A disruptive passenger threatened to break a flight attendant’s jaw then yelled in the captain’s face after abusing fellow travelers, FBI says
Luis Vaquero was arrested upon arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport. An airline passenger has been criminally charged after being accused of threatening the flight’s staff and passengers. Luis Vaquero, 27, was flying from Miami to Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday when he became abusive toward fellow passengers and staff, per the complaint. An FBI…
My son dropped out of high school and community college. I supported his choices every step of the way.
The author (not pictured) supported her son’s decision to drop out of school. I remember how often we awoke to a clicking sound in the morning. My oldest son was playing with his Rubik’s cube in preparation for a cubing competition. From when he was a little kid, he was curious about everything. He wanted…
I thought extensive childcare experience would prepare me for being a mother. I was very, very wrong.
The author (not pictured) now realizes that caring for your own children 24/7 is a lot more difficult than she first assumed. I have three nephews and four nieces, and I babysat them from the time they were newborns until they started school. My sisters dropped them off at our home every morning, and my…
Couponing saves my family thousands a year in groceries and household costs
The author (not pictured) started using coupons in 2020 to save money for her family. When I was furloughed and pregnant in 2020, I, like many others, was addicted to TikTok. However, I wasn’t on the app watching teenagers dance. I was learning how to coupon. Because I could really only go to the grocery…
I became a financial educator because my parents never talked to me about money. I want to help others avoid the mistakes I made.
Stacey Black opened too many credit cards as soon as she was eligible because no one taught her about money. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stacey Black, lead financial educator and Certified Financial Education Instructor at BECU, a Washington and South Carolina credit union. It has been edited for length and…
Hollywood’s new formula: 25% fewer TV shows
Netflix’s “Baby Reindeer.” Hollywood’s production slowdown may be the new normal. Many entertainment insiders started 2024 hopeful that production levels would recover following the twin labor strikes of 2023 and the broad industry correction in 2022. Now, the first full year since the strikes has ended. So, where is the industry? New data from the…
Google says hackers from China, Iran, and North Korea are using Gemini to boost productivity
Hackers are using Gemini to generate code and research targets, Google said. Businesses are using AI to improve their productivity — and it’s no different for hackers from Iran, China, and North Korea, according to a report from Google. The tech giant’s Threat Intelligence Group said in a report on Wednesday that while hackers were…
The US economy ended 2024 with cooler growth than expected in the fourth quarter
The Bureau of Economic Analysis published new gross domestic product data on Thursday that indicate how the US economy has been doing. US real gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 2.3% in the fourth quarter of this past year, less than the forecast of 2.7%. That economic growth was well below expectations…
Social-shopping startups are raking in funding amid TikTok ban
Grant LaFontaine is cofounder and CEO of Whatnot, a live shopping platform that announced a $265 million fundraise in January. The moment is ripe for social-commerce startups in the US. Investors are betting big on platforms like Whatnot and ShopMy. In January, Whatnot said it closed a $265 million fundraising round after crossing $3 billion…
