This small US town is considered the best place to retire. Here's why

aol.com The ideal American small town to retire in is probably unknown to most people. But with a relatively low average monthly cost of living, low crime rate and other attributes…

Why is this unknown small town in Pennsylvania considered the best place to retire?

cbsnews.com The ideal American small town to retire in is probably unknown to most people. But with a relatively low average monthly cost of living, a low crime rate and other…

This State Could Best Survive A Civil War: All 50 Ranked

247wallst.com The United States started out as 13 separate British colonies that didn’t always get along with each other. After the Revolution, they could have gone on to develop as…

Republicans given ultimatum about Trump

newsweek.com Republicans received an ultimatum about their efforts to change the way Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes to benefit former President Donald Trump. Nebraska and…

Rubrik goes public, as the stock closed up nearly 16% in the cybersecurity company’s first day of trading

aol.com An IPO is a lot like a wedding. Hear me out: The opening bell ceremony is called a ceremony because it really is one. There are pictures, there’s family (both biological and…

Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap. It May Be a Prelude for the U.S

nytimes.com Maine has a lot of lobsters. It also has a lot of older people, ones who are less and less willing and able to catch, clean and sell the crustaceans that make up a $1…

Jeremy Frey’s Baskets Hold the Identity of an Indigenous People

nytimes.com This article is part of our Museums special section about how institutions are striving to offer their visitors more to see, do and feel. Long before painters such as…

Tennessee Is First State To Criminalize Adults Who Help Minors Receive "Gender-Affirming" Care Without Parental Consent

zerohedge.com Tennessee Is First State To Criminalize Adults Who Help Minors Receive "Gender-Affirming" Care Without Parental Consent Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday…

FCC brings back net neutrality

fortune.com The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring…

Mullen Automotive Stock Falls Over 15% - What's Going On?

benzinga.com Mullen Automotive, Inc. MULN shares are trading lower on Thursday. In a press release, the company said it received certification from the California Air Resources Board on…

This is the Most Common Gun Type Owned in Your State

247wallst.com It has been almost 90 years since President Franklin Roosevelt signed the National Firearms Act into law. The National Firearms Act specifies that certain types of firearms…

Will Joe Biden benefit from falling murder rates across America?

economist.com Few politicians talk about violence as much as Donald Trump. In early April, when the former president held his first rally since wrapping up the Republican nomination in…

Mullen Announces New CARB Approval for 2025 Class 3 EV Cab Chassis Truck

benzinga.com Company now in receipt of CARB approval for both 2024 and 2025 Class 3 Model Years CARB certification takes on even more significance with the recent Advanced Clean Fleets…

All Jesse Watters Wants Is a Little Good Press

hollywoodreporter.com It has been a year since Fox News fired their top rating primetime anchor Tucker Carlson in the wake of the network’s $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems…

Free community college programs increase enrollment

marketplace.org Friday afternoons at the Mount Wachusett Community College in north-central Massachusetts are known affectionately as FAFSA Friday. This weekly drop-in event is a time when…

This bill would give the treasury nearly-unlimited power to destroy nonprofits

reason.com A bipartisan bill would give the secretary of the treasury unilateral power to classify any charity as a terrorist-supporting organization, automatically stripping away its…

WATCH: Garland speaks at inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit

pbs.org Children fatally shot in their classrooms. Law enforcement gunned down while doing their jobs. Victims of domestic violence. And people killed on American streets. Photos of…

European Parliament votes to screw repair rights in consumer toolkits

theregister.com The European Parliament has adopted the right-to-repair directive with 584 votes in favor and three against, making repairing goods more accessible and cost-effective. "The…

IRS updates help for low income taxpayers

newsweek.com The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started accepting applications from Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grants for 2025 from all qualified organizations, the…

The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party

nytimes.com Despite the blue-collar affectations of some of its most visible leaders or the populist rhetoric of its most vocal cheerleaders, it has never been more obvious that the…

These Are The Worst States To Be A Gun Owner In 2024

zerohedge.com These Are The Worst States To Be A Gun Owner In 2024 Does your state support your 2nd Amendment rights or make it exceedingly difficult to keep and bear arms? Ammo.com has…

Do We Stink?

mediapost.com “Wanna know a secret?” a young woman standing in her bathroom wearing a sports bra asks, flashing a naked underarm, looking determined to get a response. My answer would be,…

The Richest Town In Every US State

247wallst.com Wealth inequality in the United States is continuing to grow. The average income of the wealthiest 0.01 percent of households grew 17 times as fast as the income of the…

Wildfire map shows 10 states at risk as urgent warnings issued

newsweek.com A map from the National Weather Service (NWS) shows 10 states in the U.S. Northeast at an increased risk for wildfires due to several weather conditions, prompting NWS to…

State attorneys-general are shaping national policy

economist.com To foreigners looking in, it is unusual enough that America elects most of its top prosecutors. More shocking is the amount of money going into political campaigns. Now the…

Trump’s lead over Biden may be smaller than it looks

economist.com IF AMERICA were to hold its presidential election tomorrow, Donald Trump would be picking out curtains for the Oval Office. The Economist’s polling average puts him up by…

The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one

abcnews.go.com The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one ORONO, Maine -- The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can…

The States Making the Most Weapons for the US Army

247wallst.com Arms manufacturing is big business in the United States, and each state plays an integral role in outfitting the military with the best up-to-date weapons and equipment.…

Recall issued for possible E. coli contamination in some ground beef products sold at select Hannaford locations

wmur.com Recall issued for possible E. coli contamination in some ground beef products sold at select Hannaford locations The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and…

James Galbraith: Industrial Policy Is a Good Idea, but So Far We Don’t Have One

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Please read this important and accessible piece in full. James Galbraith starts with a high level review of the three Biden bills that take a stab in the…

Meet 2024’s ‘American Idol’ Top 10 Contestants

billboard.com First Idol Experience: “I was four when the show started. My parents watched the first season and said we were all going to watch the next year, so I remember Ruben…

Carrier, the century-old inventor of the air conditioner, is moving on to the home heat pump

cnbc.com In case you haven't noticed, heat pumps are hot. Although these devices, which use electricity to generate both air conditioning and heat, have been around for decades, the…

‘American Idol’: Julia Gagnon Impresses With Cover of Whitney Houston’s ‘Run To You’

billboard.com The stars came out as the Rock Hall class of 2024 was unveiled to the world Sunday night (April 21) during ABC’s American Idol. Another star-in-the making, Julia Gagnon,…

These are the top 12 fertility clinics in the Northeast region of the US

newsweek.com Newsweek, in partnership with Statista, recently published its second annual ranking of America's Best Fertility Clinics. The top 125 facilities on the 2024 ranking were…

This is the best U.S. city for remote workers

cnbc.com In the best U.S. city for remote work, the median household income is $71,000; rent is about $1,400 a month; homes are valued at about $412,000; and 58% of residents are…

Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave

abcnews.go.com PHOENIX -- Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around the U.S. Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate Record Store Day…

Cannabis CEOs make over $400,000 on average, while edibles chefs make $46,000. Here’s how weed world pay breaks down

aol.com It’s 4/20, the happiest day of the year for weed enthusiasts. And while legalized pot isn’t exactly the head-turning event it was a few years ago, it’s quickly growing into…

The most electric vehicle-friendly states, ranked

aol.com None They evaluated states based on factors including electricity costs and state tax credits. • None Maine was ranked the top state for EVs, followed by Colorado and…

Election 2024: What states have abortion on the ballot in November

axios.com Data: Axios research; Chart: Axios Visuals Florida this spring joined other states that have successfully, or are aiming to, put abortion on the ballot for voters in…

State governments must be loving 4/20 almost as much as Tax Day

fastcompany.com If you smell something musky in the air today and see puffs of smoke, don’t be alarmed. Today is 4/20, an unofficial holiday for those who like to partake in marijuana.…

Marijuana map shows states where weed could be legal by 2025

newsweek.com The legalization of marijuana varies drastically between states, with some lawmakers approving its use entirely, others allowing its use only for medical conditions, and…

Weed recall map shows states where urgent warnings not to use issued

newsweek.com Over the past several months, there have been weed recalls in several different states, with warnings issued to marijuana consumers ahead of the unofficial 4/20 holiday.…

He thinks his wife died in an understaffed hospital. Now he’s trying to change the industry

aol.com For the past year, police Detective Tim Lillard has spent most of his waking hours unofficially investigating his wife’s death. The question has never been exactly how Ann…

Daniel C. Dennett, Widely Read and Fiercely Debated Philosopher, Dies at 82

nytimes.com Daniel C. Dennett, one of the most widely read and debated American philosophers, whose prolific works explored consciousness, free will, religion and evolutionary biology,…

Why so many publishers have failed at copying Wirecutter

simonowens.substack.com Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media industry newsletter. If you've received it, then you either subscribed or someone forwarded it to you. If you fit into the…

Webster Bank Customers Could Get up to $5k in Data Settlement

tech.co It seems that not a week goes by without news of a data breach, as companies struggle to keep up with threat actors infiltrating their systems and gaining access to private…

Trader Joe’s recall: Salmonella outbreak linked to organic basil has sickened people in 7 states

fastcompany.com Organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s is being recalled due to fears that it may be the origin of Salmonella infections that have so far sickened 12 people in seven states,…

The End of the Electoral College Is Finally in Sight

newsweek.com Earlier this week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) decided not to veto an obscure law called the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPV), which calls for the state's 4…

Hollywood Legend Phil Tippett, RKSS’ Anouk Whissell Bring Brand New Projects to Powerful, Rangy Cannes Frontières Selection (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com “Sentinel,” by Hollywood legend Phil Tippett, and “Sister Inconnue,” the first solo directorial outing of RKSS’ Anouk Whissell, cold well be two highlights at a 2024 Cannes…

Owner 'Crushed' After Discovering Heartbreaking Reason for Cat's Behavior

newsweek.com The kneading motion that cats exhibit is often referred to as "making biscuits". However, one owner was left in tears when she found out why her rescued pet wouldn't stop…

In what states is abortion legal, illegal, and in limbo?

theweek.com After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, nearly two dozen states have enacted laws that put strict limits on abortion. Some states have taken the extreme…

Salmonella prompts Trader Joe's to recall basil sold in 29 states

foxbusiness.com and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are warning consumers not to eat Infinite Herbs brand organic basil sold at Trader Joe's due to a salmonella outbreak. The organic…

Trader Joe's recalls basil tied to a salmonella outbreak

npr.org Trader Joe's has recalled fresh basil sold in 29 states and Washington, D.C., after a federal investigation linked the product to a dozen cases of salmonella infection in…