Some people believe that using a weighted blanket when they sleep can help reduce stress and promote calm. “In the same way as a hug or a baby’s swaddle, the gentle pressure of a weighted blanket may help ease symptoms and improve sleep for people with insomnia, anxiety or autism,” […]

A former University of South Florida chemistry student — arrested after being caught on video attempting to allegedly poison his neighbor — is being deported to China. Xuming Li, 36, was arrested June 27 after his neighbor, Umar Abdullah, captured him on surveillance video on two separate occasions crouching next […]

Fifty-two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles suffering from “cold stun” are rehabbing at four facilities in Florida after a flight on a private plane from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts. The turtles arrived in Tampa on Tuesday, and 16 were sent to Clearwater Marine Aquarium, officials said in a […]

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked billions of dollars in additional security aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific, as they pressed President Biden to focus on tougher measures at the U.S.-Mexico border.  Votes came 49-51, falling short of the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for passing. The failure to pass came hours […]

The House voted Wednesday evening in favor of legislation striking down federal regulations targeting gas-powered vehicles which, according to the White House, are designed to “accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.” In a 221-197 vote, the House approved the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act with 216 Republicans and […]

Three Marines found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car outside a North Carolina gas station in July were in a vehicle with unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes, according to newly released autopsy findings. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office had already said months ago that autopsies performed on Camp […]

Fox News Channel scored another ratings victory with its “Hannity” town hall featuring former President Trump, landing the top spot as the most-watched cable news program on Tuesday.  The Davenport, Iowa town hall moderated by Fox News’ Sean Hannity landed an average of 3.2 million total viewers, including 375,000 in […]

Don’t blame the Jacksonville Jaguars’ medical staff for quarterback Trevor Lawrence walking all the way to the locker room on a high-ankle sprain. It was Lawrence himself who made the call to do so.  Lawrence suffered a right high-ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of Monday’s night loss to the […]

A massive fire broke out Wednesday at a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops, police and rescue officials said. The fire started at a furniture store and quickly engulfed other shops on the ground floor of […]

A staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from Texas was arrested Wednesday on felony charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, where authorities say he pushed and grabbed police officers and called one officer a “traitor.” Kyle Douglas McMahan, 41, of Watauga, was taken into custody in […]