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An arrest has been made in the mysterious slashing of a woman on the New York City transit system, CBS New York reports. Damon Knowles, 21, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody Tuesday when his girlfriend’s grandmother realized he fit the description of a man who attacked a 71-year-old woman and called police. Carmen Rivera was riding the D train […]

Myrtle McKenny was found dead in her apartment in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 9. Initially, her doctor labeled the death natural -- a result of complications related to diabetes and hypertension.

A 103-year-old Georgia woman was banned from an Elberton church she's served for 92 years after she voiced concerns about the pastor.

A Florida woman accused of speeding through a school zone shocked a Palm Beach County police officer when she insulted him during the stop.

Legendary blues musician B.B. King has been hospitalized after suffering from dehydration related to diabetes. King has had Type II diabetes for over two decades.…

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…

A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York has learned. The suspect, James Parham, 75, seen above was also accused, along with Cheryl Chaney, 66, seen below, of allowing residents and visitors to […]

When our weather changes,  everyone is worried about the “winter dangers”  such as broken bones from falls on ice (especially for older adults with mobility…

One of the most emotionally complex and difficult things a person can experience is taking care of an elderly parent or sick parent. At some…

By theGrio.com A study out tomorrow shows that nicotine patches may improve memory loss in older adults, even non-smokers. Researchers looked at 150 elderly adults with a mild decrease in mental function. Their memory loss and thought deficits were significant, but not as debilitating as full dementia. Half of the group received a medium-dose nicotine […]

This is just crazy... reports say the senior community is getting buck wild... <!--more-->

If you learned nothing else today, you have learned that you are NEVER too old to "shake what ya mama gave ya!"