While the unemployment rate remains near a 50-year low, another measure of worker well-being indicates there may be bigger cracks in the labor market. The low unemployment rate, which stood at 4.2% in April, has signaled to economists and investors alike that the U.S. economy remains relatively healthy. Employers are …

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court for a status conference Thursday following his arrest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility last week.  Prosecutors confirmed they will proceed to a trial after Baraka was charged with trespassing. It will likely start in mid-July.  Mayor of Newark calls for …

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case should be dropped with prejudice to prevent the appearance that Adams remains under political pressure due to the specter of a possible future indictment, an outside attorney appointed by the court told the judge in the case Friday.  At the last court …

Testosterone replacement therapy, which involves taking manufactured forms of testosterone, has surged in popularity.  Prescriptions for the treatment rose from 7.3 million in 2019 to more than 11 million last year. “It’s exploding,” CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook said Tuesday on “CBS Mornings Plus.”  But the treatment, also …

Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and protector of his legacy, died Friday morning. Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac confirmed her death Friday to The Associated Press, saying she died at her home in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, after a stint on hospice care. She …

On New Year’s Day 2021, investigators responded to a home invasion call from a residence in Canton, Georgia. At the scene, Morgan Metzer was found with her wrists zip tied, and bruising on her face.  Morgan Metzer said the intruder had a mask on to hide his identity. Her ex-husband, …

If you’re looking forward to a delicious — and safe — Thanksgiving dinner with loved ones, it’s important to follow proper precautions when cooking.  “A Thanksgiving meal, particularly involving a turkey, requires careful attention to food safety to prevent contamination and foodborne illness,” food safety expert Darin Detwiler, a professor …

Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to become the first state to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a longtime goal of politicians across the political spectrum, including President-elect Donald Trump — the program has yet to begin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hailed …

NEW YORK — Judith Jamison, an internationally acclaimed dancer who later served as artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for two decades, has died. She was 81. Jamison died at a New York hospital surrounded by family and friends following a brief illness, Christopher Zunner, a spokesperson …

Alternatives to the often dreaded pap smear may be on the horizon for cervical cancer screenings.  Typically, the procedure involves inserting a device called a speculum, which helps open the vaginal canal, in order for a swab to be inserted and brushed against the cervix to collect a cell sample. …