Molinari voted as European Tour's player of 2018

  December 11, 2018 0:15 IST

  Francesco Molinari has been voted as the European Tour golfer of the year for 2018, capping a year in which he won his first major title and produced a historic performance at the Ryder Cup

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  AP All-America team: Tide leads with 4 of 10 CFP players

  December 11, 2018 0:15 IST

  Playoff semifinalists place 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team, including four from No. 1 Alabama

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  English announcer Champion to become lead MLS voice for ESPN

  December 10, 2018 23:30 IST

  Jon Champion leaving England to become ESPN's lead announcer for Major League Soccer

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  Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 16-22

  December 10, 2018 23:30 IST

  Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 16-22

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  Russia sends 2 nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela

  December 10, 2018 23:15 IST

  The Russian military says two of its nuclear-capable strategic bombers have arrived in Venezuela, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions

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  Justices won't hear states' appeal over Planned Parenthood

  December 10, 2018 23:15 IST

  The Supreme Court is avoiding a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood over the dissenting votes of three justices

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  Spice Girl Mel B cancels event after severe injury, surgery

  December 10, 2018 23:15 IST

  Spice Girl Melanie Brown has suffered an unexplained injury in New York that required surgery to prevent her from losing her hand

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  AP POLL ALERT: Kansas back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's hoops; Gonzaga falls from top spot to No. 4 after Tennessee loss

  December 10, 2018 23:15 IST

  AP POLL ALERT: Kansas back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's hoops; Gonzaga falls from top spot to No. 4 after Tennessee loss

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  The Latest: Defender urges NYC to drop charges in video case

  December 10, 2018 23:00 IST

  The Brooklyn public defender's office is calling on prosecutors to drop the charges against a woman whose arrest has drawn national attention

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  Wintry storm ices roads across much of US Southeast

  December 10, 2018 23:00 IST

  A lingering storm is dumping immobilizing snow, sleet or freezing rain across five southern states, leaving dangerously icy roads and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity

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  Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn't make streets safer

  December 10, 2018 23:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Justin Gallagher, Case Western Reserve University(THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español.The automobile is a killer. In the U.S., 36,675 people died in traffic accidents in 2014. The year before, 2.3 million people were injured in traffic accidents. During the past decade, over 438 U.S. municipalities, including 36 of the 50 most populous cities, have employed electronic monitoring