Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods: Study

WASHINGTON: According to a study published in the journal Environmental International, if you’re pregnant, you should think twice before running out to get a cheeseburger or grabbing for a packaged pastry.Oddly enough it’s not the food that the report targets — not the fries, burgers or even the shakes and cakes — but what touches … Read more

Three people arrested in $400 million FTX crypto hack

The collapse of FTX has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry. The price of bitcoin and other major digital coins have fallen sharply as problems at FTX emerged. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Three people were indicted for an identity-theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack from FTX on the same … Read more

Flight disruptions linger amid winter storms, Max 9 grounding

More than 320 flights have been canceled because of a winter storm that brought snow and freezing temperatures to Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on Jan. 15, 2024. RJ Sangosti | Denver Post | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 2,000 U.S. flights Tuesday as winter weather continued to disrupt travel for millions of … Read more

Is a war with Hezbollah next? Growing fears over Israel-Hamas war

Pro-Iranian Hezbollah militants chant slogans as they walk in the beginning of the funeral procession of the party top commander Wissam tawil in the southern Lebanese village of Khirbit Selem. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Is a wider Middle East war — expanding beyond the borders of Gaza and Israel — inevitable? … Read more

Beijing hits out over Washington’s plan to send unofficial delegation to Taiwan after vote

Beijing has warned Washington that it will send the “wrong signals” to supporters of Taiwan independence if an unofficial delegation visits the self-ruled island following Saturday’s presidential election. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters on Thursday that Beijing had expressed “strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition” to what she called “irresponsible remarks” made by US … Read more

Buzzy yet controversial Oakland restaurant closes for good

Tacos served at Calavera in Oakland.  Alex M./Yelp Calavera, a buzzy yet controversial Mexican restaurant in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood known for its wide assortment of mezcal, toasted chapulines and carnitas tacos, permanently closed on Saturday after just over eight years in business.  “This is not the way we wanted the new year to start, however, … Read more

Call Your Mother Deli opens third Denver location

There’s another bagel shop in town worth calling your mother about. Washington, D.C.-based Call Your Mother Deli opened its third Denver location last week. The restaurant: Call Your Mother Deli, 217 S. Holly St., Denver About: This trendy bagel shop made its Denver debut in May at 3870 Tennyson St., which garners lines so long on the … Read more

A love letter to US Route 50, America’s loneliest highway

The essence of lonely is embodied after peeling off Highway 50 into a dusty parking lot at Middlegate Station, a pit stop in the Nevada desert about an hour from any cities in both directions.  There’s a small wooden building that appears to have been standing for at least 100 years and near the front … Read more

National pundit describes ‘hard push’ against 49ers Brock Purdy as MVP

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy looks on against the Baltimore Ravens at Levi’s Stadium on Dec. 25, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. Loren Elliott/Getty Images He tumbled from atop every sportsbook’s MVP odds sheet after laying the Christmas Day egg, and likely out of a race that a lot of people never wanted him in in … Read more

Bay Area company sued over trade secrets behind Trader Joe’s bread

File — A Bay Area baking company is being sued by the maker of the popular Brazilian cheese bread sold at Trader Joe’s.  Diane Macdonald/Moment Editorial/Getty Images A Bay Area bakery has been accused in a new lawsuit of illicitly collecting trade secrets from a rival company in order to try to secure a sought-after … Read more