October 28, 2025

Maggots, discoloration and burns: What’s going on with menstrual products?

Videos showing discolored pads, chemical burns and even a maggot sealed inside a menstrual pad are flooding social media. Users say most of these products came from the brand Always — one of the biggest names in the $50 billion menstrual product industry. The claims left many frustrated and confused, and they wondered how safe […]

October 28, 2025

Largest federal worker union urges Congress to end government shutdown

The largest union representing federal workers is urging lawmakers to pass a short-term spending measure to end the government shutdown. The group urged Democrats to collaborate with Republicans to support a temporary solution. The message came three days after about 1.4 million federal employees missed their first full paycheck since the shutdown began Oct. 1. […]

October 28, 2025

What to know about picking health insurance during open enrollment

Open enrollment for millions of Americans starts this week. This is the time when most people can choose or change their health insurance coverage for 2026. This year, open enrollment season is mired with uncertainties tied to the government shutdown and ongoing debate among politicians over the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, even those who […]

October 28, 2025

AI images boost real estate marketing but raise buyer concerns: Report

The real estate industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and one of the latest tools real estate agents are using to market properties is AI-generated imagery. From virtual staging to complete property visualizations, artificial intelligence is helping agents put together more attractive listings more efficiently than ever before. However, some buyers have started to question […]

October 28, 2025

‘Professionalization’ in youth sports is creating burnout, injured kids

Dr. Nirav Pandya is seeing the warning signs more frequently. Pre-teen kids are suffering injuries common to collegiate and professional athletes and burning out due to what many call the “professionalization” of youth sports. “It truly is a business,” Pandya said. “Kids are choosing what sport they want to play at a young age, and […]

October 28, 2025

Free chicken for Drake’s birthday fries Sora’s top app spot

For the first time since Oct. 3, OpenAI’s new TikTok-style app Sora lost its spot as the No. 1 download in Apple’s App Store. The short-lived champion wasn’t another AI tool or social media platform: it was Dave’s Hot Chicken. The reason had nothing to do with artificial intelligence. Instead, it was tied to rapper […]

October 28, 2025

New Yorkers sue to redraw congressional map, putting GOP seat in jeopardy

A group of New York voters filed a lawsuit on Monday in an effort to challenge the boundaries of the state’s 11th Congressional District. They claim the district, which covers Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, unconstitutionally disenfranchises Black and Latino voters. Lawsuit: Current congressional map unconstitutional The lawsuit argues that the current lines […]

October 28, 2025

FBI ordered to look for Jimmy Hoffa-related documents: Report

FBI employees received orders to immediately search their workstations and digital media for anything related to the disappearance of union leader Jimmy Hoffa, according to a report from CNN. Hoffa disappeared in 1975 and is presumed dead. Hoffa investigation Why that directive came down from the Trump administration is unclear. The agency has searched various […]

October 28, 2025

Amazon to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees starting Tuesday: Report

Amazon is planning to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees starting Tuesday, Reuters reports. The online retailer currently employs 1.55 million people and plans to reduce expenses by addressing over-hiring that occurred during the pandemic when the company added workers to meet high demand. Of the approximately 350,000 corporate employees, about 10% are expected […]