Lifestyle
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The viral TikTok $1.75 bid to save Spirit Airlines is fighting the wrong villain
On Tuesday, what remains of Spirit Airlines is being picked apart in bankruptcy court—aircraft lenders are repossessing those bright yellow airplanes while the major U.S. carriers jockey for the rest of their assets, like their gates. But some fans of Spirit aren’t ready to give up yet. Hunter Peterson, a 22-year-old voice actor for video…
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Britney Spears pleads guilty to lesser ‘wet reckless’ charge in DUI case to avoid jail time
Britney Spears pleaded guilty through her lawyer Monday to a lesser charge that will allow her to avoid jail time after California prosecutors accused her of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The 44-year-old pop star, who recently completed a stint at a rehabilitation facility, didn’t appear in Ventura County court. But her…
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The dark side of the American work ethic: widespread sleep deprivation, linked to obesity, depression, even early death
Many Americans are long overdue for a good nap. Their health—and that of the economy—might depend on it. A rising share of Americans are sleeping less than they should, adding on to the country’s persistent sleep deficit that public health experts say will lead to far worse outcomes than simple grogginess. In 2024, 30.5% of…
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Goldman: AI will save the economy someday. First, it has to stop inflating it
Artificial intelligence is supposed to be the engine of the next great productivity boom. But before it gets there, it’s going to cost you — and a growing number of Americans, especially young ones, are starting to wonder if that payoff will ever arrive. That’s the converging picture across Wall Street research and Main Street…
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Millennial nostalgia means box office gold again as ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ triumphs with $156.6 million global haul
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first weekend in theaters. Driven largely by women, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” earned $77 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $156.6 million internationally, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped the box office and bumped…
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War in Iran has Croatia’s tourist hotspot wondering: will Dubrovnik host another 4 million visitors in 2026?
Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia’s old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world. It’s usually a sign of a strong season ahead, but this year uncertainty hangs in the air. Global instability triggered by the Iran war and surging fuel prices have…
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King Charles’ star-studded trip to New York includes Anna Wintour, Lionel Richie and a Harlem student saying ‘I like your hair’
King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, met with schoolchildren and business titans and socialized with celebrities during a busy swing through New York City on Wednesday — the first visit to the city by a reigning British monarch in 16 years. Charles laid flowers at the National…
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57% of Americans between 13 and 17 years old get news from social media at least once a day
Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information. A national study by the Media Insight Project finds 36% of U.S. adults say they get news from social media at least once a day. But…
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We’re the CEOs of Peloton and the Hospital for Special Surgery. Living longer isn’t enough, we need to live better, too
Americans are living longer than ever before. But too often those extra years are not healthy ones — sapping the sweetness from what should be our golden years. Today, babies born in the United States can expect to live more than 79 years, nearly eight years longer than the average just 50 years ago. Yet…
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Toxic chemicals are raising infertility in humans, fish, birds, and insects: ‘A whisper that is powerful enough to redirect a hurricane’
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected to have over their lifetime, fell to a record low last year. It’s a demographic shift that could hold repercussions for the economy and the country’s politics. There are many reasons for this,…