Hoda Kotb and her two girls, Haley Joy and Hope Catherine, are going through some big transitions as a family. The TODAY anchor recently revealed that she’s in the process of moving her family to a new home — and said she’s been preparing her girls for what’s to come. The New York City apartment […]
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena, Kristin, and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My son is 19 years old and in college. He refused to get a job his first two semesters because he was too busy with his girlfriend, with whom he ended up sharing his dorm. […]
Carnival canceled this woman’s $15K cruise without telling her — no refund. How to make sure this doesn’t happen to you Saving up and planning for a nice vacation is one of the best ways to spend your money. But for one Kentucky mom, it became a nightmare. Last year, Tiffany Banks spent $12,000 to […]
President Joe Biden loves to harp on how he’s the only one who can save us from democracy-destroying Donald Trump. Well, let’s take a look at what Biden boasted recently on social media: “The Supreme Court tried to block me from relieving student debt. But they didn’t stop me. I’ve relieved student debt for over 5 […]
Russia is on the offensive, but not contributing all it can into the assault, reflecting Russia’s plans. Putin‘s strategy focuses on attrition and limiting Ukraine’s counteroffensive capabilities. ISW experts warn that delays in Western aid could lead to Ukraine’s collapse and Russian victory. Russian forces are making a push along an axis between Chasiv Yar […]
Russia is on the offensive, but not contributing all it can into the assault, reflecting Russia’s plans. Putin‘s strategy focuses on attrition and limiting Ukraine’s counteroffensive capabilities. ISW experts warn that delays in Western aid could lead to Ukraine’s collapse and Russian victory. Russian forces are making a push along an axis between Chasiv Yar […]
Don’t blame me for telling the truth about Putin’s war in Ukraine. Facing up the facts about the mistakes of the past has to be the first step towards the peaceful future we all want to see. In my BBC Panorama interview on Friday, Nick Robinson outrageously accused me of “echoing” Russian president Vladimir Putin’s […]
Nine-year-old Zerick I. Ozuna was a master at playing the card game Uno, often beating his teachers and providing his friends strategies for winning, said Farley Elementary School principal Katie Sonderegger. “He truly held a special place in the hearts of many of our students and staff members,” she wrote in a message Auburn-Washburn USD […]
Donald Trump tried to quell divisions within the House Republican conference on Thursday when he stopped by Washington DC to attend meetings with the full House and Senate Republican caucuses. But he did so in a very Trumpian way — by publicly humiliating one of his own allies, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The ex-president […]
Three New Jersey parents who sued the state government for keeping their babies’ blood in storage for decades without their permission will now have their day in court after lawyers failed to reach a compromise. In a class action complaint filed last November, Hannah Lovaglio, Erica Jedynak, and Jeremiah Jedynak accused the New Jersey Department […]
Gold futures (GC=F) have had a record run in 2024, hitting an all-time high in late May. It’s been a rally for commodities overall as copper prices (HG=F) moved to a record high in this same timeframe. Barrick Gold (GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow comments on the trends in the commodities trade that have been pushing […]
In 2008, Apple founder Steve Jobs “screamed” in the face of Starbucks then-CEO Howard Schultz, encouraging the coffee chain boss to fire his leadership team. Schultz is a familiar face at the helm of the Seattle-founded brand, having had three separate tenures in the corner office. His first was in 1987—when he and local investors […]