Tag: August’s employment report

How a Feud Between a Parrot Owner and Her N.Y.C. Neighbor Led to $750K Settlement and Ruined Their Friendship

Meril Lesser and Charlotte Kullen, two former friends and neighbors of a New York City co-op, feuded after Kullen claimed Lesser's parrots were making noise in the building The co-op building discriminated against Lesser, who kept the parrots as emotional...

Staffer Says Man Who Killed Police Officer, Held Hospital Workers Hostage Had Lost Loved One: ‘He Was Simply Broken’

Days before a hostage situation turned deadly, a physician assistant says he spoke to the man who killed a police officer and wounded staff at a Pennsylvania hospital and told him his loved one had died. A gunman held staff at UPMC Memorial...

Former American Airlines Flight Attendant Who Founded Charity Organization Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

A 68-year-old woman who police say was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide is being mourned by her community for her generosity and kindness. Eileen Clifford was found fatally shot in her Islip, N.Y., home by officers responding...

Ex-College Soccer Player Accused of Killing Fellow Athlete Brother, Cat Using Knife, Golf Club: Prosecutors

A former college soccer player is accused of killing his younger brother and a cat, New Jersey prosecutors announced Monday, Feb. 24. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said charges have been filed against  Matthew Hertgen, 31, for first-degree murder and...

New Test Detects Early Pancreatic Cancer with 85% Accuracy — and Researchers Say It Costs ‘Less Than a Penny’

Researchers have developed an inexpensive blood test that they say can detect pancreatic cancer — even in its early stages. Using a small blood sample, researchers from Oregon Health & Science University say they can detect changes in the enzyme that breaks...