As Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen, local and state officials throughout Florida have activated emergency plans and are urging residents to evacuate sooner rather than later. “We are going to have a significant impact from this storm,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters during a news conference Wednesday morning. But when it comes to evacuating…
Female panda Jin Bao Bao, named Lumi in Finnish, plays in the snow on the opening day of the Snowpanda Resort in Ahtari Zoo, in Ahtari, Finland, Saturday Feb. 17, 2018. Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP HELSINKI — A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China more…
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A truck hauling a load of tomatoes crashed Monday after a collision near Vacaville, Calif., and its load spilled across several lanes of Highway 80 in Northern California. Crews had cleaned the eastbound lanes but one westbound lane remained closed six hours after the crash, the CHP said. California Highway Patrol via AP Some California…
Over the last several weeks, the concept of “quiet quitting” has exploded like a supernova across the media universe. The big bang began on TikTok, with a video uploaded by a 20-something engineer named Zaid Khan. With the sound of a piano playing a ragtime-style tune and summertime shots of New York City flashing across…
Travis Gienger from Anoka, Minn., stands behind his winning pumpkin at the 49th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Monday. Haven Daley/AP Some people turn into temporary pumpkin enthusiasts during the fall season, but for others, their passion for pumpkins is so giant that it draws them to a unique type…
It’s a great time to be a candlemaker in Germany. “Candle demand is very strong right now,” says Stefan Thomann, Technical Director of the European Candle Manufacturers Association. The candle boom began during the pandemic, after the government imposed lockdowns and Germans began spending a lot more time at home. The industry expected the boom…
Cans of beer are packed at Athletic Brewing’s nonalcoholic brewery and production plant in Stratford, Conn., in 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Craft nonalcoholic IPAs. Kentucky 74 spiritless bourbon. Monday Zero Alcohol Gin. Luminara alcohol-removed chardonnay. Zero-proof margaritas. It doesn’t seem that long ago when O’Doul’s, a stodgy nonalcoholic beer, was basically the only buzz-free game…
A young girl’s note to the police department asked to test for evidence of Santa. Cumberland Police Department/Screenshot by NPR A local police department in Rhode Island has received an unusual query: running a DNA test on evidence to prove the existence of Santa Claus. The authorities in Cumberland, north of Providence, received a handwritten…
Pedestrians cross Houston Street as students wearing masks leave the New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math (NEST+m) school in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York. Brittainy Newman/AP People are less likely to wear masks to prevent COVID-19 if they see themselves as good-looking, according to…