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While the extraordinary joy that comes with motherhood is no secret, less talked-about is the incredible stress and radical shifts in mood it can produce, catalyzed by the dramatic physical and physiological changes that …
WASHINGTON — One Republican senator pointedly called President Donald Trump’s comments disparaging the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., “deplorable” on Wednesday — one of the few GOP lawmakers who has …
Christchurch, New Zealand — The first victims of last Friday's mosque attacks in New Zealand were buried on Wednesday. Among them were two men who fled the civil war in Syria. One of the mosques is now being …
BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's antitrust regulators slapped Google with a big fine Wednesday for the third time in less than two years, ordering the tech giant to pay 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for freezing out rivals in the online advertising business. The ruling brings to nearly $10 billion the amount in fines the European Union …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that Boeing Co is developing a service bulletin instructing airlines to install new flight control computer operational program software in the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX. The agency said in a bulletin to foreign regulators and …
After filling out their NCAA men’s basketball bracket, Seton Hall alumni are likely crossing their fingers, and any other extremities, in the hope that a wicked accurate 3-point shooter at a tiny college doesn’t kick their butts Thursday night, and Syracuse grads, and undergrads, are wondering if they should even bring out their …
All of the Kardashian sisters have been the subject of a Photoshop fail accusation or two, but it’s Kourtney Kardashian‘s turn at the moment. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is being accused of …
Go ahead and jump, Jim Parsons; it’s (almost) your birthday. “Big Bang Theory” star Parsons, despite all youthful appearances, turns 46 on March 24, and his co-star Mayim Bialik got the jump on sending him …
What is it with people and golf? A photo taken at the Battleground Golf Course in Deer Park, Texas, shows golfers on the driving range calmly swinging away against a backdrop of black smoke from a petrochemical facility fire nearby. That fire at Intercontinental Terminals Company was extinguished early Wednesday -- a …
Of course this happened in Texas, where everything is bigger. The reptile specialists at Big Country Snake Removal shared a video on Facebook this week that will either fascinate you or give you nightmares, or both. Are you ready? Here it is in all its 18-minute-long glory. Okay, here it is..... 45 rattlesnakes. Our day started …
"I will not stop until we have an education system that is accessible, affordable, and equitable for all – not some.” In light of the recent college admissions scandal where affluent families were caught administering bribes for their children to get into specific colleges, Maxine Waters shared her opinion on this example of …
The SEC’s “crypto czar” has implied that Dai and other stablecoins may be securities—and that would be bad news for its fans. Few things are buzzier in the blockchain world right now than Dai. The Ethereum-based crypto-token uses smart contracts to adjust its own supply in order to keep its value stable and pegged to …
The camera flies high above the palm trees of Hollywood, soaring north and west, all the way to the suburb of Simi Valley, where it slows down to seek out a certain street, and then slows some more until it finds a particular house. It hovers above it, and then swoops down, pushing in all the way to the doorstep, where it …
I'm no stranger to Honda automobiles. My first car was a Prelude, my current track car is an S2000 and I've got an Accord with 318,000 miles on the clock that I use as a daily beater. I've driven all manner of Hondas over the years, for work and for play. But I've never been in one like this before. It goes without saying, but …
Bonchon is the undisputed big opening this month, a Korean chain that’s as popular as Shake Shack. Patrons have had to wait at least 30 minutes for a taste of its fried chicken since it debuted on First Hill. As of last …
Joe Scarborough gives biblical lesson to Trump-supporting evangelicals: 'There's nothing consistent'
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Tuesday criticized evangelical Christians who still support President Trump, arguing there is “nothing consistent” with the president’s behavior and the teachings of Jesus Christ. The …
San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer will not face criminal charges as a result of his public and physical spat with his wife earlier this month. The San Francisco District Attorney’s office announced the news Monday via a news release: “After a careful review of the relevant evidence, including multiple videos, statements from …
Even for a bond market bracing for an accommodative Federal Reserve, policy maker’s moves on Wednesday were a stunner, raising the specter of recession. In particular, analysts said bond investors were taken …
On 26 February 2019, an Idaho couple shared a cautionary tale on Facebook that had garnered over one million shares by the time of this reporting. The post detailed a strange mark on their son’s face and the ultimate diagnosis of a form of strep throat that infects the sinuses: It is true that a form of strep throat is …
Which 'Game of Thrones' Character Is Best to Rule Westeros, Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Types?
As the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones draws nearer, you're probably dying to know who ends up on the Iron Throne. (If anyone does at all, that is. There's always the possibility that the Night King and his …
If you’re looking for a large number of cat photos, in excruciating detail down to individual whiskers, all taken with the Nokia 9 PureView, then you’ve come to the right place. HMD’s reboot of the “PureView” brand was met with a mixture of hope and anxiety back at Mobile World Congress 2019 last month, fond memories of …
WALNUT CREEK — When a Walnut Creek policeman responded to a 911 hangup call last November, the driver of a parked car explained the call away; he told the officer his ex-girlfriend had been following him, …
A whale has washed up on a beach in the Philippines on Sunday with 88 pounds of plastic inside it. The whale did not survive. Plastic simply existing in the ocean would be bad enough, but once its there it typically doesn’t stay. Marine animals often mistake floating bits of plastic as food and eat them, where they get stuck in the …
Even Prince Harry can't resist the cuteness of a little dog. On Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex made a solo appearance at St. Vincent's Catholic Primary School in Action, England, to take part in a tree-planting project. The visit was part of the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy, an initiative to conserve forests around the …
Samsung's Galaxy Buds are a good alternative to Apple AirPods. They don't look silly, they perform well and they're a bit cheaper, at $129. They also support wireless charging, which is available in Apple's newer AirPods. Samsung's Galaxy Buds are the company's take on Apple AirPods, and they're really good. …
Nowata County Sheriff Terry Sue Barnett cited high levels of carbon monoxide, exposed wires in showers, gas and mold issues. Nowata County Sheriff Terry Sue Barnett.KJRH Breaking News Emails SUBSCRIBE By …
An editor at Epicurious seemed super excited last week when he announced “an amazing job” opportunity for a food writer on Twitter. Except that the details of the “full-time freelance” job he described — being paid …
March 20 (UPI) --A rescued factory farm chicken was able to avoid being euthanized at an Oklahoma sanctuary thanks to her new wheelchair. The Oliver and Friends Farm Rescue and Sanctuary, which made headlines when it helped a puppy named Milo born with upside-down paws, took in 25 chickens from a …
March 20 (UPI) --A 71-year-old Minnesota man surpassed a Guinness World Record when he was able to hold the abdominal plank position for 38 minutes. Andy Steinfeldt of Minnetonka celebrated his birthday by holding the ab-straining position for 38 minutes at the Sabes Jewish Community Center to set a Guinness World …
Fox News, normally the object of presidential praise on Twitter, was subjected to an unusual tweet-lashing over the weekend when the president went after three of its anchors. He called out Leland Vittert and Arthel Neville, lesser-known faces on Fox News’s weekend programming, and Shepard Smith, a more-prominent …