An 87-year-old woman named Maricarmen Abascal recently became the face of Spain’s housing crisis. According to the BBC, the disabled senior’s recent eviction prompted massive protests across the country. Unfortunately, reports of her passing surfaced. But the fight for fairer housing continues throughout the country. Here’s a look at what happened between the time she…
Between 1946 and 1964, the U.S. experienced a massive bump in birth rates as soldiers returned from World War II, eager to start their families. People born during that time are aptly known as Baby Boomers, and they represent about 20 percent of the U.S. population, according to 2024 data that was published in 2026…
A brown bear who once hitched rides on his mother’s back has come a long way since his cub days. Bear 89, better known as Backpack, has been crowned the 2026 Fat Bear Week champion at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. The annual competition, organized through a partnership between the park, Explore.org, and the…
The massive Halloween skeletons have been popular since the pandemic. And while they’ve seen a lot of controversy over the years—like the towns that have started banning the skeletons in the off-months, telling homeowners they need to pack their bony friends away once Halloween ends—there are still plenty of people looking for new and exciting…
Different households tend to have different approaches to food storage. For example, some people believe in keeping all condiments and spreads (including shelf-stable ones like peanut butter) in the fridge. Then there are other homes that leave as much stuff out of the fridge as possible, including a surprising ingredient like butter. That last item…
Florida is battling what appears to be the largest dengue outbreak seen in the continental United States in decades, and much of it is concentrated around Tampa. The state had recorded 252 locally acquired dengue infections through Sept. 26, according to the latest Florida Department of Health surveillance data. Of those, 223 were reported in…
Depending on how old you are, it’s likely that you’ve said the words, “They don’t make them like they used to,” at least once in your life. That’s because many people of a certain age have watched common products and home appliances go from once-or-twice-in-a-lifetime purchases to things that need to be replaced every other…
Amazon shoppers woke up to a funny surprise on the first morning of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. No, it wasn’t the big sales or exclusive deals that caught everyone’s attention on the morning of Oct. 6, but instead it was a viral post from Threads user @fangirlinmegan. The Amazon shopper posted a screenshot from…
A woman is going viral on Threads after she shared a funny post about a sad moment. It sounds like one of her parents had recently passed away, and Threads user @angeftw was left with the unimaginable task of cleaning out their home after their death. But once she started digging through things, she started…