Sunday, June 28, 2026

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Jell-O enjoyed a steady build in American kitchens, from the Depression Era and World War II through its heyday in the 1950s. At its peak, the gelatin creations were the centerpiece of potlucks, but Jell-O’s sugary profile eventually made it a prime choice for the Whatever Happened To… section.

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Iran Launches Drone Attack on Bahrain

Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain, and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz also came under attack on Saturday.

Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, condemned the latest strikes as a blatant violation of its sovereignty. Britain's maritime security agency said the tanker that was hit sustained damage to its bridge, with all crew reported safe.

The attack was part of a sequence of events after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Thursday attack on a Singapore-flagged container ship. A U.S. Central Command operation on Friday zeroed in on Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration, Israel, and Lebanon on Friday announced a trilateral framework for a “clear and structured process to restore Lebanon’s sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah, dismantle its terrorist infrastructure, and enable an Israeli withdrawal.

California Dog Rescue Investigated

The remains of more than 100 dogs in various stages of decomposition were found at buildings and grounds associated with Miranda’s Rescue Animal Sanctuary in Northern California on Friday.

Humboldt Sheriff’s Office investigators found 117 intact canine remains from two dig sites, along with 21 canine skulls, hundreds of bones, and six loose microchips.

The rescue allegedly accepted dogs and money from shelters with a promise that they would be cared for and rehomed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and forensic veterinarians examined 70 dogs, determining most of them had died of gunshot wounds.

Giraffe Found Safe in Texas

Gracie the giraffe, who went missing for nearly two weeks in Texas after wandering off a remote private ranch, was located on Friday.

The giraffe was spotted about 4 miles south of her enclosure during an aerial search in the Texas Hill Country. She appeared to be safe and healthy, with access to a nearby pond, creek, and plenty of vegetation.

The owner of the ranch believes Gracie disappeared while feeding on a hillside and accidentally descended onto the wrong side of an open gate.

Veterinarians need time to get the 10-foot-tall giraffe home. Rescuers plan to sedate Gracie and put a hood over her eyes. From there, she will be moved with an open-pasture trailer.

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Whatever happened to Jell-O?

For most of the 20th century, Jell-O was a powerhouse of American food culture, a product so embedded in everyday life that it seemed impossible it could ever fade. But fade it did, from the center of the dinner table to, well, mostly the hospital tray.

The story began in 1897, when a cough-syrup maker named Pearle Wait and his wife, May, mixed fruit flavoring into powdered gelatin in their kitchen in Le Roy, New York. May coined the name Jell-O, but the couple couldn't figure out how to sell it and unloaded the trademark for just $450. The buyer, a local businessman named Orator Woodward, launched a national advertising blitz, and by 1902, sales had hit $250,000.

The product took off during the Depression and World War II, when home cooks used Jell-O molds to stretch leftovers and dress up rationed ingredients. But the true golden age arrived in the 1950s. Gelatin molds became showpieces at dinner parties and potlucks, and women's magazines published elaborate recipes calling for everything from shredded cabbage to tuna to hard-boiled eggs suspended in shimmering lime or lemon gelatin.

Jell-O even released savory flavors, including celery, seasoned tomato, and Italian salad. On television, the brand's catchy jingle became one of the most recognizable in advertising.

It didn't last. By the mid-1970s, savory Jell-O had fallen out of fashion. Americans were paying more attention to sugar intake, Julia Child was reviving interest in traditional cooking, and more women were entering the workforce with less time for elaborate molds.

The company pulled its savory varieties from shelves and pivoted hard toward marketing Jell-O as a treat for kids with Jell-O Pudding Pops, which lasted until the 1990s.

A brief relaunch under the Popsicle brand in 2004 fizzled. By then, Jell-O had settled into a quiet existence as a budget dessert and a staple of hospital clear-liquid diets, where it provided calories and hydration to patients who couldn't eat solid food.

Today, owner Kraft Heinz is trying to write a new chapter with last month's launch of Jell-O Simply, a line made with real fruit juice and 25% less sugar. And there's a small but growing retro food revival on social media, where younger cooks are sharing gelatin "food art" on TikTok and Instagram, treating the jiggly creations as equal parts nostalgia and spectacle.

It's a far cry from the shimmering centerpiece that once graced every church supper in America, but Jell-O is still wiggling.

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