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New York Blood Center declares emergency blood shortage

The New York Blood Center has declared a blood emergency as hospitals scramble to replenish blood banks. The blood center, which primarily provides blood products to hospitals in the New York metropolitan area, said donations over the past three weeks fell 2,100 pints short of area hospitals’ needs. The problem stems from a seasonal drop […]

Political World Erupts After Jury Declares Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts

A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty Thursday on all 34 charges of falsifying business records to hide “hush money” payments in 2016 to former pornographic movie actress Stormy Daniels. Upon leaving the courthouse, Trump called the trial a disgrace and said, “This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who is […]

Top Mueller prosecutor declares ‘man crush’ on judge overseeing NY v Trump trial

Special counsel Mueller’s former top prosecutor said Wednesday he has deep respect for the judge presiding over former President Trump’s hush money trial in New York City. “As you pointed out about Judge Marchan, I mean, I have a kind of ‘man crush’ on him right now,” MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissman said. “He’s such […]

NJ shore town closes boardwalk and declares state of emergency after chaos over ‘unruly’ teens on Memorial Day weekend

The New Jersey coastal town of Wildwood closed a popular boardwalk for several hours early Sunday morning after large groups of “unruly and undisciplined” teenagers descended on the boardwalk, local officials said. Police closed the boardwalk to the public just after midnight after receiving an “uncontrollable number” of complaints about “significant numbers of young people […]

Louisiana Gov. Landry declares emergency after severe storms kill 3

A state of emergency was declared in Louisiana after severe storms hit last week, leaving about 160,000 people without power and killing three people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Severe storms hit Louisiana, Mississippi and other southern states, killing at least three people Gov. Jeff Landry signed a state of emergency on […]

Port of San Diego declares emergency over invasive seaweed in southern bay

The Port of San Diego has declared a local state of emergency following an invasive algae infestation in South San Diego Bay. The algae, called Caulerpa prolifera, was first discovered in the bay in September 2023, with additional patches appearing in and adjacent to Coronado Bay, a press release from the port said. This type […]