BELLAIRE, Mich. − He’d had enough of being at the animal shelter, so Scout the dog climbed over one tall fence and then another, crossed a busy highway in the darkness, entered the automatic doors of a nursing home down the road, walked unnoticed into the lobb... More »
PERRY, Fla. − Idalia, a raging monster of a hurricane when it slammed across Florida, had retreated to tropical storm status Thursday but continued to pound parts of the Southeast with drenching downpours and profuse flooding.The storm's center was about 65 mi... More »
An inflation measure that’s watched closely by the Federal Reserve edged higher in July, possibility raising the chances that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this year.Consumer prices increased 3.3% from a year earlier, above the 3% pace in... More »
We're all grinning like devils this morning. Well, if you're a Swiftie, that is.Taylor Swift, the Grammy-winning pop star who just launched the next leg of her economy-boosting Eras Tour, announced the tour is coming to theaters in North America Oct. 13, where... More »
It’s hard to overstate how much we missed Meg Ryan.The effervescent actress led some of the most indelible romantic comedies of the 1980s and ‘90s, from Nora Ephron-penned classics “When Harry Met Sally,” “You’ve Got Mail” and “Sleepless in Seattle” to quirkie... More »
JOHANNESBURG – A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was occupied by homeless people and squatters, killing at least 73 people early Thursday, emergency services in South Africa’s biggest city said.Another 52 people... More »
The geography professor didn’t hide his clown fetish or the fact that he sometimes indulged his urges by recruiting students as subjects. He posted regularly about it on social media.“I have a facepaint fetish and convince the cute girls in my classes to let m... More »
From All-Clad and Cuisinart to HexClad and Hestan, we’ve tested a lot of cookware brands. GreenPan cookware has topped many of our tests, including best nonstick cookware and best slow cookers. The Bobby Flay-approved Belgian cookware brand is currently hostin... More »
It turns out, after closer inspection, that empty West Point time capsule had something in it after all.No one saw them at first, but later, six old coins, dating from 1795 to 1828, and a commemorative medal from 1826, were found among the thick, caked silt at... More »
Sen. Mitch McConnell froze before a gaggle of reporters Wednesday, once again raising concerns about the 81-year-old Republican leader's health.At an event Wednesday in Kentucky, he was asked about running for reelection in 2026 and appeared to begin an answer... More »
BOULDER, Colo. – Smack dab in the middle of a recent practice, Deion Sanders sprung one of the many surprises in store for his new-and-conceivably-improved Colorado Buffaloes on the trail to the big debut: wind sprints.Sanders, aka "Coach Prime," is hardly the... More »
It's always important to stay hydrated. After all, more than half of the human body is made of water.Drinking water keeps you from becoming thirsty and can help cool you off on a hot day. But staying hydrated provides many other health benefits, such as regula... More »