The media plays a huge role in shaping public opinion and behavior. This is especially true when it comes to sensitive topics like suicide. Two countries, Canada and Israel, decided to take a closer look at how media coverage of suicide can be improved. They both launched campaigns to engage national media outlets in better reporting practices. In both nations, the ...

A court in the Dominican Republic is set to decide whether a young American man will be allowed to return home. Joshua Riibe, a 22-year-old student from Minnesota, has been stuck in the country since early March. He was the last person seen with Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing during a spring break trip. Riibe claims ...

In recent weeks, a series of disturbing posts spread like wildfire on social media, claiming that Haitian immigrants were stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The rumors were fueled by a Facebook post from Erika Lee, a local woman who claimed to have witnessed a neighbor's cat being butchered and eaten by Haitian residents. The post was quickly deleted, but...