Health

North Carolina Justices Say Family Can Sue Over Unwanted COVID-19 Shot

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors’ group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine without consent, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday, reversing a lower-court decision that declared a federal health emergency law blocked the litigation. A trial judge […]

Technology

7 Text Messages You May Not Realize Are Condescending

Most people these days rely on text messages as their main form of communication; for some, the thought of making a phone call is even scary. That said, since a text can’t capture one’s body language and nonverbal cues, it is easy for certain messages to come across as condescending or blatantly rude. “Condescension isn’t […]

Before You Google A Business’ Phone Number, Beware Of This Scam

When you quickly do a Google search to get a restaurant or your favorite retailer’s number, you’ll want to watch out: the number you may see may be a scam. That’s because savvy scammers can infiltrate search results to become the top one you see and fool you into thinking their result ― in this […]

Is It Bad To Use Your Laptop On Your Stomach?

After a long day (or week) at work, there’s something so comfy and cozy about lounging on your couch or bed with your laptop propped on your stomach as you binge-watch a show or fall down an internet rabbit hole. But as relaxing as this setup may feel, is it actually bad for you (or […]

The Surprising Reason These Wild JD Vance Memes Keep Spreading

If you are online right now, the JD Vance you are likely seeing is not the one who is the vice president of the United States. Instead, Vance’s face is being edited into memes that make him look childlike or absurd. He is now a Minion or a Shrek character holding a lollipop, or the […]

Bluesky CEO Makes A Jab At Mark Zuckerberg With Her T-Shirt

Jay Graber, the CEO of the microblogging social media site Bluesky, sent a message to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg with a T-shirt she wore at South by Southwest. During a SXSW panel on Monday, Graber wore a black shirt that read “Mundus sine caesaribus,” a Latin phrase that translates to “a world without Caesars.” The […]

Should You Consider Ditching Your Bluetooth Headphones?

During the 2024 election, former vice president Kamala Harris was photographed using wired headphones connected to a phone as she boarded Air Force Two. This is not the first time Harris was photographed using wired headphones, either. In her famous “We did it, Joe” call to President Joe Biden about their 2020 victory over Donald […]

I’m An Influencer. This Is The Dark Side Of My Job I Wish More People Knew About.

It’s easy to scroll through TikTok or Instagram and see your favorite influencers sharing glamorous updates, whether that’s opening free gifts, walking red carpets or traveling. At first glance, it looks like influencers are living their dream life ― and, in a way, they are. They have access and opportunities the general population doesn’t normally […]

More News