RELATED: This Is How Much Money Makes You Middle Class in Your State, Data Shows. Median middle-age household income: $61,492 Median middle-age household income: $87,672 Median middle-age household income: $74,329 Median middle-age household income: $57,708 Median middle-age household income: $94,338 RELATED: This Is How Much Money Makes You Rich in Your State, According to Data. Median middle-age household income: $95,010 Median middle-age household income: $97,481 Median middle-age household income: $85,227 Median middle-age household income: $68,577 And for more rankings and finance facts sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

READ THIS NEXT: If You See This in a Parking Lot, Call 911 Immediately, Police Warn. This summer, police across the country have issued warnings about different scams and crimes, some of which involve criminals knocking on your door. In June, the Chicago Police Department warned residents about a new burglary scheme targeting elderly people. As part of the con, the first suspect knocks on a victim’s door to ask about home repairs or water problems....

RELATED: If You Bought This at Costco, Stop Using It Immediately, Authorities Say. On Sept. 29, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that Macy’s voluntarily recalled Martha Stewart Collection Oil & Vinegar Cruets. The products are tapered clear glass vessels. They have a square base and a metal spout to pour oil or vinegar out of the top. When purchased, the number 608356787608 was printed on a tag that was tied to the product....

RELATED: If You Take These 2 Supplements, Your Stroke Risk May Be High, Study Says. While there is still no way to know if the supplement you’re purchasing will provide the results they promise, looking for a seal of approval from the United States Pharmacopeial Convention on the bottle will guarantee that the product in question contains the ingredients listed on the label in the quantities advertised. Besides checking for purity and potency, the small green and yellow “USP Verified” seal signifies that the product has been vetted by the independent group to be free of harmful levels of contaminants or ingredients and “has been made according to [Food and Drug Administration] FDA current Good Manufacturing Practices using sanitary and well-controlled procedures....

A new scam is targeting people looking for health insurance and if you fall for it, your personal information could be delivered on a silver platter to scammers, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Read on to discover what to watch out for and how to protect yourself if you think you’ve been targeted. RELATED: If You Get This Message from Your Bank, Contact Authorities, FBI Says. According to the FBI, scammers are taking advantage of health care customers by offering supposedly free medical services, often posing as representatives for legitimate health care institutions or companies to do so....

RELATED: Android Users Are Being Charged Hundreds After Clicking on This Message. Scammers are targeting T-Mobile customers through a new text message con. The grift starts when you receive a text message that appears to be from T-Mobile, The T-Mo Report first noted on Oct. 2. The text message says that you may have been affected by a T-Mobile service outage and that the company wants to compensate you for the inconvenience....

RELATED: If You’re Not Cleaning This, You’re Inviting Mice Into Your Home. Bird feeders in your yard are a common source of attraction for mice, says Megan Cavanaugh, a pest control expert and co-owner of the pest control company Done Right Pest Solutions in Minnesota. “Nuts and seeds are a favorite food of mice,” she explains. “Mice, like all animals, are always looking for food sources. If you have a food source in or around your home, they are going to be attracted to it....

France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran was very vocal about his professional opinion on fabric face masks while on France Inter radio on Jan. 19. “Artisan masks that you make at home, with the best intentions in the world, respecting the official advice, do not necessarily offer all the necessary guarantees,” Veran said. The Health Minister would prefer people opt for more protective masks. “All masks which have a filtering power greater than 90 percent are valid—that includes almost all surgical masks for the general public,” he added....

RELATED: If You Never Clean This, You’re Inviting Black Widows Into Your Home. Hot summer temperatures and heavy rains have created prime conditions for cockroaches to come out in droves in Gwinnett County, according to James Murphy, an ANR Extension Agent at the University of Georgia Agricultural Extension. “If it is raining cats and dogs, it might as well be raining cockroaches,” Murphy told WSB-TV 2 Atlanta. For the latest health and safety news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter!...

RELATED: This Everyday Necessity May Soon Be Impossible to Find, Experts Say. Hackers hit Colonial Pipeline Co. over the weekend with a ransomware attack that takes data from computerized systems hostage until a payment is made, USA Today reported. The company subsequently shut down its 5,500 miles of pipeline on May 8 as an effort to contain the breach, according to The New York Times. Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at fuel-savings app GasBuddy, told USA Today that gas may run out at stations in states that rely on the Colonial’s supply if the situation isn’t fixed soon....

RELATED: If You Notice This on Your Skin, Get Your Kidneys Checked, Experts Warn. Even if your cat is your closest companion, they may still bite or scratch for a wide range of reasons. As natural predators, many cats attack instinctively when they are afraid, showing dominance, or as a form of play. However, experts warn that there can be potentially serious consequences if your cat breaks the skin while biting or scratching....

Last summer, spotted lanternflies made headlines when New Jersey and Pennsylvania put a combined 34 counties under quarantine due to their presence. While the bug may look beautiful, with a stripped bee-like body and a pair of sheer wings atop a set of red wings—both sporting chic black spots—it wreaks havoc on crucial crops. NBC Philadelphia reports the spotted lanternfly is set to reemerge in a month. Last winter, before dying off, adult spotted lanternflies laid eggs, which will soon give way to a whole new swath of pests....

More than 51 million Americans use Roku as of Feb. 2021, which makes it an easy target for scammers. According to the company’s website, Roku customers may be targeted for activation and technical support scams, in which scammers falsely claim to be affiliated with the company and ask for activation or support fees. “Technical support scams are an unfortunate industry-wide problem, where criminals use various forms of deception to extract personal information and gain financial favor from unsuspecting victims,” the company explains....

At least 29 million Americans take a low-dose aspirin every day, according to research by the Harvard Medical School, as reported by The Washington Post. “The number includes about 10 million people who do not have a history of heart disease or stroke and 6.6 million people who are taking daily aspirin without a doctor’s advice or knowledge,” the newspaper reports. And for more medication to look out for, If You’re Taking This OTC Medicine More Than Twice a Week, See a Doctor....

To answer a hypothesis about the use of specific blood thinners used in combination with aspirin, researchers from the University of Michigan examined data on 3,280 patients who had been prescribed a new class of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC), including apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban. Research showed that a third of the patients were also taking aspirin, despite the fact they didn’t have another reason to take a daily dose, such as a recent heart attack or an operation such as a heart valve replacement....

RELATED: If You Take This Common Medication to Sleep, Stop Now, New Study Says. On June 14, electronics manufacturer Royal Philips issued a voluntary recall of specific Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-Level Pressure (BiPAP) machines, typically used to treat sleep apnea. The affected devices include the DreamStation ASV; DreamStation ST and AVAPS; SystemOne ASV4; C Series ASV, S/T, and AVAPS; OmniLab Advanced Plus In-Lab Titration Device; System One Q Series; DreamStation CPAP, Auto CPAP, and BiPAP; DreamStation GO CPAP and APAP; Dorma 400 and 400 CPAP; and REMStar SE Auto CPAP....

Raw milk may come from cows, sheep, goats, buffalo, or horses. It essentially goes straight from the animal to the bottle, with no process in between. The process of pasteurization—heating milk to a high enough temperature for long enough to kill the germs within it—developed in the 1920s in response to widespread outbreaks of tuberculosis, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, and other diseases that were transmitted by milk, the CDC reports....

That’s why knowing which symptoms to watch for, no matter how unrelated they may seem, is crucial—as is being aware of any factors that may put you at a higher risk for getting developing pancreatic cancer. Read on to find out why back pain might be a warning sign of this deadly disease, and when to get it checked out. READ THIS NEXT: If You Notice This on Your Face, Get Checked for Cancer....

In September, The New York Times reported that the Plano, Texas-based department store had agreed to sell the retail end of its business to Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners, which primarily operate malls and outlets. The two companies would pay JCPenney $300 million for the remainder of its retail operations, as well as take on the company’s $500 million in debt. However, according to The Wall Street Journal, it’s as of yet unclear how the company will emerge from the bankruptcy process now that a group of JCPenney’s lenders, led by Aurelius Capital Management, are challenging the division of proceeds from the company’s sale, alleging that it favors some lenders over others....

On the morning of Feb. 22, the star shared videos and photos to her Instagram feed and Instagram story of her waking up Max and Emme (who also goes by the nickname Lulu) with a luxurious birthday meal of Fruity Pebbles pancakes, confetti waffles, eggs, and bacon. (Pancakes and waffles? Now that’s a special occasion.) Lopez also serenaded them with a bit of the song “Good Morning” from the movie Singin’ in the Rain, and gave them each a birthday card with heartfelt words of pride and love....