Cannabis Legalization Debate Turns to Questions of Pot Potency April 22, 2021 By Jennifer Peltz As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. Under...
New York is Latest State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana April 8, 2021 By Marina Villeneuve and Jennifer Peltz New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana – even in public – under...
‘If Not One Thing, It’s Another’: Storm Rolls into Northeast December 18, 2020 By Jennifer Peltz A major snowstorm rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday at a key moment in the coronavirus pandemic, days after the...
Health Workers Processing Shock of Virus Fight, Uneasiness in Current Quiet June 18, 2020 By Jennifer Peltz Outside a back door to a hospital where the coronavirus hit like a hurricane, a half-dozen staffers gathered recently to...
As Deaths Rise to 20,000, Nursing Homes Seek Immunity from Lawsuits May 10, 2020 By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian and Jennifer Peltz Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits...
New York City May Ban Pre-Hire Marijuana Tests for Many Job Applicants April 15, 2019 By Jennifer Peltz Many job-seekers would no longer face tests for marijuana use under legislation that New York City is likely to enact,...
New York City Orders Mandatory Vaccines for Some Amid Measles Outbreak April 11, 2019 By Jennifer Peltz and Verena Dobnik Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighborhood to be vaccinated for measles...
Pilot Reported Engine Failure as Helicopter Crashed in New York City March 16, 2018 By Jennifer Peltz A Texas firefighter, an Argentine woman and a video journalist were among five passengers killed when a helicopter plunged into...
Note to Texas, Florida: Insurance Fights Over Sandy Rage On September 25, 2017 By David B. Caruso and Jennifer Peltz The destructive floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy receded quickly, but some storm victims are still neck-deep in a battle over insurance...
NTSB Releases Results of Investigation Into 2015 New York Train Crash July 27, 2017 By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz Federal safety investigators said Tuesday they can’t determine why an SUV ended up in the path of an oncoming commuter...