Sports

Mets infielder Nick Madrigal could miss 2025 season with fractured left shoulder

Feb. 28, 2025

New York Mets infielder Nick Madrigal could miss the entire 2025 season with a fractured left shoulder. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Friday that Madrigal needs surgery to repair his non-throwing shoulder, which the player dislocated Sunday when he fell to the ground after throwing a ball to first base against the Washington Nationals. An MRI on Monday revealed the extent of the injury, with Mendoza saying at the time that Madrigal would likely be out for an extended period. The club immediately placed Madrigal on the 60-day injured list and acquired Alexander Canario from the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations.

Sports

Eagles star A.J. Brown reveals why he pursued football career over baseball

Feb. 28, 2025

A.J. Brown's sixth season in the NFL was likely his most memorable. The All-Pro wide receiver delivered a third consecutive 1,000-yard season and was a key part of the Philadelphia Eagles' run to a Super Bowl title. Before making the leap to the NFL, Brown finished with just under 3,000 receiving yards with the Ole Miss Rebels during his time as a college football star. While Brown has become one of the best players in his sport, there was a time when he contemplated a different path.

Travel

A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims

Feb. 28, 2025

There are more than 8 billion people in the world. And about a quarter of them are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month. It’s Ramadan, and it’s the holiest month of the Muslim calendar. In 2025, it runs roughly from February 28 to March 30. But what if you’re not a Muslim and instead just a caring, considerate person. Is there anything you should do so you don’t come across as insensitive to your fasting friends in the United States or abroad during Ramadan?

Travel

She traveled to Italy to save her marriage. Here’s how she ended up falling for her Italian tour guide

Feb. 28, 2025

When Monica Kennedy booked the trip to the Amalfi Coast, she was hoping the time in Italy would save her marriage. It was 2017. Monica lived in a nice house in Connecticut in the United States. She worked as a clinical paralegal at Yale Law School. She’d been married for over 20 years. Her adult children had gone to college. In her spare time, Monica taught yoga classes and spent time with friends. On the outside, her life looked perfect. But the cracks in Monica’s decades-long marriage were deepening. Beneath the surface, Monica was unhappy and her relationship was breaking down.

Travel

NTSB cites air traffic controller distraction in 2023 California near-miss as feds target staffing shortages

Feb. 28, 2025

A near-collision between two planes at a major California airport two years ago was caused by an air traffic controller distracted by a third plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, as federal officials roll out a plan to boost air traffic controller recruitment. The February 23, 2023, incident involved a Mesa Airlines plane attempting to land on the same runway from which a SkyWest Airlines flight was taking off at Bob Hope Burbank Airport in California. The two planes came within 1,680 feet of each other in one of several high-profile close calls at the time.

Travel

American Airlines passenger claims to witness 'gate lice' crackdown ahead of boarding

Feb. 28, 2025

American Airlines appears to be keeping its promise of not letting pesky "gate lice" passengers board a plane before it's their turn. A flight passenger and Reddit user took to the social media platform to share a recent airport story about an American Airlines gate agent who held up the airline's strong crackdown against "gate lice." The recent flyer, writing on the subreddit thread r/americanairlines, applauds a gate agent at the Pensacola, Florida, airport who strongly enforced the correct boarding zone.

Travel

Melania Trump announces return of White House Easter Egg Roll

Feb. 28, 2025

First lady Melania Trump has announced that preparations are underway for this spring’s White House Easter Egg Roll. The beloved tradition — now marking its 147th year — dates back to Rutherford B. Hayes’ presidency in 1878, according to the White House website. Before that time, egg rolls were banned on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol due to an uptick in popularity that caused landscape concerns, the same source stated.

Travel

7 planets will be on display tonight but you only have a short window to see the stunning sight

Feb. 28, 2025

A stunning cosmic getaway is in store for residents of the United States on Friday evening as seven planets will align in a spectacular display — dubbed a planet parade — that can be seen without traveling far from home. Such a sight won’t be visible again until 2040. "Seven planets will be visible in the evening sky," Bill Cooke, NASA astronomer based at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, told Fox News Digital. "And three of them are going to be easily visible."

Science & Tech

Pandas eat bamboo instead of going with their gut. Scientists explain why

Feb. 28, 2025

Pandas famously love bamboo but the fluffy mammals actually have digestive systems typical of animals that eat a meat-based diet - and Chinese scientists now think they know why. They say gorging on the tall, fast-growing plant can influence the covert carnivores’ behavior and regulate the bears’ sense of smell and taste. Native to southwest China, pandas spend up to 16 hours a day devouring bamboo, absorbing a genetic material called microRNA (miRNA) into their bloodstream, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers.

Science & Tech

Simon Cowell warns AI ‘shouldn’t be able to steal’ human talent

Feb. 28, 2025

Simon Cowell wants to see artists protected against AI. The "America’s Got Talent" judge wrote commentary in The Daily Mail this week criticizing potential changes to U.K. law that would allow companies to use any online material to train AI models unless they explicitly opt out. Cowell warned that the livelihood of artists was at risk of "being wiped out." "The thought that anyone would believe they have the right to blindly give this country’s creative ideas away – for nothing – is just wrong," he said. "I passionately care about people’s personal creativity – and AI shouldn’t be able to steal the talent of those humans who created the magic in the first place."