Author: Beth Moreton

In March 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom promised 1200 tiny homes for the homeless amidst an ongoing homelessness crisis in the Golden State. However, one year after this promise was made, things have changed. Construction of the homes only started in March 2024, with many still being unfinished. With construction not expected to finish until the fall, people are still none the wiser about what is going on with this project. Baby Boomers Most Likely to Be Homeless Source: Ev/Unsplash Out of all of the current generations, Baby Boomers are the most likely to be homeless. These people were born…

In recent years, many customers have preferred to use self-checkout machines due to their convenience. However, due to a rise in shoplifting, many stores have removed these machines in favor of staffed checkout lanes. Safeway is a recent store to join this trend in removing self-checkout machines. The store believes that these machines have partly contributed to the rise in shoplifting, and that is why they have been removed. Customer Complains About Self-Checkout Machines Source: Jay Gooby/Wikimedia Commons The introduction of self-checkout machines led many grocery store customers to believe it would make their shopping habits much easier as it…

While NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite was capturing images of one of California’s largest lakes, Clear Lake, it made an unexpected but important discovery.  The lake had turned bright green in color and was clearly visible from space. However, the satellite images revealed that this green color in the lake is possibly due to an algae bloom. Clear Lake Is Popular With Boaters and Swimmers Source: Pietro De Grandi/Unsplash Clear Lake is one of the oldest lakes in California. It is located 60 miles north of San Francisco Bay and is most commonly used for boating, swimming and fishing. However, due…

Everyone across every state of America likely remembers the opioid addiction crisis, where thousands of people became addicted, and, in some cases, overdosed on opioids. While big pharma companies took the brunt of the blame for this crisis, two brothers from Florida — Chris and Jeff George — were running a “business” that contributed to the opioid crisis and caused thousands of deaths.  The American Pain Clinic in Florida Source: True Crime News/YouTube The George twins ran the American Pain Clinic in Boca Raton, Florida. Hundreds of people would queue outside the clinic daily, wanting some sort of pain relief.…

With birth rates falling and the cost of living rising, many cities and countries across the world are seeing drops in birth rates and are desperately trying to come up with ways to fix the problem. Seoul is one city that has seen a drastic fall in birth rates, which is predicted to continue for the next few decades. To try and fix it, the city is offering cash for men to get a vasectomy reversal in the hope this will cause the birth rate to rise. 90% of Vasectomies Can Be Reversed Source: Dan Burton/Unsplash In what should come…

A World War II plane that went missing during a 1944 mission was recently discovered in Papua New Guinea after 80 years in February 2024. The residents had long rumored that the plane was located there. However, no one knew its exact location until a search group came across it in a jungle. Pilots Missing in Action Source: Michael Barera/Wikimedia Commons Lieutenant Billy Ray Ramsay and Sergeant Charlie J. Sciara were on the plane when it crashed on January 14, 1944. As no one knew where the crash had happened, both pilots and the plane were declared Missing In Action…

A school board in Loudoun County, Virginia, has been called woke after it announced its decision to rename ten of its schools that have been named after problematic people, places or ideas somehow linked to slavery.  While some people were already outraged by this, they became even more outraged when it was announced that the renaming of these schools would cost the taxpayer $25 million.  Schools Are Becoming Too Woke Source: Kenny Eliason/Unsplash Many people are now of the belief that schools are becoming too woke. Some parents even believe that “woke education” is causing their children to become illiterate…

Treasure hunters always hope to find something special that will make hunting for the treasure worth it. For one man in Kentucky, he certainly found luck with his discovery.  He found 700 gold coins in a cornfield. This discovery was amazing for him and supported a long-contested theory on Southerners during the Civil War.  Gold Coins Worth Varying Amounts Source: @a7medtrade/X When the man discovered the coins, they were worth different amounts. Some were worth $1, others were worth $10, and the highest amount any one coin was worth was $20. These are all gold Indian and gold Liberty coins,…

Long gone are the days when fast-food was considered quick, cheap and simple for people to have after a long day when they didn’t want to cook or before going out somewhere due to the extreme price hikes over the last few years. With these companies continuing to raise their prices, what was once a regular occurrence is now seen as a luxury. This is due to a number of reasons, such as the rise in minimum wage and overall food prices. Fast-Food Prices Have Increased by 47% Source: Ashley Green/Unsplash The rise in fast-food prices isn’t as new as…

Many people might look at a $2 bill and not think twice about spending it. After all, it’s just money, and we need it to buy and afford various products. However, that $2 bill sitting in your wallet might not actually be worth $2. A few $2 bills in circulation have been valued, and yours could be worth thousands. The Origins of $2 Bills Source: AKS.9955/Wikimedia Commons $2 bills first came into circulation in 1862 and were issued by the federal government. The initial print on the bill was Alexander Hamilton, which then changed to Thomas Jefferson in 1869. Since…