There is an old saying that “women make good cooks, but men make better chefs.” Setting aside the inaccuracy of this statement, it does tell us something important about the way that society looks at the roles of men and women in the kitchen. Did you know that there are many famous female chefs in … Read more
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress,” in Dirksen building on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling President … Read more
The wine event of the year is here, along with the hilarity of Dulcé Sloan, Americana music and the classic Yardbirds, and stories to move your soul. In What’s Booming RVA: Music, Comedy, Inspiration and Wine. Voices of Freedom: Songs and Stories of the Underground Railroad Connect with courageous people of the past and reflect … Read more
Soy milk curds in the tofu making process – credit, Sun Dubu CC 2.0. Kr Capable of undergoing 120,000 charge cycles and being disposed of anywhere, an experimental new battery design might be thought of as truly state-of-the-art. To the contrary, the magnesium chloride or calcium chloride electrolytes used to carry the charge between the … Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Congressional Democrats will force a vote on a war powers resolution relating to Iran next week, Democratic leadership announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump engages in a massive … Read more
Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame is doubling down on his bearish thesis on Nvidia , raising red flags on a line item in the chipmaker’s latest earnings report that echoes a pattern seen at the height of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s. Burry, in a Thursday Substack newsletter, pointed to a … Read more
Thai conservationists were delighted with the news that a sighting of an Asian golden cat had been recorded by camera traps. The legendary “fire tiger” of Thai folklore and mythology, the Asian golden cat is one of the most scarcely seen of all wildcats. Filmed by a camera trap in the country’s northern Khao Luang … Read more
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. Cuba’s coast guard said on February 25, 2026, it shot dead four people and wounded six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of fire near Cuba’s shores that came amid heightened tensions with Washington. Adalberto Roque | Afp … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell Thursday as investors digested earnings results from Nvidia and Salesforce. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 60 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq … Read more