Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is likely to face a grilling from lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill for his decision to divert military funding to pay for the US border wall as he testifies before the House Armed Services Committee. In a letter dated Tuesday, the top Democrat and Republican on the committee wrote to…… MORE
When it comes to novel coronavirus safety, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some suggestions about facial hair. Side whiskers, soul patches, lampshades and handlebar moustaches are good to go, according to a CDC infographic. But styles like a stubble, beard, Dali and mutton chops, are not recommended. No, these styles aren’t ranked…… MORE
As my wife, daughters and I hiked through the woods at one of the many state parks near our home, I explained to them how we were doing three things that were simultaneously boosting our happiness at that moment. First, we were getting exercise, a proven mood booster. Second, we were spending quality time with…… MORE
Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as it tries to save its slumping economy from the aftermath of protests and the coronavirus outbreak. The Asian financial hub said Wednesday that the measure — the cornerstone of a 120 billion Hong Kong dollar ($15.4 billion) stimulus package —…… MORE
Seagulls prefer to eat food that humans have already touched, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK showed herring gulls two identical pieces of food, and noticed the birds were more likely to eat the one that they had seen a human holding. This suggests that gulls’ decisions on…… MORE
When federal agents busted into Anthony Todt’s Florida home to arrest him in a fraud case, they found the decomposing bodies of his wife and children. On Tuesday, a grand jury charged him with four counts of capital murder and one count of animal cruelty for killing the family dog, Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala…… MORE
The mother of a Tennessee toddler missing for two months was arrested on Tuesday after giving investigators false information, police say. “During the course of the investigation, Megan ‘Maggie’ Boswell provided detectives and agents with a number of conflicting statements,” Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Andy Seabolt said in a statement. Further investigation, he…… MORE
A man is in custody after a woman reported being assaulted with a syringe in a Maryland grocery store, police said. The man has been arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, Anne Arundel County Police said in a release Tuesday. It is not clear if the suspect has retained an…… MORE
Michael Hertz, whose design firm produced the New York City subway map, has died, his son Eugene Hertz confirmed to CNN. He was 87. Hertz died of natural causes on February 18 at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York, his son said. “In transit map circles, Mike was a giant,” Chuck Gordanier,…… MORE
Salvatore “Sam” Anello, the grandfather charged in the death of his 18-month-old granddaughter who fell from a cruise ship, will change his plea to guilty, according to his attorney. “This decision was an incredibly difficult one for Sam and the family, but because the plea agreement includes no jail time and no admission of facts,…… MORE
