The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the 2024-2025 season. The updated mRNA vaccines, Comirnaty and Spikevax, were fully approved for people 12 years and older, while the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were granted emergency authorization for children 6 months through 11...
A piece of mail finally made it to the intended location — almost 121 years to the day after someone put a stamp on it and sent it off. The Swansea Building Society, a mortgage loan business in Swansea, Wales, received a very old piece of mail earlier this month that took staff members by...
The British army and navy, in a stunning display of global force projection and military logistics, invaded Brooklyn by sea and launched the defeat of George Washington’s army in New York City on this day in history, August 22, 1776. “A naval spectacle of more than 90 vessels filled the Narrows [of New York Harbor],”...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at988 or 1-800-273-TALK(8255). Many U.S. veterans are hoping for big changes as the 2024 presidential election nears. Veteran homelessness has spiked nationwide, according to a variety of reports. From 2022 to 2023, 21%...
Jack Daniel’s has taken a stiff shot of “sanity,” warrior-against-woke Robby Starbuck claimed on Wednesday night — after telling Fox News Digital he had his sights set on another iconic American brand. “Big news,” the movie-making activist posted on X. “The next company we were set to expose was @JackDaniels.” Brown-Forman, the parent company of...
The birthplace of the brownie can be traced to the kitchen of a Chicago hotel. So claims the Palmer House, a Hilton hotel that has been operating in downtown Chicago since 1873 (the original hotel was built in 1870 but burned down during the Great Chicago Fire a year later). Bertha Palmer, wife of Chicago...
A Victorian-era train station has been transformed into a home and partial hotel —and it’s officially on the real estate market. Lisa and Steve Rawlings purchased the former Coalport Station in 2002 as a way to get out of the city and into a space that wasn’t in the middle of all the hustle and...
A diet high in meat — particularly processed meat and unprocessed red meat — could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. In analyzing data from nearly two million people who participated in 31 studies across 20 countries, the researchers found that eating 50 grams...
Starbucks released its 2024 fall menu —and one cat is apparently very excited about the seasonal announcement. Waffle is an 8-year-old female orange tabby cat from Santa Clara, California, who has taken social media by storm with her adorable outfits. Cat parents Kathy Guo and Sam Xie started an Instagram account for their beloved animal,...
An Australian meteorologist suffered a panic attack while on-air last week — and quickly tossed his live segment back to his anchor colleague. “Some of you may know that I occasionally get affected by some panic attacks, and actually, that’s happening right now,” Nate Byrne said during the live ABC News Australia segment. His colleagues...
