One virus causes most birth defects — most don’t know it exists

Megan Nix’s second daughter, Anna, was born in 2015 after a seemingly uneventful pregnancy. The baby was very small and failed her newborn hearing tests. When Anna’s pediatrician said he wanted to test her for something called congenital CMV, Nix was taken aback. She had never heard of it. She was stunned to find outContinue reading “One virus causes most birth defects — most don’t know it exists”

California grocery clerk fired after being assaulted three times

A California man was fired from his job as a grocery store courtesy clerk after he was assaulted three times in four months. Austin Sherrell, 23, says he was assaulted three times since the new year and, after asking for worker’s comp, his hours were cut and then he was terminated from his position atContinue reading “California grocery clerk fired after being assaulted three times”

After 56 Deals And Hiring A Team, Tabitha Brown Realized She’d Low-Balled Herself — ‘I Could Have Been Making More Money’

Tabitha Brown has become one of today’s top social media personalities. Her influence has led her to secure numerous deals and partnerships including Target, but her negotiation prowess was something learned through trial and error. Brown’s authenticity is what landed her a first-of-its-kind deal with the company, as previously reported by AfroTech. She became the first person to do fourContinue reading “After 56 Deals And Hiring A Team, Tabitha Brown Realized She’d Low-Balled Herself — ‘I Could Have Been Making More Money’”

Prosecutor to release video of death of Virginia man in custody

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors plan next week to release the video that led authorities in Virginia to charge seven deputies and three state mental hospital employees with second-degree murder in the death of a handcuffed and shackled man. The family of Irvo Otieno saw the video of his death Thursday. With their blessing, the footage willContinue reading “Prosecutor to release video of death of Virginia man in custody”

The rudest cities in America, ranked according to a new Insider survey

Americans have a lot of opinions on where they think their rudest residents hail from. Stereotypes — or sports rivalries — often color these assumptions. In October and November, Insider and SurveyMonkey conducted a survey of more than 2,000 American adults, asking them to choose the five rudest cities in the US from a list of theContinue reading “The rudest cities in America, ranked according to a new Insider survey”