Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War'
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' The Pentagon is adding a new annual health check for much of the active-duty force, framing it as a matter of combat readiness. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a video posted to X on Wednesday, July 15, that active-duty service members age 30 and older will receive annual testosterone deficiency screenings. Troops under 30 may volunteer for the testing. The screenings will be incorporated into the military's existing Periodic Health Assessment. Service members whose results show a deficiency may be offered testosterone replacement therapy. Treatment will remain optional, the 46…
Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply
Win $2M In 'Monopoly' Competition Show On Netflix: How To Apply You could soon play a game of Monopoly that's larger than life with a $2 million prize on the line. Netflix has greenlit "Monopoly," a competition series that will pit 12 contestants against each other in an enormous version of the classic board game. The streaming giant announced that it's looking for potential competitors to take part in the show, which will debut in fall 2027. Applications are now open for people hoping to become one of the 12 players selected for the series. To apply, you must upload a one-minute video explaining why you want to be on the show, along with…
Driver Was Drunk And High In Fiery NY State Police Cruiser Wreck: Authorities Driver Was Drunk And High In Fiery NY State Police Cruiser Wreck: Authorities
Driver Was Drunk And High In Fiery NY State Police Cruiser Wreck: Authorities The woman who slammed into a New York State Police cruiser and ignited an inferno was drunk and high between the wheel, authorities said. Michelle Donah, 41, of Saranac, failed field sobriety tests at the scene outside Plattsburgh, state police said Wednesday, July 15. When she was taken to a state police station, her breath smelled of alcohol and she refused a drug evaluation, according to authorities. Troopers determined she was impaired by both drugs and alcohol, then charged her with driving while ability impaired. She was released on appearance tickets. Donah was driving behind two st…
NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit
NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting. Inside, troopers found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said. The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of Hallstead; Kevin Igo, 38, of Susquehanna; and Frank Talarico Jr., 29, of Bin…
Capital Region Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators Capital Region Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators
Capital Region Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators An Albany woman’s killing over Independence Day weekend was revenge for a teenager’s death almost exactly one year earlier, according to authorities. Vance Mims Jr., 44, and his wife, Glenda Barrett, 43, were arraigned Wednesday, July 15 in connection with the death of Iris Vazquez, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Vazquez, 39, was shot dead in her car on Sunday, July 5, police said. Mims was arrested Thursday, July 9 and charged with second-degree murder. Investigators said Mims killed Vazquez in retaliation for his son’s death in a chaotic incident on July 4, 2025, in A…
Trump To Appear On New $1 Coin Despite Legal Questions, Treasury Sec. Says Trump To Appear On New $1 Coin Despite Legal Questions, Treasury Sec. Says
Trump To Appear On New $1 Coin Despite Legal Questions, Treasury Sec. Says President Donald Trump's face will appear on a new $1 coin as his administration moves forward with another effort to attach his branding to federal institutions. The US Mint will begin striking the gold-colored coin, which features Trump's portrait on the front, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post on Wednesday, July 15. Trump is depicted with the phrase "In God We Trust," while the words "Liberty" and "1776-2026" appear around the edge. An eagle holding arrows in one talon and olive branches in the other appears on the reverse side. The manganese brass co…
New York Native Found Dead Inside Tent In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner New York Native Found Dead Inside Tent In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner
New York Native Found Dead Inside Tent In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner A 28-year-old New York native was found dead inside a tent in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15. Diamond Y. Jenkins, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 200 block of West Union Street on Tuesday, July 14, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Jenkins was found deceased inside a tent, and is believed to have been experiencing homelessness, authorities explained. An autopsy was completed Wednesday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center, the coroner said. Her cause and manner of death remain pending the results of microscopic and toxic…
Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know
Dangerous Haze Spreads Across Northeast: What To Know That milky haze spreading across the sky may soon become more than an eerie sight. Smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires is drifting across the Midwest and Northeast, posing a risk of poor air quality in heavily populated areas on Wednesday, July 15. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre listed 835 active fires on Tuesday, July 14. The country had recorded 3,472 fires this year, burning more than 4.7 million acres. The US National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters said lofted smoke was continuing to move south across the Northeast. A brown tint was visible on satel…
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police A 2-year-old New Jersey girl, her mother, and her grandfather pilot were killed in a small plane crash just after taking off from the Adirondack Regional Airport in New York this week. Guiliana Hillgrube, her 33-year-old mother Gabriella, and her 70-year-old grandfather Gabriele Jasper, were identified on Wednesday, July 15 as the victims of the crash two days prior, according to New York State Police. Jasper, a Brick Township-based spine doctor and Toms River resident, was piloting the plane, police said. Hillgrube and her daughter, of Forked River, were passengers. Less than two week…
Popular Airline Finally Adding Wi-Fi To Flights: Here's When Popular Airline Finally Adding Wi-Fi To Flights: Here's When
Popular Airline Finally Adding Wi-Fi To Flights: Here's When Frontier Airlines is adding Wi-Fi on its planes for the first time. The Denver-based airline plans to launch its first aircraft equipped with Wi-Fi in early 2027, Frontier announced in a news release on Tuesday, July 14. SpaceX-owned Starlink will provide internet aboard Frontier's fleet.  The service is expected to support streaming, online gaming, video calls, browsing, and work during flights. Frontier will be the first US airline to offer passenger access through a new system managed directly by Starlink. Frontier said the new Wi-Fi will also help its pilots, flight attendant…
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data A young star system has surrendered a giant secret that it spent more than a decade hiding in plain sight. Astronomers announced on Wednesday, July 15, that they had discovered Beta Pictoris d, a cold gas giant orbiting a star about 63 light-years from Earth, according to Scientific American. The planet is estimated to have two to four times Jupiter’s mass. It is only slightly larger than Jupiter, despite its far greater mass. Two research teams detected the world independently while studying Beta Pictoris, a young star already known to host two giant planets and a sprawling disk of debris…
AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why
AT&T Customers To Pay More As Monthly Fee Jumps: Here's Why AT&T wireless customers are about to pay more in monthly fees. The company will increase its Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee from $3.99 to $4.99 per line on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to its website. AT&T said the fee helps cover expenses associated with exchanging communications with other providers, as well as cell site rent and maintenance costs. The fee also covers some government charges imposed on AT&T. The charge is also related to wireless tower mandates, state consumer privacy laws, public rights-of-way acquisition, and federal privacy requ…
Over 40 YG, Grimz Gang Members Get Prison For Shootings, Drug Trafficking In Hudson Valley Over 40 YG, Grimz Gang Members Get Prison For Shootings, Drug Trafficking In Hudson Valley
Over 40 YG, Grimz Gang Members Get Prison For Shootings, Drug Trafficking In Hudson Valley A years-long federal crackdown on two violent Hudson Valley street gangs has ended with prison terms for over 40 members and associates who prosecutors said terrorized communities with shootings, armed robberies, drug trafficking, and fraud across Orange and Dutchess counties.  As of Tuesday, July 14, the final defendant has now been sentenced in the sweeping investigation targeting the Young Gunnaz (YG) and the Double Nine Grim Reapers (Grimz) gangs, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced. The announcement brings to a close a case that began with…
Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault
Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault Matthew Geroni turned to TikTok, hoping strangers would help save his wife from ICE custody. Instead, they reminded him why she was there, and with little sympathy. Gerroni, of Brick Township, filmed a TikTok video of himself crying as he drove just after his wife, Kaitlyn Tracey, had been arrested after police said she hit a child in an argument over patriotic sweatpants on the Point Pleasant boardwalk. The sweatpants had the words "ICE" and "Trump" on them, according to NJ Advance Media. In his video, Geroni explained that Tracey, a 33-year-old Canadian national, was being detai…
541K Subarus Recalled Over Safety Concern: What To Know 541K Subarus Recalled Over Safety Concern: What To Know
541K Subarus Recalled Over Safety Concern: What To Know More than 540,000 Subaru SUVs are being recalled because an incorrect weight label could lead to overloading and increase crash risks. Subaru of America issued the recall for 541,237 vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report filed on Monday, July 13. The recall includes 2019-2026 Ascent, 2025-2026 Forester, 2025-2026 Forester Hybrid, and 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid vehicles. The SUVs were manufactured with an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating on the certification label. The rating shows how much weight each axle can safely support. An incorrect rating co…
Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me' Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me'
Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me' A grandfather who survived a terrifying Yellowstone encounter is describing the split-second choice that put him directly in danger. Carl Isom-McDaniel, 65, discussed the ordeal in an interview with CNN this week. Isom-McDaniel, a Washington state resident and community leader, was walking through Bridge Bay Campground with his 13-year-old grandson when they spotted a bull bison. “We were about a hundred yards away,” McDaniel told CNN. “He was not aggressive; he was not having problems, and we took some pictures and decided to walk on.” The encounter unfolded Friday evening, July 10, near…
US Increases Travel Warning For Popular Caribbean Destination: What To Know US Increases Travel Warning For Popular Caribbean Destination: What To Know
US Increases Travel Warning For Popular Caribbean Destination: What To Know The State Department is increasing its warning level for American travelers visiting Saint Lucia. The federal government raised its travel advisory for the Caribbean island to Level 2 on Friday, July 10. A Level 2 advisory tells US citizens to "exercise increased caution" in a nation. According to State Department officials, violent crime can happen "anywhere" in Saint Lucia. "US citizens and other foreigners in Saint Lucia have been victims of armed robbery, assault, burglary, and rape," the advisory said. "In some cases, U.S. citizens have been killed." Guests at tourist resor…
Taco Bell Menu Shake-Up Comes As Intense Diarrhea Outbreak Cases Climb Taco Bell Menu Shake-Up Comes As Intense Diarrhea Outbreak Cases Climb
Taco Bell Menu Shake-Up Comes As Intense Diarrhea Outbreak Cases Climb Some Taco Bell orders are getting an unexpected makeover as a stomach-turning outbreak spreads. The fast-food chain confirmed on Tuesday, July 14, that it had voluntarily and temporarily removed limited ingredients from select restaurants, according to multiple reports. The move is a precaution as public health officials investigate several outbreaks of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness marked by intense diarrhea that can linger for days or even weeks, caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. Taco Bell said health officials have not confirmed a link to the chain or any particular…
McDonald's Unveils New Chicken Items, Adds Sauce To Menu McDonald's Unveils New Chicken Items, Adds Sauce To Menu
McDonald's Unveils New Chicken Items, Adds Sauce To Menu McDonald's is adding a new sauce and several chicken menu items for a limited time. The fast-food chain announced Caesar Sauce on the McDonald's USA Menu Spotter on Tuesday, July 14. The sauce will arrive at participating restaurants nationwide on Tuesday, July 21. The creamy sauce features garlic, parmesan, and hints of lemon. "Whether you're dipping, wrapping, or sandwiching, Caesar Sauce is here at McDonald's for a limited time to make your favorite chicken order a summer staple," the company said. Caesar Sauce's launch will also include new limited-time menu options. McDonald's …
'Remarkably Sophisticated' Scam Nearly Cost CBS News Correspondent Thousands: What To Know 'Remarkably Sophisticated' Scam Nearly Cost CBS News Correspondent Thousands: What To Know
'Remarkably Sophisticated' Scam Nearly Cost CBS News Correspondent Thousands: What To Know A high-profile network correspondent who has covered scams for years thought he knew every trick. Then one caller almost proved him wrong. CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman, 48, said in videos shared on social media that he came close to emptying one of his bank accounts after a caller posed as a Bank of America fraud protection employee. "I just got SCAMMED: a remarkably sophisticated phone scam that nearly had me pull the entirety of funds out of one bank account," Gutman wrote in an accompanying post to the video. The caller gave Gutman a name and badge ID, knew details about his…
Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal Celebrates Chain's 89th Birthday: What You Can Get Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal Celebrates Chain's 89th Birthday: What You Can Get
Krispy Kreme's Sweet Deal Celebrates Chain's 89th Birthday: What You Can Get Krispy Kreme is offering customers a special deal to celebrate its 89th birthday. The doughnut chain will sell a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for 89 cents on Friday, July 17. Customers must buy any dozen at the regular price to receive the discounted dozen at participating US shops. The deal is limited to two discounted dozens for orders placed in shops or drive-thrus, while online pickup and delivery orders are limited to one discounted dozen. "Every Krispy Kreme birthday is really a celebration of our fans," said chief brand and product officer Alison Holder. "Offering Original G…
Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips
Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips A nearly invisible outdoor hazard can alter what someone can safely eat and trigger a medical emergency hours after dinner. The condition is alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, a potentially life-threatening allergy that can develop after a tick bite, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alpha-gal is a sugar molecule found in most mammals but not in humans. It is also present in the saliva of some ticks. A bite can introduce the molecule into a person’s bloodstream, causing the immune system to treat it as a threat. The person may react later after eating beef, pork, lamb, …
LI Native Always Dreamed Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance — Now She Gets Her Chance LI Native Always Dreamed Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance — Now She Gets Her Chance
LI Native Always Dreamed Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance — Now She Gets Her Chance A Long Island native with lifetime “Jeopardy!” dreams will take on a nine-time champion on the show’s Wednesday, July 15 episode. Marisa Rizzuti, from Centerport, will face the tough task of taking down Caleb Groen, who won his ninth straight “Jeopardy!” game on Tuesday, July 14. While Groen hails from Southern California, the third contestant is also a New Yorker — Armando Marin, of Queens. “I still can’t believe that this happened. I’ve taken the test many times, auditioned twice, and finally got the call to appear a few months ago,” Rizzuti wrote in an Instagram post a few days before he…
Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops
Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops A Massachusetts man has been convicted of helping send sensitive American technology to Iran through a years-long export scheme tied to the country's military drone program, federal authorities announced on Tuesday, July 14. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 43, of Natick, was convicted by a federal jury in Boston after a 14-day trial on Monday, July 13, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced. He was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, along with two additional export-relat…
Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (DEVELOPING) Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (DEVELOPING)
Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (Developing) A large-scale search is underway after a reported drowning at a New York State Park with a popular campground on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, State Police announced. Troopers responded to Little Sodus Bay at Fair Haven State Park in Cayuga County at approximately 3:30 p.m., following a report of a drowning, police said. Multiple agencies are searching the water, including the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Wayne County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Fair Haven Fire Department boat team, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team…
Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming
Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming A stunning spectacle is beginning to stir just as the summer night sky offers a timely assist. The moon turns new on Tuesday, July 14, creating dark conditions as Earth enters the outer edge of the Perseid meteor shower's debris stream, according to Space.com. A few early streaks could become visible that night. The shower's formal activity period runs from Friday, July 17, through Monday, Aug. 24, the International Meteor Organization said. Rates will begin to rise slowly over the coming weeks. The main event is expected overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13. That afte…
Teen Who Climbs NYC Skyscrapers For Likes Posts From Paris After NJ Swatting Arrest Teen Who Climbs NYC Skyscrapers For Likes Posts From Paris After NJ Swatting Arrest
Teen Who Climbs NYC Skyscrapers For Likes Posts From Paris After NJ Swatting Arrest A Queens building climber with nearly 37,000 Instagram followers is accused of making two fake 911 calls that sent police rushing to the same Bergen County home hours apart, authorities said. Officers first responded to West Prospect Street in Waldwick on March 31, after a caller later identified as Alejandro De La Torre-Cardona, 19, of East Elmhurst, NY, reported an armed person inside the home making threats, Waldwick Police Chief Troy Seifert said. Investigators determined the call originated from the home's landline, but after a thorough investigation, officers found no on…
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries. Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police. Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…
Man Admits Approaching Woman, Raping Her While She Walked Home In Hudson Valley: DA Man Admits Approaching Woman, Raping Her While She Walked Home In Hudson Valley: DA
Man Admits Approaching Woman, Raping Her While She Walked Home In Hudson Valley: DA A man has admitted to violently raping a woman who was walking home in Rockland County last year and now faces years in state prison. Jose Pirir Morales, 27, of Suffern, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 9, in Rockland County Court to first-degree rape, a violent felony, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, July 14. Prosecutors said the attack happened during the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, when the victim was walking to her residence in Suffern.  According to the DA's Office, Morales approached the woman from behind, violently assau…
Capital Region Woman Won $1 Million On Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket — See Where She Bought It Capital Region Woman Won $1 Million On Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket — See Where She Bought It
Capital Region Woman Won $1 Million On Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket — See Where She Bought It A Capital Region woman won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket in New York, officials said. Jacneil Baker, of Troy, purchased a 50Xtra ticket at Metro 50 convenience store at 50 Columbia St. in Rensselaer, the New York Lottery said Monday, July 13 in a press release. Baker took a lump sum payment of $442,681, following required withholdings, according to officials. There is one remaining $1 million prize available in the New York Lottery’s 50Xtra scratch-off game. One of the earlier winners was a Brooklyn woman named Francine Fortune, who claimed her winnings in late May.
New Details Revealed In Milania Giudice Assault Case As RHONJ Star's Daughter Appears In Court New Details Revealed In Milania Giudice Assault Case As RHONJ Star's Daughter Appears In Court
New Details Revealed In Milania Giudice Assault Case As Rhonj Star's Daughter Appears In Court New details about the assault charge against Milania Giudice were revealed during her first court appearance on Tuesday, July 14. The 20-year-old daughter of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice appeared virtually in Montville Township Municipal Court with her attorney, Alan Kraminsky.  TMZ shared a video recording of the hearing. During the proceeding, the judge explained the charge against Milania, stating that she "did knowingly cause bodily injury to another, specifically by striking the victim LR in the head with her fist, causing redness to the middle of the v…