RELATED: Never Say These 5 Words at a Funeral, Expert Warns. August Abbott, PhD, a relationship counselor and etiquette expert on JustAnswer, who spent 40 years teaching etiquette classes, says the worst thing you can say to someone who just retired is some version of a message that connects their retirement to their mortality, such as, “I hope you live long enough to really enjoy it.” Cringe-worthy as that misstep may sound, she confirms, “Yes, I’ve heard this said out loud—and worse, people recounting all the people they’ve known or even heard of who retired and died shortly thereafter....

RELATED: 7 Foods You Should Never Put in Your Slow Cooker. Many refrigerators have a handy, built-in compartment for eggs located on the fridge door, but experts say that storing your eggs there would be a mistake. That’s because the door is the area of your fridge most susceptible to temperature changes, so keeping eggs there would make them more vulnerable to spoilage. Instead, experts say you should keep your eggs in the main body of the fridge, toward the back of the middle shelf....

Ohio governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio had reported 87 new COVID deaths in the previous 24 hours during a press conference on Sept. 15. That is the highest number of deaths the state has reported in one day since early May. According to The New York Times, this is the third-highest one-day death count the state has reported overall since the start of the pandemic. On May 6, Ohio reported 90 new deaths, and before that, on April 29, the state reported 138 new deaths—its highest one-day count to date....

READ THIS NEXT: Doctor Issues Major New Warning to All Americans—Including the Vaccinated. New cases are no longer declining, however. Last month, we started to see infections increasing once again, largely thanks to a subvariant of the Omicron variant, BA.2. According to the latest data from the CDC, the U.S. has seen COVID cases increase by more than 21 percent in just the last week alone. BA.2, otherwise known as “stealth Omicron,” quickly became the country’s dominant coronavirus variant in late March, but other Omicron subvariants have been popping up across the world....

“I looked at myself in the mirror and saw a photo of myself with some friends, and I didn’t recognize myself at all,” Parent, now 31, told Best Life. “It was like I blinked and two years had gone by.” In late 2017, with New Year’s Eve quickly approaching, Jasmine and Jeremy—who was also significantly overweight—decided it was time to commit to turning their lives around. In order to be the best parents possible to their two young girls, they needed to get serious about their health....

READ THIS NEXT: Half of Pet Owners Say They’d Dump Their Partner Over This, New Study Says. Some owners love their pets so much that they’re willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for them. Nearly one in four pet owners say they would actually sacrifice their own lives to save their dog, according to a survey from Rowan. But even if you’re not willing to go that far, chances are you would still make certain significant changes for your pet....

“More than 6 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s,” says the Alzheimer’s Association, which notes that as people get older the cases of AD will continue to rise. “By 2050, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer’s may grow to a projected 12.7 million, barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or cure Alzheimer’s disease.” However, a recent study a promising new treatment for AD—one that may actually reverse cognitive decline....

Party City announced this week that they would be opening about 25 Halloween City pop-ups, a small fraction of the 275 stores that sprung up last season. The retail chain still plans to hire around 20,000 temporary employees to support the stores during their busiest season, but expects they will only be able to retain about 10 percent of these employees post-Halloween.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Party City also conducted a survey and found that 96 percent of parents plan to celebrate Halloween this year with their kids, but 70 percent of them will be seeking alternatives to traditional trick-or-treating....

RELATED: 19 Stars Who Were Fired From Hit TV Shows. About to begin its 18th season, Grey’s Anatomy has been on the air since 2005. In those early days, Pompeo’s Meredith Grey was a surgical intern who starts an affair with neurosurgeon Derek, known by Meredith and her friends as “McDreamy.” In the excerpt from Rice’s oral history published by The Hollywood Reporter, several members of the show’s creative team explained that Derek wasn’t supposed to be a realistic character but a perfect, ideal man....

READ THIS NEXT: The Dog You Should Have Based on Your Zodiac Sign. English mastiffs can stand up to three feet tall and weigh up to 230 pounds. They’re a large, lovable, and loyal breed that requires a diligent owner. “Gentle giant owners make the best romantic partners,” says Becky Morrison, a mental health nurse practitioner at RAAM Rapid Access Addiction and Mental Health. “Loving a giant bread teaches us patience, which is so needed in a romantic relationship....

The manager also said they would require unusual proof for certain excuses, such as the death of a pet. Read on to find out what the message contained and how internet commenters and the restaurant’s parent company reacted. 1 Pet Died? “Bring Him In and Prove It” The message shared with employees read, “Our call-offs are occurring at a staggering rate. From now on, if you call off, you might as well go out and look for another job....

READ THIS NEXT: Grocery Stores Including Stop & Shop Are Closing Locations, Starting Jan. 2. In July, PNC announced plans to close approximately 135 in-store locations. According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, all of these branches were located inside grocery stores, including 127 in Giant Food and Stop & Shop supermarkets throughout Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. The remaining eight branches were all in ShopRite stores in Pennsylvania, with closures beginning in October....

READ THIS NEXT: 5 Warnings to Shoppers From Former Kroger Employees. Multiple Kroger shoppers have recently claimed they were fraudulently charged. The Moraine Police Department in Moraine, Ohio, took to Facebook on Dec. 22 to warn about the incidents and issue a fraud alert. According to the post, the department started getting complaints on Dec. 17 from Kroger customers who had placed online grocery orders for delivery either through the retailer’s app or Instacart....

1 Taunting Riot Police Footage shows riot police up to their calves in deep mud, struggling to pull each other out. As they try to free themselves, a man dressed in a wizard’s robe strolls around them, appearing to taunt the officers. At one point, he even touches one of the riot police on the shoulder and the leg. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb 2 Protesters Dispersed The police eventually managed to disperse the protesters, and the mine expansion is underway....

“Unusual and questionably effective,” is how the Tulsa police department described the alleged thief’s choice of getup in a social media post. Read on to find out what went down, and why this may not be the strangest porch piracy case in recent weeks. 1 An Innovation in Robbery: Thong As Mask Tulsa police were tipped off about a porch pirate case in the western region of the city on Jan....

The Japanese study, which was presented at the 84th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society in early August, examined the relationship between household income and blood pressure by observing 4,314 employees with daytime jobs—all of whom started their work in 2012 with normal blood pressure levels. Researchers divided the workers into four groups, according to annual household income: less than around $48,000 (5 million Japanese yen), $48,000 to around $76,500 (8 million Japanese yen), $76,500 to $95,500 (10 million Japanese yen), and then $95,500 or more per year....

On Dec. 1, Ben Clark, host of the popular Brit radio show Mornings on Radio Exe, played Ora’s hit song “I Will Never Let You Down,” revealing to his listeners that it would be the last time she would be featured on his show for quite awhile. “I can’t speak for any other Radio Exe presenter, as of now for the foreseeable future, I’m not playing any of her songs,” he explained....

READ THIS NEXT: Costco Will No Longer Let You Do This in Stores. In April, Sam’s Club announced that it would be updating its house brand, Member’s Mark, in an effort to be more environmentally conscious. Over the next 18 months, customers will see new a new logo for Member’s Mark products, which will now feature a “subtle checkmark.” Moving towards becoming a regenerative brand, much like its parent company Walmart, Sam’s Club is also removing certain ingredients from Member’s Mark food and consumable products, including high fructose corn syrup and aspartame....

Adapted from the 1955 novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita is about a man (Jeremy Irons), who becomes obsessed with a 14-year-old girl and begins an illicit relationship with her after her mother dies (Melanie Griffith). Swain has said that she knew before it came out that the movie was going to raise some eyebrows due to the nature of the story. Read on to find out more about Swain’s life today and for her memories of making Lolita....

RELATED: See Harrison Ford’s Son Now, Who’s a Major Celebrity Chef. On June 24, 32-year-old Eric Murphy took to Instagram to share the first photo of himself and his girlfriend, 25-year-old Jasmin Lawrence. The post included one picture in black and white and one in color to match the aesthetic of his Instagram page. “Head over heels in LOVE with YOU,” Eric wrote below the photo of the couple. Yesterday, Jasmin posted her first photo of the pair....