Faux Jewels and Slimming Belts: Why Shopping on TikTok Is a Lot Like QVC
Decades ago, QVC hosts would finish up their breathless pitches of Diamonique jewelry and Miracle Belt “tummy slimming” straps with...
The Social-Media Platform That Makes You Tell the Truth
On a beautiful fall Friday in Denver, someone named Wyatt stole my Local Legend crown. “There it goes!” chirped an...
Sen. Jim Justice, wife to pay $5 million in back taxes to settle IRS suit
Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) and his wife agreed to pay over $5 million in unpaid income taxes that the...
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
The Trump administration is snapping up ownership shares of private companies it deems essential to national security. It is an...
A.I. Can Do More of Your Shopping This Holiday Season
This holiday season, shoppers have more artificial intelligence to help with their gift lists. Target, Walmart, Ralph Lauren and other...
Thankful for paper towels
Some 82 million Americans are expected to make annual pilgrimages for Thanksgiving dinner by plane, train or automobile. Long journeys...
Tariffs and Strike Drive ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Boost for Canadian Wine
In September, L’Abattoir, an upscale restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia, had a problem: It was running out of French Muscat...
Donate to Help Build Community in the Mideast
This article is part of Times Opinion’s 2025 Giving Guide. So much of my thinking and writing over the last...
The Coast Guard says it’s seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up
TK US Coast Guard photo by Cutter Stone's crewThe Coast Guard is seeing record-breaking numbers of drug hauls from its...
On a Volcanic Caribbean Isle, 37 Beaches and Endless Views
Logistics tend to bump up the price of visiting the Caribbean. But the dual-nation island of Dutch St. Maarten and...
