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.
Six former Mississippi police officers pleaded guilty to assaulting two black men.
Two U.S. Navy sailors were arrested and charged for allegedly sending sensitive military information to China.
Influencer Andrew Tate won an appeal to be released from house arrest as he awaits trial in Romani for alleged rape and human trafficking.
They recommended the one-time shot for infants who are under 8 months old before the start of RSV season — which is usually November through March — including babies born during the season.
Mexico and others have warned about the risks posed by the wrecking-ball-sized buoys that Texas installed in one section of the river.
Federal regulators are warning consumers that now-recalled lots of the Tydemy birth control pill “may have reduced effectiveness” due to decreased levels of a key ingredient of the product.
A Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt, federal prosecutors allege.
A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon may have spared other women from a similar fate by alerting authorities to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states, the FBI said.
After no big winner Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion. If someone wins it all on Friday, when the next Mega Millions drawing takes place, the prize would be one of the largest in U.S. lottery history.
A Louisiana woman is suing the makers of the weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro over alleged severe stomach problems.
