HHS Awards $556K to Train Med School Students on LGBT Mental Health Care
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $556,000 to Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for an LGBT mental health internship program.
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$5.7M NSF Grant For Card Games, Videos To Teach Public About Global Warming
A multi-million dollar project funded by the National Science Foundation is developing card games, videos and other educational programs “to engage adult learners and inform public understanding and response to climate change.”
New Boss at ICE Ineligible for Job, Says Critic
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement—who oversees the nation’s second-largest federal investigative agency—may not be eligible for the permanent position under laws set up to keep politics out of the agency, according to one former high-level employee.
Father Charged in BB Gun Shooting Death of 18-Month-Old Boy
An 18-month-old Georgia boy is dead after being shot in the chest with a BB gun and his father has been charged with felony murder, police say.
NSA to Release Spying Statistics
The Obama administration plans to release statistics that could shed light on the scope of the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
Test Reveals Facebook, Twitter and Google Snoop on Emails’: Study of Net Giants Spurs New Privacy Concerns
Facebook, Twitter and Google have been caught snooping on messages sent across their networks, new research claims, prompting campaigners to express concerns over privacy.
Obama: Sex Ed for Kindergartners ‘Is the Right Thing to Do’
The Chicago Public Schools this year are mandating that the district’s kindergarten classes include sex education, fulfilling a proposal President Barack Obama supported in 2003 when he served in the Illinois state senate and later defended when he ran for president in the 2008 election cycle.
Feds Forced Churches to Get Baptism Permits
For as far back as anyone can remember, Missouri Baptists have gathered on river banks for Sunday afternoon baptisms.
Court: White House Visitor Logs for Obama and Most of His Staff are Confidential
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that White House visitor logs for the president and most of his staff are not public information subject to disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.
Pentagon Can’t Afford Syria Operation; Must Seek Additional Funds
The U.S. military, struggling after defense cuts of tens of billions of dollars, will be unable to pay for attacks on Syria from current operating funds and must seek additional money from Congress, according to congressional aides.