By Christopher McDougall, Outdoor I was waiting at the checkout counter of a drugstore in Lancaster, Pa., when a human cannonball sailed past the window. I glanced around. Did anyone else just…? A second body flew by, right behind the oblivious cashier’s head, looking like it had been flung by one of those medieval catapults […]
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By AJ Vicens, Mother Jones Last year, it was reported that a small city in China had created a texting-only lane for pedestrians. The story went viral before it was somewhat debunked—turns out the lane is in a theme park, and it’s just 100 feet long—but there’s a reason it got eyeballs: everybody’s worried about […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A long standoff with sheriff’s deputies at a home in Placerville ended after a fire caused a wanted man to exit his residence. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a man in the 2200 block of Cold Springs Road about 11:30am Thursday. The man […]
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By Matt Ferner, Huffington Post Former Sen. Mike Gravel,D-Alaska, is the new CEO of a marijuana company that produces cannabis-infused products for both recreational and medical use, the company announced this week. The Alaskan Democrat and 2008 presidential contender will lead KUSH, a subsidiary owned by Cannabis Sativa, Inc. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson […]
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By Zahra Barnes, CNN Feeling exhausted? Or noticing weird muscle cramps that are throwing off your workouts? You might be suffering from a magnesium deficiency. Dubbed the “invisible deficiency” by some experts because it’s so hard to spot and diagnose, magnesium deficiencies are more dangerous than you might think. “Magnesium is involved in over 300 […]
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By Cynthia H. Craft, Sacramento Bee Flu is hitting hard, and even though vaccinations might not target the specific strain of the virus currently going around, experts still urge people to receive the shots. The nation’s top public health agency declared a flu epidemic Tuesday, warning residents to exercise caution in public spaces and use […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Dec. 29, 2014, Los Angeles Times. In 1954, when the Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Chief Justice Earl Warren emphasized the importance of public education as a crucible for good citizenship. “Today,” Warren wrote, “education is perhaps the most important function of state and […]
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By Katie Lobosco, CNNMoney Kristi Kelly owns legal marijuana stores in Colorado called Good Meds and has lost 23 bank accounts in five years. Even though medical marijuana is legal in Colorado and 22 other states, it’s still illegal on the federal level. And that means banks generally don’t want anything to do with pot […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe will host the second annual Subaru WinterFest this weekend. This free event includes a freeride skills course, equipment demos and autograph signing by Olympian and Meyers resident Maddie Bowman in the Subaru tent from 11am-1pm Jan. 3. This year, Subaru brings along partners LibTech, Nordica and Yakima, which will be offering equipment demos on […]
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Time will tell if Jayden Daniel Molina Torres will always be faster than his older brother. But for now, he holds the speed record in his family – the record for how short of time he kept mom in labor. Jayden has the distinction of being the first baby born in 2015 at Barton Memorial […]
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