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Boater jumps into California lake to rescue struggling baby deer
Odd News // 1 hour ago
Boater jumps into California lake to rescue struggling baby deer
June 27 (UPI) -- A California boater was recorded on video jumping out of his vessel to rescue a struggling baby deer.
Indonesian hotel offers poolside 'puppy therapy' for guests
Odd News // 2 hours ago
Indonesian hotel offers poolside 'puppy therapy' for guests
June 27 (UPI) -- An Indonesia hotel is partnering with an animal rescue group to offer guests poolside "puppy therapy" sessions twice a week.
Fisherman reels in trout with 'cursed' wedding ring in Lake Michigan
Odd News // 2 hours ago
Fisherman reels in trout with 'cursed' wedding ring in Lake Michigan
June 27 (UPI) -- An Illinois man fishing in Lake Michigan found something unusual about the steelhead trout he reeled in -- it was wearing a "cursed" wedding ring.
Study: Voter turnout for '18 midterms on par with presidential elections
U.S. News // 2 hours ago
Study: Voter turnout for '18 midterms on par with presidential elections
June 27 (UPI) -- More than 120 million Americans voted in the midterm elections last fall -- an increase of about 11 percent over the same mid-cycle vote four years earlier, federal statistics showed Thursday.
Rise of robots could eliminate 20M manufacturing jobs by 2030
U.S. News // 2 hours ago
Rise of robots could eliminate 20M manufacturing jobs by 2030
June 27 (UPI) -- The rise of robots, artificial intelligence, energy storage, automation and machine learning could eliminate 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030, a new study by Oxford Economics found.
Third report shows changes in first quarter U.S. economic growth
U.S. News // 2 hours ago
Third report shows changes in first quarter U.S. economic growth
June 27 (UPI) -- For the third time, new government figures on Thursday revised U.S. economic growth during the first quarter of 2019.
Morning people may have slightly lower risk for breast cancer
Health News // 3 hours ago
Morning people may have slightly lower risk for breast cancer
New research suggests that women who rise early in the morning may have a slightly lower risk of developing breast cancer.
Albino alligators create batch of albino eggs at Florida park
Odd News // 3 hours ago
Albino alligators create batch of albino eggs at Florida park
June 27 (UPI) -- A wildlife park in Florida said its mated pair of albino alligators have led to what are believed to be the world's first full batch of albino alligator eggs.
Climate impacts of airplane contrails could triple by 2050
Science News // 4 hours ago
Climate impacts of airplane contrails could triple by 2050
June 27 (UPI) -- Under certain conditions, airplane contrails become contrail cirrus, icy clouds that trap the sun's heat and warms the planet. New research suggests the climate impact of airplane contrails could triple by 2050.
Soy may lower cholesterol, study shows, contradicting FDA claims
Health News // 4 hours ago
Soy may lower cholesterol, study shows, contradicting FDA claims
June 27 (UPI) -- Soy-based food products may hold health benefits, after all, contradicting past claims that the food has no nutritional value.
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