Clothing rental services promise a sustainable alternative to fast fashion. Experts say it depends Posted June 26, 2026 For weddings, vacations, or other special occasions, more consumers are turning to clothing rental services instead of buying something new. These subscription…
What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS Posted June 25, 2026 Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in …
Lasers and robots: how U.S. farmers are tackling a declining workforce with automation Posted June 24, 2026 America has been called the “breadbasket of the world” due to its export of food products across the globe. Now, with the U.S. agriculture industry grappl…
New York may ban flour used in thousands of pizzerias and bagel shops Posted June 23, 2026 After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family’s Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: a key component …
Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs Posted June 22, 2026 The Trump administration loosened federal rules requiring grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cooling equipment, a step that Pres…
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work Posted June 21, 2026 Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons, and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large part…
A Latino grocery store in Delaware turns its produce aisle into a music stage Posted June 20, 2026 A neat stack of 79-cent bananas and rows of colorful fruit flanked the bilingual alternative pop band Luna Luna as they performed for a small audience at a Latino grocery store in…
The “balikbayan” box: The way Filipino Americans have sent love all the way back home Posted June 19, 2026 Beginning in the 1970s, just about every Filipino household in America was either hauling balikbayan boxes in person or mailing them to relatives back in the Philippines.…
Animal welfare groups say 3 South African zoo elephants are depressed and sue to move them Posted June 18, 2026 The mental well-being of three elephants in a zoo in South Africa is the subject of an unusual court case, with animal welfare groups saying they are depressed and should be moved…
Owl found in a concrete mixer is on the mend and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal Posted June 17, 2026 An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal