The northern lights, aka the aurora borealis, have been appearing more frequently in the night sky over the United States recently. In late April, for example, a stunning aurora display was seen as far south as Arkansas in the South and Arizona in the West. So why the uptick in aurora sightings? And is this expected […]
Reported glitches and loopholes in Apple’s parental screen time monitors are bad for parents and kids, a New Jersey congressman said at an event Monday, where he vowed to press the tech giant to fix the issues. Rep. Josh Gottheimer voiced his frustration over the reported issues at an event where he was joined by […]
Dyson, maker of some of the industry’s buzziest, most technologically innovative hair-care tools, just announced the latest addition to its repertoire: the Dyson Airstrait, which the company touts as a “wet-to-dry” straightener. For anyone with experience straightening their hair with heat tools, that sentence alone is intriguing, and a bit scary. Using a traditional straightening iron […]
The Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain is being acquired by Darden Restaurants for about $715 million. The original Chris Steak House opened on New Orleans’ Broad Street in 1927, and became a long-standing NOLA tradition. In 1965, Ruth Fertel, a divorced mother of two, mortgaged her home for $22,000 to buy the small 60-seat restaurant. […]
Most Americans are shocked to learn that each year thousands of coyotes, foxes, bobcats, prairie dogs, crows, and even wolves are targeted in “wildlife killing contests” where contestants win prizes and awards for killing the most or largest of a given species. These contests, largely unmonitored by state and federal wildlife agencies, are legal throughout […]
It’s only May, but the summer of STAUD is officially here. Fans of the brand’s striped knits, must-have bags, and new bridal collection will now have something new to obsess over: swimwear. For the first time, the fashion-girlie fave brand is introducing STAUD Sea, a new category that just launched in STAUD stores, online, and on Shopbop. […]
Over 32 million Americans are living with potentially life-threatening food allergies. During Food Allergy Awareness Week, which is May 14-20, 2023, the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) organization wants to bring the food-allergic community together to share their stories and raise awareness. FARE asks everyone, whether they have food allergies or not, to participate by sharing […]
Food Allergy Awareness Week seems like the perfect time to talk about a promising new treatment for kids – and adults – with deadly peanut allergies. In a new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, the trial’s findings show the experimental skin patch treatment, named Viaskin, helped kids ages 1 to 3 […]
May is the start of Tornado Season, and boy, has it ever. Severe weather that led to torrential rainfall in Texas also spun up a tornado early Saturday morning, killing one person, according to officials. As AccuWeather reports, the deadly tornado touched down in Laguna Heights, on the eastern coastline of Texas, around 4 a.m. […]
Nintendo has been receiving messages of congratulations from across the industry regarding the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This includes messages from both PlayStation and Xbox. As IGN reports, both the official PlayStation and Xbox Twitter accounts tweeted out commemorating the launch day. While the three companies are actively competing […]