If nuclear war started tomorrow, these US cities would disappear first

If nuclear war started tomorrow, these US cities would disappear first

The thought of nuclear war feels like something out of a Cold War documentary or a dystopian movie – not a real possibility. But pundits, defense analysts and national security planners are still working out the unthinkable: Which American cities would be targeted first if nuclear conflict ever broke out. It is not about the … Read more

16 ‘Bad’ Health Habits You’re Probably Doing Every Day (But Really, You Really Shouldn’t), Straight From Doctors and Nurses

16 ‘Bad’ Health Habits You’re Probably Doing Every Day (But Really, You Really Shouldn’t), Straight From Doctors and Nurses

I recently wrote a post where medical professionals revealed the “bad” everyday habits that are actually destroying your health. In the comments, fellow doctors, nurses and other health care workers shared additional “bad” habits and mistakes you can make. Here’s what they had to say: Note: Some answers were pulled from this Reddit thread by … Read more

Heavy snow coming to Indiana, NWS says. When and how much Indy could see

Heavy snow coming to Indiana, NWS says. When and how much Indy could see

The National Weather Service is warning that travelers should be cautious heading home for Thanksgiving this weekend as heavy snow is expected to hit Indiana. With temperatures remaining near or below freezing, the NWS in Indianapolis predicts a winter storm will hit most of Indiana starting Saturday and continuing into the early hours of Sunday. … Read more

With the penny gone, what should you do with the ones in your jar?

With the penny gone, what should you do with the ones in your jar?

Learn to love your coins. That’s the message from Kevin McColly, CEO of Coinstar, the company behind those coin-operated machines you see in supermarkets. American consumers made only 16% of their payments in cash in 2023, according to the Federal Reserve. A 2022 Pew survey found that two-fifths of consumers never use cash. More: The … Read more

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order destroyed after Hegseth’s verbal order to ‘kill everybody’: report

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order destroyed after Hegseth’s verbal order to ‘kill everybody’: report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly gave a verbal order to leave no survivors behind as Donald Trump’s administration launched the first of more than a dozen raids on suspected drug-trafficking boats that have killed more than 80 people in the past three months. On September 2, US military personnel fired a missile at a Caribbean … Read more

Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow rise to 5th straight day of gains to cap tough month

Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow rise to 5th straight day of gains to cap tough month

U.S. stocks posted small gains on Friday as a holiday-shortened week and a volatile month drew to a close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) led the market higher on Black Friday, gaining about 0.5% in mid-morning trading. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and the broader S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose about 4%. Earlier in the day, … Read more

People share wild reasons why their teacher was fired, and I’m literally at a loss for words

People share wild reasons why their teacher was fired, and I’m literally at a loss for words

Sony Pictures Their stories absolutely blew me away. Here’s what they had to say: 1. “My teacher brought her boyfriend to school just to blow each other’s minds in the janitor’s closet.” —u/beardedgamerdad NBC Related: 43 Filthy Rich People Who Are So Detached From Reality I’d Pay To Watch Them Try To Use A Laundromat … Read more

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq halt as tough month nears end, CME resumes trading

Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow rise to 5th straight day of gains to cap tough month

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday as a holiday-shortened week and an underwhelming month drew to a close and as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange resumed trading following a data center glitch. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led shares slightly higher on Black Friday, gaining about 0.4% in the first few minutes of trading. The broad S&P … Read more

How Russian drones targeting civilians are turning a Ukrainian city into a ‘human safari’

How Russian drones targeting civilians are turning a Ukrainian city into a ‘human safari’

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — When Olena Horlova leaves her home or drives through town outside the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, she fears she is a target. She believes Russian drones could be waiting on a rooftop, along the road or aiming for her car. To protect herself and her two daughters, the girls stay … Read more

Alabama priest quits clergy after woman claims ‘private escort’ since age 17

Alabama priest quits clergy after woman claims ‘private escort’ since age 17

A longtime Roman Catholic priest in Alabama has voluntarily left the clergy after a woman alleged to his superiors that he offered her financial support in exchange for “private companionship,” including sex, starting when she was 17. Robert Sullivan’s self-imposed removal from the priesthood — known as laicization — was announced Wednesday, the day before … Read more