Social media users and authorities agree that it’s “stomp”-the -spotted-lanternfly season. The invasive insect, native to China and parts of Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan and India, has spread and multiplied in 14 states, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Spotted lanternflies were first detected on trees and fruit in Pennsylvania in September 2014. Now they can … Read more
Stick to the boardwalk. New Jersey is the worst state to drive in, as it has the highest road congestion nationwide and the second-worst road quality, a new study by MoneyGeek finds. Researchers considered traffic, transportation costs, safety, road infrastructure and weather in its rankings, released last month. New York fared slightly better than the … Read more
Texas judge rules that women with pregnancy complications are exempt from state’s abortion bans – CBS News Watch CBS News In response to a lawsuit, a judge in Texas ruled Friday that women who experience pregnancy complications are exempt from the state’s abortion bans. The state attorney general’s office said it would appeal the ruling. … Read more
The In-N-Out burger chain will bar employees in five states from wearing masks unless they have a doctor’s note, according to internal company emails leaked on social media. In the memo announcing new guidelines for Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah workers, the fast food chain pointed to “the importance of customer service and the … Read more
This May for National Pet Month, an e-commerce grocery delivery service is revealing its findings on which US states are the more dog-friendly or cat-friendly. Instacart, headquartered in California, shared its shopping data with FOX Business on Americans’ pet-related buys, and where these purchases took place. “It’s a common observation that people tend to fall into one of two … Read more
From CBD oil and hypnosis to vacuum technology and thermographic muscle mapping, this year’s destination spas offer an enormous range of treatments. Here’s a look at some of the best spa offerings in the US — from Tribeca to the California desert. Aspen, Colorado Yoga enthusiasts at the Hotel Jerome in the Rockies. Jeremy Swanson … 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
This cat is sure feline good after her trips to Italy and Paris. One couple from Boston is taking their cat, Bao Zi, all over the world with them– and so far, she’s been to five countries, 45 states and 22 national parks. Hélène Vincent, 34, and her wife, Alice, 38, started traveling a lot … Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an urgent public safety alert regarding the animal tranquilizer xylazine — warning it is now being used as a cheap cutting agent for fentanyl in 48 states. The medication — known on the street as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is approved by the Food and Drug … Read more
A chemical widely used to dry clean clothes has been linked to the rise in Parkinson’s disease, the world’s fastest-growing brain condition. The connection between Parkinson’s disease and trichloroethylene, or TCE, has been suspected for decades, but a new report delivers damning evidence against the product, which has dozens of military, industrial, commercial, medical and … Read more
More than 1 in 10 Americas believe there will be a zombie apocalypse one day, according to a new survey. Do you live in a state that is most likely to survive it? With the recent success of HBO‘s “The Last of Us,” insurance marketplace Insuranks surveyed more than 1,000 US citizens about zombies and … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is eye-balling this artificial tear brand closely. The CDC has urged several doctors and patients to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears as it has been linked to 50 bacteria-resistant infections and one death in 11 states, according to a report. Most of the people infected said they used … Read more
Today’s youth have become Generation Wrecked. The number of young adults smoking marijuana has skyrocketed as cannabis usage has been legalized across much of the United States — including now in New York, a new survey released Monday reveals. Twenty six percent of people ages 18 to 29 — a group that includes older members … Read more
Remember how we told you about Brock Lesnar making a surprise return to WWE on Monday Night Raw this week at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York? And how he beat down Bobby Lashley and left him in a heap just minutes before a scheduled United States championship defense against Seth Rollins? They played … Read more
Parker Finn‘s Smile opened wide across the United States over the weekend, the film generating a whole lot of buzz on the internet not only with positive reviews but also a clever viral marketing campaign that brought the film’s creepy smilers out in the real world. That buzz, as we expected, has resulted in box … Read more
Given recent headlines, you may wonder why polio is even an issue in 2022. For more than 60 years, vaccines against the poliovirus have protected virtually everyone in the United States from the disease. Due to an enormously successful polio vaccination campaign beginning in the 1950s when the first polio vaccines became available, by 1979, … Read more
Both Covid and flu could surge this winter causing a dreaded ‘twindemic’, experts fear — with some southern states already feeling the early stages of an influenza resurgence. The flu was largely wiped out over the past two years of the pandemic when lockdowns, working from home and the far more transmissible coronavirus limited its … Read more