Food safety researchers have identified a specific group of foods that can cause serious illness, hospitalization, and in some cases death when eaten past their expiration or use-by dates. While the U.S. food labeling system is widely misunderstood, except for infant formula, product dating is not required by federal regulations. That matters because most labels...
Dozens of Walmart stores across the United States have quietly begun capping self-checkout lanes at 12 items, a move that is catching shoppers off guard and generating significant frustration online. The change is not coming from Walmart’s corporate headquarters as a nationwide order. Instead, individual store managers are making the call based on their own...
Pope Leo XIV began his pontificate under a spotlight no previous pope had faced. He was born in Chicago, which made an American visit look almost inevitable. Vatican watchers expected an early homecoming. Some reports even floated a September stop tied to the United Nations. Then the Vatican ended the guessing. In February, the Holy...
We’ve all been there. You’re standing in the grocery store aisle, staring at a literal wall of green and amber-colored bottles of olive oil. Some labels look like they belong in a rustic Tuscan farmhouse, while others look like they were designed by a Silicon Valley tech firm. The range in price is even more...
The Artemis II mission made headlines around the world when it achieved human spaceflight farther than ever before. As conversations grew online, people kept asking about the salary that the Artemis II astronauts received for the flight, and whether it reflects the scale of what they achieved. After all, this wasn’t just another space mission....
On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law, and tucked inside that sweeping piece of annual defense legislation was a provision that will fundamentally change how the US government tracks young men. Starting in December 2026, the Selective Service System (SSS) – the federal agency responsible for maintaining...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes wage data for hundreds of occupations every year through its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, and tucked inside that data is something worth paying attention to: a collection of careers that pay $120 an hour or more without being the kind of work that makes headlines. These...
On November 12, 2025, at the United States Mint’s facility in Philadelphia, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach stamped what will go down in history as the last circulating penny ever produced in America. The event marked the official end of the penny’s 232-year run as a coin made for everyday commerce. The Secretary of the Treasury...
Those who hold pivotal positions of power within society often lack the talent or competence we expect. In the organizations that shape our daily lives, the most skilled individuals rarely reach these crucial roles, regardless of their qualifications. Public dissatisfaction frequently arises when people see individuals appointed to high-ranking positions, like governors or mayors, and...
For the past several years, investors chasing passive rental income have had their eyes fixed on Sun Belt cities like Austin, Phoenix, and Tampa. Now, a detailed market analysis published by BiggerPockets, one of the largest real estate investing platforms in the United States with more than 3 million registered members, points the compass firmly north...
A wellness writer and health columnist on Medium, Bridget Webber, recently published a personal account detailing 10 behaviors adults over 50 should stop for a happier, calmer life. The piece drew widespread attention from readers in midlife and beyond, many of whom recognized the patterns she described in their own daily routines. Webber’s core argument is...
At the federal Liberal Party of Canada’s 2026 National Convention in Montreal, a proposal emerged on April 11, 2026 that stopped many Canadians cold. Patrick Pichette, the former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Google, took the stage on a panel called “Building a Stronger, More Competitive Canadian Economy” and put forward a stark two-part...
