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Price Hikes Make Camping Trips Slightly More Exclusive
One of the most relaxing things you can do with your family is to whisk them away on a camping trip, whether you’re roughing it in a tent or staying in luxurious rustic cabins. Unfortunately, Wisconsin residents are now being forced to fork over big bucks to enjoy everything Mother Nature has to offer. According…
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Stolen Box Truck Smashes Into Concrete Wall During Police Pursuit
A Los Angeles County man is in custody after crashing a stolen box truck into a concrete barrier during a police pursuit on Monday, August 10th. A local CBS News affiliate reports that the chase, which lasted 45 minutes, began near Santa Clarita at around 9:30 am. The driver attempted to flee after Los Angeles…
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Triple-Digit Temperatures for Southern California Areas
According to a recent report from KTLA News California, Southern California natives can expect triple-digit temperatures to continue, according to the National Weather Service. Areas surrounding the desert and valley will get temperatures anywhere between 100 and 107 degrees, while the surrounding inland areas will get an average of 85 to 99 degrees. The high…
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Kids Are Making Friends Online, and It’s Okay
With about 4.49 billion web pages on the Internet currently, it’s fair to say that the web is a pretty big place, so it’s only natural that strangers might meet online, and become fast friends. Naturally, this has caused parents some anxiety. And with good reason — the San Diego County District Attorney reports that…
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America Could Save $19.6 Billion If It Stopped Drinking Sugary Drinks
Every 17 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with diabetes, and according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal, soda is one of the main reasons to blame. Although that may not sound like news, the relationship between type 2 diabetes and sugary drinks has been seriously put into stark relief.…
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Too Much Television Might Make Your Child Susceptible to Bullies
For many American families, TV time is all the time. With an average of 2.24 television sets in each U.S. household, it’s a common occurrence for a screen to be flickering all day like the candles of yesteryear. But for families with young children and toddlers, researchers are saying that too much television can be…
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Americans Are Getting Addicted to Their Phones, New Report Claims
Americans spend at least two hours on their mobile devices, and according to the Pew Research Center, about 67% of them find themselves checking for messages even when their phone didn’t ring or vibrate; 44% have slept with their phone beside their bed at night, just in case they might miss a call; and 29%…
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Pools Across the Country Struggling to Stay Open
Families all over the nation seeking relief from the blistering summer swelter are finding it harder and harder to go to the pool, as health authorities keep shutting them down. The Florida Department of Health is busy doing its semiannual public pool inspection. Over the past year, only 62% of pool inspections in Orange County…
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Vietnamese Man Operating Online Identity Theft Service Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison
A Vietnamese man who ran an online identity theft services has been sentenced to 13 years in a U.S. prison. The service run by Hieu Minh Ngo, 25, sold personal information belonging to millions of Americans and changed names frequently, according to a report from Krebs on Security, but two of the most well-known names…
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In Italy, Stressed Farm Animals Get Treated to Air-Conditioned Sheds
In a move to give their livestock a respite from the hottest July in more than a decade, Italian farmers are now installing air conditioning and showers in their cowsheds and pigsties, an agricultural group announced. According to Reuters, Italian farm animals, especially those in the country’s agricultural heartland around the Po river near Milan,…