More than 75,000 health care workers begin strike at Kaiser Permanente
pablohart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente launched a strike Wednesday, with a coalition of unions alleging the health care system is engaging in unfair labor practices. Employees in Virginia and Washington,
“Get ready!”: RuPaul says his forthcoming memoir, 'The House of Hidden Meanings', is coming March 2024
HarperCollins RuPaul, the Emmy-winning host of RuPaul’s Drag Race, announced that his forthcoming memoir, The House of Hidden Meanings, is finally finished. In a video on Instagram, a makeup free, hat-and-hoodie-wearing Ru showed a copy of the book, set for
'The Drew Barrymore Show' sets October 16 return
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Following the resolution of the writers strike, The Drew Barrymore Show will return to the air Monday, October 16. The show’s official Instagram page made the “This just in”
Amphibians are in widespread decline, and climate change is to blame, study says
Iain Lawrie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major class of vertebrate species is experiencing widespread population declines due to climate change, according to new research. Amphibians, the most threatened class of vertebrates, are deteriorating globally, with about
Costco now sells gold bars, and customers are buying them fast
MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Costco, the wholesale retailer that offers everything from PlayStations to pizza slices, is now selling gold bars. Even more, the precious metal is flying off the shelves, a company executive says.
Ozone hole over Antarctica grows to one of the largest on record, scientists say
Paul Souders/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say. Measurements from satellite imaging taken on Sept. 16 showed that the ozone depletion area had reached
Cats among mammals that can emit fluorescence, new study finds
Jacqueline Anders/Getty Images (LONDON) — Over the last few years, fluorescence under ultraviolet light has been reported among many animals, including birds, reptiles, insects and fish. However, not much has been known about the frequency of fluorescence
Emma Heming Willis recalls “freaking out” about Bruce Willis' Frontotemporal dementia diagnosis
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Film at Lincoln Center World FTD Awareness Week ended on October 1, and to mark the occasion, Emma Heming Willis saluted two women who helped her come to grips with her husband Bruce
New Revive I-5 work in south Seattle starts Oct. 9
SEATTLE – Revive I-5 – work to preserve the state’s busiest freeway – has another major project about to get underway. This effort will improve the driving surface on northbound and southbound Interstate 5 between Lucile Street
El Chapo's sons purportedly ban fentanyl in Mexico's Sinaloa state
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — Roadside banners prohibiting the production and sale of fentanyl have appeared in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa, where the eponymous drug cartel is based. The machine-printed banners were purportedly signed by a