Meera Iyer

13 Fixes for a News App That Keeps Closing on iPhone

You tap your news app, it flashes open, then dumps you straight back to the home screen. An app that keeps closing on an iPhone is annoying but almost always fixable, and rarely a broken phone. Here are 13 checks in fix-first order, from a two-second force-quit to a clean reinstall, that clear nearly every case.

Does Insurance Have to Cover At-Home Colon Cancer Tests?

Mail-in colon cancer kits like FIT and Cologuard are easy to order, but the coverage rules trip people up. Most plans must cover them at no cost, and since 2022 the follow-up colonoscopy too. Here is what to confirm before you order so you are not surprised by a bill.

Short-Term Disability vs FMLA: Paperwork to Avoid HR Delays

People treat short-term disability and FMLA as the same thing, then get blindsided when one runs out. One protects your job, the other replaces your paycheck. Here’s how they differ and the paperwork that keeps HR from stalling your leave.

11 Red Flags an Online Pharmacy Checkout Is Risky

A safe online pharmacy asks for a prescription, verifies its license, and takes normal card payment. A risky one skips all three. Here are 11 checkout signals that separate a real pharmacy from a counterfeit-drug funnel.

6 Google News Alternatives for iPhone Without the Repeats

Google News keeps showing you the same story from ten outlets. These six iPhone alternatives fix repeated stories with real deduplication, source control, and cleaner feeds, compared on how each one stops the loop.

Can Remote Online Notarization Replace an In-Person Notary?

Remote online notarization is legal in most of the US in 2026, but it cannot replace an in-person notary for every document. Here is when it works and what to check first.

Functional Strength Meets Endurance: 2026’s Fitness Shift

The clips of sled pushes and loaded carries flooding your feed reflect a real shift: training to be both strong and conditioned. Here is what functional strength-endurance is and why it works.

Robots ‘Protested’ in Warsaw. The Real Message Was Human

A crowd of robots waving flags outside a government ministry is a striking image. The stunt in Warsaw was theatrical, but the worry behind it, about jobs and AI, is very real.

NYC Opens Its 9/11 Records. What It Means for Survivors

New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of 9/11 response records and settled a long legal fight. Here is what that means and how exposure monitoring and benefits still work.

Southeast Asia Haze: What Each Country’s Advisory Now Says

As Indonesian haze spreads, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines have moved from monitoring to action. Here is what each country’s advisory now says.