Chris Matthews says Ted Cruz racist for saying DC not being America, he is ‘greatest challenge to progressives’
MSNBC host Chris Matthews targeted Ted Cruz for his recent joke about returning to Texas, comparing him to Joe McCarthy. Matthews may have given Cruz a backhanded compliment when he later stated that Cruz is the More...
Alabama: No new Legionella cases reported, case count remains at 15
Assistant State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Dr. Karen Landers said there has been no new cases of Legionella pneumonia at this time and no new patients have been identified More...
Florence, AL legionella outbreak up to 13 cases, all associated with Glenwood Nursing Home facility
In a follow up to a report Wednesday, Dr. Karen Landers, Assistant State Health Officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), reports that there are 13 patients with confirmed Legionella pneumonia. More...
What is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a mosquito borne virus that once caused major epidemics in large cities of this country like Philadelphia and New Orleans. Due to good mosquito control and public health practice, the last epidemic More...
Alabama: Lauderdale County legionella outbreak up to 11 cases
The number of cases of Legionella pneumonia in the northwest Alabama county of Lauderdale has increased in both confirmed and suspected cases of the respiratory bacterial disease. Legionella Image/CDC According More...
John Bell, the latest runner to get fined for jogging at Valley Forge during government shutdown
A Pennsylvania man has made headlines for his run through Valley Forge because when he returned he was greeted by two park rangers and slapped with a $100 fine. Scenic overlooks closing were just the beginning. More...
Atlanta Deveney and teen son, Elijah Rosado, identified as bodies found under burning mattress
Philadelphia Police identified a woman and her child who were found dead and reportedly had other severe injuries before their bodies were found beneath a burning mattress over the weekend. Atlanta Deveney, age 35, More...
Family feud leads to deadly killing in Ashville, Pennsylvania
photo/Alan Cleaver Family feud and hatred led to a deadly attack in the rural Ashville, 40 miles southwest of State College in central Pennsylvania, WTOP via Associated Press reports. The tragedy happened on Saturday More...
‘House of Horrors’ abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell claims he’s ‘spiritually innocent’
Former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, known for running a “House of Horrors” late-term abortion clinic in Philadelphia, believes he is “spiritually innocent” for the first degree murders More...
Kinara Patel identified as Villanova student found dead in the dorm
Villanova University is mourning the death Thursday of an 18-year-old sophomore who was found dead in her dorm, Sullivan Hall. A fellow student discovered Kinara Patel, of Northern New Jersey, unresponsive in a More...
Message in a bottle by Dennis Komsa surfaces 50 years later, Superstorm Sandy credited with discovery
Not everything about Superstorm Sandy appears to have been negative. photo Jason A. Howie via Flickr Fifty years ago, a 12-year-old boy named Dennis Komsa wrote a note, sealed it in a glass jar, and cast it into More...
Ohio: Reynoldsburg retirement community Legionnaires’ case count up to 39, called ‘the largest Legionnaires’ outbreak in Ohio history’
The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, which began last month at Wesley Ridge Retirement Community in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, has risen to 39 cases, making it the largest Legionnaires’ outbreak in Ohio history, More...
August is children’s eye health and safety month
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommend that your child’s pediatrician or family doctor conduct periodic eye screening examinations at well child visits, according More...
Pennsylvania: Lemonade stand run by 10-year-old boy, robbed at BB gunpoint by 12-year-old boy
A juvenile is being charged with robbing a lemonade stand a gun point, BB gunpoint that is, and fleeing the scene with $30 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press. Image/Video Screen Shot According More...
Pittsburgh neurologist Robert Ferrante pleads ‘not guilty’ to poisoning wife with cyanide
A University of Pittsburgh neuroscientist has pleaded not guilty to criminal homicide in the death of his wife, a doctor, who collapsed in their home and died three days later of acute cyanide poisoning. Dr. Robert More...
Anthony Weiner returns to the headlines, admits to new ‘texts and photos’ saying ‘Give me another chance’
Anthony Weiner resisted calls to withdraw from the New York City mayoral race Tuesday after finding himself caught in another sexting scandal similar to the one that ended his congressional career two years ago. Anthony More...
George Zimmerman lawyer can now resume lawsuit against NBC over edited 911 call
The not-guilty verdict for George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin may have another fallout: Zimmerman’s lawsuit against NBC who edited the 911 call making him appear racist. NBC responded to the December More...
Cats, bats and trash fill hoarder’s home in Philadelphia, described as ‘horror show’
Mounds of trash prevented authorities from being able to immediately determine how many bats, cats and rats were inside a Northern Philadelphia home. Authorities arrived at the hoarder’s home to discover the More...
New York City passes law mandating sick time pay, Michael Bloomberg says it will be bad for businesses
A new law in New York City will now force employers to offer some sick time pay for their workers. NYC joinsPortland, Ore.; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; and the state of Connecticut in requiring the More...
Elizabeth Whitehead, New Jersey woman gives birth to baby boy on her front lawn, 3 months premature
A New Jersey woman gave birth on her front lawn and thanks to the quick response of police officers, the baby boy is doing well. Elizabeth Whitehead, age 21, of Barnegat Township in Jersey, was walking toward her More...
