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HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Actor Henry Cavill arrives at the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)WireImageThe hunt for James Bond is officially underway in the Amazon era, the new film to be directed by the incredible Denis Villeneuve after his time with Dune ends. But every time this comes up, there is one actor that has been put forth as the “best” option by a large subset of fans: Henry Cavill.Once again, that has spooled…

When Larry Konecny joined Red Lobster as COO in November 2024, he quickly learned the horror stories about Endless Shrimp, the chain’s all-you-can-eat promotion. Kitchen workers were overwhelmed preparing mountains of shrimp while other orders sat getting cold. Servers had to become “shrimp police,” counting shrimp and ensuring plates were completely empty before refills. The promotion had been a hit for over 20 years, but when former owners ran it continuously in 2024, it sank profits and helped drive the chain into bankruptcy. After months of planning, Red Lobster relaunched it in April with major changes: a six-to-eight-week run instead…

These stylish, super-comfortable shoes go from plane travel to a run with ease. No one will know your cool kicks are high-performance running shoes. (Photo: Lisa Jhung)Published May 19, 2026 08:15AMRunners who travel are often faced with a conundrum: Wear cute shoes on the plane and cram your bulky running shoes in your luggage, or wear your garish running shoes while traveling and look like a geek? And what about those vacation days where you’re on your feet all day, touring cities or countrysides? Do you wear stylish but uncomfortable shoes that match your casual clothes, or hit the streets…

Grocery giant Kroger Co. is the latest in a growing number of companies whose brands have been impacted by potential Salmonella contamination involving milk powder. California-based Sugar Foods LLC is recalling some of its Kroger-branded Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons. The product used milk powder that may have been contaminated by Salmonella, according to a recall notice shared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday, May 18.  The milk powder was supplied by California Dairies, Inc, the same company linked to other recent Salmonella recalls.  “The affected seasoning batches tested negative for Salmonella prior to use,” Sugar Foods stated…

The Mandalorian and GroguDisneySocial media impressions for The Mandalorian and Grogu went up a few days ago, and now, just a few days ahead of its May 22 release, actual scored reviews have hit Rotten Tomatoes.Like the social media reviews, the majority, so far, are positive. However, as it stands, The Mandalorian and Grogu has the second-worst Rotten Tomatoes score a Star Wars movie has gotten in the Disney Star Wars era at a barely fresh 65%. It’s the four worst, if we include the prequels and originals. Here’s the list:A New Hope – 94% critic scoreThe Empire Strikes Back…

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary doubled down on his belief that true wealth requires at least $5 million in liquid assets. “You’d be amazed, how many wealthy people that say they’re rich do not have liquidity,” O’Leary said on Fox Business. O’Leary said he practices what he preaches, keeping at least $5 million of his own wealth in Treasury bills—short-term U.S. government securities that can be quickly converted to cash. The Canadian businessman argues that true financial security means being able to access your wealth at a moment’s notice, be it to weather an emergency or to seize an investment opportunity. A…

STONE RIDGE, VIRGINIA – JULY 17: In an aerial view, an Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes on July 17, 2024 in Stone Ridge, Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, according to a report this year cited in published accounts, but is facing headwinds from availability of land and electric power. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)Getty ImagesData centers continue to spread across the U.S. landscape as demand for artificial intelligence, social media, and digital services surge. Their impact on energy and water supply is well documented, but a series…

After losing a boardroom power struggle with Apple CEO John Sculley, Steve Jobs was exiled to a small building across the street from Apple’s headquarters. It was May 1985. He and his colleagues called his new office “Siberia.” Corporate reports stopped flowing to his desk, and executives stopped calling, leaving him bored and lonely. “It was amazing to see how ostracized he was in the Valley,” recalled Susan Barnes, a Macintosh financial controller who had previously reported to him. “It was really cruel.” Jobs is remembered as the visionary who returned to Apple, the company he cofounded, in 1997, and…

Published May 19, 2026 03:33AMNo matter how good you feel or how fast you’re moving, at some point on most climbs, a little voice inside you starts to ask: How much farther to the top? It’s a fair question. But you’d hope it wouldn’t start quite so early.It’s 5 a.m. and a small army of us have been climbing Mount Rainier since midnight at a non-recreational pace. Those who slept last night managed maybe an hour in their cars. Now, at sunrise, we’re exhausted and falling behind schedule. Somewhere below, a second platoon is likely just waking up, preparing to…

Homey Pro smart home hubsAthomIf you’ve been eyeing up a new Homey smart home hub, you’ve only got a couple of weeks left before the prices jump.Athom, the LG-owned brand that runs the Homey platform, has confirmed that both the Homey Pro and Homey Pro mini are getting price increases from June 1, with rising memory and storage component costs – widely labelled RAMmageddon – blamed for the hike. According to Athom, the cost of RAM and eMMC storage has risen sharply, and its supplier Raspberry Pi has passed on higher costs for the compute modules used inside the hubs.That…