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Bank Robber Leaves a Tip

Kevin Spak — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:40:05 CDT

If you're going to go off your meds and become a bank robber, you might as well be polite about it. That's what Texas firefighter Jesus Ventura did this week. According to a federal complaint, Ventura, 37, walked into a Chase Bank on April 10, asked where the bathroom was,...

Former Marine Arrested Over Biden Death Threats

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:41:01 CDT

A former US Marine was arrested Friday after threatening to kill Vice President Joe Biden, authorities say. Justin Alan Woodward was arrested upon his arrival in Hawaii from Thailand, and he admitted to Secret Service agents he had sent messages from Thailand, the AP reports. One expletive-ridden message, sent to...

Lawyers Search Loughner's Family for Signs of Insanity

Kevin Spak — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:23:27 CDT

Jared Loughner’s lawyers have been researching family records dating back as far as 1893 in what looks like an attempt to show that mental illness runs in his family, the New York Times reports. The lawyers issued and then withdrew a host of subpoenas to the Illinois Department of Public...

Loughner Appeals Forced Meds

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:46:34 CDT

Attorneys for Jared Lee Loughner yesterday appealed a federal judge's ruling that he can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs. Loughner's attorneys appealed to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in a one-paragraph filing. They say Loughner, accused in the Tucson shooting rampage that injured...

Father of Teens Killed by Mom: 'I Don't Hate Julie'

Matt Cantor — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:36:05 CDT

The Tampa mother who allegedly killed her two teens battled depression, her husband tells People . “We were a typical American family,” says Col. Parker Schenecker, who was deployed in Qatar when he heard about his children’s deaths, “but we had a sick member.” Julie Schenecker had “a chronic mental illness...

Catherine Zeta-Jones: I'm Bipolar

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:00:00 CDT

Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed she has undergone treatment in a mental health clinic for her bipolar illness. "After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II disorder," said her...

US Is Most Bipolar Country in New Survey

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:54:30 CST

Are Americans more prone to bipolar disorder? You might get that idea looking at the data from a new survey on the condition from the World Health Organization. The survey, which examined nearly 62,000 people in 11 countries, found that the illness occurs in roughly 2.4% of the...

Body Clock Drug Could Cure Depression, Jet Lag, Obesity

Nick McMaster — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:11:00 CDT

Scientists have developed a drug that can manipulate the body clocks of mice—opening up the possibilities of treating such wide-ranging disorders as jet lag, manic depression, and obesity. The drug, developed by a team of British and American scientists, can adjust the circadian rhythms of mice by altering a...

Bipolar Lindsay Lohan's Hooked on Meth

M. Morris — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:58:21 CDT

Lindsay Lohan will undergo treatment for addiction to methamphetamine and bipolar disorder when she enters rehab after she's released from jail, TMZ reports . Meth and opiates are Lohan's "drugs of choice," a source says. The troubled actress, who's proving to be a high-maintenance inmate as she serves 90 days for...