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How to safely eat your deli meat as CDC investigates deadly listeria outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they’re advising people who are pregnant, elderly or have compromised immune systems to avoid eating sliced deli meat unless it’s recooked at home to be steaming hot. The U.S. Centers for...
U.S. Marshals, ICE rescue three children from international fugitive’s Tennessee home
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Authorities arrested a fugitive wanted for alleged child sex crimes, and rescued three children from his Pigeon Forge, Tennessee home earlier this month, INTERPOL Washington said Friday. The suspect, identified as Bahamian man Angelo McQueen, was accused of committing sexual offenses against a minor...
Americans less able to afford healthcare than in 2022: Study
(NewsNation) — The percentage of Americans struggling to afford healthcare has grown since 2022, according to the West Health-Gallup affordability index. There has been a 6% decrease in Americans who are imminently able to afford and access quality healthcare on the 2022 index by West Health and Gallup. In...
NTSB investigating Ohio plane crash that killed 3
VIENNA, Ohio (WKBN) – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an airplane crash that killed three people at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna, Ohio on Friday night. Anthony Trevena, executive director of the Western Reserve Port Authority, confirmed the crash resulted from an unscheduled, emergency landing of...
Florida drivers tried to take selfie with ‘depressed’ black bear, sheriff says
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida deputies are reminding residents to keep their distance from bears after onlookers tried to take a selfie with a “depressed” black bear on Thursday. The black bear was spotted hunched over near a telephone pole on the north side of Highway 98...
Kansas professor gets life-threatening meat allergy from tick
MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – What is the tick-borne syndrome that causes meat allergies? One Kansas college professor and entomologist learned the hard way after going into anaphylactic shock and being rushed to the emergency room. Brian McCornack, head of entomology at Kansas State University, found himself in the ER...
Here’s how replacing Biden would actually work
(NewsNation) — A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to drop his re-election bid but so far he has remained adamant about staying in the race. The Democratic National Convention is one month away and a virtual roll call is set to happen even...
Target’s Hyde & EEK! Boutique is back and there’s a French bulldog skeleton
BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. This one is for everyone who’s already over this hot summer weather and can’t wait for cool breezes, crunchy leaves and spooky season. Even though July hasn’t wrapped up yet, the cicadas are still singing, the temperature is still soaring and we’re still spending most of our days at the pool, Target just brought back its annual Hyde & EEK! Halloween Boutique — along with some adorable new products for this year that are really going to take your spooky season decor to the next level.
Harris’ odds of winning 2024 election overtake Biden’s, according to overseas betting sites
(NEXSTAR) – Despite calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election and make room for a new nominee — say, Vice President Kamala Harris — his campaign insisted as recently as Thursday that Biden is “not wavering” and will be running for a second term.
The Pioneer Woman just added an all-new air fryer to her Walmart line
BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. The Pioneer Woman is one of those designers who just never misses. If you like her aesthetic, every piece she releases into her Walmart home line is likely to fit your style and look great in your home — and with their shabby-chic, rustic-yet-modern farmhouse style, these pieces look great in a lot of homes. So you’ll definitely want to check out the Pioneer Woman’s latest offerings: She just added an air fryer to her product lineup, and gave a few existing products a facelift with brand-new colors.
Trump shooter’s search history: What we know
(The Hill) – The search history of Thomas Matthew Crooks, identified as the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a rally outside Pittsburgh last weekend, includes photos of Trump and President Biden, among other things. Crooks, who was killed after opening fire at the campaign...
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dead at 74
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), who served in Congress for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 74, her family announced Friday evening. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas,” her family wrote in a statement shared to her account on X.
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother indicted in $1M fraud scheme
MIAMI (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother have been indicted in South Florida on federal charges of committing more than $1 million worth of fraud. Kingston, 34, and his mother, 61-year-old Janice Turner, made their first appearances Friday in federal court, according to court records. A Miami grand jury returned an indictment earlier this month accusing Kingston and his mother of participating in a scheme to defraud victims of high-end specialty vehicles, jewelry and other goods through the use of fraudulent documents.
Smoke billows from massive St. Louis warehouse fire
ST. LOUIS — Firefighters were in the 8200 block of Hall Street for a three-alarm warehouse fire. Dark smoke coming from the building located in the North Riverfront neighborhood of St. Louis could be seen from miles away. At one point pushed firefighters back into a defensive stance. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says there are […]
Urban Expo brings community Together
ST. LOUIS — The Back to School Urban League Expo took place on July 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at America’s Center. This family-friendly event, in partnership with St. Louis Public Schools, offered essential resources and entertainment for the community. Attendees enjoyed health screenings, utility assistance, financial literacy workshops, and receiving school […]
Chip Roy calls to defund Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
(The Hill) — Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) called for the Secret Service to be defunded after the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump raised questions about the service’s ability to keep elected officials safe. Roy joined Fox News’s Laura Ingraham Friday after he attended the funeral of...
Clark, Reese on same team at WNBA All-Star weekend and in spotlight in matchup against Olympic team
PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their matchup against the U.S. Olympic team. They’ll get to team-up for the first time in the WNBA All-Star game Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC after being rivals in college. Reese’s LSU Tigers topped Clark’s Iowa team for the national championship in 2023. The Hawkeyes knocked out the Tigers this past year in the Elite Eight.
Heat is to blame for thousands of deaths. Here’s how it actually kills you
(NEXSTAR) – In an average year, heat takes more lives in the U.S. than hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes combined. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the death toll of extreme heat waves to be around 1,220 annually. But the way heat kills people is less obvious than...
These signs point to a potentially bad late summer for travel disruptions
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The 2024 tropical storm season is off to a strong start after Hurricane Beryl became the earliest category 5 hurricane on record. The tropics have been quiet lately due to an influx of Saharan dust, but that is not expected to last. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is forecasting an extremely active hurricane season with 17-25 named storms (14 is average), 8-13 hurricanes (7 is average), and 4-7 major hurricanes (3 is average).
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