This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The positive impact of service dogs on the mental health of U.S. military veterans has been widely recognized. The first clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of...
A Tennessee mom says she doesn’t want to volunteer in her kids’ classrooms or for their extracurricular activities — and said she’s “found her community” after posting a video on TikTok explaining that she’s a proud “Venmo mom.” “I don’t know about anyone else out there, but ‘Meet the Teacher’ is super stressful because I...
Your home address could determine the likelihood of getting a dementia diagnosis, a new study suggests. Researchers from University of Michigan Medical School analyzed Medicare claims for nearly five million older adults in regional health care markets across the country — focusing on the areas that had higher rates of diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease and...
Sharing the story on social media, an individual has asked others for thoughts about an ongoing problem with a neighbor who continues to break the rules that were established by the management of an apartment building. “AITA because I am intentionally not letting my neighbor in, causing her and her dog to sit outside in...
“If it does not please you to serve the Lord, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your fathers served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are now dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). This passage comes from the...
As mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been declared a global public health emergency, some are wondering whether the virus poses the risk of a COVID-like pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the mpox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on Aug. 14, based on a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic...
The United States took a bold step toward growing and protecting the world’s largest park system when President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Park Service Organic Act on this day in history, August 25, 1916. The act most notably created the National Park Service, “a new federal bureau in the Department of the...
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 the nation’s most beloved pets, an otherworldly national park and the birth...
As the dog days of summer are coming to an end, it can be overwhelming for parents to put three square meals on the table now that school and sports are back in session. Lifestyle expert Limor Suss shared some of her favorite meals and food hacks that are both kid- and time-friendly to help...
As a Kentucky teacher counts the new students who will be entering his classroom this fall, he’s also counting his blessings, which includes the thriving family of six that became his when he adopted a student and his siblings. “Our lives are complete,” Justin Padgett of Danville, Kentucky, told Fox News Digital. “We have left...
