The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday morning in an effort by the union to pressure the e-commerce giant for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. People have begun picketing in some locations, including one in the New York City …
Read More »A mother and baby were shot dead inside a car in Connecticut. A suspect has been arrested over 1,600 miles away.
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested Saturday in Puerto Rico, officials said. The U.S. Marshals Service said they found Lance “Macho” Morales at a residence in the barrio of Fajardo. Police believe the 23-year-old Waterbury, …
Read More »25% of adults think they have undiagnosed ADHD, survey shows. A doctor shares what to know.
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, could be more common in adults than we realize. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 15.5 million U.S. adults have received a diagnosis of ADHD at some point in their life. But according to a new survey from The Ohio State University …
Read More »Perdue recalls more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders due to possible metal wire in them
Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products. According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products: Perdue Breaded Chicken Tenders, …
Read More »How to talk to your teen about difficult topics, according to an expert
From social media to mental health, parents have many worries when it comes to their teenagers — but often struggle when it comes to starting a conversation. In a recent survey, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found some of parents’ top concerns include their kids future, experiences at school …
Read More »Latest shingles vaccine may also delay dementia, study finds
There may be new hope in the fight against dementia, according to recent research that found the latest shingles vaccine appears to delay the onset of the memory-impairing condition. In the study, published in Nature Medicine on Thursday, researchers found people who got the vaccine lived, on average, an additional 164 …
Read More »UC Riverside student accused of building AR
Riverside County prosecutors charged a UC Riverside with two felonies after he allegedly built an AR-15-style rifle in his campus apartment. When campus police searched his home, they found an AR-15-style rifle registered to the student, as well as several high-capacity magazines, ammunition and “hand-drawn images in a journal depicting …
Read More »“Menopause does not mean you have to suffer”: An OB
An estimated one million women in the United States experience menopause every year, but it’s still often surrounded by stigma — something Dr. Sharon Malone is trying to change. Malone, an OB-GYN and the chief medical adviser of Alloy Women’s Health, gets candid about health and aging in her new book, “Grown …
Read More »The average Wall Street bonus fell a bit last year — to $176,500, New York state’s comptroller says
New York — The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500 as the industry added employees and took a “more cautious approach” to compensation, New York state’s comptroller reported Tuesday. The average bonus for employees in New York City’s securities industry was down 2% from $180,000 in …
Read More »8 Northeast High School students shot in Philadelphia near SEPTA bus stop; 4 suspects wanted: police
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police believe they’ve recovered the getaway car involved in Wednesday’s shooting that left eight Northeast High School students injured near a SEPTA bus station at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues in Northeast Philadelphia. Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Thursday that a 2018 blue Hyundai Sonata was found …
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