Director Adam Meeks came across a rare piece of good news in the hellscape that is the opioid epidemic: the Ohio drug courts that help to rehabilitate addicts through a system of non-judgmental support and a strict, yet not unforgiving, schedule. His feature debut Union County an extension of a 2020 short shows the positive outcome of treating addiction as a problem to be solved, rather than a lifestyle choice to be demonised.
MOUTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) -- A California sea lion pup is on the mend after being found in a Mountain View parking lot earlier this month. The Marine Mammal Center says this adorable pup, named "Babymac," was taken to their hospital in Sausalito. RELATED: Sea lion named 'Mini' rescued from car dealership parking lot in Corte Madera They say he was severely malnourished, weak, and too young to be without his mom.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies announced Wednesday center Zach Edey will miss another six weeks to recover from a stress reaction in his left ankle that has sidelined him since Dec. 7. Brandon Clarke and Scotty Pippen Jr. are expected to return to play in four to six weeks, but Edey's ankle appears likely to keep him out much longer.
At issue is the law surrounding lengthy sentences for young offenders. The law changed several years ago to allow anyone sentenced to life without parole for a crime committed as a juvenile to be resentenced. Williams' attorney argued that case law indicates that handing a 15-year-old a sentence of 50 years to life is essentially sentencing them to life in prison without parole.
He found the footage of a drone closing in rapidly on a buggy, Vladislav standing exposed at its rear on a Russian military social media channel. The 31-year-old, an arbitration lawyer before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, makes a double whistling noise to describe the drone's ominous progress. That's me, he says, pointing at the video, filmed from a fibre optic drone, chasing him down with terrifying ease as the vehicle slows for a corner.
Hanna Rosin: I'm Hanna Rosin. This is Radio Atlantic. Last year, we published a series called No Easy Fix. If you haven't heard it, you should go back and listen. It's about San Francisco's attempts to address pockets of homelessness and addiction. It's also a close and unusually humane portrait of one man-his name is Evan-living on the streets and barely managing his fentanyl addiction.
Free agent left-hander suffered an Achilles rupture while working out this week, he announced on social media. He underwent successful surgery yesterday. Means didn't specify a recovery timeline but seems likely to miss the entire 2026 season. It's another devastating injury for a former All-Star whose career has been sidetracked by health issues. Means has made a total of 10 MLB appearances since the end of the 2021 season.
Italian ski racer Federica Brignone has returned to snow for the first time since suffering a devastating leg fracture in April, nearly eight months, or 237 days ago. The 2024-25 season Overall World Cup title winner took her first tentative laps this week. The Italian Ski Federation (FISI) shared a video of her comeback to on-snow training on YouTube. On April 3, during the second run of the giant slalom at the Italian national championships,
A new report from The Athletic has now delved into the situation and come up with a pretty damning report of Barcelona's medical department. Raphinha has been out for longer than originally expected after suffering two setbacks in his recovery. The report claims the Brazilian "was given a heavy workload in training" which resulted in one setback and Raphinha being ruled out of El Clasico. He only finally returned to action last time out against Athletic Club as a substitute.
The great horned owl was found at the Black Desert Resort in the south-western part of the state and arrived at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, earlier this month with its face, chest and right wing covered in dried concrete. After making sure the bird could breathe, sanctuary workers spent days cracking apart the concrete using forceps and cleaning its feathers using toothbrushes, dish soap and their fingers. Two weeks later, it was able to fly again and is continuing its recovery in an aviary.
When Loyola High defensive lineman Andrew Hilton broke his fibula and suffered ligament damage to his ankle during the opening week of football practice last August, things looked bleak. "He was really down initially," coach Drew Casani said. "He had put in such a great offseason," He underwent surgery and the prognosis was he'd be sidelined eight to 10 weeks, which probably meant missing his senior season.
People assume I'm this pervert," she says. "But that's not what happened, what it was for me ... People can believe me, or people can think I'm full of shit and not listen. But I feel like I at least have to say it out loud for myself, once."
Last updated: October 17, 2025 I've been pain-free on this artificial knee for 10 years. They told me it would last 10-15 years. I nodded like a good patient and then did what I always do- ride my bike a lot. Since January 1st, I've put down 5,000+ miles. Since July of 2024, about 8,000. That's lovely... until this year, when the knee started barking again.
I have serious concerns about the impact of real-terms education budget cuts on already inadequate provision and about the lack of real appetite and ambition for improvement that this represents. The prison service has a duty to protect the public by making prisoners less likely to reoffend when they are released, but too often it is failing to fulfil this responsibility.
Striker Lucas Akins has returned to Mansfield Town following his release from prison, the League One club has confirmed. The 36-year-old was jailed for 14 months in April after pleading guilty to causing the death of a cyclist by careless or inconsiderate driving. Adrian Daniel, 33, died 10 days after he was struck by a Mercedes G350 being driven by Akins near Huddersfield in March 2022.
Ozzy Osbourne died 17 days after his spectacular farewell concert in July, an event that had millions of metalheads in big, beautiful tears over his legacy. It's doubtful, though, that Osbourne would've made the trek to Birmingham, England - or, to be more blunt, still been alive - if it weren't for the intensive physical therapy he received in the months leading up to the concert.
Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed reliever Brusdar Graterol confirmed that he will not be returning this season as he recovers from offseason shoulder surgery. "I'd like to tell all my Dodgers fanbase that I would have liked to be in the postseason but my rehabilitation hasn't been easy, so I've already changed my mindset for 2026," Graterol wrote in a post translated to English. "Thanks to everyone for always being attentive, I love you Dodgers fans."
A man in his mid-50s with a spine bent in half from multiple bullet wounds, Darryl is practically skipping from cell to cell, rousing the other detainees and encouraging them to join us for class in the makeshift studio-an otherwise unused basketball court with no nets. The gray space is windowless and aggressively lit overhead, yet free of all distractions. If you close your eyes and take a deep, deeply vulnerable breath, ignoring the security guard with a taser on his hip hovering at the door, you can imagine this is a cement sanctuary for silent contemplation, maybe even healing.
Ministers are pushing through powers to photograph, name and shame offenders who have been ordered to complete unpaid community work in England and Wales. The sentencing bill, now moving through parliament, will for the first time give probation officers a legal power to take and publish the names and pictures of individuals ordered by courts to tidy grass verges, litter-pick or scrub graffiti.
