A city recently announced the discovery of a gilded Christian artifact dating back to the Early Middle Ages.In a statement published on May 12, the City of Leeds in the U.K. said the Saxon-era pendant was uncovered in a local field. It dates back over 1,200 years and was found by a metal detectorist last year.The "tiny Saxon treasure" has one broken arm, and the central stone it once held is now missing. But the city said the artifact is "nevertheless a stunning example of metalwork, made from solid silver covered with a thin layer of gold leaf."LATE BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT DATING BACK 3,000 YEARS UNCOVERED AMID ROAD WORK: 'IMPORTANT DISCOVERY'"Believed to date from the 8th century, the gilded pectoral cross may have once been a badge of office for an important church leader or official and was unearthed last year by a metal detectorist," the city said."[The pendant] gives experts a fascinating glimpse into life in early medieval Yorkshire."Pictures show the small cross bearing an intricate interlacing pattern.Kat Baxter, a curator of archaeology at Leeds Museums and Galleries, said the cross was likely worn by a high-status member of Saxon society, such as an important church leader or official."The cross is beautifully decorated on both sides, which suggests it was designed to hang around the neck with the suspension loop on the missing arm," the historian said.METAL DETECTORISTS STUMBLE ACROSS 1200-YEAR-OLD TREASURE, UNUSUAL CHRISTIAN ARTIFACT IN VIKING GRAVESBaxter added, "It would certainly have been worn by someone of high status and is an outward display of religious identity."She added that the cross was made when Leeds was part of Northumbria. Leeds was first mentioned in the 8th century by Saint Bede, a monk who recorded much of what historians know about the early history of the British Isles.The kingdom was affiliated with paganism until the 7th century A.D.It transitioned to Christianity after making the cross an early remnant of Christianity in Leeds."[A]long with a number of other discoveries in the area, it really helps us build a picture of the types of people who would have lived here during this time," Baxter said.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"All of these finds are part of a puzzle, which together show that Leeds was home to high-status, important individuals during the Saxon period, and this beautiful cross is the latest glimpse into the past," Baxton added."Unfortunately, objects representing less wealthy people are less likely to survive."Salma Arif, a member of the Leeds City Council, called the cross "a beautiful example of the history all around us."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"Its always wonderful when we are able to add important objects like this to our collections, and were very grateful for the continued support of funders and visitors in helping us to preserve our local heritage," she said.In addition to the Saxon cross, Leeds is home to many fascinating historical finds.The remains of an Ancient Roman aristocrat, for example, were found within city limits in 2023.Before that, over 600 19th-century beer bottles were found under a staircase in the city.

Most nutritionists and dietitians agree that it's OK to indulge in off-diet foods occasionally.But is it better to make these indulgent foods at home rather than buy boxed or factory-processed options?This includes everything from making fresh pasta at home with just flour and egg cutting out any unwanted ingredients to baking a cake from scratch instead of using a boxed cake mix.SIMPLE DIETARY CHANGE COULD LOWER YOUR RISK OF COLON CANCER, STUDY SAYSBryan Hitchcock, chief science and technology officer at the Chicago-based Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), shared thoughts in an interview with Fox News Digital."While food companies have brought forward food solutions that meet the demands of modern life whether that's a pasta sauce that's ready to eat or a bread that doesn't mold there is a growing push around home-cooked being healthier," he said.For those who have the ability to cook from scratch at home, Hitchcock stressed understanding how to create and consume foods that are low in sodium, added sugar and unhealthy fats while "delivering on taste" and ensuring food safety."This can be a challenge, which is why consumers need clear, concise, scientifically-based information to make informed decisions," he said.SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE FIBER IN YOUR DIET AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANTBoth at-home and manufactured foods can contribute to a healthy lifestyle, he said.This is supported by recent research that has found homemade foods are not "nutritionally better or safer" than industrially produced food items.The 2024 study, published in the journal Food Science, compared nutritional values and harmful compounds in processed and homemade food items like fish sticks, tomato sauce, plum cake and cereal bars, using similar recipes without ingredients and technologies not available at home.The findings suggested that homemade foods "do not necessarily offer superior nutritional quality or lower levels of harmful compounds" in comparison.For more Lifestyle articles, visitfoxnews.com/lifestyleHitchcock said food processing is "merely a larger-scale version of the tools and techniques that consumers use at home, such as cutting, cooking, washing, frying and grilling, except factory or industrial processing allows for much tighter control of temperature to reduce harmful chemicals and prevent the loss of nutrients."He added, "And it offers more stringent hygiene in the storage of ingredients, processing and packaging."But at-home food preparation also allows consumers to control their own food experience in terms of ingredient quality, selection and food prep, Hitchcock noted."It is critical for consumers to monitor the key nutritional parameters of the food they consume, whether it's prepared at home or outside the home," he said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERMichelle Patidar, a health nutrition coach and cancer recovery specialist in Chicago, supported the idea of making food at home with whole ingredients."The more we can pull away from packaged or ultra-processed foods, the better our health can be," she told Fox News Digital.Patidar reminded consumers they have healthy alternatives at their "fingertips.""And you can feel good about eating real whole foods that aren't contaminated and don't have gums and emulsifiers and food dyes in them, because we want to avoid that as much as possible," she said.

Most nutritionists and dietitians agree that it's OK to indulge in off-diet foods occasionally.But is it better to make these indulgent foods at home rather than buy boxed or factory-processed options?This includes everything from making fresh pasta at home with just flour and egg cutting out any unwanted ingredients to baking a cake from scratch instead of using a boxed cake mix.SIMPLE DIETARY CHANGE COULD LOWER YOUR RISK OF COLON CANCER, STUDY SAYSBryan Hitchcock, chief science and technology officer at the Chicago-based Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), shared thoughts in an interview with Fox News Digital."While food companies have brought forward food solutions that meet the demands of modern life whether that's a pasta sauce that's ready to eat or a bread that doesn't mold there is a growing push around home-cooked being healthier," he said.For those who have the ability to cook from scratch at home, Hitchcock stressed understanding how to create and consume foods that are low in sodium, added sugar and unhealthy fats while "delivering on taste" and ensuring food safety."This can be a challenge, which is why consumers need clear, concise, scientifically-based information to make informed decisions," he said.SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE FIBER IN YOUR DIET AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANTBoth at-home and manufactured foods can contribute to a healthy lifestyle, he said.This is supported by recent research that has found homemade foods are not "nutritionally better or safer" than industrially produced food items.The 2024 study, published in the journal Food Science, compared nutritional values and harmful compounds in processed and homemade food items like fish sticks, tomato sauce, plum cake and cereal bars, using similar recipes without ingredients and technologies not available at home.The findings suggested that homemade foods "do not necessarily offer superior nutritional quality or lower levels of harmful compounds" in comparison.For more Lifestyle articles, visitfoxnews.com/lifestyleHitchcock said food processing is "merely a larger-scale version of the tools and techniques that consumers use at home, such as cutting, cooking, washing, frying and grilling, except factory or industrial processing allows for much tighter control of temperature to reduce harmful chemicals and prevent the loss of nutrients."He added, "And it offers more stringent hygiene in the storage of ingredients, processing and packaging."But at-home food preparation also allows consumers to control their own food experience in terms of ingredient quality, selection and food prep, Hitchcock noted."It is critical for consumers to monitor the key nutritional parameters of the food they consume, whether it's prepared at home or outside the home," he said.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERMichelle Patidar, a health nutrition coach and cancer recovery specialist in Chicago, supported the idea of making food at home with whole ingredients."The more we can pull away from packaged or ultra-processed foods, the better our health can be," she told Fox News Digital.Patidar reminded consumers they have healthy alternatives at their "fingertips.""And you can feel good about eating real whole foods that aren't contaminated and don't have gums and emulsifiers and food dyes in them, because we want to avoid that as much as possible," she said.

Former "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe warns the United States is facing a work ethic problem, largely among Gen Z and other young generations, and argues a world without "deadlines" and "consequences" has fueled the potential crisis.Over the last few years, many critics have questioned the work ethic of members of Gen Z (generally anyone born between 1997 and 2012) and have expressed concern over how this affects young people entering the workforce.GEN Z BRANDED AS 'THE GHOSTED GENERATION' AS DATES, COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS KEEP SAYING 'NO'Rowe explained to "The Story" this week that one overriding factor contributing to the decline in work ethic is that younger generations face more lenient deadlines and less "consequences." When this happens, Rowe said, expectations and standards of workers can become "fungible" quickly.Many Gen Zers also benefit from having parents who are all-too-willing to financially help them."I think that if you live your life on a high wire with a safety net 15 feet below you all of the time, there's no consequence for falling," Rowe explained.The longtime TV host explained that this apparent work-ethic dearth did not just happen, saying that "we're the clouds from which the snowflakes fell."Rowe believes there is a warped understanding of how the employment market works right now. He argued that a tight labor market is allowing for additional accommodations because people are not "lining up" to do the work needed."We've got a huge labor shortage and the push to get to the AI thing over the finish line. That means data centers. We've got to train people to build these data centers," he said.Rowe is also the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which advocates for skilled trades as valuable and lucrative career paths and offers a Work Ethic Scholarship Program for those pursuing skilled trades.MIKE ROWE ON LABOR SHORTAGE UNDER BIDEN"S ECONOMY: WORK HAS BECOME THE ENEMYHe highlighted that his scholarship program makes several demands from individuals vying for the scholarship money. The majority of these tasks fail to be completed, Rowe revealed."They're started, but they don't finish them for the exact reasons we're talking about. So, yeah, it's a problem," he said, saying that it's an issue he is unsure how to remedy."The world is either going to change to accommodate the current generation, or the current generation is going to change to accommodate the world they're living in," Rowe lamented..Rowe said that 2,200 kids in his foundation that have learned to be welders, plumbers, and other trades are making six figures, saying that people are either "inspired" by those people or they are not."So there's enthusiasm for the work. It's just not in the places you're looking," he added.

Former "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe warns the United States is facing a work ethic problem, largely among Gen Z and other young generations, and argues a world without "deadlines" and "consequences" has fueled the potential crisis.Over the last few years, many critics have questioned the work ethic of members of Gen Z (generally anyone born between 1997 and 2012) and have expressed concern over how this affects young people entering the workforce.GEN Z BRANDED AS 'THE GHOSTED GENERATION' AS DATES, COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS KEEP SAYING 'NO'Rowe explained to "The Story" this week that one overriding factor contributing to the decline in work ethic is that younger generations face more lenient deadlines and less "consequences." When this happens, Rowe said, expectations and standards of workers can become "fungible" quickly.Many Gen Zers also benefit from having parents who are all-too-willing to financially help them."I think that if you live your life on a high wire with a safety net 15 feet below you all of the time, there's no consequence for falling," Rowe explained.The longtime TV host explained that this apparent work-ethic dearth did not just happen, saying that "we're the clouds from which the snowflakes fell."Rowe believes there is a warped understanding of how the employment market works right now. He argued that a tight labor market is allowing for additional accommodations because people are not "lining up" to do the work needed."We've got a huge labor shortage and the push to get to the AI thing over the finish line. That means data centers. We've got to train people to build these data centers," he said.Rowe is also the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which advocates for skilled trades as valuable and lucrative career paths and offers a Work Ethic Scholarship Program for those pursuing skilled trades.MIKE ROWE ON LABOR SHORTAGE UNDER BIDEN"S ECONOMY: WORK HAS BECOME THE ENEMYHe highlighted that his scholarship program makes several demands from individuals vying for the scholarship money. The majority of these tasks fail to be completed, Rowe revealed."They're started, but they don't finish them for the exact reasons we're talking about. So, yeah, it's a problem," he said, saying that it's an issue he is unsure how to remedy."The world is either going to change to accommodate the current generation, or the current generation is going to change to accommodate the world they're living in," Rowe lamented..Rowe said that 2,200 kids in his foundation that have learned to be welders, plumbers, and other trades are making six figures, saying that people are either "inspired" by those people or they are not."So there's enthusiasm for the work. It's just not in the places you're looking," he added.

The hosts of "Pod Save America" and Jon Stewart are questioning former President Joe Bidens mental acuity following the release of Jake Tapper andAlex Thompsons book, "Original Sin.""So everybody goes on television and goes, You dont understand," Jon Stewart said during a Thursday episode of his podcast, "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart," discussing how people would try to frame concerns about Bidens health. "I sit with this guy. Hes the smartest one in the room. I cant keep up with him. Im exhausted. I went to a meeting, and he was using words I didnt even know were words! They were fantastic! I had to look them up. Hes the smartest man in the world.'"On Tuesday, "Original Sin," which looks in part at the efforts made by top Biden aides and allies to hide the truth about Bidens mental and physical health, providing a depiction of a president who was routinely confused and disorientated during his term, was released.BIDEN INSIDER WAS REPORTEDLY 'AMAZED' AT THE MEDIA COVERAGE THEY WERE ABLE TO SPINDuring his podcast Thursday, Stewart talked about how he thinks those in Bidens circle tried to control what the public saw."You know, Kamala Harris comes out, I sit with this man. You dont understand," Stewart said. "You dont see it. And Im like, Oh, has anyone filmed that? Because you should show that. Because it was a very simple case to puncture. People are saying, Im a little concerned about his stamina and cognitive ability. Heres how we can dispel that. Just put him out there and let him show us how f---ing smart and they wouldnt do it. Because they knew they couldnt."Jon Favreau, former President Barack Obamas head speechwriter from 2005-2013, said that the people closest to Biden were not honest about his decline."Throughout Bidens term, you had it with the age issue, you also had it with inflation, right," Favreau said."In the Biden administration, a lot of elected Democrats were like, Oh, look at all the statistics and the numbers," he added. "And then poll after poll and focus group after focus group would have people be like, No, prices are high and its really bothering me. And wed just be like, Thats just the media. Or Thats just Republicans. And I think the same thing happened around Joe Bidens age. The closer you got to Joe Biden, the closer the adviser or the family member, the more I think they were not just lying to the American people, but lying to themselves."Favreau also said that he thinks Democrats struggle with accepting and telling the truth."I think a big problem with the Democratic Party over the last several years, decade maybe, maybe even back to the Iraq war, we have a hard time hearing hard truths and admitting hard truths to ourselves,"Favreau said. "And then we have a hard time telling hard truths to the voters."Favreau is featured in "Original Sin" in an anecdote where he and his "Pod Save America" co-hosts Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Lovett met with Biden at the White House on April 26, 2024. The book described them as "deeply disturbed" after their discussions with Biden that night, with the authors describing the president as rambling and "incoherent."FLASHBACK: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC KARINE JEAN-PIERRE LAUGHS OFF QUESTION ON BIDEN'S HEALTH IN 2022However, in aFeb. 13, 2024 episode of "Pod Save America," Favreau seemed to downplay concerns about Bidens health."The number one concern that people have had about Joe Biden is his age. Those concerns have predated Robert Hur, they have predated anything Trump has said it is not just about people who see like out of context clips or that the Republicans put out, or crazy TikToks or whatever else," he said.This discussion with his "Pod Save America" hosts came days after Special Counsel Robert Hurs report was released onFeb 5, 2024, looking at the former presidents handling of classified documents."If you watch Joe Biden speak, often times he sounds frail, and he sounds more frail than he used to even in 2019 and 2020," Favreau said. "Now that may, and I think it doesn't have anything to do with how sharp he is mentally, but the voice sounds frail and he shuffles more because of the arthritis in his back so for most people in the country who are just watching him be president what do they see when they turn on the television? They see him shuffle and they hear him and he is swallowing a lot more of his words now obviously he's had a stutter but it doesn't sound like the stutter did even in 2020 he's just soft-spoken and quiet."Co-host Tommy Vietor, who worked for Obama for almost a decade, appeared to agree withFavreaus dismissiveness."All the commentary about the age and Biden's memory which seemed unfair or ad hominem at worst, and then second there is a debate about Biden's age and fitness for office that was already happening. This just kicked it up and focused the media's attention on it in a very damaging way via this DOJ report," Vietor said during theFebruary 2024 episode.On Sunday, Bidens prostate cancer diagnosiswas announced, with his spokesperson telling Fox News days later that the last time he received a blood test that screens for prostate cancer wasin 2014.

The hosts of "Pod Save America" and Jon Stewart are questioning former President Joe Bidens mental acuity following the release of Jake Tapper andAlex Thompsons book, "Original Sin.""So everybody goes on television and goes, You dont understand," Jon Stewart said during a Thursday episode of his podcast, "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart," discussing how people would try to frame concerns about Bidens health. "I sit with this guy. Hes the smartest one in the room. I cant keep up with him. Im exhausted. I went to a meeting, and he was using words I didnt even know were words! They were fantastic! I had to look them up. Hes the smartest man in the world.'"On Tuesday, "Original Sin," which looks in part at the efforts made by top Biden aides and allies to hide the truth about Bidens mental and physical health, providing a depiction of a president who was routinely confused and disorientated during his term, was released.BIDEN INSIDER WAS REPORTEDLY 'AMAZED' AT THE MEDIA COVERAGE THEY WERE ABLE TO SPINDuring his podcast Thursday, Stewart talked about how he thinks those in Bidens circle tried to control what the public saw."You know, Kamala Harris comes out, I sit with this man. You dont understand," Stewart said. "You dont see it. And Im like, Oh, has anyone filmed that? Because you should show that. Because it was a very simple case to puncture. People are saying, Im a little concerned about his stamina and cognitive ability. Heres how we can dispel that. Just put him out there and let him show us how f---ing smart and they wouldnt do it. Because they knew they couldnt."Jon Favreau, former President Barack Obamas head speechwriter from 2005-2013, said that the people closest to Biden were not honest about his decline."Throughout Bidens term, you had it with the age issue, you also had it with inflation, right," Favreau said."In the Biden administration, a lot of elected Democrats were like, Oh, look at all the statistics and the numbers," he added. "And then poll after poll and focus group after focus group would have people be like, No, prices are high and its really bothering me. And wed just be like, Thats just the media. Or Thats just Republicans. And I think the same thing happened around Joe Bidens age. The closer you got to Joe Biden, the closer the adviser or the family member, the more I think they were not just lying to the American people, but lying to themselves."Favreau also said that he thinks Democrats struggle with accepting and telling the truth."I think a big problem with the Democratic Party over the last several years, decade maybe, maybe even back to the Iraq war, we have a hard time hearing hard truths and admitting hard truths to ourselves,"Favreau said. "And then we have a hard time telling hard truths to the voters."Favreau is featured in "Original Sin" in an anecdote where he and his "Pod Save America" co-hosts Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Lovett met with Biden at the White House on April 26, 2024. The book described them as "deeply disturbed" after their discussions with Biden that night, with the authors describing the president as rambling and "incoherent."FLASHBACK: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SEC KARINE JEAN-PIERRE LAUGHS OFF QUESTION ON BIDEN'S HEALTH IN 2022However, in aFeb. 13, 2024 episode of "Pod Save America," Favreau seemed to downplay concerns about Bidens health."The number one concern that people have had about Joe Biden is his age. Those concerns have predated Robert Hur, they have predated anything Trump has said it is not just about people who see like out of context clips or that the Republicans put out, or crazy TikToks or whatever else," he said.This discussion with his "Pod Save America" hosts came days after Special Counsel Robert Hurs report was released onFeb 5, 2024, looking at the former presidents handling of classified documents."If you watch Joe Biden speak, often times he sounds frail, and he sounds more frail than he used to even in 2019 and 2020," Favreau said. "Now that may, and I think it doesn't have anything to do with how sharp he is mentally, but the voice sounds frail and he shuffles more because of the arthritis in his back so for most people in the country who are just watching him be president what do they see when they turn on the television? They see him shuffle and they hear him and he is swallowing a lot more of his words now obviously he's had a stutter but it doesn't sound like the stutter did even in 2020 he's just soft-spoken and quiet."Co-host Tommy Vietor, who worked for Obama for almost a decade, appeared to agree withFavreaus dismissiveness."All the commentary about the age and Biden's memory which seemed unfair or ad hominem at worst, and then second there is a debate about Biden's age and fitness for office that was already happening. This just kicked it up and focused the media's attention on it in a very damaging way via this DOJ report," Vietor said during theFebruary 2024 episode.On Sunday, Bidens prostate cancer diagnosiswas announced, with his spokesperson telling Fox News days later that the last time he received a blood test that screens for prostate cancer wasin 2014.

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