Category Archives: National Features

Telephone Tuesday

If it seems like going back to work the Tuesday after Labor Day is always met with a bombardment of calls and a never ending line of people on hold, it’s not just you. Over the past few years, businesses have experienced the phenomenon known as Telephone Tuesday, when companies receive more inbound calls than…MORE

Would You Take a Pay Cut in Exchange for a Good Night’s Sleep?

Having trouble sleeping lately? Maybe you’re one of the many Americans who would sacrifice a chunk of their salary in the name of perfect sleep. A new study found that nearly half of Americans (43 percent) would take a 10 percent pay cut for just ONE perfect night of sleep. The survey of 2,000 Americans…MORE

Millennials Spend Over a Month a Year on Food

Millennials devote about a month and a half per year to food – the equivalent of 1,140 hours – time spent meal-prepping and cooking to eating out, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 millennials looked at the trends and spends for millennial diets, examining their tastes and must-haves when it comes to food.…MORE

Americans Love Pumpkin Spice

By Zoya Gervis // SWNS–The vast majority of Americans love pumpkin spice so much that they’d be willing to sign a petition to allow the flavor to be available throughout the year, according to a new survey. Seventy-nine percent would be willing to add their name to the list, all to ensure one of their…MORE

Cali Teens come Face to Face with Bear as it raids Fridge

Two teenage boys barricaded themselves in a room and called authorities as a bear raided their fridge in Truckee, California. [vemba-video id=”us/2019/08/20/teens-home-while-bear-raids-fridge-california-newsource-orig.cnn”]MORE

National Radio Day

Good evening and thank you for joining us. On tonight’s broadcast, we’ll be discussing a time-honored tradition that has for decades been a source of joy, a focal point for debate and a way to bring friends and family together. On this day, August 20, we celebrate National Radio Day and we’ll be coming to…MORE

Study: Social Media Use May Harm Teens

It’s estimated that seven in ten Americans now use social media.  New evidence suggests those platforms may be harmful to teens’ mental health. [vemba-video id=”van/ns-acc/2019/08/14/PY-15WE_CNNA-ST1-100000000554c017″]MORE

International Lefthanders Day

Wonder what it’s like to see the world from a “left-handed” point of view? On International Lefthanders Day, August 13, you get to explore that world for a day. Did you know Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were all left-handed?  Rock out with Paul McCartney or Jimi Hendrix, the world’s greatest left-handed…MORE

What Would You Give Up to Avoid Doing Chores?

By Marie Haaland // SWNS–From pretending to be sick, doing a bad job on purpose or inventing a work task, new research shows the majority of chore-doing Americans have given their partner one of these excuses to get out of doing housework. Of those who do housework, two-thirds (67 percent) admitted that they and/or their…MORE

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