• Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang, embracing quiet New Year's celebrations

    Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang, embracing quiet New Year's celebrations

    Dec 31, 2025 04:21 PM EST

    ... further, abandoning conventional fireworks altogether after assessing their toll. Event planners and municipal officials say fireworks can cause distress to elderly residents, infants, people with autism and those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. "This decision forms part of the municipality's broader effort to modernize public celebrations and align ...

  • Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers

    Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers

    Dec 31, 2025 04:06 PM EST

    ... the U.S and 87% of the foreign-born are naturalized citizens. Among those running schemes to get funds for child nutrition, housing services and autism programs, 82 of the 92 defendants are Somali Americans, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota. Republicans have tried to blame ...

  • Noem says Homeland Security is investigating fraud in Minneapolis

    Noem says Homeland Security is investigating fraud in Minneapolis

    Dec 29, 2025 10:10 PM EST

    ... the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which is the largest in the country. Among those running schemes to get funds for child nutrition, housing services and autism programs, 82 of the 92 defendants are Somali Americans, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota. Walz spokesperson Claire Lancaster said ...

  • Why finding childcare for kids with disabilities is so difficult in the U.S.

    Why finding childcare for kids with disabilities is so difficult in the U.S.

    Dec 22, 2025 11:35 PM EST

    Judy Woodruff: But Jasmine Watkins says, when her son was around 18 months old, he began falling behind some of his peers. Jasmine Watkins: I recently, within these last three weeks, have gotten him diagnosed with autism. But that's, like, a very new diagnosis. Prior to that, I would ...

  • Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz joins Geoff Bennett for our ‘Settle In’ podcast

    Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz joins Geoff Bennett for our ‘Settle In’ podcast

    Dec 22, 2025 11:20 PM EST

    ... cause of autism? Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Health Nerd: So, when we talk about autism, what we're discussing isn't necessarily the sole cause of autism. What -- certainly, what RFK Jr., when he speaks, he's mostly discussing the increase in the rates of autism. So if you look at ...

  • December 20, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    December 20, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Dec 20, 2025 11:00 PM EST

    Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the Justice Department’s release of more material on Jeffrey Epstein gets criticism for heavy redactions. How companies may be using artificial intelligence to set individualized prices by sifting through your personal data online. Plus, a conversation with world-renowned animal scientist and autism advocate ...

  • GOP Sen. Cassidy on addressing rising health care costs and expiring subsidies

    GOP Sen. Cassidy on addressing rising health care costs and expiring subsidies

    Dec 16, 2025 11:35 PM EST

    ... that has, frankly, never been an issue before. But we clearly differ on things like immunizations. On immunizations, they are safe. They do not cause autism. It is clear that we're having an outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases and even death from people who have chosen not to vaccine ...

  • North Carolina's governor scraps Medicaid rate cuts amid legal challenges and Republican opposition

    North Carolina's governor scraps Medicaid rate cuts amid legal challenges and Republican opposition

    Dec 10, 2025 04:41 PM EST

    The governor was pushed to relent as Medicaid consumers such as children with autism and providers like adult care homes have successfully sued the health department so far and blocked certain rate reductions. The plaintiffs accused the state of violating laws by reducing rates unilaterally and discriminating against those with ...

  • Disney changed the disability policies for their parks. Here's what to know

    Disney changed the disability policies for their parks. Here's what to know

    Dec 08, 2025 11:10 PM EST

    ... qualifies now? Disney narrowed the scope from people with a wider range of disabilities to mostly guests who “due to a developmental disability such as autism or similar” have difficulties waiting in a long line. Under the changes, guests seeking a DAS pass must be interviewed via video chat by ...

  • RFK-appointed CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation

    RFK-appointed CDC panel drops hepatitis B vaccine at birth recommendation

    Dec 05, 2025 11:50 PM EST

    ... ethylmercury-containing preservative vaccines, caused autism, he wrote a book, "Thimerosal: Let the Science Speak." And thimerosal, study after study showed that didn't cause autism. Then, in April of this year, he said, I'm going to have a major announcement. Autism is preventable. We're going to have ...