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A frightening incident unfolded when a woman allegedly fired multiple shots at the Los Angeles home of singer Rihanna, prompting a swift police response and an attempted-murder charge. Authorities say the suspect, a 35-year-old woman from Florida, was later taken into custody, and investigators are now looking into her mental-health history and possible motives behind the attack.

Reports suggest the suspect had previous mental-health interventions and legal issues, which has raised questions about how people in crisis are identified and supported before situations escalate.

Read More: Rihanna's Home Shooter's Mental Health And Parenting History Revealed (Y!Entertainment)

Kids sometimes say things that sound harsh or confusing, but experts say those phrases often mean something very different underneath the surface. A recent parenting article highlights nine common phrases — like “I hate you,” “That’s not fair,” or “I’m bored” — that children often use to express frustration, big emotions, or a need for attention and understanding. Instead of taking these comments literally, psychologists encourage parents to see them as opportunities to help kids name their feelings, build emotional skills, and learn healthier ways to communicate.

Read More: 9 Phrases Kids Use That Parents Misunderstand, Explained by a Psychologist (Yahoo!Life)

A phobia is an intense fear of—or aversion to—a specific object or situation. While anxiety is natural under some circumstances, people with phobias feel fear that is out of proportion to the actual danger presented by the situation or object. People with a phobia may have an irrational or excessive worry about encountering the feared object or situation, take active steps to avoid the feared object or situation, experience immediate and intense anxiety upon encountering the feared object or situation, or endure unavoidable objects and situations with intense anxiety.

Some common examples of specific phobias include the fear of flying, fear of heights, fear of specific animals (such as spiders, dogs, or snakes), fear of receiving injections, and fear of blood.

Got someone in your life who constantly drains your energy? A new study suggests those “difficult people” — called “hasslers” by researchers — might actually speed up your biological aging. Scientists found that frequent stress from negative relationships can trigger chronic stress responses in the body, which are linked to faster cellular aging and higher health risks over time. In fact, each additional “hassler” in a person’s close social circle was associated with about a 1.5% faster pace of aging, according to the research.

Read More: Difficult people in your life might make you age faster, study suggests (Washington Post)

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