Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Dies at 58 After a Long Illness

Walt Ehmer.Photo:AP Photo/Steve Helber AP Photo/Steve Helber Waffle HouseCEO Walt Ehmer has died. He was 58. The company announced the news on Sept. 6, saying the business mogul died after a long illness. The company plans to share more details soon, including “highlights of Walt’s 30+ year career.” “For now, we know all of you join us in extending our deepest condolences to Walt’s family. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” the statement concluded.

Waffle House Closes Over 90 Florida Locations Ahead of Hurricane Milton

Waffle House. Waffle Houseis preparing forHurricane Milton. The storm is projected to cause catastrophic damage as it makes landfall on Florida’s west coast. As a result, the 24-hour breakfast chain, which only closes in extreme situations, is closing 31 locations in the Tampa area. Over two dozen Orlando locations are also closing, along with 15 in Fort Myers and 15 in Daytona and Ocala. Hurricane Milton, a Category 4 storm, isprojected to hit Wednesday night or early Thursday.

Walker Buehler Reveals What the Dodgers Changed Their Group Chat Name to After World Series Win (Exclusive)

Los Angeles Dodgers Walker Buehler (21) in action.Photo:Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t waste a moment calling themselves the 2024 world champions! Pitcher Walker Buehler tells PEOPLE that the MLB champs — who defeated the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 30 — quickly changed their group chat name after winning the title.

Walkie-Talkies, Pagers Explode Across Lebanon in Series of Apparent Attacks amid Tension with Israel

People gather as fire fighters put out the flames at the scene of a reported device explosion in Saida, Lebanon, on Sept. 18, 2024.Photo:MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty The country’s health minister said 14 people were killed and 450 were injured in the latest explosions,Reutersreported. Meanwhile, the death toll from the initial pager blasts rose to 12, including two children, with about 3,000 injured. Lebanon’s Red Crosssaid in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter)after the second attack that they were responding with “30 ambulance teams to multiple explosions in different areas including the South of Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.

Walking Pneumonia Cases Are Surging in Kids — Here's What to Look for and How to Manage Symptoms

Stock image of a child coughing.Photo:Getty Getty But what exactly is walking pneumonia? “Walking pneumonia is a layman’s term for a type of pneumonia that, in medical terms, we call atypical pneumonia. That just means that they [the patients] don’t follow the sort of normal course of fever, cough and acute worsening,” Dr. Matthew Isaac Harris, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and the medical director for Critical Care Transport at the New York-based Northwell Health, tells PEOPLE.