While a car recall is a notice I never ignore, I can never recall throwing away a single food or beverage or pet food product because of a recall. There are hundreds of food recalls every year, so they can be hard to keep track of, even if I follow the FDA’s recall notices page … Read more
Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, MS, RDN Recipe photo: Jen Causey. Design EatingWell. Key points Constipation is surprisingly common, affecting up to 20% of us on a regular basis. Dietitians say prunes, kiwi and flax seeds can help. You can also drink coffee, warm water or kefir. Staying hydrated, chewing your food well, and exercising … Read more
For several years, our town has hosted a monthly music and food truck event that brings hundreds of locals to eat and listen to music. In recent years, perhaps half the trucks have overturned. This kind of turnover is what happens when the cost and complexity of getting a food truck on the road increases, … Read more
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) for pre-tax retirement accounts begin at age 73 for account holders born between 1951 and 1959. The Secure 2.0 Act ended RMDs for Roth 401(k) and Roth 403(b) plans while the original account holder is alive, although beneficiaries must still receive RMDs. In general, RMDs must be completed annually by December … Read more
On Nov. 2, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair that land strikes in Venezuela would require congressional approval. She said if Trump “authorized an activity on land, then it’s war, then (we need) Congress.” Days later, Trump administration officials privately told members of Congress much the same thing — that they … Read more
As the old saying goes, there are some people who see the glass half full and others who see it half empty. So when Consumer Reports (CR) publishes an article about which brands make the best cars, the “half-empty” crowd will likely use the data to focus on the brands that make the worst cars. … Read more
The “Russian shield” over Caracas, Venezuela’s vaunted air defense, was supposed to be an iron dome, one that would embarrass the United States and sink its ships. But at 04:00 EST on January 3, 2026, the US Navy turned it into scrap metal. For a decade, defense blogs and the twittersphere have been posting about … Read more
A Tesla Optimus robot sits in a shop window. – Robert Way/Shutterstock When Tesla showed off its Optimus humanoid robot at the Autopilot Technology Show in Miami in early December 2025, it was a sensation, but not for the reasons the company had hoped. Recorded on the company’s “Autonomy Visualized” show, a leaked video shows … Read more
HE NEEDS TO KNOW Cynthia Diekema, 61, was canoeing with her husband last year when they collided with an alligator in their canoe and both fell into the water, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report recently obtained by PEOPLE. Throughout the attack, he said his wife appeared alert but unable to … Read more
Spencer and Monique Tepe’s immense joy was unmistakable on their wedding day in a 2021 video shared by family that captured them exchanging vows. The then-newlyweds hugged and laughed at their home in Columbus, Ohio, as friends and loved ones cheered them on. But just a month before their fifth anniversary, the same setting where … Read more