WASHINGTON — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have long warned that scratching too much can damage the skin. Now researchers better understand why even a mildly annoying itch could put you on an itch-and-scratch cycle if you give in. How did they find out? In part by putting tiny “cones of shame” onto mice to uncover what happens on a cellular level when an itch gets scratched —…

A beloved California radio station has lost its final local voices as an iHeartMedia bloodbath spreads nationwide. Riverside-based 99.1 KGGI cut longtime on-air personalities Evelyn Erives, Nick Nack and Garrison King las week as part of the radio giant’s latest wave of layoffs, according to the Los Angeles Times. The trio had been among the last familiar voices at the Inland Empire station — leaving KGGI without any local on-air hosts. The cuts came as iHeartMedia restructures its radio programming to better “leverage” technology, according to an internal memo cited by the outlet. The memo framed the overhaul as a way…

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) blasted Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) as an “absolute disgrace” as the two got into a shouting match Tuesday during a heated congressional hearing on the victims of sanctuary city policies. Lawler erupted after being interrupted multiple times by Democrats as he laid out the details leading up to the heinous murder of New York teenager Sheridan Gorman in Chicago. The Republican congressman blamed the Biden administration’s open border policies and failure to deport the Loyola University student’s accused killer, an illegal migrant from Venezuela, before he allegedly gunned her down on March 19. “You may not…

Supreme Court upholds state bans on biological boys in girls’ sports Fox News reports on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Idaho and West Virginia laws, effectively banning biological males from participating in girls’ sports. Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley and chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream explain that the ruling aligns with the view that transgender status is not a protected class like race or religion, leaving the decision to individual states. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump pointed to a passage from her bestselling memoir Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled that states…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A United States Postal Service (USPS) employee was arrested Sunday after threatening on social media to commit a mass shooting at a Pride parade in Texas, the FBI announced on Monday.Michael Thompson, who resides in Clovis, New Mexico, was taken into custody after authorities received a tip regarding a threat to conduct a mass casualty attack at a Pride event in Lubbock, Texas.”This weekend’s arrest out of Lubbock, Texas, is the best of this FBI and our law enforcement partners in action—yet again stopping a potentially deadly attack thanks to brilliant execution…

Disneyland is rolling out one of its cheapest ticket deals in years, giving visitors a chance to experience the Happiest Place on Earth at a double-digit price tag. The theme park announced a new limited-time $59 evening ticket, offering guests access to Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure for five hours before closing — a steep discount compared to the standard one-day tickets, which typically range from more than $100 to $200, depending on the date. The bargain-priced tickets go on sale starting today and are valid from Sunday to Wednesday from July 12 through August 5. The newly minted…

Ladies of London star Misse Beqiri will never forget the day she learned of ex Jake Hall’s death. “I remember that I kept saying, ‘There’s no way,’ and then everything went black,” Beqiri, 39, told The Sun‘s Fabulous magazine in an interview published Saturday, June 27. “I can’t remember any of it. I didn’t believe it.” One huge obstacle Beqiri quickly thought of was how she was going to tell her daughter the news that Hall died at the age of 35. (The exes shared 8-year-old daughter River.) “The first person I thought about was River. How can I tell…

Three players the Rangers could target when NHL free agency opens on Wednesday, July 1 at noon ET: Teddy Blueger, Center In need of a fourth-line center following Sam Carrick’s departure via trade last season, the Rangers could turn to a reliable two-way skater in Blueger. He would boost the penalty kill and the team’s faceoff percentage. Mats Zuccarello, Right Wing There has yet to be a better winger for Mika Zibanejad than Zuccarello, who played alongside the Swede for multiple years before the team entered a rebuild and he was traded to Dallas in February 2019. At 38, Zuccarello…

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. In the world of wellness, gut health is the new black. According to Current Research in Food Science, the global gut-health-related market  (yes, that’s actually a thing) is projected to exceed $32 billion by 2035. This tells us that there are a lot of people concerned about their digestive wellness. As someone who’s spent thousands visiting gastroenterologists because of a temperamental stomach, the above number makes perfect sense to me. A strong, high-functioning gut is a biomarker of longevity…

After more than a decade in business, a beloved clothing retail store will close at the end of July, leaving Honolulu residents one less place to purchase clothing. The Nordstrom Rack in the Waikiki neighborhood will close on July 27, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser. The 34,000 square foot retail location opened in the spring of 2016 at the Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach on Kuhio Avenue. The shutdown will impact 34 store employees, though Nordstrom indicated that some employees will be offered opportunities to transfer to other Nordstrom retail locations. Those who are not offered a transfer or decline…