• 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.”

  • FDA releases plan to make cigarettes less addictive, but its fate rests with Trump

    FDA releases plan to make cigarettes less addictive, but its fate rests with Trump

    Jan 15, 2025 03:06 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon. The proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration comes in the ...

  • 'Bob's Burgers' actor gets 1 year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol riot role

    'Bob's Burgers' actor gets 1 year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol riot role

    Oct 28, 2024 09:42 PM EST

    ... report to prison at a date to be determined. Nichols said he recognizes that Johnston will miss out on caring for his 13-year-old autistic daughter while he is behind bars. “But his conduct on January 6th was quite problematic. Reprehensible, really,” the judge said. Johnston pleaded guilty in ...

  • Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, Sterlin Harjo among this year's MacArthur 'genius' fellows

    Ling Ma, Jason Reynolds, Sterlin Harjo among this year's MacArthur 'genius' fellows

    Oct 01, 2024 07:57 PM EST

    ... historically Black university. More recently, he founded a center to help neurodiverse people find jobs and help companies hire them. One of his children is autistic and he talked about being a parent looking to his child's future and his motivation to improve the lives of neurodiverse adults. “Science ...