| 03.10.2023 15:54
Tinder dates, hot tub hook-ups and wild drinking: Secrets of the partying pilots
It's wheels down, rings off - and bottoms up. Welcome to the wild world of pilots' and air crews' parties that turn layovers into Tinder-fueled bacchanals. The spotlight was cast on the untamed scene by the revelation that married British Airways pilot snorted cocaine off a topless woman's breasts...
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| 03.10.2023 15:05
Ursus rotundus: contenders compete in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
Public to vote in annual contest organized by Katmai national park to see which bear looks to have put on most pre-hibernation weight. Fat Bear Week, the annual competition to see which Alaskan bears can pack on the most pounds before hibernation season, begins this week, with a combination of fan...
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| 03.10.2023 11:09
What Is Insulin Resistance and How Do You Know if You Have It?
If you've spent time online recently, you've likely heard of insulin resistance. People using injectable drugs like Ozempic talk about it. Fitness enthusiasts suggest exercise routines to reverse it. Influencers market supplements that supposedly counter it. But what exactly is insulin resistance a...
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| 03.10.2023 10:00
2 U.S. soldiers dead, 12 injured after vehicle flips over in Alaska
Two members of the United States military are dead and a dozen more injured after a military vehicle accident near Salcha, Alaska. Seventeen members of the 11th Airborne Division were riding a light medium tactical transport vehicle in the Yukon Training Area when the accident occurred, Joint Base...
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| 03.10.2023 07:59
2 U.S. soldiers dead and a dozen injured after military vehicle flips over in Alaska
Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed and a dozen injured after a military truck was involved in a single-vehicle accident in Alaska on Monday, officials said. At least 17 soldiers were riding in a light medium tactical vehicle used to transport troops when the incident unfolded in the Yukon Training...
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| 03.10.2023 05:38
Bears Are Having a Moment
In August, a black bear bit a man who was camping in Colorado, officials released a statement about " bear activity " in Tennessee after one tried to find food in a car, and a grizzly attacked a man in Wyoming . In September, a black bear and her cubs ate Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Alaska , another...
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| 02.10.2023 19:47
How to watch the rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse this month
A dazzling solar eclipse, also known as a "ring of fire," is set to cross the Americas this month. Millions of skywatchers will be able to catch the spectacular sight on Saturday, Oct. 14. This is the last annular solar eclipse that will be visible from the U.S. until June 21, 2039, according to NA...
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| 02.10.2023 12:22
Here's how much pizza the average person eats in one year
How much pizza do you estimate you can eat? The average American reveals they eat enough pizza per year to stuff a full-sized suitcase with cheesy 'za. A state-by-state poll of 5,000 US adults found the average person can eat over half (five slices) of an entire pizza by themselves in a single sitt...
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| 02.10.2023 11:00
SkyWest flight attendants claim retaliatory firings amid fight to unionize
Association of Flight Attendants accuses airline of fostering anti-union culture, including illegal company unions. Flight attendants at the largest regional airline in the US, SkyWest, are seeking to unionize the airline, taking on what they claim is an illegal company union and pushing back on al...
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| 01.10.2023 20:29
Two People Killed by Grizzly Bear at Banff National Park in Canada
A grizzly bear is believed to have attacked and killed two people at a national park in southwest Canada, park officials said on Sunday. Parks Canada said it learned of the attack via an alert sent around 8 p.m. on Friday from a satellite device inside Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, accord...
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| 30.09.2023 13:10
State seeks DWI pot-testing tech years after legalization
What are they smoking? The Hochul administration is nowhere close to implementing a statewide system to test whether motorists are driving stoned - more than two-and-a-half years after New York legalized recreational pot use. The state Department of Health is searching for the latest technology to...
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| 30.09.2023 09:00
In Texas, Mums Rival Football as the Big Homecoming Attraction
The J.J. Pearce High School homecoming football game was underway on a hot, breezy Friday night. Up in the bleachers, tubas swayed from side to side as if waving hello, and bare backs rippled with red and blue paint that spelled, "Go Mustangs!" As the team charged down the field, a strange roar was...
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| 30.09.2023 08:17
Alaska's popular Fat Bear Week could be postponed if government shuts down
A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week. Alaska's most-watched popularity contest, Fat Bear Week involves residents picking their favorite fat brown bear who's been stocking up for winter by noshing on salmon in Katmai National P...
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| 30.09.2023 06:02
Rep. Mary Peltola's husband was ferrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat, antlers during fatal plane crash
In a tragic incident earlier this month, Eugene Peltola Jr., the husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, lost his life when his small plane crashed while ferrying over 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers from a remote hunting camp in Alaska. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (...
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| 30.09.2023 04:16
Government shutdown threatens Alaska's iconic Fat Bear Week
In a disappointing turn of events, the looming government shutdown poses a significant threat to one of Alaska's most beloved traditions, Fat Bear Week. This highly anticipated event revolves around residents of Alaska picking their favorite plump brown bear, who has been tirelessly feasting on sal...
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| 29.09.2023 19:33
Alaska's beloved 'Fat Bear Week' could be threatened by government shutdown
Contest is held by national park employees, who would be unable to use official social media accounts until shutdown ends. A looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition : Fat Bear Week. Alaska's most-watched popularity contest, Fat Bear Week involves...
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| 29.09.2023 18:56
Man gets probation for faking Native American heritage to sell art in Seattle
Lewis Rath also sentenced to 200 hours of community service. A Washington state man who falsely claimed Native American heritage to sell his artwork at downtown Seattle galleries was sentenced Wednesday to federal probation and community service. The U.S. attorney's office said Lewis Rath, of Maple...
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| 29.09.2023 16:15
Rep. Mary Peltola's husband was flying with 520 pounds of moose meat, antlers strapped to wing at time of fatal crash
The husband of Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola was ferrying more than 500 pounds of moose and antlers from a remote hunting camp in Alaska when his small plane crashed shortly after takeoff earlier this month, officials said. Eugene Peltola Jr., 57, the sole person aboard the Piper PA-18, was found co...
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| 29.09.2023 14:59
Fat Bear Week is in jeopardy as government shutdown looms
A government shutdown doesn't just mean a halting of essential services and jobs. It also could come at the cost of one of the nation's favorite annual events: Fat Bear Week . The beloved event is a celebration of the brown bears that live along Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in...
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| 29.09.2023 14:36
States with the highest STD rates revealed: ‘Out of control' epidemic
The US is in the midst of an "out of control" STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases spiked by 28% across the country in 2021, while total syphilis cases soared by a staggering 74%. Ho...
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| 29.09.2023 13:54
Map showing it's possible to sail from India to the US in a ‘straight line' boggles social media and even gets Elon Musk's attention
A map showing it is possible to sail from India to the US in a straight line has proved mind-boggling to social media users - and even impressed Elon Musk. The picture of the 2D map, which has been viewed 6 million times since being shared on X , formerly Twitter, shows a curved blue line between t...
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| 28.09.2023 20:10
Rep. Mary Peltola's husband was ferrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat, antlers during fatal plane crash
Eugene Peltola Jr., the late husband of Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska, was ferrying moose meat and antlers when his plane crashed earlier this month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Peltola Jr. had flown a group of hunters from Holy Cross, Alaska, to S...
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| 28.09.2023 20:06
If a shutdown happens it will be a pox on both houses and parties
Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" is the longest-running show, of any kind, in the world. It opened Nov. 25, 1952, at the Ambassadors Theatre in London and is still running. The second-longest "play" appears to be the one we are seeing with increased frequency in Washington. Call it the government...
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| 28.09.2023 18:48
Ed Fancher, a Founder of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100
Ed Fancher, a psychologist who started The Village Voice, the nationally known alternative weekly newspaper, with two partners in 1955 and remained its publisher until new ownership dismissed him 19 years later, died on Wednesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 100. The death was confirmed by his...
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| 28.09.2023 18:44
Peruvian man arrested for allegedly sending bomb threats when minors refused to send him child pornography
A 33-year-old Peruvian man has been arrested for allegedly sending more than 150 fake bomb threats to U.S. schools, airports, synagogues, hospitals and a mall, the Justice Department said Thursday . Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos "allegedly engaged in this reprehensible and socially destructive conduct...
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| 28.09.2023 12:38
Biden Said He Would Stop Drilling. Then Reality Hit.
Tens of thousands of climate protesters who filled Midtown Manhattan last week directed their anger at President Biden, who has done more to combat climate change than any of his predecessors. But in their view, he has failed in one important way: Mr. Biden has not stopped oil and gas drilling on p...
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| 28.09.2023 12:04
Why the end of federal child care funding matters - whether or not you have young kids
While government subsidies allowed Jordyn Rossignol to keep her child care center in northern Maine afloat during the pandemic, she finally made the wrenching decision in August to shutter because of rising operational costs. That federal aid , which may not have fixed the industry but served as a...
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| 28.09.2023 10:12
Corruption is as American as apple pie
On September 22, influential United States Senator Bob Menendez was indicted on corruption charges along with his wife, Nadine. It is the second time Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has faced such charges. As per the indictment from the US Attorney's Office for the...
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| 27.09.2023 23:33
Pilot error led to Alaska crash killing billionaire Petr Kellner, NTSB says
The March 2021 helicopter crash in Alaska that killed billionaire Petr Kellner and four others was likely caused by pilot error and inadequate training, a report by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday. Kellner, who was at the time the Czech Republic's richest man...
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| 27.09.2023 11:35
Remember Rudy? ‘The Masked Singer's' biggest controversies
Brutal moments on live TV? Check. Fox's "The Masked Singer" is known for its competition in which celebrities don wild costumes to conceal their identities as they sing covers of pop songs. Boldface names such as Jordyn Woods, Dick Van Dyke , Amber Riley and William Shatner have come on as contesta...
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| 27.09.2023 10:33
US Supreme Court prepares for new term under ethics cloud
The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to begin its new nine-month term on Monday with the public focused not only on the big cases due to be decided but also on the ethics standards of the justices themselves. The court, lacking a binding ethics code, has been buffeted for months by revelations invol...
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| 27.09.2023 01:15
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood Has the Perfect Response to Accused Killer's Deranged Threats
An accused double murderer in Alaska who earlier this year allegedly threatened to maim and kill a Florida sheriff who spoke out against neo-Nazi activity in his county is now under federal indictment on five criminal counts of cyberstalking and interstate threats-and one person in particular isn't...
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| 27.09.2023 00:07
Pettiest state in America revealed - you'll be shocked where NY ranks
Worried about incurring the wrath of a New Yorker after cutting them off in rush hour traffic? Forgeddaboutit! Exacting revenge against someone over a minor offense is apparently declasse to the dignified dwellers of Gotham, according to a September 2023 study, which found that New York ranked in t...
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| 26.09.2023 19:24
Alaska double murder suspect targeted Florida sheriff with 'lasers that could blind for life': DOJ
Joshua Wahl, 31, allegedly cyberstalked Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood this year after he denounced anti-Sematic and pro-Nazi flyers earlier this year. A suspected double murderer has been indicted in Alaska for allegedly threatening a Florida sheriff with "lasers that could blind for life...
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| 26.09.2023 12:32
Alaska's fishing industry faces shrinking career interest from young people
Young career-seekers have been deterred from joining fisheries in AK due to climate change, unpredictable stocks, high equipment costs. Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher. A self-described adrenaline junkie, Bolich moved from his h...
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| 26.09.2023 05:00
US officials make multiple visits to China despite continued spying accusations against Beijing
President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are expected to host their Chinese counterparts later this year. High-level U.S. officials have made multiple trips to China over the summer despite continued reports of Chinese spying in the United States. "Current policy is a mash-up of engage...
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| 25.09.2023 12:29
Gutter guards 101: How they work, how much they cost and more
Fall weather has begun to arrive, with rainy days and cooler nights. For some of us, this is great news - it means we're one step closer to autumn favorites like cozy sweaters, scary movies, and early Amazon Prime Big Deal sales . But if you're a homeowner, it's not all fun and crunchy leaves: Wint...
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| 25.09.2023 11:32
States expand Medicaid programs to provide dental care to low-income adults
Many states have agreed to spend millions of dollars so its residents, who previously relied on charity, the ER, could get dental treatment. For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn't sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by. The 67-year...
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| 24.09.2023 06:00
The Battle Over a Mine That Would Destroy the World's Most Valuable Salmon Fishery Is Not Over
For decades, a Canadian company has sought to excavate an enormous open pit mine at the headwaters of the 40,000 square mile Bristol Bay watershed in southwest Alaska. Called the Pebble Mine, it would destroy the planet's most productive salmon fishery and impoverish the communities the fishery sus...
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| 24.09.2023 05:00
Veteran Air Force pilot seeking to oust vulnerable Dem senator says nation must abandon 'wrong leaders'
Tony Grady was a B-2 bomber test pilot and served in the Air Force 20 years. LAS VEGAS - EXCLUSIVE: A former Air Force pilot and business leader seeking to oust one of the country's most vulnerable Democratic U.S. senators says the nation "can do better" with new leadership and get the U.S. back to...
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| 23.09.2023 05:01
Ancient Arrow Is Among Artifacts to Emerge From Norway's Melting Ice
Espen Finstad was trudging through mud in the Jotunheimen mountains of eastern Norway this month when he happened upon a wooden arrow, bound with a pointed tip made of quartzite. Complete with feathers, it was so well-preserved that it looked as if it could have been lost just recently. But Mr. Fin...
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| 23.09.2023 02:05
New CDC Data Reveals Alarming Obesity Rates Across the US
New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that obesity rates in the United States are on the rise, with more states reporting an adult obesity prevalence of at least 35% in 2022 compared to the previous year. The report, titled the 2022 Adult Obesity Pre...
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| 23.09.2023 00:14
Alaska's Fat Bear Week is back - here's how to vote for your favorite furry chubbo
No weight-shamers allowed. Almost time for Alaska's brown bears to hibernate for another winter - and that means Fat Bear Week is back . The irreverent annual contest, created by administrators at Katmai National Park in the 49th state, celebrates the local community of brown bears - said to be som...
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| 22.09.2023 18:38
At least 35% of adults in nearly half the US are obese, new CDC data shows
Obesity is becoming more prevalent in a growing number of states, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . The information shows that in 22 states in 2022 at least 35% of adults were obese - an increase from 19 states in 2021. The CDC noted that 10 years ago, ther...
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| 22.09.2023 15:23
Obesity maps: CDC reveals which US states have the highest body mass index among residents
Certain regions, races and education levels had a higher prevalence of obesity: 'Urgent priority'. All U.S. states have an obesity rate among their residents of higher than 20%, which is at least one in five adults - and many exceed that. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish...
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| 22.09.2023 13:48
Alaskan Fisherman's Catch Turns White after Cooking, Amazes Social Media
Homer, Alaska - A fisherman in Homer, Alaska has recently made a fascinating discovery regarding a species of fish that changes color when cooked. Joe Chmeleck, owner of The Lodge at Otter Cove, shared his findings on Facebook and Instagram, documenting his catch of a rock greenling with vibrant or...
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| 22.09.2023 08:59
Fat Bear Week gets ready to select an Alaska national park's favorite fattest bear
The bears are back - bigger, hungrier and hopefully, fatter than ever. Fat Bear Week will soon launch at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, bringing some of the park's most beloved bears to the spotlight to eat their way to get the crown for fattest bear before it's time to hibernate for...
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| 22.09.2023 01:41
Bright blue fish caught by Alaskan turns white after cooking, wows social media: ‘Mother nature is incredible'
An Alaskan fisherman documented a vibrant, orange-speckled catch that has natural blue flesh, and he shared what the fish looks like when cooked. Joe Chmeleck, owner of The Lodge at Otter Cove, in Homer, Alaska, reeled in a rock greenling late last month, according to posts he shared on Facebook an...
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| 21.09.2023 17:48
Senate Overcomes Tuberville Blockade, Confirms Military Chiefs
In a move to circumvent Senator Tommy Tuberville's blockade against senior military promotions, the Senate confirmed General Randy George of the Army and General Eric Smith of the Marines as chiefs of staff of their respective services. This action follows the confirmation of General Charles Q. Bro...
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| 21.09.2023 17:04
Senate Confirms Army and Marine Chiefs, but Tuberville's Blockade Drags On
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly confirmed Gen. Randy George of the Army and Gen. Eric Smith of the Marines as the chiefs of staff of their respective services, circumventing a single senator's blockade against senior military promotions but leaving hundreds more still in limbo. The action fol...
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