APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current news and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz is highlighted by holidays, hallowed sites and competitions on the high seas — plus a...
Predicting a woman’s future heart disease risk could be as simple as administering a single blood test to screen for three risk factors. That’s according to research published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Saturday — research that was also presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress this weekend. The study,...
All aboard. California’s transportation landscape is getting a major upgrade as Caltrain, the oldest continuously operated railroad in the West, ushers in a new age of electric trains. This isn’t just any old train ride. It’s a journey into the future of public transit. Electric train (Caltrain) Caltrain’s electric debut Picture this. It’s a sunny...
A 73-year mystery was solved on this day in history, Sept. 1, 1985, when the shipwreck of the ocean liner RMS Titanic was discovered in the North Atlantic. The wreck was discovered during a joint mission between the Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the French National Institute of Oceanography (IFREMER), according to the...
Wildlife officials issued a warning in Somerset County, New Jersey, to be on guard for northern copperhead snakes after one of the species was seen last week in Watchung, a Garden State borough that’s less than an hour from New York City. The northern copperhead snake is described as having two shades of copper or...
A bride has her crafty brother to thank for making her dream wedding dress come to life. Brooke Evans, 30, was in the process of planning her wedding when the subject of her wedding dress came up among the family. Her brother, Reagen Varross, is a couture fashion designer who offered to step up and...
The Honey Deuce cocktail, which made its debut at the U.S. Open in 2006, is arguably as popular today as the tennis tournament itself. Case in point: An awkward moment occurred during a broadcast this week when a man returning to his seat with two of the cocktails — one of which was presumably for...
A new dinosaur species has potentially been recovered after the reconstruction of its remains. The first-of-its-kind green dinosaur fossil was discovered in southeastern Utah, and was reassembled by a team from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC). The 150-million-year-old dinosaur was first spotted in 2007, according to a report from National Geographic,...
A library book that went missing for 50 years has finally been returned. The overdue book, borrowed in the early 1970s, reappeared decades after its due date at the Hopewell Branch of the Appomattox Regional Library in Hopewell, Virginia. “Leaves of Grass” by American poet Walt Whitman was due back to the library on June...
Taking time to sit in a sauna can be a great way to decompress after a grueling workout or even a stressful day. While in a sauna, you can add to the relaxation by reading your favorite book, listening to a motivational podcast or just by closing your eyes, taking deep breaths and sweating the...
