A family of deadly germs that can withstand even the strongest antibiotics is a growing threat in American hospitals, federal officials warn. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae—CRE—have been detected in 4% of short-stay hospitals and nearly a fifth of long-term ones and authorities warn there is only a “limited window of opportunity” to prevent their spread, the New York Times reports. […]
Scientists have developed a test that can detect stomach cancer with 90% accuracy—based on a patient’s breath, the BBC reports. This test sounds monumentally less unpleasant than the current method for diagnosing stomach cancer, which involves a probe and a camera being passed through the mouth and down the throat in order to do a stomach biopsy. […]
PENNS GROVE, N.J. – March 4, 2013 (WPVI) — It was supposed to be a lesson celebrating Black History Month, but civil rights activist says the controversial project at a Salem County school spiraled out of control. The lesson plan given to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students with special needs was titled, “Slave Auction/Antislavery Poster […]
When Kansas City homeless man Billy Ray Harris returned Sarah Darling’s engagement ring last month after she accidentally dropped it in his cup, it could have been the end of the story. Instead, the experience has changed his life. In the weeks since his good deed went viral, Harris has gained national attention, and supporters have raised over […]
In a move that obviously has nothing to do with brother Michael’s $2 billion estate, no, nothing whatsoever, LaToya Jacksonhas swooped in on miniature heirs Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson and taken them under her wing. By which I mean she signed them to her talent agency, Ja-Tail Enterprises—which has no other clients—and is currently pitching the kids all around Hollywood at […]
More than four decades after Jimi Hendrix’s 1970 death, the guitar icon is releasing a new album tomorrow. People, Hell & Angels includes 12 previously unreleased tracks the rocker completed in the studio between 1968 and 1970, the Raw Story reports. The recordings “encompass a variety of unique sounds and styles incorporating many of the elements—horns, keyboards, percussion, and […]
SELMA, Ala. — Black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African-Americans’ votes haven’t stopped in the years since the 1965 Voting Rights Act added millions to Southern voter rolls. Hundreds attended a Sunday morning brunch with Vice President Joe Biden, and thousands gathered Sunday afternoon […]
This isn’t the baby, but we liked the photo. Doctors have all but cured an HIV baby after giving her a heavy drug cocktail immediately after she was born, NBC News reports. Announced today at a gathering of AIDS researchers, the case could inspire new treatments for a virus that has already infected some 34 million people […]
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Bobby Rogers, a founding member of Motown group The Miracles and a songwriting collaborator with Smokey Robinson, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73. Motown Museum board member Allen Rawls said Rogers died about 6 a.m. in Southfield. Rogers had been ill for several years. Rogers formed the group […]
President Obama and congressional leaders met for an hour this morning and made zero progress on striking a deal to avoid the automatic budget cuts, reports Politico. Their respective statements afterward tell the story: Obama: “Let’s be clear: None of this is necessary,” he said, reports AP. “It’s happening because of a choice that Republicans in Congress have […]
A judge sentenced a member of gospel music’s Winans family to nearly 14 years in prison Wednesday for an $8 million financial scam that was promoted in church pulpits. Two of Michael Winans Jr.’s victims spoke in federal court, telling a judge that the scheme to sell Saudi Arabian oil bonds robbed some people of […]
A dedicated community activist was shot and killed just steps away from his West Philadelphia home. This morning, the victim’s family says the man was loved in his community and they can’t understand why anyone would want to do this. Family members identify the victim as 55-year-old Gregory Scott. Scott left his place of […]