Congress May Finally Recognize That Mobile Homes Aren’t Really That Mobile
An obscure federal rule requires manufactured homes to be built on a chassis, making them more costly. A bill in Congress would remove the mandate, enacted five decades ago.
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More than 6 million Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks and conflict | Climate Crisis News
On the outskirts of Somalia’s southern port city, the land has become an open graveyard for cattle. Some are left where they fell, while others are buried in shallow graves after consecutive failed rainy seasons. For many families here, pastoralists who rely on livestock for milk, meat, and income, animals were everything, but what was…
Ikea’s new inflatable chair doesn’t look like an inflatable chair
Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual company event on May 13th. One of the pieces is an inflatable chair that looks like a far cry from the cheap and lumpy inflatable furniture popularized in the ‘90s. This isn’t the first…
Spirit Airlines’ cash ‘not going to last for very much longer’
A Spirit Airlines plane at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Spirit Airlines’ accessible cash to keep operating won’t last long and a government rescue package is on the table, a lawyer for the struggling budget carrier said at a hearing Thursday. The company needs access to existing cash or new funding in the next…
Rodrigo Duterte Will Stand Trial for Crimes Against Humanity, Court Rules
The International Criminal Court found there was enough evidence to try Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president, for killings carried out during his crackdown on drugs.
Ian Katz’s Channel 4 Legacy: Cultural Impact vs. Scale
For much of the past eight years, Channel 4, the British free-to-air public broadcaster, has felt louder than ever. More confrontational. More willing to step into contested territory. More determined to provoke a reaction rather than quietly earn one. Behind that noise, a quieter and more complicated conversation has been playing out among the people…
Microsoft to offer 7% of staff voluntary redundancy for the first time
Long-serving employees given option for buyouts as it prepared to spend $140bn on AI investment this year
Man arrested on suspicion of planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival | New Orleans
Authorities say a man suspected of planning a mass shooting at a large New Orleans festival was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The event was not named, but the New Orleans jazz and heritage festival, commonly known as JazzFest, runs from Thursday through 3 May. The…
The Motorola Moto G Stylus is no longer teeming with bloatware
The 2026 edition of Motorola’s stylus phone is plenty appealing. My review unit is a charming lilac color, has a pleasantly textured back panel, and includes a MicroSD slot and what might be the last surviving headphone jack on a mainstream phone sold in North America. The namesake stylus is no longer just a fancy…
White House Reviewing SEC Bid to Ease Share-Offering Disclosures
The White House is reviewing new US Securities and Exchange Commission rules that would make it easier for companies to go public or raise capital by easing disclosures for new offerings and speeding up the registration process.