Virginia Tech researchers are showing that dogs and their owners can help stop the spread of an invasive insect species. The spotted lanternfly, native to Asia, was first detected in the U.S. in 2014, and it’s spread rapidly to 18 states. Catching the bug early is key, and with their keen sense of smell, dogs can be…… read more »
A guy in Massachusetts bought a Powerball ticket, then lost track and thought the drawing had already happened. So he bought another ticket with the same set of numbers and ended up with $2 million because each ticket hit for a million bucks…………. This couldn’t have been easy: Firefighters in England saved four cows that…… read more »
A sheriff’s department near Denver shared photos after a wildlife official saved a baby raccoon that crawled up into a semi. It was sleeping up inside the engine compartment and didn’t want to come out. They eventually got to it and released it back into the wild……………. Paramedics in Arkansas saved a raccoon that got…… read more »
The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway. If you look up at the night sky over the next month or so, you’ve got a pretty good chance of seeing a shooting star. A good day to view them is Thursday, July 24 during the new moon when the sky is darker. Another good time is Wednesday,…… read more »
In the PGA, The Open Championship gets started today, MLB’s second half starts tomorrow, the WNBA All-Star Game is Saturday, NASCAR is at Dover on Sunday. So, lots of sports on TV, but don’t feel guilty about parking yourself on the couch to check it out. Watching sports can boost your mental health: It increases production…… read more »
A NY GameStop was recently in the news after a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2’s got ruined, because an employee stapled receipts directly to the boxes. Some of the staples went through the box and into console’s screen, which they replaced, but now GameStop is auctioning off the first Nintendo Switch 2 that got stapled…… read more »
Horse racing jockeys in Peru raised money for charity by racing without their horses. They lined up at the starting gates and just sprinted down the track. The only gripe from racing fans was they couldn’t bet on it………. An 80-year-old runner from Florida named Bob Becker just became the oldest person to complete what’s…… read more »
A study found there’s one trait that can make you happier the rest of your life. No matter how old we are, TRUSTING other people makes us happier, and it gets easier and easier to do. Trusting people makes us happy, and being happy makes us want to trust people. So one leads to the…… read more »
An annual convention for furries happened in Pittsburgh last weekend. It’s in the news after attendees donated over $89,000 to the charity Nose 2 Tail Cat Rescue……….. A 72-year-old Montana woman got pinned under her riding mower for about four hours after it tipped over, but two 14-year-old boys saved her life. She got pinned…… read more »
Michigan State Police shared footage of a helicopter crew finding an 83-year-old woman in a swamp on Tuesday. She has dementia and wandered off. They found her about a mile away from her home, and she’s okay…………… How’s this for a tribute? “BBC News” did a story on a heavy metal guitarist named Mark Wood,…… read more »