Cancer Cases Kept Growing Near This NJ Landfill: NJ.com's New Findings Are Staggering Cancer Cases Kept Growing Near This NJ Landfill: NJ.com's New Findings Are Staggering
Cancer Cases Kept Growing Near This NJ Landfill: NJ.com's New Findings Are Staggering Any given neighbor near the Aeromarine landfill seems to have cancer. Now, a newly released study commissioned by NJ Advance Media is putting numbers to that fear — and the results are staggering. Residents living near the former landfill are 15% more likely to have cancer than other Monmouth County residents, according to findings released Tuesday, June 23 by the news outlet. Researchers also found cancer rates increased the closer residents lived to the contaminated site, NJ.com reports.m The findings come as NJ.com says it has documented 370 cancer cases within a roughly 0.6-square-mile…
McDonald's Reviving Fan-Favorite Menu Item McDonald's Reviving Fan-Favorite Menu Item
McDonald's Reviving Fan-Favorite Menu Item McDonald's is bringing back one of its most recognizable desserts for a limited time as summer gets underway. The Fried Apple Pie will return to participating McDonald's locations nationwide, the fast-food giant announced in a news release on Tuesday, June 16. The handheld dessert will be available starting on Tuesday, June 23. In the 1960s, an East Tennessee McDonald's restaurant owner named Litton Cochran created a fried apple hand pie. The dessert became a local favorite before eventually becoming a McDonald's classic. The Fried Apple Pie features an apple filling wr…
Nancy Guthrie Case Update: Troubling New Details Emerge About Ransom Note Nancy Guthrie Case Update: Troubling New Details Emerge About Ransom Note
Nancy Guthrie Case Update: Troubling New Details Emerge About Ransom Note A deeply troubling new detail has emerged in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother. Click here for a new, updated story - Savannah Guthrie Responds On Air To Chilling New Report About Her Missing Mom: Watch NBC News reported Tuesday, June 23, that a second ransom note sent to media outlets said 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie had died after she vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home. Guthrie, the mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, disappeared on Sunday, Feb. 1. She has not been found. The note, sent Friday, Feb. 6, claimed her death was unintentional and said she was …
Popular Blood Pressure Medication Recalled, FDA Says: What To Know Popular Blood Pressure Medication Recalled, FDA Says: What To Know
Popular Blood Pressure Medication Recalled, FDA Says: What To Know More than 11,000 bottles of a blood pressure medication are being recalled because the tablets may not dissolve properly in a person's body. Inventia Healthcare Limited voluntarily recalled 25-milligram tablets of chlorthalidone, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report dated Friday, June 5. The medication is commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention. The recalled tablets were sold in 100-count and 1,000-count bottles. A total of 11,460 bottles are included in the recall. According to the FDA, the recall was issued b…
Record-Setting 'SportsCenter' Anchor, Broadcasting Pioneer To Retire From ESPN Record-Setting 'SportsCenter' Anchor, Broadcasting Pioneer To Retire From ESPN
Record-Setting 'SportsCenter' Anchor, Broadcasting Pioneer To Retire From ESPN A trailblazer for women in sports media is leaving ESPN after 34 years with "The Worldwide Leader in Sports." "SportsCenter" anchor Linda Cohn will retire on Tuesday, June 30, the network announced in a news release on Monday, June 22. She has hosted more than 5,500 episodes of "SportsCenter," which is more than anyone in ESPN's history. Before her departure, Cohn will return to ESPN's Bristol, Connecticut, headquarters for a final night of "SportsCenter" appearances on Friday, June 26. She's scheduled to appear on the 6 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p.m. ET editions of "SportsCenter" as …
Xfinity Outage Hits Thousands Nationwide Xfinity Outage Hits Thousands Nationwide
Xfinity Outage Hits Thousands Nationwide If your screen suddenly froze, you were not alone. Xfinity users reported a sharp spike in service problems on Monday afternoon, June 22, with more than 25,000 logged on Downdetector.com. A Downdetector chart showed 25,541 reports at about 4:15 p.m., far above the normal baseline for Xfinity by Comcast. Most involved TV service. Downdetector data showed that 77 percent of user submissions were tied to video issues, 13 percent to internet service, and 8 percent to TV streaming. Users reported frozen screens, loading loops, error messages, and trouble accessing the service. The d…
Heartbreak In East Brookfield: Beloved Teenage Restaurant Employee Killed In Crash Heartbreak In East Brookfield: Beloved Teenage Restaurant Employee Killed In Crash
Heartbreak In East Brookfield: Beloved Teenage Restaurant Employee Killed In Crash A teenage Massachusetts restaurant worker, remembered for his infectious smile and dedication to his job, was killed in a crash that shook the East Brookfield community and prompted his workplace to temporarily close as workers grieve. Michael Earl, 19, died following a serious crash on West Main Street (Route 9) in East Brookfield on Saturday afternoon, June 20, around 3:40 p.m., according to local authorities. East Brookfield police said accident reconstruction teams also responded to the scene. Earl was a beloved employee of The Clam Box, which shared emotional tributes to him on Fa…
Support Pours In For Mass Teen's Family After He Drowned Just Days After Graduation Support Pours In For Mass Teen's Family After He Drowned Just Days After Graduation
Support Pours In For Mass Teen's Family After He Drowned Just Days After Graduation A Massachusetts teenager who drowned while swimming with friends at Houghton's Pond is being remembered as a kind, hardworking young man whose death has left family, friends, and classmates devastated. Kayron Costa, 18, drowned Saturday, June 20, at Houghton's Pond in Milton while swimming with friends, less than two weeks after graduating from Quincy High School, police said. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Costa was swimming with a group of friends around 7 p.m. when he went under the water and did not resurface. A Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Team pull…
Bed Bath & Beyond Returns To MA With New Store Concept: See Where Bed Bath & Beyond Returns To MA With New Store Concept: See Where
Bed Bath & Beyond Returns To MA With New Store Concept: See Where Bed Bath & Beyond has transformed several stores in the Northeast as the once-bankrupt brand makes its brick-and-mortar comeback. The company announced 22 locations nationwide that have launched in a combined format with The Container Store. The first phase includes stores in the greater Boston area, Long Island, New York City, and North Jersey. Bed Bath & Beyond continues its return to physical retail after filing for bankruptcy in April 2023 and closing its final stores that summer. The rollout follows the launch of the company's first co-branded store in Fort …
'Paul Was A Legend': CT Dad Who Died After Fall At MSG Celebrating Wedding Anniversary 'Paul Was A Legend': CT Dad Who Died After Fall At MSG Celebrating Wedding Anniversary
'Paul Was A Legend': CT Dad Who Died After Fall At MSG Celebrating Wedding Anniversary A Connecticut father who died after a fall during a Madison Square Garden concert is being remembered as a devoted family man whose life centered on the people and community he loved. Hundreds are now rallying around his family following his death.  Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, suffered injuries "indicative of falling from an elevated condition" inside the iconic Manhattan arena during a Goose concert, according to New York police. Officers said the incident happened around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, June 20.  Kueker was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died. The NYPD is inves…
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead ‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who fled to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 and was later convicted of repeatedly raping her as a child — died by suicide while incarcerated at Lehigh County Jail, authorities announced on Monday, June 22. Esterly, 53, was pronounced dead at 2:16 a.m. in the emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown Campus after being found unresponsive in his single cell at the jail, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Esterly was found shortly before 1:30 a.m. hanging by a bedsheet tied to the top bun…
2 Israelis, 1 Canadian Dead In MD Plane Crash (UPDATE) 2 Israelis, 1 Canadian Dead In MD Plane Crash (UPDATE)
2 Israelis, 1 Canadian Dead In MD Plane Crash (Update) The names of the three people killed in a Maryland plane crash over the weekend have been identified. Yoav Bomrind, 26, of Israel, was identified as the pilot, according to Maryland State Police. The two passengers were David Rabinovitz, 19, of Israel, and Elad Neidik, 20, of Canada. All three were pronounced dead at the scene Sunday, June 21. The single-engine Piper Cherokee was traveling from Ocean City, NJ, to Montgomery County Air Park when it went down for unknown reasons at approximately 11:30 p.m., according to Maryland State Police. An iPhone crash alert was received at approximate…