How a tech billionaire philanthropist got caught between Trump and San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — While tech moguls like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat center stage at President Donald Trump’s January inauguration,...
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A Family Borrowed $218,000 and Paid Back $240,000. Why Are They Facing Foreclosure?
Q: We borrowed $218,000 from a company called World Business Lenders and paid back more than $240,000 — but they...
D.C. pulls back on vow to put mental health clinician in every public school
D.C.’s behavioral health agency is walking back a commitment it made in 2018 to staff every public school with a...
15 definitive rules for the airport bar
It was 6 a.m. at Reagan National Airport when a man walked up to a glowing restaurant as a server...
Pro-union flyers appear in Starbucks headquarters as some corporate staff quietly support barista strikes
Starbucks' Seattle headquarters David Ryder/Getty ImagesThis week, baristas at unionized Starbucks stores launched their fourth strike in two years.Flyers supporting...
Americans really want their cheap stuff back
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIThe core of the modern American dream is cheap stuff, and contrary to the president's...
How laid-off Amazon workers are coping with the shock and planning their next career moves
Joanelle Cobos (left), John Paul Martinez (center), and Iren Azra Zou (right) were among the Amazon employees laid off in...
Rich People Are Getting ‘Ski Bunny Face’ Before Their Winter Trips
Some people wax their skis before the first snow. Others book a facelift. Across Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and Newport Beach,...
Mamdani is promising free childcare in NYC. Here’s how New Mexico did it — and gave caregivers a raise in the process.
Zohran Mamdani wants to make childcare free in the most expensive city in the U.S. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesNYC Mayor-elect...
Glen Powell charms on ‘SNL,’ and Will Forte as MacGruber returns to destroy the Epstein files
If you’ve seen some of Glen Powell’s movies, including “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Hit Man,” “Anyone But You” or “Twisters,” you...
‘We Walked in Silence for Two Blocks Until He Stopped’
Barber Shop Dear Diary: I was visiting my mother on Long Island a few years ago when I decided to...
This Guy Faked a Car Theft to Avoid Going Shopping With His Wife
When police in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, got a call about a stolen Toyota Corolla, they weren’t expecting to uncover one of...
Church and College Leaders Work to Free a Detained Afghan Student
After an Afghan immigrant entered a New York asylum office for a routine appointment last month, his family and friends...
MAGA FCC Goon Boosts Trump’s Call to Fire Late-Night Host
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has hopped to it as President Donald Trump takes another swipe at late-night host...
Scientists Say This Giant Deep-Sea Volcano Won’t Erupt Until 2026—Probably
A giant volcano is slowly inflating under the Pacific, and the main reaction from scientists isn’t terror; it’s mild irritation...
