Nearly half of Americans frequently experience stress, according to a recent Gallup poll — and if the condition goes unchecked, it can increase the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and other medical problems. There are some simple ways to reduce the impact of stress — starting with stretching. “Your muscles tend...
Shark sightings on the east and west coasts have been on the rise as Americans flock to beaches in hopes of cooling off. In Hawaii, a tiger shark was recently spotted swimming 30 yards from the island’s break wall along Oahu’s South Shore, prompting warning signs to be posted by officials, Island News reported. The...
A new artificial intelligence platform aimed at helping pastors preach their sermons more effectively is set to launch later this month. Pulpit AI, created by Michael Whittle and Jake Sweetman, will be released officially on July 22 and will include both free and paid versions, according to both men. Whittle is based in Nashville, while...
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill that would end the state’s “prohibition on Sunday hunting,” according to the PA Senate Republicans’ website. Pennsylvania officials previously restricted hunting on Sundays, only allowing hunting on three Sundays per calendar year. Legislation passed in 2019 determined that the specific Sundays would be decided by the Pennsylvania Game...
Yes, dessert lasagna is a thing — and apparently it’s delicious. “This is such an easy, delicious, make-ahead dessert for summer that will be sure to please adults and kids — especially chocolate lovers,” said Natasha Kravchuk of Idaho, owner of the Natasha’s Kitchen food blog. Plus, this weekend it’s World Chocolate Day on July...
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in...
Biologists in Florida recently caught a fish with an unusual crooked spine, photos show. In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute published a photo of a biologist smiling while holding the unusual fish. Officials say the aquatic creature measured 2.7 feet long and weighed 10.6 pounds. The fish...
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake just struck Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday morning, and Japan has warned its citizens that a “megaquake” could strike within decades. But what does that mean, and what causes earthquakes? And what should someone do if they find themselves in one? An earthquake is a sudden, fierce shaking of the Earth’s...
A restaurant has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest tequila collection on Earth — and it’s not in Mexico. Meximodo, which opened last November in Metuchen, New Jersey, boasts the biggest library of agave spirits in the world. A Guinness World Records adjudicator certified the world record during a celebration on July 24....
Five people in downtown Lincoln, New Hampshire, have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) announced the news in an Aug. 12 press release. It is likely that the five affected individuals were exposed to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower behind the RiverWalk Resort, the...
