Lowe’s VP Touts Power Drill As Perfect For ‘Hispanic Pros With Smaller Hands’

Joe McFarland, Lowe’s executive vice president of stores, later apologized for the comment.

Trump Blames Democrats For ‘Nasty’ Bedbugs Report At Doral Resort

The president is promoting his Miami resort for the next G-7 summit, which a guest claimed was infested with bed bugs.

New Jersey Court Ruling Allows Assisted Suicide To Go Ahead

An appeals court ruled the lower court failed to consider terminally-ill patients’ interests when it blocked the law.

Judge Blocks Missouri’s 8-Week Abortion Ban From Going Into Effect

The widely protested law was set to go into effect the next day.

What we're buying: Concept2 Model D with PM5 rowing machine

This month, Senior Editor Dan Cooper tells us about his new (if gently used) rowing machine and what he likes, and dislikes, about it.

Adidas signs Ninja to its first pro gamer deal

Popular gaming streamer Tyler Blevins, better known as Ninja, has secured yet another brand deal. And this one may be the biggest one of them all. Ninja has just revealed a partnership with Adidas, making him the first pro gamer ever to be signed by…

Alexa adds in-depth NFL stats ahead of the new season

Alexa’s football knowledge is now decidedly more profound. Amazon has added a slew of info to its voice assistant’s repertoire that includes “comprehensive, in-depth” stats for NFL teams and their players. If you want to know your favorite player’s…

Major alternate-day fasting study finds many health benefits

Intermittent fasting may be popular right now, but a new study suggests that alternate-day fasting may be a better protocol for some people. Rather than restricting calories for a block of time every day, alternate-day fasting allows dieters to eat normally one day but requires them to completely skip food the next day. Doing this, a study suggests, may offer … Continue reading

A Hurricane Obliterated Hawaii's Most Spectacular Reef

Rapture Reef was an undersea Eden, hundreds of miles out in a remote, ocean wilderness. It was a pristine, coral wonderland, renowned among marine biologists. But now it’s gone. This month, stunned scientists discovered that a hurricane wiped Rapture Reef off the map last fall.

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North Carolina Sues Eight More Vape Companies for Allegedly Marketing to Kids

North Carolina is aggressively going after the vaping industry for what the state sees as its role in getting kids hooked on nicotine. On Tuesday, State Attorney General Josh Stein announced that his office would be filing lawsuits against eight e-cigarette companies, arguing that each purposefully targeted underage…

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