BOSTON –Steward Health Care, the struggling health care provider that relied on backing from private equity investors to quickly acquire dozens of community hospitals, including facilities in Massachusetts, Texas and Florida, announced Monday that it is filing for bankruptcy. Steward, which is millions of dollars in debt, said it has “commenced an in-court restructuring process through the filing of voluntary …
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What Hope can do: Holocaust survivor remembers dark days at Dachau nearly 80 years after liberation
“What Hope Can Do,” the video attached above, is a documentary streaming exclusively on CBS Sacramento. This final installment in a three-part series produced by CBS13 tells the incredible life story of local Holocaust survivor, Nick Hope. CALISTOGA, FAIRFIELD — Nick Hope, soon to turn 100, looks back on his long life and chooses not to focus on the atrocities …
Read More »White-coated candy recalled nationwide over salmonella risk
A range of white confectionary products sold nationwide is being recalled because the treats could be contaminated with salmonella, a potentially dangerous bacteria, an Iowa company said Monday. The recalled items were sold in retailers including Dollar General, HyVee, Target and Walmart, Sioux City-based Palmer Candy stated in a recall notice. The company was notified by its liquid coating supplier …
Read More »On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a survivor shares his personal story at Stockton University
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — Jewish people around the world Monday, including in the Philadelphia region, recognized Yom HaShoah, known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University held a service Monday night at Congregation Beth Israel in Northfield to remember the six million Jewish people killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. …
Read More »Watch all the Met Gala red carpet arrivals and see the 2024 looks
NEW YORK — The stars were out on the red carpet at the2024 Met Gala on Monday in New York City. The Met Gala is held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where all of the biggest names in fashion show off their best and boldest looks. The theme this year is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” stemming from the …
Read More »Condé Nast workers reach labor agreement with publisher, averting Met Gala strike
The Condé Nast union said Monday it has reached a tentative labor agreement with the publisher’s management just hours ahead of theMet Gala, which is chaired by Anna Wintour, the company’s global chief content officer and editorial director. The agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, was reached after months of bitter negotiations had failed to yield …
Read More »A Colorado teen disappeared in a brutal Korean War battle. His remains have finally been identified.
More than 70 years after an American teenager vanished while fighting overseas in the Korean War, modern forensics finally allowed the United States military to identify his remains. John A. Spruell, a U.S. Army soldier from Cortez, Colorado, was declared missing in action on Dec. 6, 1950, the military said in a news release. He disappeared in the midst of …
Read More »Gov. Kristi Noem faces questions in new interview about false claim in her book that she met Kim Jong Un
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday defended controversial passages in her forthcoming book as she faces scrutiny over a number of anecdotes, including a false claim about a meeting with Kim Jong Un, a story about killing her dog, and a phone call with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley where Noem said she felt “threatened.” In one anecdote …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar and Drake released several scathing diss tracks. Heres a timeline of their beef.
Kendrick Lamar and Drake have each released several ruthless diss tracks against each other over the past week, taking jabs at height and style and making allegations about each others’ children and other disturbing accusations. The beef has continued to escalate and amid the drama,a shooting took place at Drake’s home, which is featured on the cover of Kendrick’s diss …
Read More »How to protect yourself from skin cancer after survey finds increased number of people at risk
Skin cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer, yet it remains one of the most common — and a recent survey finds not enough people are taking the right precautions, raising their risk. The survey from the American Academy of Dermatology revealed more than one-third of adults reported getting a sunburn last year, the highest number since …
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