U.S. health regulators are pledging again to try to ban menthol cigarettes. This time the Food and Drug Administration is under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor, which is popular among Black smokers.
Scientists in China are developing a blood test that can quickly determine if a person with chest pain is having a heart attack. They believe the test could replace invasive and slower procedures and limit the damage for heart attack patients. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have designed a drug that reverses key symptoms…
With warm weather approaching, Canadian researchers are urging seniors to watch out for extreme heat. They say keeping the body cool helps the cells of older people protect from heat stroke, heart issues, and kidney failure. And teens who are bullied are more likely to fantasize about committing acts of violence. That’s the finding in a new UK study that…
Five years or so ago you might not have thought about giving your mother, grandmother or wife a tech gadget for Mother’s Day. Dads are generally the ones who geek out over gadgets but this is 2021 and moms are now as interested in consumer technology as anyone else. But what tech gadget will mom want or need? If she’s…
Hold the remote: YouTube TV customers could soon not be able to watch on a Roku device. On Monday, Roku customers should have received a notification from the streaming device maker that it is involved in negotiations with Google and that as of the time of the email, the two sides have been unable to reach an agreement to continue…
I read this story the other day about a hiker in a forest in California who became lost. After screaming for help for several hours and trying to find something that looked familiar, the 45-year-old man took a photograph of his surroundings and texted it to a friend. Fortunately, maybe miraculously, someone seeing the photo being shared by a sheriff’s…
I don’t envy this year’s graduating class. It’s rarely easy, simple, or quick to land that first job out of college but this year and the last are historically tough. The good news is that the situation is improving. According to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, companies plan to hire more college graduates this year…
Drew and Gina struggle in their new relationships + Norma plans a trip to Italy with Gina. Watch a new episode of B Positive TONIGHT at 9:30/8:30c on your local CBS 8!
Greenville Police Department The Greenville Police Department says an armed robbery suspect has been identified and is in custody. On Monday, April 26. The Purple Cow gas station on 1007 Fort Dale Road in Greenville was involved in an armed robbery. The store clerk told authorities that a black male wearing a mask entered the store and pointed a gun…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – After COVID-19 disrupted two years, Alabama lawmakers are weighing a pause in an upcoming state requirement for third-graders to pass a reading assessment before moving up to the fourth grade. The requirement is set to begin next year. On Wednesday, the House Education Policy Committee debated the Senate-passed bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would…
