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Dozens Suffer Burns From Recalled Heated Blankets: What To Know
Nearly 200,000 heated blankets and heating pads are being recalled after more than 50 people suffered burns.
JKMAX issued the recall for about 195,000 heated blankets and heating pads, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. The products were imported by Jiande Pengshuai Trading Co., Ltd., of China.
The blankets and pads can overheat because of their internal wire heating elements, posing fire and burn hazards. JKMAX has received 577 reports of the products smoking, melting, or burning, including 53 burn injuries, according to the CPSC.
The heated …
Daylight Saving Time Countdown: When To Turn Back Your Clocks
The countdown to turning back the clocks is on, even as Washington debates whether Americans should keep switching.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks across most of the US move back to 1 a.m., according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
That means an extra hour for sleep, lighter mornings, and earlier evening darkness by the clock. The change shifts when daylight falls on our schedules; it does not create more sunlight.
Before heading to bed on Saturday, Oct. 31, turn manual clocks back one hour. Check ovens, bedside clocks, …
Bergen County Fugitive Captured After Stolen Car Breaks Down, Unravels Into Pursuit: Police
Good Samaritans stopped to help a stranded driver in Central Jersey, only for police to discover the vehicle had been stolen and launch a search for the man behind the wheel, authorities said.
Officers responded to Route 18 south and Eggers Street around 2:43 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, on a report of a disabled vehicle, East Brunswick police said. Before officers arrived, Good Samaritans helped the driver move the vehicle to a safe location off the roadway, police said. When officers arrived, the driver immediately ran away, authorities said.
Investigators contacted the vehicle's registere…
Tom Cruise Comes Clean In New Interview: 'The Rumors Are True'
Tom Cruise has spent decades surrounded by stories about his famously demanding approach to making movies. Now, the Hollywood superstar is confirming that at least one of them is true.
Cruise, 64, addressed his reputation in a wide-ranging GQ interview published Tuesday, Sept. 15, saying he expects a great deal from the people who work with him and makes no secret of it.
"Even when I was a kid, they were like, 'Oh, come on, Tom. You're so intense,'" Cruise told the outlet. "I'm like, 'I don't know what to say. I am intense.' "
The actor said that intensity did not begin with "Top Gun," "Mi…
Much-Anticipated Apple Software Rollout Starts: What Users Should Know
Apple’s next chapter has arrived, with a wave of software updates promising more from the devices you already use.
The company began rolling out iOS 27 for iPhones, iPadOS 27 for iPads, and macOS 27 for compatible Macs on Monday, Sept. 14. Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV also received updates, according to Apple’s announcement.
The centerpiece is Siri AI, a rebuilt assistant that can find information across messages, emails, photos, and other apps on supported devices.
Users can ask about content on their screens, get help drafting text, and continue Siri conversations across d…
NJ Among 10 Most Diverse States In New Study: Here's Why
Several Northeast states are among the places with the most diversity in the US, according to a new study.
WalletHub released its 2026 Most & Least Diverse States in America list on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The study ranked all 50 states using 14 measures across socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, religious, and political diversity.
Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst, said diversity goes beyond race and gender.
"The most diverse states have above-average variety when it comes to people's ages, birthplaces, languages, jobs, family structures, and more," said Lupo. "Moving to a diverse s…
NYC Escort Targeted Grieving Widow In $6M ‘White Lotus’-style Love Scam, Lawsuit Claims
A conniving NYC escort schemed nearly $6 million from the grieving and vulnerable widow of a Roblox inventor, according to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan on Monday, Sept. 14.
Gregg Starr, an employee of high-end escort service Cowboys 4 Angels, targeted Marianne Flippo beginning in December 2024, according to the suit.
Flippo, 49, had lost her husband, Chad Flippo, to depression in August 2024 after 28 years of marriage, the suit says. Chad Flippo had been an early part of the company that became Roblox, which meant his death left Marianne and their three kids with a substantial amount of mon…
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into NJ Prison: Feds
Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged.
From May 2025 through May 2026, the defendants conspired with…
Philly Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office.
Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported.
Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office.
His family has di…
