Business

Kim Kardashian partners with Nike on new Skims brand

Feb. 18, 2025

Nike is partnering with Skims and introducing a new female-focused brand together with the shapewear company co-founded by Kim Kardashian. NikeSKIMS will combine Nike’s "world-class approach to advanced innovation, sport science and athlete insights" with Skims’ "signature style and inclusive solutions for every body" to bring an "entirely new look of training and fitness" for women to market, Nike said.

Travel

The people swapping their homes with strangers instead of using hotels or Airbnbs

Feb. 18, 2025

Lauren Shaw loves to travel. But putting her own place up for rent? No way. “I’ve never felt comfortable listing our apartment on a rental platform,” she says. “I’ve had friends who have had horrible experiences with guests and little to no support from the booking platform support team.” Then there’s the cost. Shaw, from New York, loves to ski, a notoriously pricey pursuit and one which has seen accommodation costs skyrocket with the boom in short-term rentals over the past decade.

Business

Virginia woman takes home seven-figure sum after purchasing 'wrong' lottery ticket

Feb. 18, 2025

A Virginia woman won an eye-popping sum after accidentally purchasing the wrong lottery ticket at a gas station. Carrollton resident Kelly Lindsay bought the winning ticket at a Race Way station in her town in January. She was initially unhappy about "being given the wrong ticket," she told officials, having wanted to play a different lottery game. But that Money Blitz ticket ended up containing the correct numbers for the game's second-place prize of $2 million. Lindsay scratched the ticket in the parking lot and soon learned of her good fortune.

Health

The teen anxiety epidemic in the US and Australia — and what to do about it

Feb. 18, 2025

Feelings of isolation and loneliness, as well as associated anxiety and depression, are growing everywhere — and most disturbingly, among our youth. Shocking data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2023 indicated that close to 60% of teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021. The problem is hardly confined to the United States or to North America.

Health

Measles outbreak continues to worsen among kids in this US state

Feb. 18, 2025

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has been tracking a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of the state. The agency first confirmed the outbreak on Feb. 5, and it has since been growing. A Tuesday update stated that 58 cases have been identified within the last three weeks as symptoms occurred.

Health

Lung cancer rising among non-smokers — here's why

Feb. 18, 2025

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers. Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyzed global trends in four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma and large-cell carcinoma. They found that adenocarcinoma has been the most "predominant subtype" in recent years, according to a press release summarizing the study. Younger females were found to be at a particularly high risk.

Health

Minnesota declares state of emergency as diseases cripple Midwestern farms

Feb. 18, 2025

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency as multiple strains of bird flu have ravaged farms. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) stated in a press release that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board established the emergency following three outbreaks. Those included avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus.

Health

My kids have been to school 3 days in the last month. How I cope

Feb. 18, 2025

Many parents don’t have the option to work from home. That includes my husband, who is an emergency department doctor. He will often cover for colleagues when they ask him to switch shifts due to family emergencies. I try to say yes if we can make it work — even when it’s inconvenient for our family. That way, I hope they’ll do the same when our daughters are sick. As a professor, I’m often able to work remotely. But it isn’t easy to do so while caring for a sick child. Since I expect to be in this situation again, I reached out to experts to learn what parents can do to take care of their sick kids and themselves while working from home.

Health

Mpox in the United States Fast Facts

Feb. 18, 2025

Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. Mpox is a viral disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. In 2022, an outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus originated in Africa and is the cousin of the smallpox virus

Health

Ebola Fast Facts

Feb. 18, 2025

Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus, has caused illness in some animals, but not in humans. The first human outbreaks occurred in 1976, one in northern Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in central Africa: and the other, in southern Sudan (now South Sudan). The virus is named after the Ebola River, where the virus was first recognized in 1976, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ebola is extremely infectious but not extremely contagious. It is infectious, because an infinitesimally small amount can cause illness. Laboratory experiments on nonhuman primates suggest that even a single virus may be enough to trigger a fatal infection. Ebola is considered moderately contagious because the virus is not transmitted through the air. Humans can be infected by other humans if they come in contact with body fluids from an infected person or contaminated objects from infected persons. Humans can also be exposed to the virus, for example, by butchering infected animals. Symptoms of Ebola typically include: weakness, fever, aches, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. Additional experiences include rash, red eyes, chest pain, throat soreness, difficulty breathing or swallowing and bleeding (including internal). Typically, symptoms appear eight to 10 days after exposure to the virus, but the incubation period can span two to 21 days. Ebola is not transmissible if someone is asymptomatic and usually not after someone has recovered from it. However, the virus has been found in the semen of men who have recovered from Ebola and possibly could be transmitted from contact with that semen. There are five subspecies of the Ebola virus: Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV), Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV), Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV) and Reston ebolavirus (RESTV).