Mar. 15, 2025
Stock image of woman holding tampons.Photo:Getty
Getty
TheU.S Food and Drug Administrationannounced a review of tampon safety in the wake of a July study, which foundarsenic, lead, and 14 other “toxic” metalsin the menstrual products.
In a statement issued on Sept. 10, the agency said that, while the study “found metals in some tampons, the study did not test whether metals are released from tampons when used. It also did not test for metals being released, absorbed into the vaginal lining, and getting into the bloodstream during tampon use.
Mar. 15, 2025
Firefighter on Sept. 11, 2001.Photo:Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty
Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty
The New York City Fire Department says the number of its first responders who have died from illnesses related to 9/11 has surpassed the number of FDNY members who died on the day ofthe terrorist attacks.
The announcement was made earlier this month at a solemnceremonyat Department headquarters in Brooklyn to honor the lives lost.
“As we do every year, we will reflect on the 343 members who died that day, and we will be sobered in knowing that those insurmountable losses did not end at the World Trade Center site," said Fire Commissioner Robert S.
Mar. 15, 2025
A masked killer in ‘Thanksgiving,’ 2023; The cast of ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,’ 1973; Ana de Armas in ‘Knives Out,’ 2019.Photo:TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group; United Feature Syndicate; Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock
TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group; United Feature Syndicate; Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock
After you’re done feasting on turkey this Thanksgiving, head to the couch for some binge-watching.
Of course, many people will be tuned into the morning’sMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but for a post-meal bonding moment, there are also countless movies centered around Thanksgiving to turn on.
Mar. 15, 2025
New Kids on the Block and Tiffany in October 1989.Photo:Vinnie Zuffante/Getty
Vinnie Zuffante/Getty
The group’s eponymous first album hadn’t reached the heights they hoped, but that all changed when they hit the road with singerTiffanyin 1989. It was right around the release of “You Got It (The Right Stuff,” which changed the group’s trajectory.
“We were very fortunate that Tiffany, herself personally, advocated for us to be her opening act. Suddenly, we walked out and they saw us.
Mar. 15, 2025
Fernando Valenzuela circa 1980.Photo:Focus on Sport/Getty
Focus on Sport/Getty
Former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela has died, the Los Angeles DodgersannouncedTuesday night.
He was 63. The Dodgers organization did not provide a cause of death,
When Valenzuela pitched opening day for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981, he began a storybook season that was dubbed “Fernandomania." The season resulted in Valenzuela putting up one of the most decorated seasons in baseball history, leading the league in strikeouts and winning the National League Cy Young Award, the Rookie of the Year Award, on top of helping the Dodgers win the World Series.