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<b> California Teenager’s Battle With Peanut Allergy Spurs Landmark Restaurant Menu Law   </b>

California Teenager’s Battle With Peanut Allergy Spurs Landmark Restaurant Menu Law

NewsmakersAugust 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

At just 17 years old, Braxton Kimura has done something extraordinary. While most teenagers are focused on exams, college applications, or weekend plans with friends,…

<b>Friday Night Flights: Osprey Grounds Minnesota High School Football Season     </b>

Friday Night Flights: Osprey Grounds Minnesota High School Football Season

NewsmakersAugust 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In the small town of Pine Hollow, Minnesota, where high school football is usually the loudest sound on a Friday night, the biggest rival of…

<B>Menendez Brothers Denied Parole, California Board Rules They Remain a Risk to Public Safety   </b>

Menendez Brothers Denied Parole, California Board Rules They Remain a Risk to Public Safety

NewsmakersAugust 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

More than three decades after their parents were slain in a horrific murder that riveted the nation, Lyle and Erik Menendez have had their most…

<b>Famine Fears Surge as Netanyahu Denounces Gaza Food Crisis    </b>

Famine Fears Surge as Netanyahu Denounces Gaza Food Crisis

NewsmakersAugust 24, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The crisis in Gaza has entered one of its darkest chapters, with international food security monitors now declaring famine across large swaths of the territory….

<b>The Beatles’ Anthology Comes to Disney+ with a Remastered Ninth Episode    </b>

The Beatles’ Anthology Comes to Disney+ with a Remastered Ninth Episode

NewsmakersAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

For fans around the world, one of the most intimate and comprehensive chronicles of the Beatles is coming back—better than ever. The iconic Beatles Anthology…

<b>GLP-1 Drugs Raise Questions as Athletes Report Use for Weight Loss    </b>

GLP-1 Drugs Raise Questions as Athletes Report Use for Weight Loss

NewsmakersAugust 22, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

A new class of medications originally intended to help manage type 2 diabetes is increasingly finding its way into conversations about sports performance and body…

<b>Pat Riley Honored with Statue at Star Plaza: A Tribute to a Showtime Legend   </b>

Pat Riley Honored with Statue at Star Plaza: A Tribute to a Showtime Legend

NewsmakersAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced a statue honoring Pat Riley, one of the most successful coaches in franchise history. The statue will be unveiled…

<b>Yankees Make MLB History As First Team With Two Nine-Homer Games in One Season   </b>

Yankees Make MLB History As First Team With Two Nine-Homer Games in One Season

NewsmakersAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The New York Yankees have made baseball history, becoming the first Major League Baseball team to hit nine home runs in a game twice in…

<b>WNBA Shatters Longstanding Single-Season Attendance Record    </b>

WNBA Shatters Longstanding Single-Season Attendance Record

NewsmakersAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The WNBA has reached a defining moment in its nearly three decades of history: the league has broken its single-season attendance record, and the achievement…

<b>James Dobson, Evangelical Leader and Founder of Focus on the Family, Dies at 89   </b>

James Dobson, Evangelical Leader and Founder of Focus on the Family, Dies at 89

NewsmakersAugust 21, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

James Clayton Dobson Jr., a psychologist who became one of the most influential figures in American evangelical life and founder of Focus on the Family,…

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