Lastest Stories by Hristina Byrnes

Behind every word there is a decision that was made about how and why a specific combination of letters was going to refer to a certain activity, object, subject, or feeling. And while the English...
By one estimate, as many as 45 million civilians perished in humankind’s worst conflict, far more than the actual military deaths on the battlefield. As all-consuming as the war was, civilians in...
Remember Stella Liebeck who was burned by a hot McDonald’s coffee and was awarded $2.9 million on 1994? For a long time, she was the poster girl for ridiculous lawsuits. The case shocked the world...
For a long time, it was believed that half of marriages in the United States eventually ended up in divorce. More recent data puts the divorce rate at around 40%. Even though fewer people may be...
: Having trouble losing weight? Your metabolism may not play the role that you think it does. While genetics play a role in your metabolic rate, there are ways to influence it. Body composition is a...
Heartless, cold-blooded, depraved, manipulative, remorseless…. Judging by the success of some of television’s most acclaimed and long-running series, that is how viewers like their villains. To...
On Jan. 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S. What followed was nearly two years of serious illness, massive...
It takes special skill and talent for an actor to convincingly play more than one role in a single film, but there are numerous examples of this double duty (or more) in movie history. The use of the...
The United States has been quietly battling a doctor shortage for a few years. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how big the problem is. Medical institutions have been warning that there could be a...
Cancer patients are living longer today due to early detection and better treatment options. The number of cancer diagnoses, however, is increasing and is expected to rise to nearly 23.6 million by...
Despite significant strides in cancer detection and treatment, cancer remains a scary word. It’s certainly scarier than hearing you have a chronic condition. But the truth is that this potentially...
What does a person do after holding the most powerful government office in the world?  To find an answer to that question, 24/7 Tempo reviewed information on all U.S. presidents from the Miller...
Though “Jeopardy!” has been through several hosts and scandals since Alex Trebek’s death in November 2020, the trivia show remains one of most beloved primetime game shows in America for...
Obesity is an epidemic in the U.S. The condition has even been described as a leading cause of preventable death in the country because certain obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and...
Life expectancy at birth in the United States is now 76.1 years, the lowest it has been since 1996 – a decline due largely to COVID-19 and to the rise in drug overdoses. (These are 30 famous people...