Roy Haynes, one of the most influential drummers in jazz history, died on Tuesday at the age of 99 in Long Island, New York. Haynes’s son, Craig Holiday Haynes, confirmed his father’s passing in a message on Facebook on Tuesday, with a post that said “Thanks for all your hipness dad R.I.P.” Haynes had an […]

Walt Disney World has raised the prices for its annual passes across all four tiers, the company announced on Wednesday. The highest-tier option, the Disney Incredi-Pass, is now priced at $1,549 per year, before tax. This marks a 7 percent increase from last year and is around $100 higher than the previous rate. The annual […]

Church Brothers Farms has voluntarily recalled green onions sold to a limited number of U.S. and Canadian retailers due to potential salmonella contamination. The Food and Drug Administration reports that Church Brothers Farms recalled 1,271 cases of green onions. The recall was prompted after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency collected a sample that tested positive […]

Two individuals have been charged after approximately 200 minks were released from a fur farm in central Pennsylvania. Most of the animals were recovered–unlike in a similar incident last year when thousands of mink were released from the same farm into the surrounding area. Northumberland County State Police were called shortly before 1 a.m. on […]

Adventurer and crystal enthusiast Patrick Gundersen made a stunning discovery in the Australian outback, unearthing a spectacular quartz crystal hidden in a pile of dirt. Gundersen, who shares his finds on his Instagram @crystals_of_australia, posted a video showing the gem. “It weighs around 2kg and could easily be worth several thousand dollars due to the […]

Fall has arrived, and the north’s leaf-watching season is officially underway. Visitors from as far away as Florida to Berlin are flocking to the Lakes Region to take in the stunning spectacle of nature’s fall foliage, with its vibrant hues of yellow, red, and orange painting the landscape. Whether by scenic drive or leisurely train […]

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donated $1 million for disaster relief following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, two deadly storms that heavily impacted Florida and North Carolina. “We thank Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for donating $1 million to our disaster relief fund for Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” CEO of Feeding America Claire Babineaux-Fontenot shared on […]

Researchers have identified a potential “third state” in biology, where cells of a dead organism continue to function even after the organism’s death. In some cases, these cells acquire new abilities that were not present when the organism was alive. If further experiments on cells from dead animals and humans confirm this ability, it could […]

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams plan to cast their 2024 election votes from space after problems were found with Boeing’s new Starliner, pushing their return to Earth until 2025. In June, Wilmore and Williams launched aboard the spacecraft for its first test flight on a week-long mission to the International Space Station […]

Simone Biles is taking the situation in stride after a newly released video showed a missed inquiry might have cost her another gold medal during the Paris Olympics. Biles’s friend and fellow American gymnast Jordan Chiles appealed to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland on Monday in a bid to reclaim her bronze medal from […]