Watches and other luxuries put Geneva seconds to none for top-end Christmas gifts Posted January 21, 2026 Geneva is a hotspot for luxury shopping. From precision watches to caviar, it's a paradise for those hunting for expensive Christmas gifts. At the Blancpain st…
Holiday shoppers weigh inflation impact as they plan for holiday gifts Posted January 20, 2026 Holiday shoppers in Nashville said they felt the pressure of higher prices in 2025 as they looked to buy gifts for their friends and family for the festive period. At an
Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art Posted January 19, 2026 Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on bike rides around Baltimore. They have inspired a quest to turn litter into art, inclu…
Endangered species convention proposing new rules for growing global trade in exotic pets Posted January 18, 2026 A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds, and other animals in the wild that are increasing…
Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure Posted January 17, 2026 Microsoft announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next few years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infra…
Disney invests $1B in OpenAI in deal to bring characters like Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool Posted January 16, 2026 Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Luke Skywalker to the AI company's Sora video generation tool, in a licens…
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ Posted January 15, 2026 Creepy, zany, and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availabilit…
Coloradans find new careers as the state phases out coal Posted January 14, 2026 The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized drills at the coa…
Laser tattoo removal can be pricey and painful, but ‘worth it,’ 1 recipient says Posted January 13, 2026 Some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or another. But industry professionals say the process of taking them off is longer, much more costly, and much more painful than get…
Vermont rescue team sees increase in calls as social media lures skiers into danger Posted January 12, 2026 A rescue team that covers Vermont’s tallest mountain has seen a rise in calls from inexperienced skiers who end up getting lost and in dangerous locations after being infl…