National Interest
Here's Where Americans Have Most, Least 'Good Days' Each Year Here's Where Americans Have Most, Least 'Good Days' Each Year Here's Where Americans Have Most, Least 'Good Days' Each Year
Here's Where Americans Have Most, Least 'Good Days' Each Year Some Americans are stacking more good days than others, and where you live may play a bigger role than you think. A new national survey shows that the average American racks up 252 good days a year, but residents in certain states are reporting significantly more.  Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Icelandic Provisions, the annual Bowl Half Full report looked at how healthy habits, morning rituals and even food choices shape daily optimism. Florida topped the list with an average of 276 good days annually, while at the opposite end, Connecticut, Kentucky and Vermont residents …

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States: PA State Police Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States: PA State Police Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States: PA State Police
Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States: PA State Police A woman accused of posing as a nurse under 20 fake names and stealing prescription drugs from health care facilities across Pennsylvania and other states is now at the center of a growing criminal investigation — and police say they don’t even know who she really is. The woman has been charged under the name Shannon Nicole Womack, 39, but Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, July 25, that they are now seeking the public’s help in positively identifying her true legal name. Investigators have uncovered additional false identities since her April 2025 arrest, prompting police to rele…

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by Jillian Pikora
Massapequa, NY
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Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash
Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash A Georgia woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for causing a high-speed crash that killed a Long Island mother and injured another person. Rachel Lodice, 22, formerly of Jericho, was sentenced on Monday, July 21, in Nassau County Court after pleading guilty to a slew of charges stemming from the April 2024 crash that killed 64-year-old Cynthia Mitchell. Lodice, who had recently moved to Georgia from Jericho, was high on marijuana when she got behind the wheel of her 2023 Kia Rio and sped more than six miles down Hicksville Road in Massapequa — at times swerving into oncoming traffic,…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Wrestler ‘Buff’ Bagwell Gets Leg Amputated Following 2020 Crash: ‘I’m Taking This By The Horns’ Wrestler ‘Buff’ Bagwell Gets Leg Amputated Following 2020 Crash: ‘I’m Taking This By The Horns’ Wrestler ‘Buff’ Bagwell Gets Leg Amputated Following 2020 Crash: ‘I’m Taking This By The Horns’
Wrestler ‘Buff’ Bagwell Gets Leg Amputated Following 2020 Crash: ‘I’m Taking This By The Horns’ Five years after he was involved in a gruesome car crash, Marcus "Buff" Bagwell is facing his latest battle outside of the ring. The five-time WCW World Tag Team Champion underwent an above-the-knee amputation after multiple attempts to repair damage from the 2020 crash were unsuccessful. Bagwell crashed his car into a shopping mall in 2020, leaving him with grievous injuries that ultimately led to his decision to amputate.  His story was documented by former WWE wrestler Maven Huffman on his YouTube channel following the July 9 surgery. In the 1990s, Buff Bagwell was one of the…

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by Zak Failla
Harrisburg, PA
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Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ
Man With ‘Fugitive To-Do List’ Lured PA Victim, Robbed Bank App, Fled To GA After Fight: DOJ A Delaware man who kept a "fugitive to-do list" on his phone after a violent kidnapping and robbery has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, July 14. Donnie Taylor, 21, of Wilmington, lured a Pennsylvania man to a New Castle parking lot with the promise of sex in the early hours of Oct. 17, 2022, according to the DOJ. Once the man arrived, Taylor and Kyaire Finch punched him in the head, stole his phone and wallet, and used his banking app to transfer $1,400. Finch then restrained the man in the backseat of a vehicle while Taylor …

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by Jillian Pikora
Fredericksburg, VA
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Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say
Virginia Man Worked With Georgia Inmate To Flood State With Meth, Feds Say A Virginia man who helped a Georgia prison inmate flood the state with meth is headed to federal prison. Christopher M. Sullivan, 31, of Bristol, was sentenced to 96 months in prison after a federal jury convicted him of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, authorities announced on Thursday, July 17. Sullivan was found guilty in June following a three-day trial in US District Court in Abingdon. According to federal prosecutors, Sullivan worked directly with Christopher David Johnson, an inmate inside a Georgia state prison, who was running a large-scale meth trafficking operation from…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You ‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You ‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You
‘Good Trouble’ Anti-Trump Protests Set Across NY On Thursday: Find Location Near You Five years after the death of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will gather on Thursday, July 17, for a national day of peaceful protest aimed at protecting civil rights and confronting the policies of President Donald Trump. The campaign, called "Good Trouble Lives On," is organizing hundreds of local protests and community actions to fight back against what organizers call “attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration.” Events will take place at courthouses, public spaces, and street corners across the U.S. You can use the m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
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Man Accused Of Holding Victim Against Their Will On GWB Approach: Port Authority PD Man Accused Of Holding Victim Against Their Will On GWB Approach: Port Authority PD Man Accused Of Holding Victim Against Their Will On GWB Approach: Port Authority PD
Man Accused Of Holding Victim Against Their Will On GWB Approach: Port Authority PD A Georgia man was arrested Thursday, July 3, after Port Authority police say he was holding someone against their will on the approach to the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey. James Reese, 53, was taken into custody after police received a report from New Jersey State Police describing a vehicle involved in a possible abduction, according to Port Authority officials. The incident occurred on the New Jersey side of the bridge approach. Officers located the vehicle and arrested Reese on charges of simple assault and criminal restraint, officials said. Reese was taken to the Bergen Coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks America has reached another grim milestone as the number of confirmed cases of the measles hit a record high since the US declared the disease "under control" decades ago. A total of 1,267 confirmed measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 38 states and jurisdictions — more than triple the number reported in all of 2024, according to the agency's latest report. At least 27 outbreaks (defined as three or more connected cases) have been reported so far this year, with 88 percent of cases (1,115 of 1,267) linked to outbreaks, health officials …

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by Zak Failla
Pascack Valley, NJ
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$4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Montvale 7-Eleven $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Montvale 7-Eleven $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Montvale 7-Eleven
$4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Montvale 7-Eleven A lucky New Jersey lottery player is $4 million richer after hitting big in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing—and now we know where the winning ticket was sold. The ticket, which matched all five white balls, was purchased at 7-Eleven at 1 Kinderkamack Road in Montvale, lottery officials said. The June 20 drawing produced three “Match 5” winners across the country, in New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington, according to the Mega Millions website. It marked the first time since the game’s April rule changes that three second-tier winners were drawn in one night. Under the new rules, each “M…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey
Garden State Gold: $4M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In New Jersey A lucky New Jersey lottery player hit big in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, winning $4 million by matching all five white balls, game officials said. UPDATE: Lottery officials announced the winning ticket was sold in Bergen County. The June 20 drawing produced three “Match 5” winners across the country, New Jersey, Georgia, and Washington, according to the Mega Millions website. It’s the first time since April’s rule changes that three second-tier Mega Millions winners were drawn in a single night. Instead of the old flat $1 million prize, each winning ticket now gets its own multip…

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by Cecilia Levine
Beacon, NY
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Gun-Toting Trio Park At Police HQ, Caught After Shooting Threats In Beacon: Cops Gun-Toting Trio Park At Police HQ, Caught After Shooting Threats In Beacon: Cops Gun-Toting Trio Park At Police HQ, Caught After Shooting Threats In Beacon: Cops
Gun-Toting Trio Park At Police HQ, Caught After Shooting Threats In Beacon: Cops Four men, including a teenager, were arrested after shooting threats led to the discovery of a loaded stolen handgun outside a police station in Dutchess County, authorities said. The incident unfolded on the morning of Friday, June 20, after Beacon Police received two separate calls reporting disputes and threats involving guns, according to Beacon Police Chief Thomas Figlia.  One of the locations was the Beacon Train Station. Officers arriving there found a suspect fleeing the scene who was quickly caught and found to be wanted on a warrant in Beacon. While that suspect was being pro…

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by Ben Crnic