Spicy food challenges have a long history. Have they become too extreme?
A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge” from store shelves following the death of a Massachusetts teen has renewed attention on the popularity — and risks — of similar dares marketed by brands and spread widely online
2023-09-12 05:15
Cybersecurity 'issue' prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US
Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its properties across the U.S. A statement Monday from the Las Vegas-based company said the incident began Sunday and the extent of its effect on reservation systems and casino floors was not immediately known
2023-09-12 03:51
Google's search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine
2023-09-12 02:23
France, Bangladesh sign deal to provide loans, satellite technology during Macron's visit to Dhaka
French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the signature of a deal to facilitate loans to Bangladesh aimed at infrastructure development, as well as a letter of intent to provide the South Asian country with an earth observation satellite system
2023-09-11 22:48
Get a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game
You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination
2023-09-11 22:45
Stellantis reports progress in talks with auto workers and plans to make another offer Monday
Stellantis is reporting progress in talks with the United Auto Workers union with just three days left before contracts expire with Detroit’s three automakers
2023-09-11 22:15
Biden wraps Vietnam visit by talking with business leaders and visiting a memorial to John McCain
President Joe Biden is wrapping up a visit to Vietnam by calling on the two countries to improve their collaboration
2023-09-11 15:21
The search for Cyprus' missing goes high-tech as time weighs on loved ones waiting for closure
Clues about hundreds of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots who disappeared in the clashes during the 1960s and the 1974 Turkish invasion are becoming more scarce
2023-09-11 14:53
Thailand's new prime minister tells Parliament his government will urgently tackle economic woes
Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to act quickly to relieve the country’s economic problems in his inaugural speech to Parliament
2023-09-11 14:15
Federal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer
Federal inspectors found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific was using at the world's largest railyard in western Nebraska this summer, and the railroad was reluctant to fix the problems
2023-09-11 03:17
Food recalls are pretty common for things like rocks, insects and plastic
Recent food recalls have been spurred by foreign objects like rocks, insects and plastic
2023-09-10 21:16
India forges compromise among divided world powers at the G20 summit in a diplomatic win for Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to bridge gaps in the Group of 20 top economies and solve global problems
2023-09-10 17:25