Travel Thursdays: How to find your TSA PreCheck® status

There’s more than one way to find your TSA PreCheck® status and we’re here to break them down for you. TSA PreCheck status is designed to expedite your passage through U.S. airport security. This includes several benefits that may make getting to your destination a bit easier. Some of the perks associated with TSA PreCheckContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: How to find your TSA PreCheck® status”

History Lesson Tuesdays: 1945 – American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945, the United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by theContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1945 – American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima”

Healthcare Awareness Mondays: A Simple Blood Test for Alzheimer’s? ‘It’s Not That Far Away’ 

Doctors could soon have a new tool to help them diagnose the most common form of dementia by Rachel Nania A new study adds to a growing sense of optimism that doctors could soon have a faster, simpler and more affordable way to tell if a patient’s symptoms of memory loss and confusion are causedContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: A Simple Blood Test for Alzheimer’s? ‘It’s Not That Far Away’ “

True Crime Sundays: How the feds unfurled a high-powered real estate developer’s multiple plots to kill his wife via fentanyl poisoning, hit-and-runs and fake armed robberies

by David Harris A wealthy South Florida real estate developer allegedly tried to kill his wife of over 30 years by poisoning her with fentanyl and hiring two separate bands of hit men to murder her in a scheme that rivals an episode of “Miami Vice.” Sergio Pino died by suicide Tuesday as FBI agents were setContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: How the feds unfurled a high-powered real estate developer’s multiple plots to kill his wife via fentanyl poisoning, hit-and-runs and fake armed robberies”

After Gwen fire destroyed Colter’s Creek Winery, owners say they’re shutting down business

by Eric Barker LEWISTON – Colter’s Creek Winery in Juliaetta, Idaho, was destroyed by the rampaging Gwen fire during its rapid growth Thursday and its owners said they will now leave the winemaking business. Mike Pearson and Melissa Sanborn announced in a Facebook post Monday the fire destroyed most of their operation. “We had aContinue reading “After Gwen fire destroyed Colter’s Creek Winery, owners say they’re shutting down business”

Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Desi’ree Washington, 19

Died: March 8, 2023 Mother says she lost her ‘best friend that day’ Desi’Ree Washington was her mom’s “girly girl.” She loved purses and makeup, her signature fake eyelashes and helping others look good. “She was my fashionista,” said her mother, Kelly Garner. “She always had my outfits picked out for me.” On the dayContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Desi’ree Washington, 19”

Travel Thursdays: How to Get Rid of Bees While Camping

Are you headed out to go camping soon? There are many, many things that I love about camping, but I’ll be honest with you. There are some things that I don’t like as well. When we started regularly camping, our family needed to figure out how to get rid of bees while camping. You see,Continue reading “Travel Thursdays: How to Get Rid of Bees While Camping”

Warren sounds alarm on T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular deal with Justice Department, FCC

by Emily Wilkins WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators are sounding the alarm over T-Mobile’s proposal to acquire most of US Cellular, and asking the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to closely scrutinize and consider challenging the deal. The $4.4 billion deal announced in May 2024 would allow T-Mobile to use part U.S. Cellular’s wireless spectrum to improveContinue reading “Warren sounds alarm on T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular deal with Justice Department, FCC”

History Lesson Tuesdays: 1965: President Johnson signs Medicare into Law

On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare, a health insurance program for elderly Americans, into law. At the bill-signing ceremony, which took place at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, former President Harry Truman was enrolled as Medicare’s first beneficiary and received the first Medicare card. Johnson wanted to recognize Truman, who, in 1945, had become theContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1965: President Johnson signs Medicare into Law”

Delta cancels 600 more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage

The carrier also scrubbed hundreds of flights over the weekend after a defective software update knocked out computer systems worldwide. by Aaron Gregg Delta Air Lines canceled more than 600 flights Monday as the fallout from a global tech outage extended into a fourth day. The Atlanta-based carrier had already scuttled hundreds of flights afterContinue reading “Delta cancels 600 more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage”