READ THIS NEXT: Costco Is Under Fire From Shoppers for Getting Rid of This Popular Product. So far this year, Costco has made waves due to different policy changes. In April, the retailer did away with its special COVID hours for seniors, and in May, it ended its exclusive mortgage program. The price of some of Costco’s food products has also been affected by rising inflation, even though membership fees have, surprisingly, remained consistent to date....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Just Said This Is the Tell-Tale Sign You Have Long COVID. In their latest set of projections, researchers at the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub used mathematical models from nine different research groups to develop a set of four forecasts for the next six months, NPR reports. Each included various events that might determine how the virus would spread, including whether or not children would become eligible to be vaccinated or if another highly contagious variant were to appear....

READ THIS NEXT: CVS Is Under Fire for Refusing to Let Shoppers Do This. Over the past few months, CVS has been shuttering stores all across the country. In Nov. 2021, the drugstore chain announced that it would be closing approximately 900 locations by the end of 2024. The closures started this past spring, and 300 stores are expected to close every year for the next three years. So far in 2022, CVS has either announced the upcoming closure or already shuttered stores in a number of states: California, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina, Maryland, New York, and Michigan....

RELATED: If You See This Scary Bug in Your Home, Don’t Kill It, Experts Warn. Maybe you spotted one crawling behind your trash can. Perhaps you noticed a spiny leg sticking out from behind dry goods in your pantry. Even worse, you turned on your kitchen lights one night to see the creepy bug dash across the floor into a hiding space. Whatever the situation may be, finding out your home has become infested with cockroaches can be a seriously unsettling discovery....

Ratray might not have had the lead role in Home Alone, but his part was definitely memorable. The actor was only 13 when the holiday film hit theaters in 1990. While many of the kids in the cast stopped acting as the years went on, Ratray is remains in the biz and still appears in popular movies and TV shows today. Read on to find out more about what Ratray is up to now....

READ THIS NEXT: This Popular Supermarket Chain Is Closing All of Its Pharmacies. Clothing companies have had a particularly hard time the past few years, even with the growth of retail e-commerce. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Annual Retail Trade Survey published in April 2022, sales at clothing and clothing accessories stores fell from $269.5 billion in 2019 to $201.4 billion in 2020. This occurred as the “the need for new clothes and accessories for the workplace or social outings waned....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Pulling This Product From Shelves After Major Backlash. A number of major U.S. retailers have made the voluntary decision to pull products from shelves following calls from nonprofit organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In 2020, Costco stopped selling Chaokoh coconut milk after PETA launched a campaign alleging that Chaokoh’s parent company based in Thailand uses chained monkeys to pick coconuts....

RELATED: This Is How Long the Delta Variant COVID Surge Will Last, Data Shows. Even with restrictions lifted, officials across the U.S. are warning against travel to Las Vegas as the Delta variant continues to keep its hold on the city—even for those vaccinated. In California, both Contra Costa County and Los Angeles County have warned residents against travel to Las Vegas and Nevada. And the entire state of Nevada was just added to Chicago’s reimposed list of travel advisory states....

READ THIS NEXT: Never Put Meat in the Fridge Without Doing This First, CDC Warns. There’s no shortage of excitement on Thanksgiving Day. Besides preparing and serving the meal itself, the holiday usually brings crowds of friends and family together, which can turn the meal into a daylong affair. But if you took a little extra time watching the game, catching up with relatives, or taking a much-needed post-feast nap, your remaining food might not be safe to eat right now....

During a Jan. 25 interview on Today, Fauci discussed an emerging practice called “double-masking,” which is where people wear two masks at once instead of just one. “If you have a physical covering with one layer, you put another layer on,” Fauci said. “It just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also encourages wearing more than one layer, although it doesn’t specifically say you need to double-mask to do so....

“Coffee consumption does seem to have some correlation to a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer’s,” Donald Weaver, PhD, co-director of the Krembil Brain Institute and the study’s co-author, said in a statement. “But we wanted to investigate why that is—which compounds are involved and how they may impact age-related cognitive decline.” What they discovered was that one type of coffee in particular is the most beneficial. Read on to see what your daily brew can do for your brain in the long run, according to science....

RELATED: The Most Dramatic Feuds in Hollywood History. Johnson posted about his co-stars from The Fate of the Furious on Instagram in August 2016. The post has since been deleted. As reported by Today, Johnson wrote in the caption that his women co-stars “are always amazing and I love ’em,” but the men “are a different story.” He continued, “Some conduct themselves as stand up men and true professionals, while others don’t....

An alarming one in three U.S. adults have at least one condition that spikes their stroke risk, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes, the CDC says. But new research shows that women with another common condition are at a 34 percent increased risk of stroke. Read on to learn whether you or a loved one may be at a higher risk of experiencing a potentially life-threatening medical emergency—and what you can do to help prevent it....

RELATED: If Your Plants Are Dying, This Simple Trick Will Revive Them. When you hear “Epsom salt,” you may think of the well-known health benefits, which range from soothing arthritis pain to relieving stress. Maybe you even have it on hand for the next time you want to have a relaxing soak in the tub. But did you know that it is also a best-kept secret of gardeners? Also known as magnesium sulfate, Epsom salt is a combination of magnesium and sulfur, both of which are important for plant growth, the Epsom Salt Council says....

1 Intruder ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb According to neighbor Jenny Warwick, 62, the python broke into the house across the road at around 5.30 am on Tuesday, August 23. Warwick was alerted to the slippery intruder when her dog Rodney began to bark at the snake, and she then noticed it slithering across a roof before trying to get inside the house via an upstairs window. Warwick, who has lived on the street for 36 years, saw the snake being pushed out of the window by the residents, who were wielding a broom handle....

“You know that annoying message in the corner of your computer screen asking you to install the latest update? It’s easy to press ‘remind me later’ and never update—but this is one of the easiest ways that hackers can get into your device and take advantage of the unpatched vulnerabilities,” says cybersecurity expert Taz Khan. Updating your browser is the simplest way to ensure you have a safer connection, which will make you less likely to get hacked, as the U....

A July paper published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine suggests that limiting a person’s intake of refined carbohydrates can help reduce high blood sugar, which might ultimately save their life. The paper specifically cites an April study of COVID patients with pre-existing type 2 diabetes published in Cell Metabolism. In the study, researchers found that diabetic coronavirus patients with well-controlled blood sugar were approximately 10 percent less likely to die during hospitalization than those with poorly controlled blood glucose levels....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Feel This in Your Throat, Get Checked for Cancer. Whether your go-to breakfast is safe to eat daily may come down to one simple question: whether or not it contains a certain type of nitrate. “Nitrates are compounds made up of one nitrogen atom and three oxygen atoms,” explains Lindsay Delk, RD, RDN, a registered dietician of over 20 years. Depending on their source, different types of nitrates “behave differently in the body,” she says....

READ THIS NEXT: The Best First Date Idea For Your Zodiac Sign. 47 Unique First Date Ideas Here, we’ve compiled all of the greatest, non-boring, and expertly vetted first date ideas that are guaranteed to not only impress your date but also potentially lay the groundwork for a lasting relationship. In other words, they’re sure to extend a lot further than your typical dinner date. Who knows? It could be the start of something new....

Frankie and Paige have shared details of their journey to become parents on social media, posting updates on Instagram and videos on YouTube. Frankie is best known for the roles he played as a child and teen, including starring on the series Malcolm in the Middle for seven seasons and for the movies Agent Cody Banks and My Dog Skip. Now, he’s a 35-year-old new dad with a newly larger family....