Lake County grocery shoppers have many food choices

Lake County grocery shoppers have many food choices

As Illinois and other states, along with the federal government, seek to block the merger of two giant grocery chains, shoppers may find a surplus of competition in their backyards. Area supermarkets are upping their game amid the battle over the Albertsons and Kroger merger. For example, take the grand reopening of the recently remodeled … Read more

Study finds that drinking 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day can lead to better heart health

Study finds that drinking 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day can lead to better heart health

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site in another browser. Now play Study finds that drinking 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day can lead to better heart health 02:02 UP NEXT McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’ 02:42 US officials report that Israel has planted explosives in … Read more

An ancient African tree provides a new ‘superfood’, but local harvesters are barely surviving

An ancient African tree provides a new 'superfood', but local harvesters are barely surviving

K0TWA, Zimbabwe — Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruits from the giant baobab trees that surround her home. Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s diet of wheat and millet. Bhitoni, 50, never saw them as a source of money, until now. Drought induced by climate change they decimated their crops. Meanwhile, the world … Read more

Concussion concerns raised by doctors

Concussion concerns raised by doctors

Icon Sportswire / Contributor Ron “Wolverine” Bata slapped Damien “The Bell” Dibbell in a five-round fight in Las Vegas in 2023. Doctors are concerned that a combat sport called slap fighting, watched by millions online and gaining in popularity, is causing serious brain damage. Competitors meet and take turns to deliver bare blows, full of … Read more

The planet is getting faster. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat

The planet is getting faster. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat

CNN — Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense. Scientists studying the role of global warming on the climate say that every heat wave today bears the fingerprints of the climate crisis. Climate change, driven primarily by humans burning fossil fuels, is making global extreme weather worse … Read more