zika virus

A mosquito control truck-based spraying will took place last night in downtown Baltimore, due to concern over the Zika virus, the Baltimore City Health Department announced. Health Department officials say the spraying is a precautionary measure that can help prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. Source:FoxBaltimore.com  Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to […]

A new report illustrates major racial disparities when it comes to organ donations in the United States. According to the study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 58 percent of individuals in the U.S. on the organ donation list are Black, Latino, and Asian. African-Americans account for 30 percent of that […]

Public health experts claim that the virus has seen a dramatic increase in spite of efforts made to diminish the number of individuals affected.

The White House is pressuring Congress to pass a $1.9 billion bill to provide emergency funding for Zika.

A man ticketed by the NYPD for spitting on a subway platform turned out to be wanted for a murder committed in Brooklyn this past November.

About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.

Scores of mourners gathered at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem on Monday to say their final farewells to award-winning journalist Michael J. Feeney.