It’s a club so coveted that even Khloé Kardashian wanted in: the Starbucks snack case. Since her Khloud protein popcorn arrived in January at Starbucks, the kettle corn flavor featured there has surged in popularity at other retailers. Sales of the variety nearly doubled on Amazon.com in the following month, the company said, and performance … Read more
Higher prices at the pump are making Avarisse Crawford rethink her spending. The 33-year-old has started scaling back her “fun budget,” meaning fewer steak dinners and happy hours with coworkers — instead, she’s seeking out free activities, like going to the park. “I’m making sure to cut open bottles to finish all of my products,” … Read more
SAN DIEGO — In the moments that gunmen opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the actions of three men staved off an even more extensive tragedy. Authorities say that, before they were killed, they slowed the shooters, sent out a warning and alerted police, allowing dozens of schoolchildren inside the mosque to scramble for … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brandon Axelrod. It has been edited for length and clarity. I’m in debt because I’m in my first year of oral and maxillofacial surgery residency in Manhattan. My current total is over $400,000 across 10 to 12 different loans, plus accruing interest. I did four years … Read more
At Google’s I/O developer conference this week, we had the opportunity for a brief hands-on with its upcoming AI-powered glasses — not the audio-only glasses that Google said will begin shipping this fall but rather the glasses that offer a combined audio and visual experience. First announced at last year’s event, these Android XR glasses … Read more
President Trump called off plans to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence hours before an expected White House ceremony on Thursday because he said he was worried the measure could dull America’s edge on AI technology. Trump said he was postponing the Oval Office event with tech industry executives because he did not … Read more
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. health agency was revising upward to “very high” its assessment of the risk within Congo, which … Read more
Dazed, depleted, and desperate to doze — this isn’t how I wanted to feel when I set foot in Vienna for the first time. But I couldn’t help it. It was 7 a.m. after a sleepless night on an overnight train. This was in October 2022, when I took a two-week backpacking trip across four … Read more
Meta has quietly released a new standalone app for Facebook Groups, called “Forum.” The company seems to be positioning Forum as a platform that functions similarly to Reddit, describing the app as a “dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about.” The app appears to have been first spotted by … Read more
That sound of breaking glass? It’s Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan, 39, shattering a particularly stubborn ceiling after being named the first woman to lead the San Francisco Symphony in its 115-year history. Her title is currently Music Director Designate, and when she officially steps into the job of music director in September 2027, she … Read more
It’s the first long weekend of the summer, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by firing up a grill. Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, we asked three private chefs how to manage stress when hosting cookouts or barbecues during summer holidays. “Nothing really brings people closer together than some great food and a … Read more
Phone provider Trump Mobile has confirmed that it was exposing customers’ names, email addresses, mailing addresses, cell numbers, and order identifiers to the open internet. Chris Walker, a spokesperson for the Trump-branded phone maker, told TechCrunch that the company is investigating the exposure and has not found evidence that content or financial information spilled online. … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Left-hander Eric Lauer strode up the bullpen mound at Petco Park as the Dodgers-Padres series finale Wednesday transitioned into the late innings. He had been available to provide length as a reliever, but the plan had been for him to throw either way, he said. The Dodgers didn’t end up needing him to cover innings, … Read more
Bettina Anderson was already well-known in Palm Beach, Florida, for her fashion modeling, her passion for environmental conservation and charity work, and for being from a prominent banking family. Then, she was photographed on what appeared to be romantic outings with the president’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr. The pair made their official debut as … Read more
SpaceX may have stolen the show with its IPO prospectus, but Elon Musk’s aerospace-AI-data center company wasn’t the only notable business to file to go public this week. On Thursday, Finnish smart ring company Oura said that it had confidentially submitted a Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for an … Read more