Storm Orlena leaves at least four dead including three who died in murder-suicide

Storm Orlena has shut down coronavirus vaccination sites, canceled more than 2,000 flights and led to over 660 vehicle crashes in New Jersey alone as it battered the East Coast on Monday.  As the storm continues into Tuesday, officials warn the heaviest of the snow accumulation is still to come in some places, with two … Read more

New York City and New Jersey declare states of emergency as Winter Storm Orlena hits the East Coast

Winter Storm Orlena is barreling towards the East Coast after blanketing the Midwest in white, and is set to drop up to two feet of snow in the Big Apple, prompting New York City, New Jersey, and Philadelphia to declare states of emergency. More than 100million people from the Midwest to the Northeast have received winter weather … Read more

Scientists trial whether candy could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell 

Could CANDY test for COVID? Scientists trial whether flavored sweets could detect an infection because of a loss of taste and smell Researchers at The Ohio State University are recruiting 2,800 participants and will track them for 90 days  Every day they will be asked sniff and eat one of eight different flavors of hard candy … Read more

Teenagers with mental health disorders who smoke marijuana are THREE times more likely to self-harm

Teenagers with mental health disorders who smoke marijuana are THREE times more likely to self-harm, study warns US researchers studied more than 200,000 teens with mood disorders   Found ten per cent of these were diagnose with ‘cannabis use disorder’   This condition linked to 3.28 times higher risk of non-fatal self harm   By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more

Top Dem vows probe after cops arrest just 52 MAGA rioters

An Ohio congressman charged with funding the Capitol Police vowed Wednesday to launch an investigation into how hundreds of President Trump supporters were able to storm U.S. Capitol buildings and run riot. Rep. Tim Ryan said that he believed there were some ‘strategic mistakes from the very beginning’ after videos emerged on social media that … Read more