The Horizon Air worker, who is believed to have been killed when the craft crashed, was "doing stunts in air" and other dangerous maneuvers. The turboprop went down on a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets.
High temperatures do more than raise tempers and stoke conflicts. They are also linked to depression, mental instability and a higher suicide risk.
In the United States—the richest country in human history—the 140 million people who live on or below the poverty line are screaming for justice.
The American Medical Association says gun violence is as menacing as a lethal infectious disease.
"Anthony would never have wanted Asia to be hurt, I’d like to think he would want us to have the collective conversation that needs to be had about depression," McGowan said in a statement.
No cause of death is given, but representatives for the tiny actor issue a statement that mentions depression and suicide.
When we glom on to political labels and attach ourselves to partisan ideologies, we allow the establishment to shatter us into encampments.
Why does the citizenry act shocked when a disgruntled veteran commits a heinous act? Americans have sent millions of troopers to wage pointless wars.
Guns and a militarized culture are the real weapons of mass destruction in American society.
"When I was afraid, you taught me how to keep going," the whistleblower wrote. "When I was lost, you showed me the way."
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