As NFL teams continue through the early days of training camp, August 1 provides an annual reminder of the risks of intense football practice in high temperatures and humidity. Twenty-five years ago ...

The Whirlpool galaxy (M51) is a classic grand spiral galaxy. It was the first object identified as a spiral, way back in 1845. At the time, it and other galaxies were considered spiral nebulae, since ...

It’s hard to even imagine now, but immediately after it launched in 2004, there was nothing on the internet cooler than Facebook. It was initially available only to Harvard students, then gradually ...

We're all tired of spending money on stuff that breaks. Whether it's a tool that wears out instantly or a pair of pants that gets a hole too soon, it seems like more things in this world should be ...

A new twist on "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) financing is emerging, and this time, it's aimed at the biggest payment most Americans make monthly: housing. Specifically, rent. Affirm, one of the largest ...

Presliced hams tend to dry out in the oven because all the cuts let juices escape. Whole, unsliced hams retain moisture better. Slices may vary in thickness, but they’re reliably juicy. Look for ...

Erin is a co-host of "The 4" on WCCO and a two-time Emmy Award-winning reporter passionate about experiential storytelling and taking viewers on an adventure - be it inside a bear den, at the bottom ...

Today, December 16, 2025, the news was announced that Austin music legend Jim Stringer has died. Stringer never found national fame, but was a staple figure in the Austin, Texas music scene. While ...

It has been 24 years since Minnesota Viking Korey Stringer collapsed on the field at training camp — a shocking event that eventually reshaped the NFL. His family says he died from exertional heat ...

Thomas B. Stringer, 64, Topeka, Kansas, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, coach and friend to so many, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025. Tom ...

You’re likely familiar with the image, officially dubbed “The Horror of War,” unofficially “Napalm Girl” – a heartbreaking Vietnam War photo in which a young Vietnamese girl, naked and burned by a ...

There are photographs from the Vietnam War era that have become as iconic as the flag-raising on Iwo Jima or the inferno aboard the Hindenburg. One is the execution by handgun of a Viet Cong captain ...