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Healthcare is a dynamic field that's constantly evolving, and allied health professionals consistently step up to meet growing challenges. The allied health workforce is extensive, encompassing a broad range of non-nursing, non-physician roles, from radiologic technologists and respiratory therapists to dietitians and occupational therapists. Whether making advances in medical imaging technology or delivering specialized therapies that improve patient outcomes, these skilled experts play...
Here are the top 10 states with the most and least public land, reports LandTrust, the land-sharing marketplace for outdoor recreation—including the number of acres and percentage of public land compared to the state's total land mass: Top 10 States with the Most Public Land Rank | State | Public Land (acres) | Percentage of Public Land | 1. Alaska | 365,481,600 | 95.8% | 2. Nevada | 56,972,280 | 87.8% | 3. Utah | 37,019,770 | 75.2% | 4. Idaho | 35,244,800 | 70.4% | 5. Oregon | 32,614,136 | 6...
With Miami's location at the southern tip of the U.S. and its huge Cuban population, it's no surprise that its food scene is as diverse as it is delicious. Narrowing down what to eat is tricky, with Cuban, Mexican, Caribbean, American, and many more flavors across the city's menus. Lara Serlin, writing for GetYourGuide, picks out the 10 must-eat foods to seek out when visiting the city, from stone claw crab and Cuban sandwiches to Florida's famous key lime pie. Explore neighborhoods like Little...
Over the past two decades, extreme weather events and record-breaking temperatures fueled by climate change have put more lives at risk. In the United States and around the world, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and heat waves have become more frequent, intense—and deadly. But for America's most vulnerable populations, including older adults, these catastrophic weather events pose a heightened threat. Just look at Florida, where, in October, hurricanes Helene and Milton hit back-to-back. Milton,...
"It's hard to put a price tag, if you will, on the amount of human suffering that people are experiencing right now," Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. surgeon general, told All Things Considered in 2022, shortly after issuing an advisory that sounded the alarm on the epidemic of loneliness in the U.S. Human connection keeps us healthy, but many Americans report feeling lonely and isolated. According to an October 2023 Pew Research poll, 8% of Americans have no close friends. As political divisions...
The sooner you can start your small business financial planning for next year, the better. To get a jump on your to-do list for 2025, NEXT has compiled a list of tasks to help you and your business get the most out of the next calendar year. The 11 financial planning tasks for small business owners include: - Create attainable goals for the year - Make a roadmap to scope out every goal - Create a financial plan for the next fiscal year - Set up or refresh cash flow projections - Add 2025 tax...
Most financial experts agree that the best time to start using a credit card is 18, as long as one is equipped with the financial education to tackle the responsibility of taking on debt. The sooner someone can begin building a history with banks, the better. In a country where taking part in the banking system is a necessary tool for economic opportunity, about 1 in 25 Americans still don't participate. Who are they, and why don't they manage their finances with banks? These adults who don't...
When choosing an engagement ring, many shoppers focus on design, aesthetic, symbolism, and quality. But people often forget that their engagement ring is something they'll wear every day. Your diamond ring should feel comfortable for daily wear, but it should also complement your daily fashion. VRAI, a fine jewelry brand featuring lab-grown diamonds, covers how to pair your engagement ring with your daily attire, including seasonal styling tips and how to accessorize. Know Your Ring's Style...
The real estate market experienced notable transformations in 2024. RentCafe leveraged its data to provide renters with a comprehensive understanding of the latest market dynamics entering 2025. 2024 Rental Market Trends Recap: - America's rental landscape hit a historic milestone as apartment construction surged past 500,000 units for the first time. And with it, apartment sizes increased to an average of 916 square feet nationwide. - Minneapolis emerged as the most sought-after city for...
Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in the first five months of his presidency, that revoked 14 Trump executive orders that aimed to reform the administrative state. Trump's 2024 campaign agenda said that a...
Property taxes are an unavoidable part of owning a home. They are generally wrapped into the mortgage payment to ensure that your home doesn't incur a lien, or worse—foreclosure. And even after your mortgage ends, property taxes are a lifelong homeowner expense. These taxes pay for local amenities, such as schools, infrastructure, police, and fire support, among other local services. How much you owe will vary from place to place and may even change over time. And while there may be discounts an...
A new UCLA study has confirmed Los Angeles' ambitious wastewater recycling initiative would strengthen the city's water security amid growing climate challenges and potential natural disasters, LA Post reports. The analysis, conducted by researchers at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, examined the city's Pure Water L.A. project. It's a $6 billion infrastructure investment aimed at recycling all of the city's wastewater for drinking water by 2035. The project would generate more than...
Americans have more options than ever when they need financial advice—financial websites, social media influencers, newspapers, and magazines. But the most popular place Americans turn first is still financial professionals like CFPs, CFAs, and CPAs, according to the 2024 Policygenius Financial Planning Survey. However, while 26% of Americans would turn to financial professionals first, younger generations often turn to other sources. For example, adult members of Generation Z are 65% less l...
Twins, triplets, and other multiples have long caught the attention of "singletons," or those of us born without a built-in best friend by our sides. Twins—and the media—annually descend on Twinsburg, Ohio, for the Twins Days Festival; quintuplets get a shout-out in their local paper when they graduate from the same college; and who could forget "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the TV show that followed every twist and turn of a family with sextuplets. After the 1981 introduction of in vitro fertilization a...
In the fast-paced, ever-competitive corporate world, the conversation surrounding the importance of having a positive, non-toxic, and healthy workplace continues to rise. However, healthy workplaces have been overlooked over the past few years, and workplace toxicity has emerged as a critical factor in driving employee departures, LA Post reports. According to MIT Sloan research, more than 24 million American employees quit their jobs between April and September 2021. The study used employee...
In 2024, Congress made significant strides in addressing the growing challenges posed by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias with the passage of two landmark laws: the NAPA Reauthorization Act (P.L. 118-92) and the Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act (P.L. 118-93). Together, these bipartisan measures build on over a decade of progress, ensuring a continued national focus on advancing Alzheimer's research, improving care systems, and supporting affected families and dementia...
As winter approaches, camping opportunities become more limited in most parts of the United States. However, for much of the South—as well as RVers and ambitious cold-weather enthusiasts—camping season never ends. Throughout national forests across the U.S., year-round camping options are abundant, offering many amenities and accessibility options. Outwander used forest service data from the Department of Agriculture to identify year-round campgrounds in national forests nationwide. The cam...
Americans' love affair with the single-family home has been changing. As incomes are slowly creeping up, but home prices and mortgage rates remain prohibitive, more and more renters are looking for their own win-win property scenario: How could they enjoy the space a single-family home provides and also avoid the stress that comes along with affordability, mortgage rates fluctuations, and maintenance? Enter the house rental. The average house rental in U.S. build-to-rent communities boasts 2.5...
Despite predictions that the domestic box office would take a huge hit in 2024 thanks to the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes that dominated much of the second half of 2023, Hollywood recovered just fine. At the close of the year, total ticket sales came in at just 3.9% less than in 2023, totaling $8.56 billion. It was the second-highest domestic gross in five years. Many of the bigger titles that boosted those ticket sales came out either over the summer—like "Inside O...
If you are trying to drop pounds, fasting for weight loss has probably crossed your mind, in part because you've probably seen intermittent fasting all over your social media and in the news. This "diet" limits food consumption to a certain timed schedule, such as between specific times or alternate days. While most people know that restricting calories often leads to weight loss, it's a little less clear whether fasting does the same. But if you're interested in trying an intermittent fasting...
Amaryllis Castillo gets to work at 7:45 a.m. for her job as a certified home health aide. The mother of two, who is 26 weeks pregnant, works a six-hour shift caring for elderly patients, taking them to activities and out for lunch. At 5 p.m., she clocks in for her second job providing customer service, which she works until 9 p.m. She does that from home, which allows her to be with her children, who are 12 and two. But despite working these two jobs—for a combined 50 or more hours a w...
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - Sunlight streaming in from giant windows behind her, Gabrielle Fomby began to tell the six other students seated near her about an experience in fourth grade science class that shaped her view of her skin color for years. "We were sitting criss-cross applesauce," recounted Fomby, a sophomore at Louisville's Bellarmine University. "And the girl next to me was picking at the bottom of my shoe. I was like 'Please don't do that, they're dirty,' and she was like 'Yeah, just like...
Though AI has dominated the conversation in business thinking in the past year, the fastest growing small businesses for 2025 mostly fall under future-proof opportunities that have little to do with AI. Despite new AI innovations for small businesses, the uncertainty around AI replacing jobs remains. Burgeoning job opportunities this year typically fall into two categories: The desire to "AI-proof" a job by reskilling the workforce, and occupations that require skilled and specialized labor...
8 ended on a high note, with the unemployment rate relatively unchanged at 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Jan. 10. Unemployment rates were higher in November than the prior year in 308 of 389 metro areas, though they dropped in 60 areas and remained unchanged in 21 areas, the BLS reported. The lion's share of job growth remained in government, social assistance, and health care, with openings in nursing, residential care facilities, and home health care leading employment...
In room 126 at Denver's South High School, students in a Spanish language arts class got suggestions for improving their short essays from an artificial intelligence app called Magic School: "You could elaborate on your examples," the app advised one student. Upstairs, in AP Computer Science, a student shared the fix she made after feeding the Java code she'd written for a bookstore inventory system into the same AI app. Later that October day, students in an after-school club at Aurora West...
