Chances are if you’ve been injured, struggle with low back pain, or just have sore muscles from exercising, someone has advised you to throw on an ice pack or a heating pad to help decrease pain, inflammation, or stiffness. As Real Simple reports, heat and ice work in very different ways to help ease discomfort and […]
Last week, to recognize Global Accessibility Day, Microsoft announced the new Proteus Controller, a $299 modular video game controller kit that lets Xbox gamers with disabilities customize their controllers. As The Verge reports, the wireless controller was created by peripheral company ByoWave as part of the Designed for Xbox program. It consists of small cubes with […]
Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday, killing several people, flooding roads and leaving nearly 1 million homes and businesses without power, according to poweroutage.us. At least seven people died as destructive winds and torrential rain blasted through Houston, ABC local affiliate KTRK reported, adding that officials are still determining the numbers. […]
National Rescue Dog Day is proudly observed annually on May 20 to bring awareness to the countless number of amazing dogs in shelters around the country who deserve a second chance at a forever home. The day was founded in 2018 by Lisa Wiehebrink, children’s book author and Executive Director of Tails That Teach, an organization […]
A bipartisan group of senators has taken a critical step forward in regulating artificial intelligence, releasing a long-awaited, Chuck Schumer-endorsed “roadmap” for addressing AI that Congress could take up this term. As POLITICO reports, the bipartisan working group, which consists of Schumer, Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), has been developing the report for months, looking to […]
Areas from northeastern Texas to central and southern Alabama, and perhaps northern Florida, are bracing for the flooding consequences of 4-8 inches of rain and locally higher amounts into this weekend, in addition to severe thunderstorms, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The atmosphere is not ready to let go of the pattern responsible for rounds of heavy rain in […]
Gap is beefing up its roster of fashion collaborators with a beloved purveyor of all things bohemian and summery: Dôen. But as Fashionista reports, even if you don’t know the name, you have definitely seen the dresses: Since it launched in 2016, the Los Angeles-based brand has amassed a devoted fan base of fashion editors (founders Margaret and Katherine […]
We might not know which came first — the chicken, or the egg — but when it comes to chocolate chips and their namesake cookie, the history is well-documented, and it might not be what you think. Chocolate chips actually came after the chocolate chip cookie, and despite their ubiquity, are likely younger than your […]
A rescue from Pennsylvania stole the spotlight at the Westminster Dog Show 2024. Miles impressed everyone with his journey from being an “unadoptable” shelter dog to becoming one of the best agility contestants in the United States. As Dog Time reports, Miles’ journey towards becoming a top agility dog started when Christine Longnecker adopted him. […]
Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, the first of the tech giant’s retail employees to unionize, made history again by voting late Saturday in favor of authorizing a strike. As CNN reports, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), the union representing the workers, said in a news release the vote “underscores […]