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HOWELL, Mich - Howell Public Schools and 49 other school districts in the state gave their students surveys from the Michigan Department of Education, and those surveys included intimate sexual questions.
The 2025 Michigan High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey asked about students’ weight “without shoes,” alcohol and drug use, and their sexual history, which included the following questions:
Have you ever had intercourse?
Over the course of your life, how many sexual partners have you had?
How many sexual partners have you had in the past three months?
The first time you had sexual intercourse, how many years younger or older than you was your partner?
The survey also asked students in grades 7, 9, and 11 about the food they ate, their suicidal tendencies, and their sexual and gender identity.
Thomas Gould, director of communications for Howell Public Schools, confirmed that the survey was administered to six classes at Howell High School. An opt-out form was sent home to parents, he told Michigan Capitol Confidential, but the survey was not conducted according to the district’s standard process. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United States vaccine injury compensation system is grappling with significant challenges in handling claims tied to COVID-19 vaccines.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic warns that without major reforms, clearing the backlog in the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) could take almost 10 years, revealing significant system inefficiencies.
The CICP, designed to handle emergencies on a smaller scale, has struggled to adapt to the demands of a global vaccination effort. According to a report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, "The current backlog would take nearly a decade to eliminate without accounting for any new claims."
Critics argue that the program lacks both the capacity and transparency to function effectively. Unlike the better-funded National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), the CICP offers limited benefits, no appeals process and less public accountability. Click here to read more.
ATLANTA, GA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly studying if there is any link between vaccinations and the rise in autism.
Sources told Reuters that the CDC, which is under the purview of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is planning a large study into vaccines and autism. A CDC study from 2020 found that 1 in 36 children in the United States have been diagnosed with autism.
The Daily Wire reached out to HHS about the report, but has yet to receive a reply.
Over the weekend, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said the department will leave “no stone unturned” while studying the rise in autism.
“As President Trump said in his Joint Address to Congress, the rate of autism in American children has skyrocketed,” he said. “CDC will leave no stone unturned in its mission to figure out what exactly is happening. The American people expect high quality research and transparency and that is what CDC is delivering.” Click here to read more.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man allegedly told officers that his dog shot him while he was laying in his bed "relaxing" and "talking" with his female friend on Monday, according to a police press release.
The dog owner, who has not been identified, allegedly told officers that he was shot in the leg by his pet, according to a press release from the Memphis Police Department obtained by PEOPLE. Officers went to the man's home about the "accidental injury" shortly before 4:00 a.m.
According to the press release, the dog "jumped on the bed and got his paw stuck in the trigger guard and ended up hitting the trigger." Police confirmed the man was "grazed in his top left thigh," PEOPLE reported.
Police said the first responders that arrived on the scene were able to clean the man's wound before taking him to a hospital in "non-critical" condition. Click here to read more.
BOSTON, MASS - A component found in all fungi may provide a shield that prevents flu-related lung damage, according to a new Canadian study.
The preclinical trial uncovered how beta-glucan—which is found in all mushrooms, and also yeast, oats, and barley—can ‘reprogram’ immune cells to prevent lung inflammation.
A team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, demonstrated that administering the compound to mice before their exposure to influenza, reduced lung damage, improve lung function and lowered the risk of illness and death.
The scientists led by Professor Maziar Divangahi discovered that a unique structure of this component can boost defenses against pathogens.
While most research focuses on stopping the virus from replicating, this study explored how to regulate the body’s immunity to infection, a concept known as “disease tolerance.” The researchers discovered that beta-glucan significantly enhanced flu survival rates by modulating immune responses and preventing severe lung inflammation, a common cause of fatality. Click here to read more.
