The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies. The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus — not thinner demand for Thin Mints — is the main culprit. As the pandemic wore into the spring selling season, many troops nixed their traditional cookie booths for… Read More

Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, posted on social media that she’s been banned for four years following a positive test for what she concluded was a tainted pork burrito. [Sponsored] Do this IMMEDIATELY To Help Lose Weight Houlihan’s announcement on her Instagram account… Read More

A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) in fines and damages Tuesday over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France. Sponsored: Hear This Doctor’s Announcement Two former Ikea France executives were convicted and fined over… Read More

An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday. Sponsored: Taste THIS brownie for more energy The Amazon founder’s rocket company, Blue Origin, did not disclose the winner’s name following the live online auction. The identity… Read More

Cue the fireworks. President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus pandemic disruption. Sponsored: Odd-looking “bearded shrub” increases brain cell activity Even as the U.S. is set to… Read More

A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction. Sponsored: “It’s the only thing on earth capable of regrowing brain cells” A businessman purchased a municipal building underneath the city of Brooksville’s water tower last April for $55,000 with the goal of converting… Read More

Michele Gillen, a former South Florida television investigative reporter, has died. She was 66. Longtime friend and producer Marcia Izaguirre confirmed Gillen’s death from natural causes in a Facebook post Friday. “For all those who knew her, she was a relentless warrior who fought indefatigably for the vulnerable,” Izaguirre wrote…. Read More

A Florida man is accused of defrauding investors he recruited for a business opportunity where he was supposed to secure coveted tickets and resell them for a profit. Sponsored: Famous MD reveals: “Memory Loss Doesn’t Have To Be Permanent!” The federal indictment against Thomas Coelho, 52, of St. Petersburg, charges… Read More