In the latest sign that the Trump administration isn’t so concerned about asbestos, the Food and Drug Administration this week withdrew a proposed rule that would have required testing for the toxic asbestos in talc-based cosmetics. The rule, which was proposed by the Biden administration less than a year ago, would have required manufacturers to…
The YWCA’s partnership with the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation is back, and this year’s “Pretty Empowered” events brought together hundreds of girls for a day built around confidence, curiosity, and real-world learning. The program first started in Chicago in 2022 and has slowly grown into something bigger, with YWCA sites around the country hosting their…
The European airplane maker said a recent incident had shown that “intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.”
Fuzzy Zoeller, the two-time major champion whose genial public persona was overshadowed by a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods that came to define the latter part of his career, has died aged 74. No cause of death was immediately available. Brian Naugle, tournament director of the Insperity Invitational in Houston and a longtime colleague,…
Daniel P. Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, used the growing threat from Moscow as a way to sell a quick peace deal unfavorable to Ukraine.
Vibe coding has taken the tech industry by storm, and it’s not just the Lovables and Replits of the world that are winning. The startups building the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too. Supabase, the open-source database platform that’s become the backend of choice for the vibe-coding world, raised $100 million at a $5 billion valuation just months after closing $200 million at $2 billion. But co-founder and CEO…
Bob Starkie from the legendary Aussie rock band Skyhooks has passed away aged 73. The band announced the passing on their Facebook page this morning, writing that he died after a battle with leukemia. “It’s with sadness in our hearts that we have to send out this news that early this morning Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie…
Prices are higher, and the job market is weakening, but many people plan to spend heartily this season.
In his own words, William Li, a resident of the Hong Kong apartment complex that became an inferno, recounted how he and two neighbors survived until help arrived.
AUSTIN, Texas — At long last, Lone Star Showdown returns to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for the first time in 15 years on Friday as the No. 16 Texas Longhorns face off against the No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies as head coach Steve Sarkisian and his team try to play spoiler in order to…
