BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — A tiny bottle with a message inside traveled from Hawaii in ocean currents before being washed ashore in Bradenton Beach on Sunday and found by a girl visiting from Michigan.

That’s one shocking discovery. Something most people probably don’t do enough of is clean their reusable water bottles. While scrubbing them with hot water and soap is beneficial, there could still be ...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. – When Paris Hoisington and her family found a message in a small bottle on the beach last month, it seemed the story had ended with the bottle’s 4,600-mile, eight-year journey.

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Electricity is a public good, dating back to when rural electrification was a pressing need for the ...

The term “bottle episode” is usually used to refer to an episode of a TV series that is purposefully kept small in scale in terms of location and the number of characters involved. However, the bottle ...

Diner closures are a sad fact of the Long Island hospitality scene. But every once in a while, there’s a silver lining — a new restaurant breathes life into a deconsecrated diner structure. It might ...

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) canceled an AMBER Alert for two children who were allegedly abducted Friday in Burien. A 5-year-old child and a 5-month-old baby were last seen at approximately 12 ...

Reality Check reflects the Charlotte Observer’s commitment to holding those in power accountable. Here are three of our stories from this week: → Irate CLT passengers keep griping about TSA lines.

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Judge Amber Givens, 282nd Judicial District Court listens during a Dallas County Juvenile Board meeting at the Henry Wade Justice Center on Monday, May 15, 2023, in Dallas. Elías Valverde II / Staff ...

Notable: Seattle is up to 54% to earn the No. 1 seed after beating the Panthers on Sunday, according to The Athletic's playoff predictor. If they beat the Niners on Saturday night, they'll win the No.