Firefighters in Texas are still battling the largest wildfire in recorded state history, but they were hopeful on Monday that with cooler weather and less wind forecast for this week that they’d get an important break. As the New York Times reports, the blaze, known as the Smokehouse Creek fire, has already scorched more than […]
The pound cake, a delightful dessert typically made in a bundt or loaf pan, is a popular confection, especially in the Southern states. But its name doesn’t derive from the weight of the completed dessert itself. Rather, it’s a hint at the ingredient list, a relic of a time when recipes were largely passed along […]
Iris Apfel, the influential fashion icon and businesswoman, died Friday at the age of 102. According to the Associated Press, her death was confirmed by her commercial agent, as well as her official Instagram account. No cause was given. As Fashionista reports, Apfel was born in 1921 in Queens, New York. A lover of style from an […]
The start of a new month means that it’s time for IHOP to serve up another limited-edition their “Pancake of the Month,” and in March, it’s all about Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies. These green buttermilk pancakes are not just inspired by the iconic Girl Scout cookie, but they’re also topped with cheesecake mousse and […]
Households are hitting pause on their tub-to-shower conversion plans and buying new shower curtains instead. As NBC News reports, after a pandemic-era renovation craze, the nation’s two largest home improvement retailers say customers are spending less on big projects in favor of cheaper do-it-yourself fixes. At the end of February, Lowe’s reported that it was seeing […]
Video doorbells are supposed to help keep your home safe from strangers. Thanks to poor software security, however, they could be letting strangers in. In a case of “you get what you pay for,” researchers at Consumer Reports have uncovered vulnerabilities in popular video doorbells on major online retail sites including Amazon, Walmart and Temu, […]
A tornado touched down in Kings County on Saturday afternoon — the second tornado in two days to hit Central California. The tornado touched down in the south end of Corcoran around 4:37 p.m., said meteorologist Carlos Molina with the National Weather Service’s Hanford office. The tornado moved eastward and than dissipated by the time […]
National Frog Legs Day is on February 29th. It makes sense that frogs are the unofficial Leap Day mascot. Perhaps it’s because they leap over the 29th on non-leap years or maybe because they didn’t leap over on leap years. Anyway, it’s National Frog Legs Day. You can pretend you have frog legs and leap around, eat […]
Apple is dispelling the age-old hack followed by thousands of iPhone users who accidentally get their devices wet. The company is warning against putting wet phones in uncooked rice to dry them out. As CBS News reports, in new guidance for salvaging phones that come into contact with liquid, Apple is advising users to let them dry out on […]
The sun has unleashed its most powerful solar flare for around seven years. Last week, in less than 24 hours, the sun fired off three X-class solar flares, the highest magnitude on the scale used to measure the intensity of flares. The third was the strongest of the bunch and was “the most powerful flare […]