World Autism Awareness Day with Ben Royko and other top stories.

• World Autism Awareness Day with Ben Royko

  

  I was trying to think of what I wanted to say about autism on this Autism Awareness weekend. But then Facebook helped me out and just showed me what I wrote three years ago. So instead of finding another way to say it, here is what I said in 2014 and what I would say today anyway. And WARNING!!! This is severe autism. Please, try not to be offended if you view autism as simply a difference and not a disabling disorder. We are very aware that others do not experience autism the same way, ..

  >> view original



• April The Giraffe 'Will Have This Calf When She Is Good And Ready'

  

  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (CBS4) – The world waits for April the giraffe to half her calf, but, quite simply, she’ll have it when she’s darn good and ready. So Dr. Tim, April’s vet, says in his Sunday night update posted to Facebook. Dr. Tim answered several other questions and quelled rumors he’s seen on the internet, including the window on his prediction nearing a close. What it all comes down to, though, is that “we watch and wait…still.” So, as the doctor ordered, get some more popcorn and enjoy ..

  >> view original



• E-cigarette battery explosions on the rise

  

  CLOSE The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. USA TODAYSome victims need skin grafts after suffering 3rd-degree burn when vaping pen's lithium ion batteries explodeScott Becker of Washington Township suffered third-degree burns to his hip when this lithium ion battery exploded in his pocket.(Photo: Courtesy of Scott Becker)Story HighlightsVaping popularity has soared in recent years.E-cigarettes use batteries to generate th..

  >> view original



• Babies cry more in UK, Canada and Italy, less in Germany, study finds

  

  Reuters LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and fuss the least, researchers said on Monday. In research looking at how much babies around the world cry in their first three months, psychologists from Britain have created the first universal charts for normal amounts of crying during that period. "Babies are already very different in how much they cry in the f..

  >> view original



• Man sleeping with charging iPhone suffers severe burns

  

  Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.A shot of Day's injuries. WAAY-TV screenshot by Chris Matyszcyk/CNET "I just thought that's how you die."These were the words of 32-year-old Wiley Day to WAAY-TV after he had a bad experience with his iPhone.He said he fell asleep with it charging via an extension cord next to him in bed. When he woke up ..

  >> view original



• Controversy brews in Arkansas over concealed carry, medical marijuana

  

  × Controversy brews in Arkansas over concealed carry, medical marijuana LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — “I don’t think it’s right that I have to choose, especially if one could help me.” Nick Yarberry, 31, qualifies for medical marijuana. He’s suffered from glaucoma the past 16 years. But even though he qualifies, he says he can’t get it, KTHV reports. “This is the last eye drop I can take without surgery, and they passed the medical marijuana thing that’s an option for me, but not unless I want to give..

  >> view original

$200 million reserved for charter schools near bad traditional ones .	New Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Update Out Now, Reportedly Improves Frame Rate .
Hialeah teen to possibly be sent to Apalachicola youth camp... .	Wolf Moon Tonight and Friday: When to See It and How It Got Its Name .