MD Among 10 Most Diverse States In New Study: Here's Why MD Among 10 Most Diverse States In New Study: Here's Why
MD Among 10 Most Diverse States In New Study: Here's Why Several Northeast states are among the places with the most diversity in the US, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2026 Most & Least Diverse States in America list on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The study ranked all 50 states using 14 measures across socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household, religious, and political diversity. Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst, said diversity goes beyond race and gender. "The most diverse states have above-average variety when it comes to people's ages, birthplaces, languages, jobs, family structures, and more," said Lupo. "Moving to a diverse s…
Much-Anticipated Apple Software Rollout Starts: What Users Should Know Much-Anticipated Apple Software Rollout Starts: What Users Should Know
Much-Anticipated Apple Software Rollout Starts: What Users Should Know Apple’s next chapter has arrived, with a wave of software updates promising more from the devices you already use. The company began rolling out iOS 27 for iPhones, iPadOS 27 for iPads, and macOS 27 for compatible Macs on Monday, Sept. 14. Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV also received updates, according to Apple’s announcement. The centerpiece is Siri AI, a rebuilt assistant that can find information across messages, emails, photos, and other apps on supported devices. Users can ask about content on their screens, get help drafting text, and continue Siri conversations across d…
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
Here's How Much You Need To Afford Retirement In MD, New Study Says Here's How Much You Need To Afford Retirement In MD, New Study Says
Here's How Much You Need To Afford Retirement In MD, New Study Says Retirees in many Northeast states need some of the most savings in the country to cover their living expenses, according to a new study. Coin Insider released a report on how much money retirees need beyond Social Security to cover 30 years of living costs. The August rankings looked at all 50 states based on annual spending for households ages 65 and older, local price levels, housing costs, average Social Security benefits, and whether seniors rent or own their homes. The cryptocurrency news outlet calculated the yearly gap between estimated living expenses and Social …
Wendy's Goes Retro With Return Fans Have Demanded For Years Wendy's Goes Retro With Return Fans Have Demanded For Years
Wendy's Goes Retro With Return Fans Have Demanded For Years Wendy's is turning back the clock after years of requests from nostalgic fans. The fast-food chain is bringing back its iconic yellow packaging at US restaurants, a Wendy's spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Voice on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Burgers, chicken nuggets, fries, Frostys, and other menu items will once again be served in the yellow cups and boxes longtime customers may remember. Wendy's said yellow packaging is "one of the most requested comebacks" since the chain's first restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio, in November 1969. "Yellow has been part of Wendy's since th…
Man Jumps From Moving Car After Armed Carjackers Force Him Into Trunk In DC, Feds Say Man Jumps From Moving Car After Armed Carjackers Force Him Into Trunk In DC, Feds Say
Man Jumps From Moving Car After Armed Carjackers Force Him Into Trunk In DC, Feds Say A DC man thought locking his victim in the trunk would be enough. It wasn't. The man popped the emergency release and jumped from the moving car after Dajuane Goode and two others allegedly forced him inside during an armed carjacking in Southeast DC, according to federal prosecutors. More than two years later, Goode has admitted to his role in the ordeal. Goode, 25, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to carjacking and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced. The carjacking b…
'She Deserved Another Birthday': Transgender Woman Sophie Mourned After Maryland Shooting 'She Deserved Another Birthday': Transgender Woman Sophie Mourned After Maryland Shooting
'She Deserved Another Birthday': Transgender Woman Sophie Mourned After Maryland Shooting Sophie should have had decades left. Instead, the 27-year-old transgender woman was shot and killed in Maryland early on Friday, Sept. 11, leaving her family to plan a funeral and those who loved her asking that she be remembered for more than how she died. Baltimore Police were called to the 2300 block of Hunter Street at approximately 1:15 a.m. for a reported shooting and found a woman suffering from gunshot wounds in the 2400 block of North Calvert Street, officials said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not publicly identified the victim, though Baltimore Safe Haven id…
He Was Arrested In Colorado In 2024, So How Did This Fugitive Wind Up In Virginia? He Was Arrested In Colorado In 2024, So How Did This Fugitive Wind Up In Virginia?
He Was Arrested In Colorado In 2024, So How Did This Fugitive Wind Up In Virginia? A fugitive wanted on child sex charges in Colorado turned up more than 1,500 miles away in Virginia. Jose Saul Canas-Guandique, 49, was arrested by ICE officers in Falls Church after authorities said they learned he was wanted out west on three felony charges involving a child. Canas-Guandique, a Salvadoran national, is charged in Colorado with: Sexual assault on a child by a person of trust; Solicitation of child prostitution; Use of the internet to lure a child with intent to exploit. The arrest raises an obvious question that ICE's Wednesday, Sept. 16 announcement doesn't answer: How d…
Manhunt Underway For 21-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 'Coach Nick' In Maryland (UPDATED) Manhunt Underway For 21-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 'Coach Nick' In Maryland (UPDATED)
Manhunt Underway For 21-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 'Coach Nick' In Maryland (Updated) The search for Nicholas Njuki's killer now has a name and a face. A 21-year-old Maryland man is wanted for murder after investigators identified him as the suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of Njuki outside a Rockville restaurant early Sunday, Sept. 13, according to Montgomery County Police. Shayan Solimani Damabi, of Gaithersburg, remained on the run as of Wednesday, Sept. 16, three days after the 33-year-old Njuki was killed following a confrontation that began inside Quincy's on Seven Locks Road. Police say Damabi may be driving a red 2018 four-door Acura TLX with Maryland license …
Maryland Nurse Took Morphine Meant For 10-Year-Old After Open-Heart Surgery: AG Maryland Nurse Took Morphine Meant For 10-Year-Old After Open-Heart Surgery: AG
Maryland Nurse Took Morphine Meant For 10-Year-Old After Open-Heart Surgery: AG A 10-year-old recovering from open-heart surgery was left in severe pain in Maryland while the nurse entrusted with the child's morphine was diverting the drug for herself, prosecutors say. Kaitlyn Elizabeth Chalmers was working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore when another nurse began questioning why the child's pain wasn't under control, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. The child had just undergone open-heart surgery. Chalmers, a registered nurse at the time, was responsible for administering the morphine p…
Search For Missing Virginia Woman Covered 6K Acres Before She Was Found Not Far From Home Search For Missing Virginia Woman Covered 6K Acres Before She Was Found Not Far From Home
Search For Missing Virginia Woman Covered 6K Acres Before She Was Found Not Far From Home Hundreds searched. Thousands of hours were spent. Still, the ending came painfully close to home. Nearly two weeks after 80-year-old Carolyn Taylor disappeared in Virginia, she was found dead by a neighbor on Sunday, Sept. 6, in a densely wooded area not far from her Lincoln-area home, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Now, investigators are detailing just how extensive the search for Taylor became before she was found. Approximately 315 people spent more than 2,400 hours combing over 6,000 acres of rural terrain after Taylor, who had dementia, was reported missing at 1:51 …
Virginia Man Smashed Through Glass Door, Dragged Woman From Room Before Attack: Police Virginia Man Smashed Through Glass Door, Dragged Woman From Room Before Attack: Police
Virginia Man Smashed Through Glass Door, Dragged Woman From Room Before Attack: Police A Virginia man who terrorized a woman he shares a home with during a harrowing early-morning ordeal has been apprehended, police say. Officers were called to Ivanhoe Court at approximately 6:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, where a woman had suffered serious injuries during an assault, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she remained in serious condition. Police say the woman and 38-year-old Jose Caal Choc are in a relationship and share a home on Roffman Road, though she was at a separate residence on Ivanhoe Court when he came looki…