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Students and communities walk with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support those impacted by suicide CHICAGO, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Students, faculty, and citizens across the Illinois community will join the fight against suicide this spring at two local Out of the Darkness (OOTD) Campus Walks, sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). These walks enable those impacted by suicide to connect, support one another, and raise awareness for AFSP’s mission to save lives. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Campus Walks The OOTD Campus Walks will be held at two…

J. Michael Jones / Getty ImagesWhen it comes to making ends meet in retirement, many American seniors rely heavily on Social Security benefits. In fact, 67% of seniors reportedly rely on Social Security payments for at least 51% of their income in retirement, according to the Senior Citizens League.But with the average Social Security payment clocking in at $2,071 per month, according to the Social Security Administration, many retirees struggle to make their finances work. With costs in mind, I turned to ChatGPT for a potential plan to make a retirement plan work by leaning heavily on Walmart’s relatively affordable…

HUMBOLDT — Mental health awareness took center stage Tuesday at Humboldt High School.Members of the Cubs Against the Stigma  — an offshoot of the newly developed Zero Reasons Why anti-suicide campaign — hosted a number of activities during Tuesday evening’s basketball games against Leon-BluestemThe players, cheerleaders, dancers and fans wore matching green “Zero Reasons Why” shirts. More than 130 shirts were sold for the event, reported Darcie Croisant, Humboldt Middle School counselor.On top of the shirts, the group hosted a raffle for various prizes, and hosted a trivia game about mental health.Humboldt High School student Thatcher Student, center, spins a…

We’re only two months into 2026, but Social Security watchers are already casting a wary eye to 2027.The non-partisan The Senior Citizens League’s monthly projection of Social Security’s Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, for the coming year is out and puts the 2027 increase at 2.8%. That’s up 0.3 points from last month’s forecast of 2.5%, but the same COLA Social Security recipients received this year.The annual COLA, designed to help combat the financial erosion caused by inflation, is based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI-W, for…

In December 2025, a handful of similar viral videos made their rounds on the internet. In them, a sign to a large room reads, “Here, the dogs choose the humans.” What followed was a heartwarming scene of crowds of people sitting in a gymnasium, dogs of all breeds and sizes sniffing at their feet and eventually “picking” one person to kiss — the person who would then become their owner.But none of it was real.Jeremy Carrasco, an artificial intelligence literacy educator and co-founder of Riddance.AI, debunked the video on his own social media channels, pointing out deformed humans in the background,…

BrainsWay BrainsWay continues to actively evaluate similar investments in leading North American mental health providers to raise awareness and expand access to transformative care BURLINGTON, Mass. and JERUSALEM, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrainsWay Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: BWAY) (“BrainsWay” or the “Company”), a global leader in advanced noninvasive neurostimulation treatments for mental health disorders, today announced it has entered into a strategic equity financing agreement with BrainStim Health Inc. (“BrainStim”), a provider based in British Columbia servicing a growing number of mental health clinics in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, BrainsWay will invest $1.0 million initially,…

“In elementary school my parents told me it didn’t matter what I did when I grew up, so long as it made me happy. ‘Happiness is the whole point of life,’ my father said. ‘But it doesn’t always come easy. Your mother loves to help people in need, so she became a psychiatric nurse. I love reading, writing and poetry, so I became an English teacher. We both find happiness in the hard work we do each day.’ A few years later when I was in junior high, my sixth-grade homeroom teacher put me in detention for ‘being difficult.’ She…

                                The Case Manager If you asked a family member or friend what they expect when they enter the healthcare system—from a healthy person seeking preventive care, someone newly diagnosed with a terminal illness, to an individual facing a catastrophic injury—you would likely hear a similar answer. People want safe, high-quality care delivered by professionals who are knowledgeable, compassionate, and committed to helping them stay healthy or return to their pre-injury baseline. Even in the most devastating circumstances, most individuals want to regain as much control and function as…

Most conversations about Social Security center on claiming age because it sets your base benefit. That choice is important, but another rule can carry more weight as the years pass: Medicare premiums are usually deducted directly from your monthly payment.At first, the deduction may feel routine and manageable. Over time, rising health care costs and income-based premium adjustments can increase the amount withheld, which reduces what actually reaches your bank account.For anyone planning for retirement, it helps to look beyond the headline benefit amount and understand what you truly take home. Here is how this rule works and why it…

Bob Gravedigger, a dog whose loyalty to his deceased owner inspired a new law – credit, PATRE The state of São Paolo in Brazil recently passed a law in honor of a famous loyal dog that will allow residents to have their pets buried in family cemetery plots. Bob, nicknamed Bob Gravedigger, was an orange dog who spent 10 years living next to the grave of his owner after attending his funeral at Taboão da Serra cemetery. Brazilian media reported that even after several attempts by the deceased’s next of kin to take Bob home, he would find a way…