When Is The 1st Day Of Fall 2024? What To Know About Autumnal Equinox

After one of the hottest summers on record, it may not feel like fall right away. The autumnal equinox occurs early Sunday morning.

Full Harvest Supermoon And Lunar Eclipse: What To Know

A partial lunar eclipse of the supermoon, the second of four consecutive, will be visible in the Americas, Europe and Asia on Wednesday.

Acceptance Precedes Forgiveness

​You have to accept what has happened before you can begin to forgive. That is a vital step we all too easily miss.

How Do You Talk To Neighbors About What Bugs You? [Block Talk Survey]

Most of us want to have cordial relationships with our neighbors. But when they do things that bug you, how do you talk to them about it?

Can You Pass The U.S. Citizenship Test? Answer 20 Sample Questions

About 88 percent of immigrants pass the naturalization exam on their first try. Some surveys suggest only 1 in 3 citizens could do the same.

9 Places That Aren’t Starbucks To Get A Pumpkin-Spiced Latte Or Drink

A new survey suggests Americans may be ready to move on, but pumpkin spice sales of $1.1 billion and growing tell another story.

Eggs Recalled For Salmonella, Juice Poses Arsenic Risk: Recall Roundup

Several products, including eggs, fruit, juice, children's toys, high chairs and other products were recalled in recent weeks. Details here:

More Apple Juice Recalled Over Arsenic Concerns

The recalled products were sold in stores nationwide including Walmart, Walgreens, Aldi, BJ’s Wholesale and Dollar General.

Apple Debuts iPhone 16 With Apple Intelligence; More New Releases

From $799, the iPhone 16 (featuring the first Apple Intelligence features) will launch next month.

The Fear of Success

​The fear of success can be as potent as the fear of failure. We understand failure better than success; we prepare more readily for failure

Stellantis Recalls 1.5M Dodge Ram Trucks To Fix Software Bug

The recall covers certain trucks from the 2019 and 2021 through 2024 model years, mostly in North America.

Surgeon Removes Man’s Liver By Mistake [Weird News & Oddities]

Reptile hitchhiking “most Florida thing ever”; oh my darling, Clementine is free; little piggy goes to Hollywood; “The Shark” foiled again.

Cheap Beers, Budget Hot Dogs: Best And Worst NFL Stadium Experiences

Average beer costs run from $5 to $12 and hot dogs from $2 to $8, but affordable snacks aren’t the only measure of a great game day.

America’s Butterflies Are Vanishing

Eastern regal fritillary butterfly habitat has shrunk to a single location in Pennsylvania. The species faces a peril similar to monarchs’.

September Prime Time For EEE, West Nile, Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases

“Déjà vu all over again’: Health officials see a rapid uptick in deadly mosquito-borne viruses that have been in check in recent years.

Illegal Voting By Noncitizens Is Rare. Why Is It Suddenly A Big Deal?

A 1996 law prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections for president or Congress. Violators can be fined, imprisoned or deported.

More on Love and Picking Berries

​More on love and picking berries. A few more connections I discovered while my wife and I picked raspberries and blueberries.

Annoying Neighbors: Let Us Count The Ways, Readers Say [Block Talk]

From neighbors who have barking, snarling dogs to “basement tenants from hell” to smokers, tokers and fire stokers, readers dish.

Recalls: Arsenic In Apple Juice; What Inspectors Found At Boar’s Head

Fisher-Price recalls dumbbells that may pose a choking hazard; 145 “severe” illnesses in 29 states linked to Diamond Shruumz candies.

Labor Day 2024: 5 Things To Know About Holiday Honoring U.S. Workers

Labor Day, always observed on the first Monday in September, was declared a federal holiday in 1894 after a pair of violent labor disputes.

Loud Fish Sex; Granny’s Ashes At Disney: Best Of Weird News & Oddities

It was so hot a tourist melted his feet; “rooftop ninja” lived in a sign for a year; dude has eaten 34,000 Big Macs since 1973; much more.

9 Dead In Listeria Outbreak; Bugs, Mold Found At Boar’s Head Plant

Nine people have now died in a listeria outbreak linked to a Boar’s Head plant in Virginia where inspectors found dozens of violations.

Hotdish Isn't Odd In Nation That Eats Pasties, Bot Boi, Juicy Lucies

Bot boi and pasties aren’t what you may think, and why isn’t the strawberry pretzel Jell-O and whipped topping dessert called a salad?

Labor Day 2024 Mattress Sales: 23 Deals From Budget To Luxury Brands

Some of the deepest discounts and best deals on mattresses are offered during Labor Day Weekend sales.

6 Of 7 Planets Now Visible In The Pre-Dawn Sky: Which One Is Missing?

Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Mercury should be easy to spot in the pre-dawn parade of planets, but two other dim planets are more elusive.

Your ZIP Code May Affect Chance Of Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: Study

The study demonstrates for the first time that regional diagnostic differences are not explained by variations in dementia risk levels.

Kroger, Albertsons Defend Merger Plan Against Regulators' Objections

If the merger is approved, Kroger and Albertsons have agreed to sell 579 stores in places where their stores overlap.

My Air Conditioning System Is Leaking, What Do I Do?

Don’t let a puddle ruin your summer! Find out what you need to do to stop leaks, protect your home and restore cool comfort quickly.

Love and Picking Raspberries

​Picking raspberries has some things in common with loving. I realized this when my wife and I spent an afternoon in a raspberry patch.

Did ‘Doomsday Fish’ Predict Recent Earthquake? [Weird News & Oddities]

Another Pennsylvania groundhog gains fame as a live prize in claw machine; celery that wasn’t celery and candy that wasn’t candy.

​Make Eye Exams Part Of Back-To-School Checklist

Vision problems can often go undiagnosed in children, impairing their ability to learn and participate in the world around them.

Got Cold Symptoms? Here's When Kids Should Take A Sick Day From School

With back-to-school and a sumer surge in COVID-19 coinciding, school officials work to stem absences that never recovered after pandemic.

Annoying Neighbors: What Ticks You Off? [Block Talk Survey]

Do your neighbors party and play loud music all night, let their dogs bark, or have zero cares to give about the upkeep of their property?

Grocery Store Inflation: 11 Ways To Cut Stubbornly High Food Prices

Using coupons, shopping sales and buying in bulk are proven strategies, but so is thinking about how you pay for groceries.

Minnesota Has The ‘Hotdish’; What’s Your State Famous For? [Survey]

After Harris and Walz dished on the hotdish, we wondered ​what food tradition in your state might confuse people who live somewhere else.

Let There Be Pauses in Your Conversations

​Let there be pauses in your conversations. See what happens if you take a breath before responding to what another has just said.

Entitled, Rude Parents Ruin School Drop-Off For Everyone [Block Talk]

Readers said getting the kids out of the car without delay is the code, but another pointed out “there are challenges you cannot see.”

Recalls: 1.1M Stoves Recalled After 250 Fires; Latest On Salmonella

DeWALT mowers can start and shut off on their own; winds may blow off BJ’s Wholesale gazebo roofs; Trader Joe’s candles may spark fires.

Hundreds Sickened In Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Cucumbers

Hundreds have now been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers. More than 30 states have reported cases.

Restaurants Fight Food Inflation With Special Deals And Freebies

Food costs remain stubbornly high, but several fast-food and restaurant chains buck a national trend of passing costs on to customers.