Friday the 13th is a day shrouded in superstition and blood, with a history of unfortunate events that feed into ancient fears of bad luck.

The superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th don’t stem from a single origin story. In many Western cultures, the number 13 has long been considered unlucky, largely because it disrupts the perceived ...

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What is it about Fridays and the number 13 that sends people into a superstitious tizzy? To find out, you need to go back a ...

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Since the National Science Foundation coined the acronym STEM in 2001, K–12 educators have been refining their approaches to science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM emerged around 2006 to ...

Over the last few years, there has been a proliferation of superhero movies and tv series, mainly based on comic books. It’s ...

South Carolina saw its first decline in overdose deaths in more than a decade when final 2023 statistics were released in April. The latest provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new report from Cradle Cincinnati reveals a troubling rise in infant deaths in Hamilton County, with unsafe sleep practices identified as a significant factor. Health ...

WASHINGTON − Salvadoran leader Nayib Bukele owes his support in Washington to a controversial agreement to hold hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the United States in a notorious prison ...