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WATCH LIVE: Texas governor’s debate – Gov. Greg Abbott vs. Beto O’Rourke – Houston Public Media

WATCH LIVE: Texas governor’s debate – Gov. Greg Abbott vs. Beto O’Rourke  Houston Public Media Beto O’Rourke looking to make an impact on voters in debate with Gov. Abbott  WFAA Watch live: Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke debate in Edinburg at 7

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U.S. Suicide Rate Rose 4% in 2021 After a Two-Year Decline

Deaths by suicide increased 4% in 2021 compared to 2020, ending a two-year decline, according to provisional data released by the National Center for Health Statistics on Sept. 30. A total of 47,646 deaths were recorded as suicides during 2021,

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Burkina Faso army officers declare countercoup

In a statement carried Friday night, their spokesman declared that Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was no longer in control of the country.

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Players on Spain’s women soccer team say they won’t play until changes are made

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Barcelona-based reporter Alan Ruiz-Terol about 15 women soccer players renouncing to play for the Spanish national team.

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The history of Iran’s so-called morality police

Iran’s Guidance Patrol is under fire after protests across the country. NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with an Iranian scholar Roxane Farmanfarmaian about the history of the controversial institution.

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A New Documentary Series Illuminates the History and Evolution of Queer Horror 

Imagine the year is 1935. It’s a dark and stormy night in the midst of the Great Depression, the Hays Code banning motion picture portrayals of “sexual persuasion and immorality” is newly in effect, and you’re watching the Bride of

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Digital World CEO urges Donald Trump to push shareholders to vote on merger delay – CNBC

Digital World CEO urges Donald Trump to push shareholders to vote on merger delay  CNBC

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Political Violence Is Surging Ahead of Brazil’s Election on Sunday

As Brazil enters the final stretch of its campaign season, a spate of politically motivated death threats, physical attacks, and killings across the country are raising fears of more widespread violence after the Oct. 2 election. Former President Luiz Inácio

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How Smile Pays Tribute to Horror Classics Like The Ring and Rosemary’s Baby

Parker Finn is a self-proclaimed “video store kid” who spent most of his time in the horror section. “What I’m always fascinated by is when a horror film can show me something that I didn’t know I was afraid of,”

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How to Help Victims of Hurricane Ian

Since Hurricane Ian hit Cuba on Tuesday and Florida on Wednesday, millions of people lost power and officials launched a massive relief effort as they try to determine the storm’s death toll. The storm—a category 4 hurricane with 155 mile

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