U.s. Has World’s Highest Tornado Risk. Here’s Why.

If you’re like most Americans, you’re not getting enough sleep. And that exacts a toll on the body—especially the heart. Poor sleep has been linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, inflammation, heart attack, and more. One solution: catch up on your sleep when you can, especially on weekends. But while that may help you feel more rested, can it really undo the cardiac damage that comes from a sleep-poor work week?

Autumn is always a busy time for movies, as studios begin to ramp up toward awards season, and this year is no exception: the next few months will feature not only your usual sequels, adaptations, remakes, and reboots, but some fascinatingly original dramatic premises. It’s time to unveil some of the most promising choices heading to theaters this fall—both acclaimed indie festival curiosities and bigger-budget fare that could dominate the box office.

It sure is August, isn’t it? Maybe for you that feels like a vacation or back-to-school shopping or finally succumbing to the “Pop Goes the Weasel” siren song of the ice cream truck that has been idling on your corner since Memorial Day. But here in TV land, it means a release calendar that’s as clear as the sky on a perfect beach day.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Deliverance. Opening with a title card that claims its story is “inspired by true events,” The Deliverance chronicles the plight of the Pittsburgh-based Jackson family as they contend with a demonic possession that threatens to destroy them from the inside out. Directed by Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler) from a screenplay he co-wrote with Elijah Bynum (Magazine Dreams) and David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill), the new religiously-fueled horror, which received a limited theatrical release on Aug.

There are many flavors of friendship. Most U. S. adults say they have pals who fit into specific niches in their lives, like gym friends or work friends. These relationships may come and go as life circumstances change, fading away when someone switches jobs or loses interest in a shared hobby. Then there are close friends, those you lean on in hard times and know on a deeper level.

GENEVA — The Swiss city of Basel will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17, organizers announced Friday. The mostly German-speaking city on the Rhine River bordering both France and Germany was selected over Geneva in a faceoff that generated buzz and anticipation across Switzerland. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The government council is delighted with the decision and sees hosting the world’s largest music competition as a great opportunity,” Basel’s city council said in a statement.