Day: September 21, 2023

NYC police release photos of drugs found stashed in day care where 1-year-old died from fentanyl exposure

10:42 pm September 21, 2023

Police in New York City released photos of the drugs found under a floor trapdoor at a day care center in the Bronx, where a 1-year-old died of a fentanyl overdose last week. Divino Nino Daycare owner Grei Mendez De Ventura, 36, and neighbor Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, were arrested Saturday on 11 charges, including […]

Republican Dave McCormick launches bid for vulnerable Senate seat in battleground state

10:26 pm September 21, 2023

It’s take two for Dave McCormick in battleground Pennsylvania. McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, West Point graduate, Gulf War combat veteran and Treasury Department official in former President George W. Bush’s administration, on Thursday launched his second straight campaign for the Senate. His announcement gives national and state Republicans a high-profile candidate with the […]

2-time Super Bowl champ Patrick Mahomes offers Justin Fields advice amid Bears QB’s early season struggles

10:22 pm September 21, 2023

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields entered his third season in the NFL with high expectations, but the former Ohio State standout has gotten off to somewhat of a rough start. In Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers, Fields threw for 216 yards with one touchdown against one interception. The Packers sacked Fields four times. […]

Nevada pardons board to consider posthumous pardons after 6-year freeze

10:15 pm September 21, 2023

Nevada’s pardons board will now consider requests for posthumous pardons in a limited scope, nearly six years after it voted to freeze such applications amid a backlog in cases. The nine-member board voted unanimously Wednesday to begin accepting petitions for posthumous relief, but only those sponsored by a member of the board will be eligible […]

HHS orders 30 states to halt Medicaid and CHIP disenrollments due to glitch

10:12 pm September 21, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday said 30 states must pause disenrollments from their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs and reinstate coverage for people who lost it due to a glitch uncovered in August. Medicaid, the federal/state health program for low income people and families, said nearly […]