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Why can’t we just kill all the ticks?
The ticks got an early start this year, and they’ve been busy. In April, 105 of every 100,000 emergency-room visits nationwide involved a tick bite, up 52% from the year before. In May, that number reached 112. The CDC has been tracking these visits since…
Happy National Cheap Flights Day! Here’s how and when to score the most inexpensive deals: report
Another day, another Day. This week, some folks will be celebrating National Bacon Day, National Tooth Fairy Day and National Soft Ice Cream Day. But buckle up, because the greatest “Day” for affordable airfare is about to take off. National Cheap Flight Day…
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on presidential portrayals and summer sips
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States. This week’s quiz highlights presidential portrayals, summer sips — and more. Can…
Dear Abby: My happy new-mom moments are hurting my struggling friend
DEAR ABBY: My best friend and I got pregnant, each with our first child, with our due dates a week apart. We felt blessed to be going through this amazing experience at the same time. Our babies are now 2 months old. I am adjusting well to motherhood. I feel…
A-list actor barely recognizable in heartwarming Disneyland moment: ‘More starstruck by Goofy’
A family meeting Goofy at Disneyland got an unexpected surprise when they realized an A-list actor had been watching the adorable interaction from just a few feet away: Matt Damon. Loryn Powell posted the unexpected celebrity sighting on Instagram Friday…
Massachusetts fishermen land 1,260-pound blue marlin, just short of world record
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Massachusetts fishermen spent three hours fighting to reel in what they at first thought was a shark, but turned out to be likely the largest Atlantic blue marlins ever caught off the East Coast. Damon Stacco…
Everest hid a climber’s body for a century — why this tragic discovery could upend our understanding of famed peak
One morning in October 2024, the writer Julie Summers received a call at her home in Oxford conveying astonishing news. A boot containing the remains of a human foot had been found on the north flank of Mount Everest. A woolen sock tucked into the boot bore a…
Remember these classic foods that defined American dinner tables in the 1960s?
The 1960s marked a shift in American cuisine as international dishes gained popularity while the processed and convenience foods of the 1950s remained staples on dinner tables. C. A. Swanson & Sons introduced the frozen TV dinner in 1954, “marketing it as an…
Reality star accused of upstaging bride with ‘too close to white’ gown at son’s wedding
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A reality-television star sparked an online firestorm after appearing to wear white to her son’s wedding. Dolores Catania, known for her role on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” posted several photos of herself…
Traffic cameras could return as California city battles ‘epidemic’ of dangerous drivers
Drivers running red lights have become such a serious issue in California’s capital that the city says it may bring back red-light cameras after shutting them down two years ago. Sacramento officials have a proposal to install up to 20 new cameras at…