In a small town called Westmoreland, Tennessee, a teacher named Glenda Akin has made history. She has been teaching at the same high school for over 60 years! This is not just a long time; it is a Guinness World Record. Akin has spent more than six decades shaping young minds and contributing to her
Google is making big moves to turn Health Connect into a super tool for health tracking on Android. It's not just about counting steps anymore. Recent updates show that Google is working on adding features like tracking alcohol consumption and a wide range of medical symptoms. This service started
The University of Michigan has a star-studded faculty, with celebrities from various fields sharing their expertise. Their salaries, however, tell a different story. First, there's John Cameron Mitchell, known for directing and starring in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch. " He joined the university as a
Aroostook County just got its earliest big snowfall in three years. It started late Wednesday afternoon and kept going into Thursday morning. Some places got more than 8 inches of snow. Snowstorms are usual in northern Maine, but big snowfall before December holidays has been rare lately. Some peop
Wall Street is on the brink of achieving new highs, despite some setbacks. The S&P 500 is inching closer to its record high set in October, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has surged by 664 points, or 1. 4%. However, the Nasdaq composite has taken a slight dip of 0. 2%, largely due to worries
The Northwest is seeing some strange weather. On Wednesday, Lewiston reached a surprisingly warm 65 degrees. This broke the old record for that date, which was 62 degrees set way back in 1968. Pullman also saw a record high of 59 degrees, beating the previous record of 57 degrees from 1939. Even Gra
In the UK, domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a big problem. It's not just a safety issue but also a public health concern. The problem is made worse because the police often record information poorly. When key details are missing or wrong, it's hard for the police, hospitals, and other groups to
A federal judge has given the green light for the Justice Department to release a trove of investigative documents from the sex trafficking cases involving Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. This decision comes after a request made in November, aiming to unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibit
A recent ruling by the Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue (BFR) has left a taxpayer with mixed results. The company, which deals in buying, selling, and repairing electronic products, had asked for a reduction in a sales tax assessment that covered the period from January 31, 2017, to Decembe
In recent times, immigration enforcement has been ramped up in major cities. The goal? To catch immigrants with criminal records. But the results are surprising. More than half of those arrested in these high-profile operations had no criminal history at all. That's compared to about a third nationw
