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Summer brings picnics and barbecues to backyards across America, and dinner tables are filled with salty chips and onion dip, hot dogs and cheeseburgers, juicy watermelon, macaroni and potato salad. The aroma of food cooking on the grill grabs everyone’s attention and gets the saliva flowing. And food just tastes better when eaten in the sun with family and friends.Preparing food and keeping it safe in sweltering heat with temperatures reaching 90 degrees is difficult. One in six Americans gets food poisoning each year. Risks include gastrointestinal infections from food that is undercooked, left out too long, or not cooled…
History Today In 1483, King Richard III of England was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1777, British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War. In 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur tested a rabies vaccine on 9-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been bitten by an infected dog, but the boy did not develop rabies. In 1933, the first All-Star baseball game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, with the American League defeating the National League, 4-2, behind winning pitcher Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees. In 1942, Anne Frank went with her parents and sister to a…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – No road trip through New Mexico is complete without a stop for a meal. The state’s Native American pueblos are known for their incredible feasts, but sometimes it’s the little tidbits and twists on New Mexico classics, like those at Albuquerque’s Indian Pueblo Kitchen, that add creativity and satisfaction.Also on the menu is the unique Blue Corn Fried Kool-Aid Pickle. “If you’ve ever been to Feast Day, you’ve seen those pickles in a big jar with flavor dye in it. That’s a Kool-Aid pickle,” says Channing Concho, supervisor and server at Indian Pueblo Kitchen. “So whatever…
Bella Casey, Taylor Horner The Tulsa parks system would be revamped.The City of Tulsa has launched the largest effort in Tulsa Parks history to upgrade nearly every playground and sports court across the city’s parks system, with improvements planned for 98 percent of the city’s sports courts, as well as 29 playground replacements, two playground additions and 20 improvement projects for existing playgrounds.”We’re going to renovate a lot of the sports courts, but the use will remain the same,” said Anna America, parks director and cultural director, “but we’re going to be remodeling quite a few. We’re also going to…
Meteorology warning: Showers expected in many provinces, including IstanbulHeavy rainfall warning: precipitation; strong weather is expected in locations around Samsun, Ordu and Giresun, people should be cautious and mindful of possible negative situations that may arise.Strong Wind Warning: Strong winds (40-60 km/h) are expected in the southern part of Marmara, the northern part and coast of the Aegean Sea, the southern and eastern part of Central Anatolia, the inner Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the inner Central Black Sea, and the western part of Eastern Anatolia, and caution should be exercised against possible adverse effects.MarmaraPartly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms expected…
CNN — The plague is one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, known as the Black Death in medieval Europe, and killed an estimated 50 million people. Though extremely rare, the disease still exists today: a New Mexico man died after being hospitalized with the plague in March, and an Oregon person was diagnosed with bubonic plague in February, likely contracted from a pet cat. It is transmitted by fleas that live on rodents. Symptoms usually appear within one to seven days of infection and include painful and swollen lymph nodes in the groin, armpits and neck (buboes),…
Live United: Report providing data on people in need of food assistance Released on Friday, July 5, 2024 at 8:45 p.m. “Live United” by Erin Haag Most of the time, I write late at night or early in the morning, when I have some quiet time alone to gather the thoughts that have been swirling around in my head. But not today. Today, I write from the south shore of Lake Superior, while my family chats around me. Little ones are making s’mores, young ones are playing games, my uncle is dozing in his chair, and occasionally, fireworks explode into…
With many families struggling financially, food pantries in Gaston County are reporting a decline in donations as the need grows. GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — WCNC Charlotte is committed to reporting on the many issues facing the communities we serve. We tell the stories of people working to solve deep-rooted social problems. We look at how we can solve or address problems to improve quality of life and bring about positive change. WCNC Charlotte is looking for solutions for you. Send your tips and questions to newstips@wcnc.com. With more than a month until school reopens, area families will have to save…
Joe Biden gave his first television interview to ABC News after the broadcast debate and following calls from many Democrats, supporters and donors for him to drop out of the race.”I felt very bad. I felt very bad,” Biden said when asked about what happened on the night of the debate.Biden called it a bad night, saying, “Trump was yelling even when his microphone was off. It was distracting. It wasn’t the only problem, but he didn’t have much control,” he said in his assessment.Asked if he’d rewatched the debate, Biden said, “No, I don’t think I’ve watched it.” He…
History is immutable, but a new perspective on the past can bring to light hidden stories — stories that paint a completely different picture than what we thought we knew. This Independence Day weekend, celebrate and reflect on the American story with seven fresh perspectives for understanding our country. Learn something new every day with Book Bites, 15-minute audio summaries of the latest and greatest nonfiction. Download the Next Big Idea app today to get started. The Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the 1980s, and the Birth of an Unequal Nation Tom McGrath Triumph of the Yuppies charts the Baby…