• Authorities release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

    Authorities release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

    Dec 15, 2025 01:32 PM EST

    ... engineering building 15 minutes before shots rang out.The engineering and thermal science student shared candid moments on “Survivor” as the show’s first openly autistic contestant. She was locked down in the campus gym following the shooting and shared on social media that the only other member of her ...

  • Person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting, police say

    Person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting, police say

    Dec 14, 2025 12:19 PM EST

    The engineering and thermal science student shared candid moments on “Survivor” as the show’s first openly autistic contestant. She was locked down in the campus gym following the shooting and shared on social media that the only other member of her lab who was present was safely evacuated. Brown ...

  • Community colleges face new challenges as Trump battles with higher education

    Community colleges face new challenges as Trump battles with higher education

    Nov 18, 2025 11:35 PM EST

    ... a mother, and I don't have a full-time job. I can only work here like five hours, the reason being I have an autistic child. Working for five hours, that money's not enough for me to pay my bills and also go grocery shopping. Paul Solman: Does ...

  • Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

    Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

    Oct 30, 2025 04:38 PM EST

    ... because she has high-risk asthma, a chronic lung condition and a cold. Each device requires a $38 copay at the pharmacy. Bittner’s severely autistic son requires diapers that cost $200 a month, while she sometimes has to haggle with military insurance to cover the expense. She worries about ...

  • Louisiana’s high Medicaid reliance places state on frontlines of health care cuts

    Louisiana’s high Medicaid reliance places state on frontlines of health care cuts

    Aug 07, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... Recipient: I bet you can't swing higher than me. Lisa Desjardins: A show of joy. Rita Noel and her son, Reese (ph), who's autistic, have a close bond. But, for Rita, neither happiness nor health are givens. The single mom of three in Morgan City, Louisiana, works part ...

  • What would help families have more babies? Here's what readers said

    What would help families have more babies? Here's what readers said

    May 16, 2025 08:53 PM EST

    ... The possibility of those resources shrinking is high on the list of factors holding them back from starting a family of their own — Wold is autistic and has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conditions that studies have found are highly likely to be passed down from parent to child. Crawley’s ...

  • May 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    May 14, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    May 14, 2025 11:19 PM EST

    Wednesday on the News Hour, President Trump meets with Syria's new leader, a man who previously led a U.S.-designated terrorist group. Republicans push ahead on the president's spending and tax cuts despite opposition from Democrats and some within their own party. Plus, we speak with autistic ...

  • Disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

    Disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support

    Apr 12, 2025 09:26 PM EST

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, his family said. Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had ...

  • Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice

    Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice

    Mar 13, 2025 05:10 PM EST

    ... s plans to harm U.S. forces serving overseas. Teixeira worked as an information technology specialist responsible for military communications networks. His lawyers described Teixeira as an autistic, isolated individual who spent most of his time online, especially with his Discord community, and never meant to harm the United States.

  • Former Sen. Bob Menendez receives 11-year prison sentence for bribery conviction

    Former Sen. Bob Menendez receives 11-year prison sentence for bribery conviction

    Jan 29, 2025 09:41 PM EST

    ... his sentence, Daibes, 67, tearfully told Stein the jury verdict had left him “borderline suicidal,” and requested leniency so that he could care for his 30-year-old autistic son. Hana told the judge, “I am an innocent man." "I never bribed Senator Menendez or asked his office for influence.”