'1974' and 'Do Something': Notes From the Me Decade
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World - The Guardian
Tim Dowling: walking the puppy is meant to tire her out – not me
My wife insists an afternoon outing will help the dog calm down after busy hours of gnawing at our precious household items. Some chance. The new dog and I are not speaking. This situation arose ...3 hours ago -
Sports - The New York Times
Paolo Banchero Has Come So Far, So Fast. But There’s Still More to Do.
Heading into his third year in the N.B.A., the Orlando Magic star is developing his game and his voice: “You can’t ever be quiet.”7 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
What Does College Football Have to Do With College?
The question isn’t new. But seismic changes to college sports, embraced by Coach Deion Sanders and his University of Colorado Buffaloes, have made it more relevant than ever.8 hours ago - College Football -
Top stories - NBC News
The JBL Clip 5 goes almost everywhere with me
The JBL Clip 5 is the brands latest model in the Clip series and it has quickly become my go to portable speaker.11 hours ago -
Health - The New York Times
As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Risks
The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong.11 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Arts District, Decades in the Making, in Ruins After Helene
The hurricane damaged an estimated 80 percent of the buildings in the River Arts District of Asheville, N.C., and upended the lives of artists who had recast the city as a cultural force.12 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Most people hit by Hurricane Helene do not have flood insurance
Outside of Florida, roughly 99% of homeowners that sustained flooding are not covered, Insurance Information Institute estimates.12 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
‘We do just about everything’: the women running New Zealand’s ‘third island’
When men were away at sea for weeks at a time, a community developed on Stewart Island that was led by women. Today, that way of life continues and thrives. On a cloudy afternoon on New Zealand’s ...12 hours ago -
Top stories - CBS News
"Golden owl" treasure hunt launched decades ago has finally ended
A 31-year-long treasure hunt that drew in thousands of enthusiasts across France appears to have come to an end.13 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a life estate to his second wife. She’s only 10 years older than me. How can I undo this?
“Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.”14 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
More women are working than ever before, but they're still doing most of the care-giving at home
There are almost two million more women aged 24 to 54 in the U.S. labor force than there were five years ago, hitting an all-time high in May of this year. By and large, this is due to impacts of ...18 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
Dockworkers can make six-figure salaries without a college degree. So do these other blue-collar workers.
Some workers at the country’s busiest ports make upward of $200,000. Here are similar jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree.18 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Walz did what he needed to do at the debate: boost the Democratic ticket
In a recent vice presidential debate, Tim Walz and JD Vance engaged in a dramatic encounter that was great theater and had an impact on the outcome of the presidential race.18 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Dani’s Queer Bar opens in Boston, giving Beantown its first lesbian bar in decades
Dani’s Queer Bar opened its doors to Boston’s LGBTQ community last month, giving the city its first lesbian bar in decades.20 hours ago -
Business - Financial Times
Objectify me: furniture, fetish and feminism
‘I am the Last Woman Object’ declared Nicola L. in 1969. But 55 years later, stereotypes remain and women continue to create body furniture to challenge uncomfortable truths21 hours ago -
Business - MarketWatch
‘This money is not bringing me a lot of happiness’: My husband and I have $7 million, but our kids are trouble. Should we cut them off?
“His son and his wife are not good to us. We rarely see them and they never offer to help us with anything.”21 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Ten Hag and Man Utd - what do the stats tell us?
As scrutiny on Erik ten Hag continues, we look at how his Manchester United record compares to Premier League rivals.22 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
The Dos and Don’ts of Hiring an Intern
Most important — make sure you pay them.Yesterday -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
'It's like a movie': Falcons' walk-off win is one for the storybooks
Kirk Cousins hit undrafted journeyman KhaDarel Hodge in OT to score one of the season's most unlikeliest touchdowns on Thursday night.Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
Only five MPs disclosed clothing gifts in past decade
Register of interests indicates garment gifting not historically widespreadYesterday -
Sports - CBS Sports
Where do Brewers go after heartbreaking Wild Card Series loss? Milwaukee still set up for sustained success
The Brewers are a well-run organization coming off another successful regular seasonYesterday -
World - ABC News
Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of ...Yesterday -
World - ABC News
Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families
Dozens of South Korean adoptees, many in tears, have responded to an investigation led by The Associated Press and documented by Frontline (PBS) last week on adoptions from South KoreaYesterday -
Politics - NBC News
'Another major weather event is not something we can handle': Asheville, N.C. mayor
As recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Greenville, South Carolina Mayor Knox White, and Asheville, North Carolina Mayor Esther Manheimer, join Meet the Press NOW to ...Yesterday -
Top stories - CBS News
Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq escapes from Gaza a decade later
An Israeli official says a Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq has escaped a decade later from Gaza.Yesterday -
Top stories - BBC News
Weekly quiz: Where did 100 couples all say, 'I do'?
Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.Yesterday -
Top stories - BBC News
Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza after decade in captivity
The woman had been kidnapped from Iraq aged 11 by the Islamic State group and trafficked to Gaza.Yesterday -
World - The Guardian
Yazidi woman kidnapped by IS freed from Gaza after decade in captivity
Officials say US, Israel, Jordan and Iraq involved in rescue of 21-year-old who had been captured in Iraq. A 21-year-old woman kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Iraq more than a decade ago ...Yesterday -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
The Fantasy Football Numbers Do Lie: Exposing stats for Week 5 and beyond
With Week 5 of the fantasy football season here, it's a great time for Dalton Del Don to pull the curtain from some tricky stats.Yesterday - Fantasy Football -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Sam Darnold: Jets didn't fail me, I had a lot of opportunities
Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold is playing like the MVP candidate the Jets hoped he would one day be when they drafted him with the third overall pick in 2018.Yesterday -
Entertainment - Los Angeles Times
Edgar Alejandro wanted to sing música romántica blended with jazz. His mariachi parents had notes
Edgar Alejandro knows the challenges of the music industry thanks to his mariachi parents. He's finding his way by blending mariachi, jazz and bossa nova.Yesterday -
Health - The New York Times
Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It.
If elected again, he would become the oldest president by the end of his term. Yet he is refusing to disclose even basic health information.Yesterday - Donald Trump -
Top stories - BBC News
Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades
An owl statuette which was buried 31 years ago as part of a treasure hunt has reportedly been found in France.Yesterday -
Politics - The Hill
Do we still need vice presidential debates?
Very few people make their voting decisions based on the vice-presidential candidate. So why do we bother?Yesterday -
Business - The New York Times
Trump and Harris Want to Revive Manufacturing, but How Much Could They Actually Do?
The policy focus on the industry has changed from job quantity to job quality. And while federal incentives matter, local factors are more important.Yesterday - Donald Trump -
Sports - Yahoo Sports
Baker Mayfield went from a miss to a hit, and the entire league is taking note
Would Mayfield have become a star in Cleveland? "Sometimes," an NFC executive told Yahoo Sports, "players need a fresh start or a couple of fresh starts."2 days ago