Here's Cheddar News' daily dose of news that impacts your day to day.
SLEEP DEPRIVED
According to a new study from Apple and the Bingham Women's hospital, only 31 percent of people are actually getting the recommended seven hours minimum of sleep they need. That study reviewed 42,000 people enrolling in the Apple Watch sleep tracking study. So what's the fix for this? Sleep experts recommend getting into a consistent sleep routine to help fix your internal clock. Then there's easier remedies out there such as getting rid of caffeine, large meals and screens.
META'S NEW SOCIAL APP
Meta is building a stand alone decentralized social network. The platform would provide users with a place to share text-based updates, similar to what Instagram does with photos. So what does decentralized mean? Users could create different servers and communities with their own rules rather than one centralized platform controlled by Meta. There's no word yet on when the app would launch or what it will be called.
More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday.
A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his Louisville workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of the governor — while livestreaming the attack, authorities said.
King Charles III will be taking a shorter ride to Westminster Abbey, trimming the procession route his mother took in 1953 as he aims for a more modest coronation that will include some modern touches.
Thousands of professors, part-time lecturers and graduate student workers at New Jersey’s flagship university have gone on strike — the first such job action in the school’s 257-year history.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said "Everything is on the table" when asked if he'd recommend that the FDA ignore Friday's ruling to reverse the agency's nearly 23-year-old approval of the medication abortion drug mifepristone.
For the 12th straight month, global food prices fell, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Tara Hannant couldn't wait for the moment her two-year-old Rory \would meet his new brother. She said the toddler was just as excited as she was, and he even showed up to the hospital with gifts in hand.
Cheddar News' Shannon LaNier got behind the wheel at Velocity Driving — a driving range on Long Island where customers can pay for a chance to ride their favorite exotic cars.
Cheddar News' Shannon LaNier got behind the wheel of a 2023 McLaren GT at Velocity Driving — a driving range on Long Island where customers can pay for a chance to ride their favorite exotic cars.
Cheddar News' Shannon LaNier got behind the wheel of a 2023 McLaren GT at Velocity Driving — a driving range on Long Island where customers can pay for a chance to ride their favorite exotic cars.
