
It’s official: Egg prices are at new all-time highs after the biggest spike in 10 years
The last time egg prices spiked this much in one month, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” dominated the airwaves. Egg prices rose 15.2% between December and January, the biggest month-over-month increase since June 2015. A dozen Grade A large eggs hit an all-time high average price of $4.95. Egg prices contributed to overall…

The federal paperwork mine in DOGE’s crosshairs is real and bizarre
Federal employees process retirement applications by hand in an old mine in Pennsylvania. A converted mine located in Pennsylvania and used to store and process federal retirement paperwork is actually real, and is now under threat. In a press conference in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Elon Musk said that the US government stores and…

Diddy files $100 million lawsuit against NBC
Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a lawsuit against NBC. Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal over the media company’s recent documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.” The lawsuit, filed in New York state court on Wednesday, accuses NBC of airing “falsehoods,” including that Combs sexually assaulted minors. Combs also says…

What happened when the US military invaded Panama? Overwhelming force and deafening non-stop rock.
A US Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft takes off from a landing strip in Panama during Operation Just Cause. President Donald Trump has taken a strong interest in seeing the US retake control of the strategic Panama Canal amid growing concerns over Chinese influence. Trump has signaled that all options are on the table…

Don Jr. and Eric Trump invest in small biotech turned fintech based in Trump Tower, sending stock skyward
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have invested in Dominari Holdings. President Trump’s two older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, are betting on a biotech and fintech company based in Trump Tower and joining its advisory board. The news sent Dominari Holdings shares up as much as 84% on Tuesday before closing 21%…

We left Florida’s expensive rental market so we could afford to buy a house. We’re now happy homeowners in the Midwest.
We loved Florida for years, but we finally left to buy a house in a small town in Wisconsin. I’ve lived in North Carolina, Oregon, Illinois, and Florida, but Wisconsin feels like my true home after being here for just one year. As a native Southerner, my family scoffed at my idea of moving to…

How streamer Tubi helped Fox’s Super Bowl broadcast boost viewership and ad revenue
Streamer Tubi’s simulcast of Super Bowl LIX helped viewership topple last year’s record. The Eagles won the Super Bowl, but it was Fox-owned streamer Tubi’s big night. Tubi’s simulcast of the game reached an average minute audience of 13.6 million, broadcaster Fox announced. The free streaming service helped drive Super Bowl LIX to a record…

I thought I was doing everything right as a parent. Then my kid’s teacher told me about his disruptive behavior in class.
The author’s son (not pictured) is kind at home, but misbehaves at school. I was excited when I found out, after an emergency C-section, that I had given birth to a healthy baby boy. I was lucky; he was a great baby, slept well, and ate like a champ. He was a delight in day…

California’s last-resort home insurer is getting a $1 billion bailout. Homeowners could be on the hook for some of the bill.
Participation in California’s insurer of last resort more than doubled between 2020 and 2024. Property owners across California will likely pay higher insurance premiums to help cover the damages of the Los Angeles wildfires after the state’s insurance plan of last resort said it doesn’t have enough funds to pay out its claims. State regulators…