Rolls-Royce stock hits record high after meeting profit targets 2 years early
A Rolls-Royce engine being installed onto an Airbus plane. Shares of Rolls-Royce surged on Thursday after it hit profit targets two years ahead of schedule in its annual results. Revenue climbed almost 16% to £17.8 billion ($22.6 billion) in 2024, beating analyst estimates of £17.3 billion. The British company, which makes engines for commercial and…
Woman charged in Tesla dealership vandalism incident involving Molotov cocktails and graffiti, police say
Police say a Loveland Tesla car dealership was vandalized multiple times before Nelson was arrested. Colorado police arrested a woman on suspicion of being involved in a recent vandalism incident at a Tesla car dealership. The vandalism is the latest incident amid widespread public protests against Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his work with the…
I couldn’t afford private school anymore, so I enrolled my kids in a public high school. They’re thriving.
The author’s kids attended private school before enrolling in a public high school. I grew up going to private schools. For eight years, my daily uniform was a blue plaid jumper and blouse with a Peter Pan collar. High school loosened some of the reins with only a (relatively strict) dress code to contend with:…
I had kids early, hoping to be a young grandmother. Turns out, my kids may not want children.
Anneliese Bruner had her kids by the time she was 30 so she could be a young grandparent, but her kids aren’t sure they want their own children. My mom had her three kids early, and we were out of the house by the time she was in her mid-40s. Her freedom inspired me, and…
My wife and I used to be punctual, but we haven’t been on time for anything since we had kids
The author’s family (not pictured) is always late for events. The decline in my punctuality started with parenthood. My wife and I used to be punctual, arriving at the time we were supposed to for most events. But then we had kids — and despite our best efforts, punctuality continues to elude us. We didn’t…
I was shocked when the school called to say my child acted like a bully. At first, I was embarrassed, but we both learned something.
The author was embarrassed by her daughter’s behavior at school toward other kids. My stomach turned when the school dean called my husband and me into a conference to discuss our first-grade daughter’s behavior with another classmate. In the meeting, we learned our daughter consistently left her classmate out of group activities. For example, every…
Unvaccinated child in Texas dies of measles as outbreak surges past 130 in two states
A sign reading “measles testing” is seen in Texas. A child in West Texas has died from measles, marking the first reported fatality from the disease in the US in nearly a decade, state health officials announced on Wednesday. The “school-aged child” who was unvaccinated died at a children’s hospital in Lubbock after being hospitalized…
A top nutrition scientist shares the gut-friendly foods he always keeps in his kitchen to make eating healthy easy
Tim Spector eats lots of vegetables for his gut health. But he doesn’t just eat them fresh — he keeps all areas of his kitchen stocked with healthy foods. Tim Spector, a top nutrition scientist, tries to eat 30 different plants a week for his gut health — but they’re not all fresh, as you…
I wore a posture-correcting device to stop slouching. It helped me realize how bad my posture had become.
The Upright Go attaches to a necklace and buzzes every time you slouch. After hearing friends in their 30s complain about back pain over the years, it finally happened to me at age 33: my lower back was stiff. Every time I knelt down, rising up took a moment, as if my body was buffering.…
