Suicide

Arthur Delaney

Recession May Be Increasing Suicide Rates, But We Won't Know For Years

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


Emergency physicians and mental health workers in North Carolina have begun to worry that they may be in the midst of a disturbing new trend, accordin...

The 1%: America Insourcing Sacrifice

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics


Sean Gilfillan

Why is America insourcing sacrifice to 1% of its population when it is deemed necessary to our national security and interests?

Israel War Preparation Drill Biggest Ever

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


In what is being touted as Israel's most mass-scale war preparation drill ever, 'Turning Point 3' will over the course of five days involve both milit...

Army Base Shuts Down After Rise In Troop Suicides

Raw Story | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


The commander of Fort Campbell army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his tr...

Roh's Second New Day

Bernard Rowan | Posted 06.28.2009 | World


Bernard Rowan

The death of Roh Moo-hyun is a call for Koreans on all sides of the political spectrum to limit the influence of money on political candidates and their families.

Why 'Stressed Out' U.S. Soldier Killing Comrades in Iraq Was Inevitable

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

The slaughter of five comrades by a "stressed out" U.S. soldier today in Baghdad is a true tragedy -- but should not come as a shock.

Japan's Suicide Rate Rising In Economic Slump

Telegraph | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


The first indications of a life that has been lost appear within a hundred yards of entering the forest. Scattered across mossy tree roots are a man's...

The Bad Apples Were at the Top

Stephen Funk | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


Stephen Funk

If Alyssa Peterson had never been ordered to torture she would still be alive.

Part II: Soldier Who Killed Herself -- After Refusing to Take Part in Torture

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

What caused Alyssa Peterson to put a bullet in her head in September 2003 after just a few weeks in Iraq? And why were the press and the public not told about it?

Kellermann Autopsy Incomplete

AP | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business


McLEAN, Va. — Medical examiners have completed an autopsy on a Freddie Mac executive found dead in an apparent suicide, but say a final determin...

David Kellermann, Freddie Mac CFO, Told To Take Time Off Before Apparent Suicide

AP | MATTHEW BARAKAT and ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.24.2009 | Business


McLEAN, Va. — By last fall, the heady days for mortgage giant Freddie Mac were over, and what was left for executives like David Kellermann were...

David Kellermann, Freddie Mac CFO, Said To Have Committed Suicide (SLIDESHOW)

AP | ALAN ZIBEL and MATTHEW BARAKAT | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business


UPDATE: 11:55 PM: The Washington Post reports more new information about Kellerman's apparent suicide, including the heartbreaking detail that his wif...

Afghan Minister Escapes Twin Suicide Bomber Attacks

A Pakistan News | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


A suicide bomber was killed Friday by police before he could reach an Afghan minister's home in western Afghanistan, but a second bomber detonated his...

1,500 Farmers in India Commit Suicide: A Wake-Up Call for Humanity

Mallika Chopra | Posted 05.17.2009 | World


Mallika Chopra

To give a more tangible visualization of that number, that's about four full jumbo jet planes' worth of passengers suddenly committing suicide.

Our Moral Obligation

Lise Van Susteren | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green


Lise Van Susteren

Lethal global overheating - strike the innocuous sounding "global warming" - is not something that may happen in the next century or even mid-century - it is happening now.

Russian Soldier Shoots Platoon Mates, Himself In Chechnya

RIA Novosti | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


A soldier in Chechnya killed his platoon commander and two other soldiers before turning his weapon on himself, a police source told RIA Novosti on Mo...

Winter Soldiers in MTV's "Real World"

Aaron Glantz | Posted 04.23.2009 | Entertainment


Aaron Glantz

It's great to see reality TV taking in some of the reality of the real, "real world" -- and especially bringing to true costs of the war in Iraq to an audience that might not be listening to NPR.

The War Comes Home

Aaron Glantz | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics


Aaron Glantz

Apart from Iraq and Afghanistan, there is another battle is brewing on the homefront. In January alone, 24 soldiers were believed to have committed suicide.

This Economy is a Real Killer

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living


Peter Dreier

Every day, week, and month that the current recession continues, and even deepens, more people die, get seriously injured physically, and suffer emotional hardships that can scar them for life.

Army Suicides: My Experience

Kayla Williams | Posted 04.06.2009 | Living


Kayla Williams

I went into the psychiatrist's office and tried to explain my fears -- that I would never get better, never readjust, never make it in the civilian world.

SWAT Closes In On Foreclosed Home, Owner Shoots Self In Head

Dawn Teo | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business


Dawn Teo

PHOENIX--As reported by a local ABC affiliate earlier today, an embittered homeowner shot himself in the head Tuesday on the outskirts of town as SWAT...

School Praise: A Daltonian Remembered

Amanda Guinzburg | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living


Amanda Guinzburg

Daltonians: keep your beacons burning. Gather your courage and lean on each other. Go on until you can again go forth. Do it in his name.

Iraq Vets Storm the Hill, Congress Rapidly Responds

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics


Paul Rieckhoff

It's reassuring to know that in these tough fiscal times, Congress is not only listening to Wall Street CEOs, but that they are also listening to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

Meltdown Madness: The Human Costs of the Economic Crisis

Nick Turse | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business


Nick Turse

Across the United States, people have been reacting to the dire economic circumstances with extreme acts, including bank robberies, murder, and suicide.

When Is a Suicide Not a Suicide?

Diane Dimond | Posted 02.18.2009 | Living


Diane Dimond

I say the city of Albuquerque owes the Parkins family a second opinion. Dr. Baden, who took this case for free, may conclude it was suicide. But I doubt it.