The beloved children's program Reading Rainbow will return with librarian and social media personality Mychal Threets as its new host. Threets announced his role on Instagram on Sept. 30, expressing that LeVar Burton and the original series inspired his career path in libraries and literacy advocacy. The show originally ran on PBS from 1983 to 2006, and Burton served as its only host throughout that time.
Threets started working at the Fairfield Civic Center Library in California in 2013 before gaining widespread recognition through his book recommendations and motivational messages on TikTok and YouTube. The revived series will stream on Sony's Kidzuko platform at an unannounced date and will feature guest appearances from Gabrielle...
A German pharmaceutical company has demonstrated that a cannabis-based medication can effectively treat chronic lower back pain without the risks associated with opioid therapy. Vertanical conducted a clinical trial with 800 participants who received a low-THC liquid extract over 12 weeks, and the results showed patients experienced nearly double the pain relief compared to those given a placebo. Dr. Matthias Karst from Hannover Medical School reported that the treatment improved pain levels, physical function, and sleep quality while avoiding opioid-related safety concerns.
The medication contains minimal THC amounts sufficient for therapeutic benefit but insufficient to produce psychoactive effects. Common side effects were dizziness...
The Trump administration has begun offering $2,500 payments to unaccompanied migrant children aged 14 and older who voluntarily agree to return to their home countries. The Department of Health and Human Services gave shelters only four hours to confirm receipt of the proposal, while children received 24 hours to decide whether to accept the resettlement support. Emily Covington from ICE stated the payment would be distributed after an immigration judge approves the request, and the minor arrives in their country of origin. The program initially targeted 17-year-olds before expanding from a similar $1,000 initiative offered to adult migrants earlier this year.
Child welfare advocates have condemned the policy as coercive. Neha Desai...
All India Police Sports Control Board defeated Punjab National Bank 5-1 on Saturday in Pool A action at the 5th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2025 at Naval Tata Hockey Academy ISWP ground. Arun Sahani scored twice for the winners, while Aman Sharma, Haris Mohammad, and Naveen Kumar Tirki added single goals.
Comptroller & Auditor General of India beat Central Reserve Police Force 4-2 in Pool B as Bharath Mahalingappa Kurtakoti and Khanpathan Aamid Sarfaraz each netted twice. Services Sports Control Board edged Central Secretariat 2-1 in Pool C after falling behind early. Central Industrial Security Force claimed a 5-4 victory over Steel Plant Sports Board in another Pool C match.
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British wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft secured her 19th World Para Athletics Championships gold medal on Saturday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium by winning the women's 800-meter T34 race with a championship record. The 33-year-old athlete swept all T34 events at the New Delhi competition and remains unbeaten across four Paralympic Games since 2012 and eight world championship appearances since her 2011 debut. Cockroft stated she had focused on improving her 800-meter performance this year and felt satisfied with her sub-1:50 finish.
India surpassed its previous best medal count with 18 total awards after Ekta Bhyan took silver in the women's club throw F51 and Soman Rana earned silver in the men's shot put F57. Pradeep Kumar added...
Praveen Kumar captured bronze in the men's high jump T64 at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships on Saturday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Uzbekistan's Temurbek Giyazov claimed gold with a personal best of 2.03 meters, and Great Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards earned silver at 2.00 meters. Kumar reached the podium through a countback decision but attributed his third-place finish to a hip injury that limited his performance.
Ekta Bhyan won silver in the women's club throw F51 with a season-best mark of 19.80 meters. Ukraine's Zoia Ovsii dominated the competition with a winning throw of 24.03 meters. Bhyan expressed satisfaction with her result despite falling short of her previous Asian Games standard of above 21 meters.
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Mumbai Meteors defeated Hyderabad Black Hawks 15-9, 15-13, and 15-7 on Saturday at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in the Prime Volleyball League. Shubham Chaudhary earned player of the match honors after his blocking and attacking controlled the contest from the opening set. Abhinav Salar disrupted Hyderabad with serves that forced defensive mistakes, and the Meteors maintained a two-man block against attackers Niyas Abdul Salam and Sahil Kumar.
Paulo Lamounier attempted to execute pipe attacks with John Joseph, but Hyderabad struggled against Salar's service run, which produced two super serves and two aces. Mathias Loftesnes added offensive support for Mumbai in the sweep. The Black Hawks opened Season 4 on Thursday with a victory over...
Puneri Paltan defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-36 on Saturday at SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai in Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League. Aditya Shinde recorded a Super 10 for the victors, while Pankaj Mohite added eight points, and Mohit Goyat contributed seven in the win. Iranian raider Ali Samadi posted the best overseas player performance in league history with 22 points for the Pink Panthers in the loss.
Puneri Paltan established a 25-12 halftime advantage after Shinde helped execute the first all-out, and Mohite extended the margin with a two-point raid. Samadi led a second-half comeback with a super raid before Reza Mirbagheri completed the Pink Panthers' first all-out to cut the deficit to three points. The teams...
Vice President CP Radhakrishnan will meet political party leaders on Oct. 7 in his first formal gathering as Rajya Sabha chairman. The session begins at 4 p.m. in the Parliament complex annexe extension building, less than one month after Radhakrishnan won the vice presidential election on Sept. 9. BJP national president J P Nadda, opposition leader Mallikarjun Kharge, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will attend the closed-door discussion focused on legislative productivity and national consensus building.
The vice president plans to emphasize constructive debate and mutual respect ahead of the winter session. Political analysts believe the early outreach establishes a collaborative framework for the upper house after...
