Apparel company drops Steelers’ Rashard Mendenhall as endorser

Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor Pittsburgh, PA, United States (AHN Sports) – Despite clarifying his controversial comments about Osama bin Laden’s death Wednesday, embattled Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall was fired as an endorser by corporate sponsor Champion. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old Mendenhall clarified his comments, saying he wanted to get people to reconsider [...]

People Who Donate Organs For Transplants Can Have Difficulty Getting Insurance

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Most people would agree that donating an organ to someone in need is a selfless act. There’s no medical upside in giving up one of your kidneys or part of your liver, lung or pancreas. It’s a risk people take so that someone else — often but not always [...]

Charges dropped against students in Pace football player’s death

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Mount Pleasant, NY, United States (AHN) – Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against teammates of a Pace University football player fatally shot by police responding to a bar brawl last year. The Westchester County district attorney had filed a motion last month to dismiss charges against Yves Delpeche, Joseph [...]

Rutgers University latest school to offer co-ed rooming

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor New Brunswick, NJ, United States (AHN) – Beginning next year Rutgers University will allow co-ed rooming in some “gender neutral” dormitories. Many link the new move to the suicide death of Tyler Clementi last year. Freshman Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge last September after his roommate [...]

Former Bears safety Dave Duerson dead at age 50

Jim Keller – AHN Sports Reporter Miami, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – Dave Duerson, a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears Super-Bowl winning team was found dead in his Miami home, the team announced Friday. He was 50. The cause of death has not been determined. “Our family asks that you please remember Dave [...]

Family Pays Tribute To Pace University Student Killed By Police

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Pleasantville, NY, United States (AHN) – Family, friends and members of the Pace University football team paid tribute to Danroy “D.J.” Henry Jr. on Friday as the investigation into his death continued. A memorial service was held at Boston Convention and Visitor Center on what was supposed to be [...]

The Global State of H1N1 (Swine Flu )

Hasan A. Yahya, Ph.Ds This article argue that H1N1 in modern age, like SARS in the 1930s, need to be globally managed far from narrow national political policy making. Therefore, This analysis will not deal with symptoms or methods of prevention. Apart from killing at least 2,185 people worldwide, the H1N1 virus – popularly known [...]