Lawsuit brewing against Trader Joe’s over coffee’s caffeine label

Beloved grocery chain Trader Joe's is facing a new lawsuit from a group of customers who are alleging there is not enough caffeine in their coffee.

The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts

The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.

Chase Infiniti Says It Was ‘Totally Surreal’ to Work With Morgan Freeman in New Audi Commercial

Chase Infiniti has quite the last year. The 25-year-old actress spent most of it alongside Teyana Taylor, Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio del Toro promoting the release of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and campaigning for the film throughout awards season.

I moved 1,500 miles to be with my deported husband

The spouses of illegal immigrants facing deportation must choose between separation or moving to a new country.

Kim Kardashian Gets Trial Date for Defamation Lawsuit, But Ray J’s Claims Sent to Arbitration

Ray J’s breach of contract claims against Kardashian and her mom, Kris Jenner, now move to private arbitration

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DeepSeek unveils new AI model tailored for Huawei chips as China pushes for tech autonomy

The close collaboration with Huawei, contrasts with DeepSeek’s past reliance on Nvidia’s AI chips.

Helena Bonham Carter Exits ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4; Role to Be Recast

Helena Bonham Carter is exiting the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 4, Variety has confirmed. “With filming just underway on season four of ‘The White Lotus,’ it had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on

Japan bathhouses in deep water as energy costs boil over

The number of bathhouses has already fallen to about a twelfth of its peak nearly 60 years ago.

World Cup: Some restaurants plan automatic 20 percent tips

Tipping norms vary worldwide, so some U.S. restaurants are planning automatic gratuities for the World Cup this summer.

Katya Adler: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

On Friday morning, souring relations between Europe and the United States reared its Medusa-like head again, writes the BBC's Europe editor.

The 5 best weapons in anime (that aren't all just swords)

Anime is home to a wide swath of legendary weapons, many of them now immortalized as iconic elements of some of the best stories told in animation.

The Alice: Madness Returns dev team 'made history,' American McGee says: It was 'the first team ever to tell EA *** and (kinda) get away with it'

Is this why we never got Alice 3? Probably not, but it's fun to think about.

Stagecoach Livestream Schedule: When and Where to Catch Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley, Post Malone and Other Festival Stars Online

Row, row, row your Stagecoach, gently down the livestream. Times have been announced for Amazon Music’s streaming this weekend of most of the sets at the 2026 country music festival. The Amazon streams will feature most, but not all, of the performers appearing Friday through

Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.

DC preparation for King Charles visit goes Down Under with Australian flag error

WASHINGTON, April 24 - The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles' U.S. visit, although the error was quickly corrected, a D.C. Department of Transportation official said on Friday.

CBS News’ Bari Weiss, Norah O’Donnell Among Attendees at David Ellison’s Dinner Party ‘Honoring’ Donald Trump and the First Amendment

President Donald Trump delivered remarks for about an hour at the dinner party David Ellison hosted in Washington, D.C., on Thursday evening “honoring” Trump — and intended to celebrate the First Amendment, sources told Variety. Ellison organized the event in Trump’s honor (as

Nikki Glaser Would ‘Absolutely’ Do a Leonardo DiCaprio Roast but Says He Shouldn’t Sign Up for One: ‘Maybe If He Was Donating To Climate Change’

Nikki Glaser further cemented her status as Hollywood’s go-to award show host at the Time100 Gala on Thursday night, taking playful jabs at a wide range of creatives being honored as some of the most influential people in the world. Glaser’s opening monologue took jabs at

Act Now to Stop California’s Paternalistic and Privacy-Destroying Social Media Ban

California lawmakers are fast-tracking A.B. 1709—a sweeping bill that would ban anyone under 16 from using social media and force every user, regardless of age, to verify their identity before accessing social platforms. That means that under this bill, all Californians would

Iran says no meeting planned with US; indicates indirect talks through Pakistan

Iran said it will not meet directly with the U.S. in upcoming talks mediated by Pakistan, despite a contrary statement from the White House earlier Friday. “No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the U.S. Iran's observations would be conveyed to Pakistan,”

Meet the men calling out 'masculinity' trends

Influencers promoting looksmaxxing and narrow male beauty standards are being called out by a new wave of men on social media.

A nation built on pan-African principles faces questions about racism

Several black Zambians tell the BBC they sometimes feel like they are second-class citizens in their own country.

D4vd Quietly Dropped by Label and Song Collabs Pulled Amid Calls for Streaming Sites to Remove Music

Spotify and Apple Music are facing pressure to remove the singer's music from its platforms after the "Romantic Homicide" singer was charged in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

Meeting with the King would 'demonstrate human dignity', says Epstein survivor

A Buckingham Palace source confirmed the Royals will not meet with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US.

EFF Challenges Secrecy In Eastern District of Texas Patent Case

Clinic students Emily Ko and Zoe Lee at the Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the NYU School of Law were the principal authors of this post. Courts are not private forums for business disputes. They are public institutions, and their records belong to the public. But too

DOJ drops Powell probe

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story DOJ ends Fed renovations, Powell investigation The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve

Texas tells Camp Mystic, where 27 died in floods, to revise safety plans

Camp Mystic, where 27 people died during a flash flood last summer, submitted an inadequate emergency plan proposal, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) informed directors Thursday. The Texas summer camp is facing several legal challenges and investigations but

OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of mass shooting suspect's account

Sam Altman on Thursday wrote a brief letter of apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canada in the wake of a January mass shooting.

iHeartRadio and SiriusXM in Early Merger Talks, With Irving Azoff and Apollo Advising

IHeartMedia and SiriusXM are in early talks to join forces, with veteran music industry mogul Irving Azoff and Apollo Global Management offering to assist with and advise on any such deal, sources tell Variety. News of the potential merger was first reported by Bloomberg,

Big Four accounting chooses AI over humans, cuts benefits & hiring

Soldier’s arrest in alleged Polymarket bet spotlights risks for military

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Soldier’s arrest in alleged prediction market bet spotlights risks for military The arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of using classified information to place a bet on Polymarket on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás

Russia's Lavrov says US discarding international conventions, pursuing its own interests

April 24 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in dominating energy markets, in an interview broadcast on Friday. Lavrov,

James Dolan’s Sphere mints cash as Vegas mega-venue tops world in ticket sales

Last year alone, some 1.7 million people bought a ticket to a show at the Sphere, generating $379 million for the venue.

Jones Act waiver extended in bid to lower fuel prices

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Jones Act waiver extended in bid to lower fuel prices The Trump administration announced on Friday it was issuing a 90-day extension to its waiver of the Jones Act, which requires shipping between U.S. ports to

Insurers step up prior authorization reforms

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Insurers step up prior authorization reforms Major health insurance companies on Friday said they were accelerating efforts to streamline prior authorization requirements and reduce

Neutrinos caught on camera: Testing the first prototype of a new elementary particle detector

Some innovations in physics come from entirely new technologies, others from fresh theoretical insights. Others still take shape by bringing together existing tools in new ways, working out how to combine them to outperform other solutions. The branch of particle physics that

I can't stop winning with this Vampire Crawlers build that basically plays itself

If you want to pulverize your enemies with endless bones, this Mortaccio build is for you.

US to allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions

In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will "strengthen" the death penalty and deter crime.

Burgum previews Reflecting Pool's new 'American flag blue' floor

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum shared an update Friday of the ongoing installation of an “American flag blue” floor in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “Renovations are underway!” Burgum wrote in a post on the social platform X, alongside a picture of workers applying the

‘Chicago Fire’ Showrunner Andrea Newman Steps Down, Victor Teran to Take Helm of Season 15

“Chicago Fire” showrunner Andrea Newman is departing the show, Variety has confirmed. With Newman’s exit, series co-executive producer Victor Teran has been promoted to executive producer and showrunner for the NBC drama’s upcoming 15th season. “Working at ‘Chicago Fire,’ with

Nude Performance at MFA Boston Confronts One of Art’s Oldest Tropes

Artist Xandra Ibarra's “Nude Laughing” sparks conversations about consent, viewer etiquette, art history, and the human body.

Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks

Iran says its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Pakistan but that there is no meeting planned between Iran and the US.

Florida Democrat 'appalled' by report 31 sloths died in storage warehouse

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said Thursday that he was appalled by a report about the death of 31 sloths that died under the care of Sloth World, a tourist attraction in Orlando, Fla., that wasn’t yet opened to the public. The sloths were from South American rainforests and

The Kashmir town trying to win back tourists after a deadly attack

A year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.

El Niño season predicted to start as early as next month

An El Niño event is expected to develop from mid-2026, impacting global temperature and rainfall patterns, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The latest monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update from WMO signals a clear shift in the Equatorial Pacific:

High-resolution imaging shines light on nanoscale nuclear organization

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have implemented an advanced microscopy technique to visualize multiple biomolecules inside the nucleus of a cancer cell simultaneously at incredibly high resolution. The biomolecules they visualized include critical

Commentary: Japan lifts ban on arms exports – can it build the free world’s defence industry?

No one doubts the nation has the skill. What it needs now is the will, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.