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May 22, 2024

Half of Americans not equipped to provide life-saving treatment in a crisis, poll finds

Only half the people in the U.S. feel they could be helpful in an emergency situation, according to the results of a new poll by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

May 22, 2024

Kentucky mom shocks husband after giving birth en route to the hospital, says he looked ‘scared by a ghost’

A mom from Lexington, Kentucky, gave birth in the front seat of her husband's car on the way to the hospital. Once she told him — he was shocked.

May 22, 2024

Zoo animals chow down on rare cicadas

Animals at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, were spotted eating cicadas. The periodical cicadas have emerged for the first time in 17 years and are part of two broods. The last time this happened was in 1803. 

May 22, 2024

World War II vet, 99, graduates high school alongside his great-granddaughter

World War II veteran Charles Bird, 99, graduated from Clay County High School on Saturday. Bird was drafted into World War II and forced to drop out of high school.

May 22, 2024

Florida officers remove 10-foot alligator that broke through backyard screen, entering resident's pool

Two Florida officers snapped a selfie to document their encounter with a large 10-foot alligator that had broken through a screen surrounding a backyard pool.

May 22, 2024

Disrupted sleep, plus nightmares could be linked to autoimmune diseases, experts say

Vivid nightmares and disrupted sleep may be linked to certain systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, researchers found. Doctors discuss the ramifications.

May 22, 2024

Young bear caught on video waiting at Tennessee stop sign

A Tennessee driver captured the moment he approached a stop sign along an intersection when he noticed a young bear also waiting patiently, “without a care in the world,” at the end of the road.

May 22, 2024

Lupus expert debunks 7 common myths about the autoimmune disease: ‘Not a death sentence’

For Lupus Awareness Month, Dr. Brooke Goldner, a board-certified medical doctor who has the disease herself, shares some of the biggest misconceptions — and sets the record straight.

May 22, 2024

8 plants that are dangerous to pets and can cause death

Pets seem to get into everything, including plants. That's why doing research on the plants your considering for your home is so important, as many are highly toxic to pets.

May 22, 2024

Twin Cities taverns turn the cheeseburger inside out: 'Ooey, gooey sensation'

The Juicy Lucy — sometimes spelled Jucy Lucy — is a cheeseburger with the gooey cheese inside the patty. It's a venerable culinary tradition in the taverns of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.