Jeremy Taylor

Recent natural disasters, like the wildfires in Colorado and Tropical Storm Debby, have destroyed millions of homes and left citizens in turmoil. But starting Thursday, smartphones will be receiving alerts from the National Weather Service about potentially dangerous weather and emergencies so we can all react and plan faster.

Bullying has been around forever, but it’s really come to the forefront over the last few years with experts and educators weighing in with different ways to solve this problem that affects so many kids.

These days, over 60 percent of American adults are classified as overweight or obese. Since the majority of Americans are currently packing on extra pounds, does that make it okay to make negative remarks about a person’s weight?

Tradition dictates that a bride’s parents pay for a wedding. But is that still the norm as nuptials become more and more costly and people are getting married at older and older ages?

From Bruce Campbell to Isaiah Mustafa to, now, Terry Crews, Old Spice has had some pretty great commercials the last few years. But their latest effort is next-level type awesome.

It’s probably safe to say that kids these days aren’t as healthy as youngsters have been in the past. But of all the health risks that children of the 21st century face, which poses the biggest threat?

Credibility is pretty essential for the media. If folks don’t believe what they read in the paper or see on the news, what’s the point?

With football season and fall festivals already on the calendar I am thinking this number is going to be a little bit higher for South Louisiana! Take the survey to see where your liver fits in the big picture.

Sometimes best friends have an interesting story about how they met. Sometimes they don’t. But, no matter what, to be best friends means you did meet at some point.

His beer wasn't the only thing that was flat. Where does a drunk man on a bulldozer stop for a DUI checkpoint? Anywhere he wants to!

Smarthphones are now used by half of all Americans. Thanks to the iPhone, touch screens have challenged the QWERTY keyboard for the entry method of choice on a smartphone. But has Apple’s improved touch screen technology made consumers forget about the more traditionally reliable keyboard?

The ideal elevator passenger stands still with his eyes forward as he waits for his floor. However, during the countless elevator rides we take during our lives, we’ve all come across a fellow traveler whose behavior is less than ideal. So what are the most annoying things people do on an elevator?

If you regularly hear your toddler snoring at night you should be prepared for a host of other types of disturbances during their waking hours.

When you hear about the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), it’s usually because one of its agents has aggressively searched someone they probably shouldn’t have searched so aggressively. But despite the drumbeat of negative stories surrounding the folks entrusted with our airport security the general public hasn’t turned on the TSA.

For teenagers, a popular rite of passage is going up to a buddy’s summer cabin and seeing how much beer they can drink. Apparently bears like to do this too, as a Norwegian family learned the hard way.

I guess you could say these are a different kind of 'Honey Badger'. Still the same results, you're outta here.

The two-and-a-half-month summer vacation that kids get was a mid-19th century compromise between rural school districts, which had children who needed to help out on the family farm, and urban districts, which often dealt with extreme heat in the summer.

It can be a pain to travel with kids. It’s one thing when it’s your own rugrat bopping around in their seat and harassing you about arrival times and quite another when the little rascal belongs to someone else.

We all have that friend who can’t resist a physical challenge. Likely egged on by his bros, the daredevil in the video below attempts to leap a golf cart in a single bound.

Here’s a depressing thought for anybody who’s hit the gym to lose pounds: working out can actually make you gain weight.