President Joe Biden was congratulating new Air Force Academy graduates when he caught a little air himself, courtesy of a sandbag he didn't see as he turned to jog across the stage. Unhurt, Biden later joked with reporters that he "got sandbagged." The trip was probably less amusing to his staff as they reassure voters that the 80-year-old is fit to serve another four years in office. |
Those sandbags are goners. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) |
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The Senate late Thursday approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package that will keep the U.S. from defaulting on its debt. President Joe Biden is expected to quickly sign the compromise measure into law. Whew! |
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Don't keep your money on payment apps for long, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned, because they're not banks and the government doesn't have to guarantee your money if they fail. As they've grown, peer-to-peer payment apps like CashApp and Venmo — which has 90 million users — now offer more bank-like services including credit and debit cards and accounts for kids. Venmo Money Mo Problems |
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Seven out of eight vital signs for the Earth's ecosystem are in "the danger zone," a global group of scientists reported. The new study in Nature found that two-thirds of the world's freshwater supplies aren't safe and, unsurprisingly, climate change is exposing people to more extreme heat. While "the Earth is really quite sick right now," said a co-author of the paper, the group emphasized that it's not too late to turn things around. Highwayyyy to the [place we're in]! |
It hurts her to watch us be like this. (Giphy) |
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Vice President Kamala Harris announced standards to stop appraisal formulas from undervaluing homes owned by Black sellers and other homeowners of color. Last year, the Biden administration announced a plan to end discrimination by in-person appraisers, whose estimates have in some cases more than halved the value of a property. |
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6. TOM BRADY, HEARD OF HIM? |
The NFL's all-time great confirmed to Cheddar News that he's not coming out of retirement to lead the Las Vegas Raiders, although he does hope to buy a stake in the franchise. Brady shared more of his post-playing plans, including more pitchman work for Hertz, in a wide-ranging interview on Cheddar News' Closing Bell. |
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That's the word that crowned Dev Shah the winner of this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 14-year-old from Largo, Fla., won $50,000, a bunch of books and a funky botanical-themed trophy. According to Merriam-Webster, psammophile (noun) is "an organism that prefers or thrives in sandy soils or areas." So, us at the beach all summer. |
K-I-N-G. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) |
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In the eyes of a bored kid in the backseat, could any analog toy ever compete with the high-frequency dopamine dispenser known as the iPad? If there is, it might be one of these. |
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Billy Joel announces an end to his record stretch at Madison Square Garden, a veteran NBA ref is sidelined as the league investigates his Twitter activity, Shannon Sharpe is done with Skip Bayless, and Tupac Shakur gets a long-overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Watch the video for news about the Vanderpump Rules scandal and Dolly Parton's latest honors, and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer. |
Billy Joel during one of his 150+ shows at the Garden. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) |
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The newest find from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is a 6,000-mile plume of water vapor from Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. Just ¹⁄₂₅ the size of our planet, Enceladus "is one of the most exciting" possible locations "in the search for life beyond Earth." |
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Don't let any of these keep you from enjoying what we hope will be a beautiful spring weekend, but we've got some good picks if you're stuck inside. Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets dives into the darkness of the former 19 and Counting family. More unsettling family action occurs in Elizabeth Olsen's true-crime series Love & Death. We also recommend Somebody Somewhere, a pensive yet goofy Midwestern comedy, and throwback picks featuring Anthony Bourdain and Jackie Brown. |
We are unsettled: Elizabeth Olsen at a premiere of Love & Death in April. (Giphy) |
One thing we love: Our new finger massage roller. Nothing feels better after a long day at the sentence factory. One thing we hate: Long pharmacy lines. One thing we ate: Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries. It's been a berry good week. |
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Hubs: You can play outside for 5 more minutes as long as you don't throw a tantrum when I tell you to come in.
6yo: I might not throw a tantrum. Or I might throw a little tantrum. I don't know. We'll see. —@MommyingHard
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