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Between 2010 and 2016, the global suicide rate decreased by 9.8%, the UN health body said in its second report on the issue. The only region to see an increase was the Americas. “Every death is a tragedy for family, friends and colleagues. Yet suicides are preventable. We call on all countries to incorporate proven …

Image: NBC The NFL is back, and we already have our biggest storyline of the season: Who said “I never had my butt fingered” on the NBC broadcast of the season’s opening Packers-Bears game? Presumably, this was a microphone picking up a conversation between two players on the sideline talking about what terrible things linemen …

The 36-year-old man who killed seven people during a shooting spree in West Texas over the weekend was a “violent, aggressive person” who liked targeting animals before he set his sights on the public, a neighbor said. Rocio Gutierrez, who lived next to gunman Seth Ator in Odessa, told The Associated Press this week that …

Two legislators are promoting a proposal to change the way thousands of the state’s most vulnerable people get services for mental illness and addiction treatment across the Commonwealth. At issue is how the state delivers health services to Medicaid recipients, and whether they should merge the program offering behavioral health services with a larger one …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ)– 911 dispatchers say at least one person is injured after a shooting that occurred in Huntington early Sunday morning. It happened on 5th Avenue in Huntington near Alpha Sigma Phi. The call came in around 2 a.m. Someone reported that they heard yelling and at least one gun shot. Dispatchers say there …

JOSHUA TREE (CBSLA) — Would you be able to completely unplug for the weekend? A company called SatelliteInternet.com is giving away $1,000 and a trip for two to Joshua Tree National Park but only to those who agree to disconnect from their tech devices for the weekend. Studies show that Americans spend upwards of 11 …

Louis Vuitton (LVMH) boss Bernard Arnault, 70, overtook Bill Gates to become the second richest person in the world, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index announced Wednesday—and he did it in style. The French businessman, who is the force behind many of the biggest names in luxury, pushed to the second spot after a stellar year for LVMH, …

“You know, they talk about people of color. I’m a person of color. I’m white. I’m an Anglo Saxon. People say things all the time, but I don’t get offended,” Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania told Vice News. The statements were made as the House was considering a resolution condemning the racist language Trump used …