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Color guard retires the colors during a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington amid brightly colored trees

‘Everything I am would not be the same without being a veteran,’ says soldier who served in Afghanistan

Military

Matt Farwell, who served in Afghanistan War, says he’s glad that US troops are no longer there, but that he’s horrified at how the withdrawal took place. He discussed his reflections on Veterans Day with The World’s host Marco Werman.

Before the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, five states had "red flag" statutes called gun violence restraining orders. Recently, Florida became the six state to add the statute.

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

Culture
Depression

The whole world is getting more depressed

Lifestyle
Brandon Ladner. Pelham, Alabama. Ladner's Marine Corps boots sit on a small shelf in his bedroom. Ladner was a US Marine Corps vereran who fought in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. He shot himself inside his living room, and thee bullet remains lodged in

The things they carried: War photographer marks last steps of vets at home

Arts

Suicide Forest

Facebook’s suicide prevention efforts draw mixed review

Environment

In December, Facebook rolled out new tools it said should help with suicide prevention. One psychiatrist, however, while lauding the effort, says the initiative needs some tweaks.

Saul Alinsky: The man behind Obama and the Tea Party

Global Politics

Reflecting on the legacy of Saul Alinsky, who is credited as an inspiration for both Barack Obama and the Tea Party.

The Army’s new approach to mental health

Health & Medicine

A new $125 million project called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness will instill psychological strength in soldiers in the same way it teaches physical fitness.

Inside the mind of a suicide bomber

Global Politics

Suicide bombers aren’t the crazed, religious nuts we usually think they are; instead they are created by psychological conditioning.

The Real Story Behind Tyler Clementi’s Tragic Death

In September 2010, Tyler Clementi’s name became synonymous with bullying, suicide, and the “It Gets Better” project. But while many  sensational  headlines made it seem as though Clementi was unwillingly outed via a sex tape made available on the internet, the real story is significantly different and far more complicated. New accounts of the case published this […]