New Jersey urges patients at facility to check for HIV infections
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey health officials have urged more than 3,700 former patients of a surgical facility to get blood tests “out of an abundance of caution,” because…
Video Of High School Wrestler Forced To Cut Locs Sparks Outrage
A video has surfaced on Twitter showing someone cutting a high school wrestler’s locs at a match, sparking outrage and conversations about the trauma black people experience over the racist…
Special Report: J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why. Darlene Coker is shown on a kitchen table full of many personal pictures of…
Baby ibuprofen recalled from Walmart, CVS, Family Dollar
A New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company issued a recall of its infants’ liquid ibuprofen after discovering higher concentrations of medication the in some packages. Tris Pharma said it voluntarily recalled three…
GoFundMe campaign to help homeless vet was ‘predicated on a lie,’ prosecutor says
The “heartwarming tale” of a New Jersey couple helping drug-addicted homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt took a stone-cold twist Thursday when a prosecutor said it was “predicated on a lie” designed…
Election Day severe weather: Some polling places in Tennessee lost power
Some voters were having to carry umbrellas and wear rain boots to the polls Tuesday as severe storms hit the Interstate 95 corridor along the East Coast on Election Day.…
Why is the infant mortality rate higher in African-American babies?
According to the CDC, in New Jersey the black infant mortality rate was 8.89 per 1000 live births compared to 3.07 per 1000 births for white, non-Hispanic infants … source
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Calls On Sheriff To Resign After Racist Remarks Caught On Tape
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday that Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino should resign after WNYC published an explosive report revealing that Saudino was caught on tape making racist…
New Jersey Sheriff Who Was Caught Making Racist Remarks Resigns
A New Jersey sheriff has resigned after he was caught on tape making racist remarks, including claiming that legalized marijuana would “let the blacks come in.” Bergen County Sheriff Michael…
Sen. Cory Booker releases ‘confidential’ Kavanaugh emails in combative Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Debate over access to documents from Brett Kavanaugh’s work at the George W. Bush White House dominated the nominee’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing Thursday, as Democrats continued to seek additional…