FBI issues urgent alert—delete these scam texts from your phone immediately

Man looking at smartphone with FBI seal, illustrating urgent scam text warning to smartphone users.

Americans are waking up to a fresh FBI bulletin that urges more than 150 million iPhone and Android owners to trash suspicious texts the second they arrive. The campaign, driven by organized groups operating from China, is flooding phones with urgent “unpaid toll” or “traffic ticket” notices that link to look‑alike payment pages. Click once and … Read more

A homeowner reports a dramatic change in his electricity bill after installing solar panels: “It’s been totally worth it.”

Electric bill statement with cash, calculator showing monthly bills, and utility documents on a desk

Rooftop panels installed in 2019 prove their worth as federal incentives—and utility bills—move in opposite directions. A single electricity bill doesn’t tell the whole story, but this one comes close. A Reddit user shared a May‑June 2024 statement totaling only $10.68 after five years with rooftop solar. At a time when the average U.S. household … Read more

Confirmed: this is the world’s first 860m² floating swimming pool on a river that purifies New York’s water

Plus-shaped floating pool in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, offering clean river swimming.

Construction is underway on a plus‑shaped, self‑filtering pool at Pier 35 that will let New Yorkers swim safely in river water as soon as next summer. New York City is finally getting a chance to dip a toe—then an entire lap—into the East River. After more than a decade of planning, the 9,000‑square‑foot +POOL has left … Read more

A 180-degree turn: old cell phones are back in the spotlight thanks to two young inventors who turned them into a product worth its weight in gold

Collection of old cell phones including flip phones, sliders, and early smartphones arranged on a surface

Old handsets gathering dust may crunch data instead of wasting space, thanks to an ingenious modular frame dreamed up by two University of Tartu students. Each year manufacturers ship over 1.2 billion new phones, and millions of functional devices slide straight into junk drawers. Engineering whizzes Huber Flores and Zhigang Yin offer a smarter ending: snap several phones … Read more

Goodbye to walls and guards: Florida’s Attorney General proposes this prison and a wall surrounded by dangerous animals

Alligator in swamp and Burmese python on grass, used to illustrate Florida's proposed reptile-guarded detention center

The Everglades site would house up to 1,000 migrants and lean on the 287(g) program to let local deputies act like ICE agents. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is floating a plan that sounds straight out of a thriller: convert a remote 100‑square‑kilometer training ground in the Everglades into an immigration lock‑up surrounded by alligators and … Read more

Why Spanish could soon surpass English in American households: Experts predict dominance by 2050

Map of the U.S. with American and Spanish flags overlayed and a sign reading "Do you speak Spanish?" pinned in the center

Demographers say a Spanish‑speaking plurality could arrive by mid‑century, reshaping daily life from classrooms to campaign trails. The possibility that Spanish will outnumber English within a generation is no longer dismissed as science fiction. Linguists and census analysts see Hispanic population growth, bilingual households, and media demand converging so quickly that the nation’s linguistic balance … Read more

NOAA and NWS sounds alarm: widespread heat wave could smash June records and endanger vulnerable communities nationwide

Man pours water over his head beside a thermometer reading nearly 100 °F during NOAA and NWS-warned U.S. heat wave.

Chicago, New York and dozens of other cities brace for triple‑digit feels‑like readings. An unusually strong dome of heat is sliding east across the United States, and federal forecasters say it could lock the Midwest and Northeast into 90 °F‑plus afternoons and steamy nights through early next week. Tens of millions will face dangerous conditions, with … Read more

Goodbye to thieves: this country surprises with a homemade system to prevent theft while you’re on vacation

Masked burglar breaking into home through door with crowbar during vacation season

Budget‑friendly “crinkle alarm” gains popularity as vacation season begins. Imagine locking up for a long‑awaited getaway only to picture strangers slipping through your front door. That anxious scenario is fueling a quirky security trend in France: wrapping the doorknob in ordinary aluminum foil. Supporters say it costs pennies yet makes would‑be burglars think twice. Police … Read more

Goodbye paperwork: NHTSA rule simplification allows automakers to put 2,500 robotaxis on the road each year

Waymo autonomous vehicle near Golden Gate Bridge with NHTSA logo representing new federal approval rules

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has unveiled a streamlined approval pathway that lets automakers deploy up to 2,500 robotaxis annually with far less paperwork—a move that could finally pry open a market stalled by years of regulatory gridlock. For millions of would‑be riders and the companies betting billions on driverless tech, the decision … Read more

The United States is preparing for the largest mass exodus: 72 million people will take to the roads and skies, making July 4th the busiest day in 20 years

Statue of Liberty with fireworks, airplane, and highway symbolizing record-breaking July 4th 2025 travel in the U.S.

More than 72 million Americans are expected to hit the road, skies, and rails during the 2025 Independence Day week, capping the busiest holiday travel period since records began in 2000. The American Automobile Association (AAA) forecasts that 72.2 million travelers will journey at least 50 miles between Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, July 7. That total is 1.7 million higher than last … Read more

Say goodbye to unlimited drinks at McDonald’s: the company is ending this perk at all of its US locations

McDonald’s golden-arches sign at a U.S. restaurant, center of new policy ending unlimited drink refills.

The chain will phase out self‑serve fountains nationwide by 2026, citing theft, sanitation, and obesity concerns. For millions of Big Mac lovers, a free second splash of Coke felt as reliable as the golden arches themselves. That ritual is about to disappear: McDonald’s has confirmed that unlimited dine‑in refills will be scrapped across the United States … Read more

Alert to citizens of these three US states: Health authorities warn against drinking coffee following weather warning

Steaming coffee pours into a white cup beside roasted beans as Nevada, California, and Arizona health officials warn caffeine worsens dehydration during extreme heat.

Forecasters flag “dangerously hot conditions” across Nevada, California, and Arizona, urging residents to ditch caffeine and stay hydrated. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an extreme‑heat alert that could send thermometers soaring past 115 °F in parts of the Southwest. Officials say anyone reaching for a steaming cup of joe could unknowingly speed up dehydration—bad … Read more

Say goodbye to petroleum: The United States launches a $9 billion reactor that could be the last gasp for gasoline

NuScale small modular reactor campus rendering with inset of engineers inspecting a prototype module, part of a $9 billion U.S. project to replace petroleum.

Regulators clear the US460 design, opening the door to cleaner power and — perhaps — life after oil. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has signed off on NuScale Power’s US460 small modular reactor (SMR), a decision that positions the Oregon‑based company to build the first plant of its kind in the United States. If a customer … Read more

Coca-Cola resurrects 1980s-era: reintroduce the iconic flavor and one of the favorites among fans of this beverage

Two red Coca-Cola cans half-buried in sun-lit beach sand with soft-focus ocean waves rolling in behind them.

Crisp cherry fizz returns this summer as the soda maker courts nostalgic taste buds and keeps Diet Coke in the spotlight. Diet Cherry Coke, the first flavor spinoff of Diet Coke back in 1986, is headed back to U.S. shelves with retro‑themed cans and zero sugar. The company says the comeback will be “for a limited time,” yet … Read more

Three buddies’ shoestring chicken venture balloons into near-$1 billion acquisition by private equity giant

Nashville hot chicken sandwiches and crispy tenders platter from Dave’s Hot Chicken, the $900 LA start-up nearing a $1 billion sale.

Three buddies with a fryer, a folding table, and a dream just cashed in as private‑equity giant Roark Capital snaps up a majority stake in Dave’s Hot Chicken for almost $1 billion. Arman Oganesyan, Dave Kopushyan, and Tommy Rubenyan were unknowns in 2017. Today, their Nashville‑style tenders are served in more than 300 shops worldwide—and the trio’s gamble has … Read more

Confirmed: McDonald’s sets the relaunch date for this beloved product after nearly a decade of waiting by its customers

McDonald’s storefront on a sunny day, signaling the Snack Wrap’s nationwide return on July 10 2025 after a nine-year hiatus

McDonald’s confirmed this week that its most‑requested discontinued menu item—the Snack Wrap—will return to U.S. restaurants on July 10, 2025, ending nearly a decade of pining from drive‑thru regulars. It’s been nine years since diners could grab the tortilla‑rolled bundle of crispy chicken, lettuce and cheese, but the countdown is now on. Why the snack wrap left menus … Read more

Goodbye to traffic: The United States prepares for the arrival of the new personal flying vehicle that is also roadworthy

AirCar flying car prototype OM-KLZ cruising above countryside, illustrating the personal road-and-air vehicle slated for a 2026 U.S. debut

Imagine rising above gridlock instead of crawling through it—that’s the promise of Klein Vision’s newly certified AirCar, expected on U.S. roads and runways in 2026. Drivers, commuters, and even small businesses stand to gain. The company plans roughly 100 units a year at $800,000–$1 million each, turning what could be a two‑hour slog into a 30‑minute hop. … Read more

Say goodbye to toilet paper: the portable Asian invention that aspires to take over American bathrooms

Person unrolling a white toilet-paper roll from a chrome holder in a modern home bathroom.

Could a simple spray nozzle replace the mighty double-ply? Americans may soon find out.The COVID-19 panic buying of 2020 left store shelves bare and closets overflowing with tissue rolls. Five years later, a compact handheld bidet—nicknamed the bum gun—is racing across Asia and quietly challenging America’s century-old reliance on paper. How did we get here, … Read more