Ohio residents kept out as officials monitor air from derailed train wreckage

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that it’s unclear when evacuated residents will be able to return home to the area where officials released and burned toxic chemicals from the wreckage of the train.

'Unreal': Woodpeckers hoard more than 700 pounds of acorns in walls of North Bay home

Exterminators in the North Bay were recently met with a nutty surprise during a call to a home in the wine country community of Glen Ellen in Sonoma County: more than 700 pounds of acorns in the walls stacked up about 20 feet from floor to attic.

Popping the question? Here’s a look at lab-grown diamonds vs. natural diamonds

Valentine’s Day is among the most popular days of the year to get engaged, meaning many are likely in the market for a diamond ring to give to their special someone.

Release of toxic chemicals from derailed Ohio tanker cars begins

Officials warned the controlled burn would send phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air. Phosgene is a highly toxic gas that can cause vomiting and breathing trouble and was used as a weapon in World War I.

White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon

U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped spot the spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.

1 in 8 older Americans addicted to highly processed foods, poll finds

The researchers said a major reason highly-processed foods can be so addictive is that they can trigger the release of dopamine in the brain’s reward system at levels comparable to nicotine and alcohol.

AP fact check: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies

Amid high egg prices, some social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products are preventing their own hens from laying eggs. But poultry experts say there’s no evidence for such claims.

Hundreds of sandwiches, snacks, and more recalled over listeria risk

The recall by Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC involves more than 400 products sold between Jan. 24 and Jan. 30 and distributed to several U.S. states.

Mahomes, Hurts latest Texas prep QBs on Super Bowl stage

The Mahomes-Hurts matchup is the first showdown between a pair of Texas high school signal QBs. Texas is already guaranteed to be the high school home of four of the past six Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks.

Knife-wielding man fatally shot by police in NJ

Police say the man was allegedly acting aggressively and carrying a knife at around 8 a.m. at a townhouse on John Street in Fort Lee.

Crash averted at Austin airport; FAA, NTSB to investigate

A FedEx cargo plane was several miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and cleared to land, but had to change course when a Southwest Airlines plane was cleared to take off from the same runway.