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An alarming new report claims that a whopping 95% of storebought baby food contains toxic metals that could be harmful for your infant’s development. The report, published at HealthyBabyFood.org...

There is one less child pornography website lurking in the depths of the dark web thanks to the efforts of the Justice Department. Now more than 330 people worldwide are facing charges including the s...

Overweight baggage fees can take a bite out of travel budgets, so one quick-thinking traveler had a plan to save her hard-earned cash. Gel Rodriguez needed to lessen the load in her suitcase from 20 p...

Congressman Elijah Cummings passed away early Thursday morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital from what his office says were “complications concerning longstanding health challenges.” The 68-ye...

The highest paid lineman in the NFL is accused of violently beating his girlfriend. ESPN reports the woman has filed a lawsuit against Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Trent Brown. Diorra Marzette-San...

There’s a little less competition in the cell phone service industry today. The FCC Wednesday approved the $26.5 billion merger of T-Moble and Sprint. Sources tell Reuters it was a party line vo...

The Chicago Public Schools District has cancelled classes Thursday for its roughly 300,000 students as teachers there plan to strike. The City’s Mayor says the Union’s demands would cost C...

A father who lost his son in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was awarded $450,000 in a defamation lawsuit against a conspiracy theorist who claimed the deadly shooting never took place. A Wisconsin jury ...

Ready to feel old? This week marks the 10th anniversary of the infamous “Balloon Boy Hoax”, which captured the nation’s attention before being revealed as a scam. On October 15th, 20...

A Jacksonville woman’s decision to try an experimental vaccine may help to eliminate breast cancer one day. Lee Mercker was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in March and went to the Mayo...