McDonald’s shares dropped by more than 5% during its investor day presentation after CEO Chris Kempczinski said the company’s growth will be flat while inflation continues to accelerate. The burger giant on Wednesday outlined key details of a multi-year $8.5 billion investment to revamp its restaurants, make its menu tastier and upgrade technology, including an … Read more
Retirees may be in line for a huge upgrade. Social Security recipients will likely see their highest bump in three years after the Senior Citizens League (TSCL) — a non-partisan advocacy group that makes very accurate COLA projections — predicts a 3.5% boost. The COLA, or Cost of Living Adjustment, is the yearly increase meant … Read more
California is getting ready to turn over a new leaf. The Golden State could be in for an especially eye-popping autumn this year, with forecasters predicting vibrant fall foliage across the Sierra Nevada and parts of Northern California — and revealing when curious nature junkies should hit the road. AccuWeather’s newly released 2026 fall foliage … Read more
The autumnal or fall equinox arrives on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 P.M. EDT, bringing with it the sound of dead leaves, the rich rot of pumpkin spice and the distant echo of frost. What is the autumn equinox? An equinox occurs when the sun crosses the equator. The term combines the Latin word aequi, … Read more
There’s going to be a real tournami. The American Automobile Association predicts that a record number of Americans will travel across the country over the July 4th holiday week from Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, July 6. During that period, 72.2 million people will reportedly journey at least 50 miles from home — an increase … Read more
They’re the four horsemen/women of the apocalypse. No need to seek a second opinion for armageddon. The psychic stars aligned after four different prophets shared the same concerning prediction for an event that will allegedly transpire later this year. Blind Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga,16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus, Brazilian psychic Athos Salomé and London hypnotherapist Nicolas … Read more
Is it man-soon season already? A forecast for a major storm projected to penetrate the Southern US has viewers thinking the same thing — that a “hard” rain is about to fall. According to the meteorological map by WDAM in Mississippi, severe weather is slated to pound the South over the weekend. Viewers lampooned the storm’s … Read more
Winter is coming. A forecast depicting a massive winter storm across the U.S. has internet users thinking the same thing — that it’s shaping up to be a hard winter. According to the experts at AccuWeather, this bomb cyclone will spread snow and ice along a 1,500-mile-long swath of the U.S. from the Plains to … Read more
Black Friday is this week — what better way to follow our national day of gluttony than with wanton spending? The dark architects of the American Dream insist we get fat and then buy like we are rich, and Black Friday allows us to find release in retail. And it would seem we feel the … Read more
Sink your teeth into this bit of news. Sharks may be more useful than meteorologists when it comes to long-term hurricane forecasting, experts say — and the clues can be found in their migration patterns. Like dogs and birds before a thunderstorm, sharks who smell trouble will typically move en masse into deeper waters weeks in … Read more
The animal rights group PETA wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil, the beloved groundhog that is used to forecast weather during the annual Groundhog Day celebration in Pennsylvania, with a gold coin, the group said this week. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wrote an open letter on Monday to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club in Pennsylvania, … Read more
It was a literal groundbreaking prophecy. As if Nostradamus’ foretellings weren’t eerily accurate enough, the iconic astrologer was apparently right on the money with yet another apocalyptic prophecy just hours into 2024 — the New Year’s Day earthquake. Also known as the Prophet Of Doom, the 16th-century French philosopher is best known for his foreboding … Read more
Love may be blind but the hit reality series is back creating some must-see drama. Currently streaming on Netflix, “Love Is Blind” is back with season four. Hosted by double Scorpio power couple Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the social experiment blends high stakes and lowly behavior with sensory deprivation to craft deeply compelling television. Since … Read more
March won’t be going out like a lamb this year as a potential severe weather outbreak looms for the Plains, Midwest and South to close out the month, less than a week after a deadly tornado outbreak tore across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia last Friday night and into the weekend. The setup for severe weather can be traced back to a bomb cyclone that has … Read more
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking an active springlike pattern that will produce an extended threat of severe weather from Texas through the Southeast starting on Wednesday and lasting through the end of the workweek. Computer forecast models show a series of storm systems will tap into the available moisture and produce the threat of hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. The severe weather threat … Read more
Happy New Year star seeds. As we leave behind the coil of 2022 and forge forward into the new year, we do so in the midst of some very interesting astro weather. In the first flush of a Mercury retrograde and the final days of a Mars backspin, January is not the most favorable time … Read more