Police shut down the area near the Brewer Water Fountain on Boston Common after they say a man was shot on Monday night. Officers responding to the Common for a report of 5 shots fired found an adult male in his 30s with at least one gunshot wound to the back, according to Boston Police. […]
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5 surprisingly common foods most likely to give you food poisoning
Food poisoning is extremely unpleasant, but not uncommon. Each year, around 2.4 million cases of foodborne illness occur in the UK, according to the Food Standards Agency, so nearly all of us will have experienced it at some point in our lives. The condition occurs when you eat something that has been contaminated. This can […]
Common Diet May Be Linked to Rising Cancer Rates in Young People
Ohio State University (OSU) researchers have a chilling theory as to why colorectal cancer is rising in young adults, hypothesizing that a popular diet may be to blame. The findings were presented last week during the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference in Chicago. The OSU researchers are sounding the alarm about diets which […]
Migrant woman searches for husband who has vanished, a common occurrence as men struggle to find jobs
During Jessica Juma’s first week of work, her husband disappeared. For nearly six months, the husband and wife from a rural Ecuadorian town had struggled to find jobs in Chicago. They had gone to clinics and panhandled in front of grocery stores. But then, the 36-year-old mother found a therapist, who helped soothe her trauma […]
5 reasons Supreme Court ethics questions are more common now than in the past
In recent years, all nine sitting justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have been the subject of reports calling their ethics into question. Is this an old problem? Something new? Political gamesmanship? Something more serious? As a legal scholar who has studied judicial history, politics and ethics, my answer to each of these questions is […]
What’s wrong with my tree?? Answers to the most common questions from Texas gardeners.
I’ve been answering gardeners’ tree questions for 54 years. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the more interesting ones. Why is bark falling off my crape myrtles? That’s normal. Horticulturists refer to it as “exfoliating” bark. Sounds dermatological. The reason it happens is because bark is a dead tissue that can’t expand as […]
This Unexpected Pain Is a Common Sign of Prostate Cancer, According to Urologists
Man discussing prostate cancer signs with his doctor Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men, ranking only behind lung cancer in deaths. About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lives, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Those numbers are grim, but here’s some […]
Woman hits black bear near Kerrville in Hill Country. How common are they in Texas?
While driving along the back roads of Real County on Saturday evening, a Texas woman found herself colliding into a wildly unexpected roadblock: a black bear prowling the highway. Luckily, personnel with the Divide Volunteer Fire Department trailed shortly behind the woman and were able to respond to the incident and confirm zero injuries — […]
Biggest threat from Trump guilty verdict is lack of trust in common knowledge
Many on the right believe that former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict is the destruction of the rule of law, while many on the left believe the rule of law is being upheld with a jury trial. Perhaps the greatest threat to our society is a lack of trust in common knowledge. Each of us […]
The 2 judges overseeing Hunter Biden’s trials have a lot in common. For starters, they were both appointed by Trump.
WILMINGTON, Delaware — For the first time in American history, the son of a sitting president is set to go on trial — twice — as Hunter Biden faces gun charges next week and tax charges in September. The two federal judges who will preside over the criminal trials — Maryellen Noreika of Wilmington, Delaware, […]
6 Common Campaign Themes of Democrats Leading Polls
Recent polls contain a surprising combination of results: Democrats appear to be leading in six tough Senate races even as President Joe Biden trails former President Donald Trump in the same states. What are these Democratic Senate candidates doing right? To answer that question, I studied their campaigns, looking at advertisements, social media posts and […]
6 Common Mistakes You Should Avoid When Investing In Bonds
larryhw / Getty Images/iStockphoto Traditional bonds are income investments. The issuer promises to make regular payments to bondholders and to return the face value of the bond, or the investor’s principal, at a designated maturity date. As you’ll eventually get your money back when you invest in bonds, they are generally considered safer investments than […]