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[Recipe] Corn and zucchini fritters

Here we are, in the belly of summer. Time to make the most of the season’s bountiful produce before it’s gone! So let’s talk about three glorious workhorses of the late-summer vegetable garden, farm stand or kitchen: tomatoes, corn and zucchini. Little Deadly Pill Killing Thousands [sponsored] Anyone with a… Read More

Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says

A Chinese citizen journalist serving a four-year sentence after reporting on the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city of Wuhan is in ill health after staging a long-running hunger strike, according to a lawyer who spoke with her family. Zhang Zhan was hospitalized on July 31 and… Read More

Health scare: Jill Biden photo raises eyebrows

On Friday Jill Biden, 70, was spotted in public for the first time since July, People Magazine reported. She was wearing a crutch and a medical boot. She appeared to be receiving assistance from President Joe Biden, 78, as she was boarding Marine One. Sponsored: This Food Grows Cancerous Tumors… Read More

Wisconsin woman shoots friend while playing with cat (oops)

A Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat, authorities said. A criminal complaint charging the 19-year-old woman with negligent use of a weapon said she was visiting a Kenosha apartment on Tuesday afternoon where a 21-year-old man had… Read More

The end of wolf-hunting in the midwest?

Wildlife officials in Wisconsin set a 300-animal limit Wednesday for the state’s fall wolf hunt, exceeding biologists’ recommendations as they study the impact of a rushed spring season that saw hunters take almost twice as many wolves as allotted. State Department of Natural Resources scientists asked its policy board to… Read More

Experts: Major crop devastated by severe drought

The wheat harvest on Marci Green’s farm doesn’t usually begin until late August, but a severe drought stunted this year’s crop and her crews finished harvesting last week because she didn’t want what had grown so far to shrivel and die in the heat. It’s the same story across the… Read More

14-year-old becomes youngest person to swim Lake Tahoe

A 14-year-old California boy has become the youngest person to swim the entire 21.3-mile (34-kilometer) length of Lake Tahoe and complete the alpine lake’s coveted Triple Crown. James Savage of Los Banos completed the trip across the scenic lake, which straddles the California-Nevada line, in 12 hours on Aug. 1…. Read More

Drought-ridden California town begs tourists, “please conserve”

Tourists flock by the thousands to the coastal town of Mendocino for its Victorian homes and cliff trails, but visitors this summer are also finding public portable toilets and signs on picket fences pleading: “Severe Drought. Please conserve water.” Hotels have closed their lobby bathrooms and residents have stopped watering… Read More

Missing four days, lost backpacker found alive

A backpacker missing for four days in Olympic National Park was found and rescued on Sunday, authorities said. A helicopter spotted Cheri Keller, 56, of Olympia in a basin near Mount Steele, and was able to land and evacuate her, park spokeswoman Penny Wagner said in a news release. [STORY]… Read More

Has the pandemic killed the gym?

Going to the gym was always part of Kari Hamra’s routine until last year’s government-ordered shutdowns forced her to replace the workouts with daily rides on her Peloton stationary bike. That’s when she discovered something surprising — she did not miss the gym. At least not the driving back and… Read More