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Month: August 2024

75-year-old NJ woman drugged, robbed of thousands of dollars. How officials say criminals are targeting vulnerable seniors

By Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story     PATERSON, New Jersey (WCBS) — A 75-year-old woman in New Jersey said she was drugged, then robbed of thousands of dollars. Tuesday morning, when Maria Ramos was returning from a doctor’s appointment, she said a woman approached her asking for directions. “She turned around, the

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Harvard rebuffs protests and won’t remove Sackler name from two buildings

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protest from parents whose children fatally overdosed. The decision last month by the Harvard Corporation to retain Arthur M. Sackler’s name on a museum building and second building

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