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America's "Doomsday Plane" Was Seen Flying Again This Week

Military aircraft built to keep America's nuclear command system connected during a catastrophe were reportedly spotted flying over the United States this week. The nickname alone is enough to get people's attention: "doomsday planes."

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Thomas Smith

Emergency Declared as "Super El Nino" About to Hit California

California has declared a statewide emergency months before the heart of winter, as federal forecasters warn that a rapidly strengthening El Nino could become the most powerful event in the modern record.

California · 2d

Thomas Smith

5 Things You Should Never Do During a Thunderstorm -- Even Indoors

5 Things You Should Never Do During a Thunderstorm -- Even Indoors. Getting inside is the most important thing you can do when thunder starts rumbling. But being inside a house does not eliminate every danger from lightning.

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Thomas Smith

5 Dryer Mistakes That Can Easily Start a House Fire

Your clothes dryer may look harmless, but a combination of heat, restricted airflow and highly combustible lint can turn it into a serious fire hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that clothes dryers cause an average of 6,400 fires each year, resulting in approximately 180 injuries and nearly $105 million in property damage.

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Dianna Carney

Bibi Is Still Waiting: The Tiny 6‑Pound Pup Who Just Wants a Family

Small Dog Rescue of New England is sharing that, sadly, Bibi is still waiting for a forever home! According to the nonprofit, volunteer-based rescue organization, Bibi is now about 11 months old, weighs around 6 pounds, and is currently in Texas but ready to travel north to the Northeast for adoption. The group describes Bibi as an active young dog who loves playing with other dogs, and they are urging potential adopters to help “find this guy a forever home.”

Rhode Island · 14d

Dianna Carney

Three Gentle Giants Found Wandering Together: Now They Just Need Someone to Choose Them

Three Mastiff-mix dogs, Chance, Duncan and Isabel, are ready to trade their wandering days for permanent homes, according to the Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts. The shelter recently introduced them with an invitation to adopters: “Meet Chance, Duncan + Isabel… three VERY big reasons to fall in love,” adding that each dog arrived after being found roaming together in Stoughton and is now looking for “a home of their own.”

Scituate, MA · 16d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2023 from Redmond, Washington: Noah and Oliver Richard have had little media focus

Noah Henry Richard has been missing from Redmond, Washington, since December 14, 2023, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Noah, pictured above, was two when he went missing, but he would now be five years old. His brother, Oliver Richard (pictured below), was only seven months old when he also went missing on the same date. Oliver would now be three.

Redmond, WA · 8d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Freezer: Popular Walmart Item Joins an E. Coli Recall

A multistate E. coli recall involving frozen berries has expanded to include a product sold under Walmart's Great Value brand. Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. is recalling one lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend because it may be contaminated with E. coli O145:H28, a strain capable of causing severe illness.

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CJ Coombs

Missing since 2015 from Spotsylvania County, Virginia: Katelin Akens was 19 when she vanished

Katelin Michelle Akens has been missing from Spotsylvania County, Virginia, since December 5, 2015, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be 30.

Spotsylvania County, VA · 20d

CJ Coombs

The Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in 1998 in Northeast Washington D.C. is still a mystery

Baby Jane Doe was found abandoned in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1998. She would now be 28, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). As of today, seven missing children from Washington, D.C. are listed with the NCMEC, and the oldest case dates back to 1961. Notably, not all missing children are reported to the NCMEC, but they should be.

Washington, DC · 15d

Dianna Carney

Tiny 9-Week-Old Chihuahua Mix Puppy Looking For Love After Being Dumped

A sweet little puppy named Heath is searching for the family who will give him a place in this world. Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Heath Candy after he came into their care alongside several siblings. According to the rescue, “The CANDY litter are a mix of adorable pups who were dumped at a ferry landing in Tennessee. They're excited to leave the stray life behind and find their way to candy land!”

Massachusetts · 26d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2019 from New Orleans, Louisiana: Eriel Mack-Mariscal vanished when she was an infant

Eriel Lynette Mack-Mariscal has been missing from New Orleans, Louisiana, since July 27, 2019, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be seven years old.

New Orleans, LA · 13d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 2017 from Baltimore, Maryland: Shariece Clark was 15 when she and her mother vanished

Shariece Clark (pictured above) has been missing from Baltimore, Maryland, since February 4, 2017, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). She would now be 24 years old.

Baltimore, MD · 6d

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7 Snow-Day Suppers Families Made After Sledding in the 1960s and 70s

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. School was called off, the hill behind the elementary school was packed three sleds deep by ten in the morning, and by late afternoon the back door was letting in wet mittens and a cold that had worked all the way through a jacket. The kitchen was the payoff. Something bubbling on the stove, the windows steamed over, a smell that reached the entryway before anyone got their boots off.

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7 Suppers American Mothers Had Waiting on the First Day of School

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The first day of school had its own smell, something savory and onion-forward that filled the space between the front door and the kitchen and meant summer was officially over. The backpack landed on the floor, the shoes came off, and for the next hour a family packed a whole day of news around a kitchen table that had not been this loud since June.

Dianna Carney

“How Has NO ONE Applied?”: Little Mandy Is Still Waiting for Someone to Choose Her

Forever Paws Animal Shelter in Fall River, Massachusetts, says it can’t understand why a small senior dog named Mandy has drawn no interest, posting an emotional plea that begins, “How has NO ONE applied for this girl?! Not a single application, phone call, nothing. What? How? WHY?” The shelter describes Mandy as an affectionate “velcro pup” who “will glue herself to you and never leave,” adding that while she enjoys walks “at a brisk dawdle,” she’d “much rather be in your lap or curled up next to you, as long as she’s touching you somehow.”

Fall River, MA · 21d

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US Coast Guard Intercepts 200+ Migrants at Sea

The US Coast Guard has intercepted or repatriated more than 200 migrants involved in more than half a dozen cartel smuggling attempts this month off both US coasts. The latest smuggling run they interrupted occurred on September 13, 2026 21 miles west of San Diego.

San Diego, CA · 10d

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Election Officials Across the Country Are Preparing to Push Back Against Any Trump Intervention in November’s Midterms

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Each year, election officials prepare for the worst: A bomb threat at a polling place, power outages, natural disasters.

Dianna Carney

He Was Found Protecting Two Tiny Puppies: Now Gus Needs Someone to Protect Him

PAWS New England is shining a spotlight on Gus, an easygoing, “easy to love hunk of a dog” who’s ready for a fresh start and a family of his own. In a recent post, the New England–based rescue described him as a calm, affectionate “couch potato” who enjoys life at a relaxed pace, especially if there’s a comfy place to settle and someone nearby to love him.

Massachusetts · 9d

Dianna Carney

She Was Dumped Behind a Restaurant: Now Little Poppy Just Wants a Home to Call Hers

According to PAWS New England, a small dog named Poppy, described as an approximately 15-pound mini Australian Shepherd mix, is currently safe in a southern foster home after being dumped behind a restaurant in Texas called Pop’s, where she got her name. PAWS New England says Poppy is nearing her first birthday and is now available for adoption through their organization.

Texas · 12d

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7 After-Funeral Dishes Neighbors Brought Without Being Asked

I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. When somebody in a neighborhood loses a person they love, the food shows up fast. Not ordered food, not catered food - someone's own pan, still warm from their own oven, left on the porch or handed through the screen door with barely a word. It happens before the family has thought about eating. It happens before anyone has had to ask. In churches, in small towns, in apartment buildings where people know each other well enough to notice when a hearse was parked outside, this is how the community speaks.

Texas · 14d

Edmond Thorne

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Florida's Single-Family HOA Trap: The Hidden Costs Crushing Homeowners

With nearly half of Sunshine State homes locked in private associations, detached buyers face runaway dues, surprise assessments, and legal liens. Independently researched, reported & reviewed by human journalists!

Florida · 13d

CJ Coombs

Missing for over 2 years from Mukwonago, Wisconsin: Isaiah Cramer was only 16 when he vanished

Isaiah Marley Cramer has been missing from Mukwonago, Wisconsin (Waukesha County), since February 4, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). He would now be 19.

Mukwonago, WI · 3d

CJ Coombs

Missing since 1972 from Pompano Beach, Florida: Debora Sue Lowe was 13, and mysteriously vanished

Debora Sue "Debbie" Lowe has been missing from Pompano Beach, Florida (Broward County), since February 29, 1972, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Her photo above is an age-progressed likeness of how she might have looked at 58, though she would now be 67.

Pompano Beach, FL · 15d

Letters from Leo

Father Mychal Judge, Gay Franciscan Killed in the North Tower, Could Be 9/11’s First Saint

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Letters from Leo

Fulton Sheen, a Staunch Defender of the Second Vatican Council and the Poor, to Be Beatified

St. Louis, MO · 14h

Letters from Leo

“Even the Nuns Are Mad” — Indianapolis Archbishop Excuses Catholics From Mass as ICE Surges Into Indiana

Indianapolis, IN · 17d

Dianna Carney

Found Emaciated, Matted, & Neglected: Yet Jude’s Tail Still Wags for Love

Rhode Home Rescue is asking the public to help “our little buddy Jude” find a permanent home after the small dog was discovered in Pawtucket in severe neglect, arriving “emaciated and matted, with pee stained fur.” The all-volunteer Rhode Island nonprofit says Jude has rebounded quickly since being taken in, and is now healthy enough and vaccinated to be adopted, “up to date on shots and ready to find his forever home!!”

Pawtucket, RI · 19d

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