The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns travelers against going to five Caribbean islands, including the Bahamas and Aruba. Federal health officials are telling U.S. travelers not to go to Caribbean islands, including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, St. Barts, St. Martin and Guadeloupe, USA Today reports. They claim these islands …
Read More »Kroger Issues Recall of Baked Products After Metal Pieces Were Found Inside Them
The parent company of American retail company Kroger has issued a recall of several baked products. Kroger sent out a recall for several Country Oven brands earlier this month after metal pieces were found in 19 food items. Kroger says the metal pieces unintentionally may have been baked into the …
Read More »Boston Father Taken Off Heart Transplant List Because He Won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine: ‘He Doesn’t Believe In It’
A patient in Boston waiting for an available heart has been removed from a heart transplant list because he’s unvaccinated. DJ Ferguson, 31, was first on the list to receive a heart transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, his family says. And now the father three is no longer eligible …
Read More »Monoclonal Antibody Sites in Florida to Temporarily Close Down After FDA Limits Use of Two Treatments; Shown to be Ineffective Against Omicron Variant
Sites for monoclonal antibody treatments have been closed down until further notice after it was found that they don’t work against COVID-19‘s Omicron variant. On Monday, the Florida Department of Health announced on Twitter that it would temporarily be shutting down all monoclonal antibody sites after finding that they don’t …
Read More »Pfizer and BioNTech are Working on a Vaccine That Will Target the Omicron Variant
Pfizer and BioNTech have started clinical trials for a vaccine that will fight against the Omicron variant. Look, if it’s one thing Pfizer and BioNTech ain’t got time for is another COVID-19 variant mutating and making our stay in the house even longer. On Tuesday, the German biotechnology company and …
Read More »Tiffany Haddish Opens Up About DUI and Recent Struggles With ‘Grief’
Tiffany Haddish opens up about being arrested for driving under the influence in Georgia and her recent struggles with “grief.” Earlier this month, Peachtree City officers in Atlanta responded to a 911 call that a “driver was asleep at the wheel on Hwy 74.” That driver turned out to be …
Read More »Connecticut Mother Sues Meta and Snap Over 11-Year-Old Daughter’s Suicide, Says Girl Had ‘Extreme Addiction’ to Social Media
A Connecticut mother has filed a lawsuit against Meta, (formally known as Facebook) and Snap, claiming the social media platforms played a significant role in her daughter’s choice to commit suicide. Back in July 2021, Tammy Rodriguez‘s 11-year-old daughter, Selena Rodriguez, died by suicide. Rodriguez says two years prior to Selena’s …
Read More »New California Bill Seeks to Give Children Age 12 and Up the Right to Get Vaccinations Without Parental Consent
A new California bill would give children the right to get vaccinated without their parents’ consent. On Friday, California Sen. Scott Wiener introduced a bill that would allow children age 12 and up to get any kind of vaccination without having consent from their parents, including the COVID-19 vaccine. Wiener …
Read More »Woman in Texas Arrested and Charged After Trying to Buy Child for $500,000 in Walmart
A woman in Texas has been arrested after she allegedly tried to buy a woman’s child at Walmart for $500,000. Lord have mercy; if America could get any weirder. On Tuesday, police in Crockett, Texas, arrested and charged 49-year-old Rebecca Lanette Taylor for allegedly trying to buy a child from …
Read More »Dame Dash Says Filming for ‘Paid in Full’ Sequel Has Started in New Jersey
Dame Dash says filming for a “Paid in Full” sequel has already started. According to music mogul Dame Dash, the second installation of the 2002 hit crime drama is upon us. The film has already started filming in Newark, New Jersey. “It’s what happens after [they] put all that work …
Read More »Pharrell Williams Announces New Collaborative Project With Tiffany and Co.: ‘It’s About Seeing Things Differently’
Record producer, rapper and songwriter Pharrell Williams is set to collaborate with American luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany and Co. Over the weekend, Pharrell gently announced a collaborative project with Tiffany and Co. The musician wrote an Instagram photo post: “It’s about seeing things differently.” The photo showed Pharrell …
Read More »Woman Uses AirPods to Save Her Own Life After Tripping and Falling: ‘I Would Have Died’
A woman saved her own life by using her AirPods to call 911 after falling. Susan Putman, 60 was chatting with friends and dancing to music on Oct. 15 when she tripped and fell in her Bernardsville, New Jersey garage studio. The woman, who works as a floral arrangements designer, …
Read More »IRS to Require Taxpayers to Take Selfies of Themselves When Accessing and Paying Taxes Online
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says facial recognition will soon be required when a person needs to access their taxes. As if the government didn’t already have enough of our information, now we have to show them our faces when we access our taxes. Or, could this be beneficial to …
Read More »Police Arrest Florida Man for Allegedly Attempting to Smuggle Two Indian Nationals into the U.S.
Police have charged a Florida man with smuggling after he was found traveling near the U.S.-Canadian border with two undocumented foreign nationals from India. On Wednesday, a U.S Border Patrol (USBP) arrested Steve Shand 47, who at the time was traveling between the official ports of border entry in Lancaster, …
Read More »Man Sets Pregnant Girlfriend on Fire After Argument; Woman in Critical Condition
A woman pregnant with twins is now in critical condition after her partner allegedly set her on fire after the two got into an argument. On Jan. 14, Detroit police officers arrested 41-year-old Devonne Marsh after he allegedly doused his nearly 7-month-pregnant girlfriend with lighter fluid and set her on …
Read More »Family of Black Woman Found Dead After Bumble Date With ‘Older White Man’ Files Lawsuit Against Connecticut Police Over Alleged Mishandling of Investigation
The family of a woman who was found dead after a Bumble date has filed a lawsuit against police in Connecticut over her death. On December 12, 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields was found dead in her bed following a first Bumble date with an “older white man” named Matthew LaFountain. The …
Read More »Child-Sex Crimes Investigation In South Carolina Leads To 16 People Charged
Sixteen people have been arrested on child-sex charges following an investigation in South Carolina. The Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce came together with local, state, and federal agencies to launch Operation X-Posed. The child-sex crimes investigation led to the arrest of 16 people by Mount Pleasant police. According to ABC …
Read More »Starbucks Throws Out COVID-19 Vaccination And Booster Requirement For Employees After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
Starbucks has thrown out its plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots from its employees. Back on January 4, Starbucks released a letter to its staff suggesting workers get vaccinated for the Coronavirus. The company’s recommendation was motivated by guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, CNN Business …
Read More »Instagram and Facebook Users Will Reportedly Have the Ability to Create, Display and Sell NFTs Soon
Social media giant Meta is reportedly looking into giving users the option to create, display and sell NFTs. At this point, what isn’t Meta – formerly Facebook – trying to do? According to a report from The Financial Times, the tech giant’s reported next move is to give users on …
Read More »We Can Do It Again, Joe: Biden Commits to Kamala Harris as His Running Mate in 2024
Joe Biden has committed to having Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. We just got to 2022, and Joe is already developing his master plans for his presidential reelection run in 2024. During his first news conference of the year, the 79-year-old commander-in-chief revealed that …
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