How weather affects what you tip the delivery guy
The tips are analyzed as a percentage of the overall order, and cash tips can’t be tracked. At the end of ordering process, GrubHub customers can select to add a…
Month: February 2015
Leaders Speak by Telephone to Try to Impose Ukraine Cease-Fire
MOSCOW — With the accord they brokered last week to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine seemingly in tatters, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France spoke by telephone…
New Bush advisers key to old Bush ‘mistake’
During a question-and-answer session following his speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bush said, “There were mistakes made in Iraq, for sure,” under President George W. Bush’s watch….
Poll: Obama’s approval ratings stagnant despite economy
READ: ‘We are not at war with Islam,’ Obama says Ratings of current economic conditions remain mixed, with 48% describing them as good and 52% as poor, but that’s significantly…
The Popcorn Monsoon Machine Is The Most Magical (And Beautiful) Way To Pop Corn
Remember those childhood days when the world held wonder and amazement? When a shooting star was a lucky sight and the idea of a Willy Wonka chocolate river actually seemed…
Making Homemade Vanilla Extract Is Easier Than You Think
Of all the things we’ve suggested you make from scratch, homemade vanilla extract is maybe the easiest. (Croissants are definitely the hardest.) And, it might be the most rewarding, too….
The Difference Between Corned Beef And Pastrami
Sometimes a food can be so familiar and a complete mystery at the same time. We hear the name on the daily and we’ve eaten it since childhood, but when…
Greece Asks for 6-Month Extension of Loan Agreement
ATHENS — Greece on Thursday asked for a six-month extension of its loan agreement, as the country tries to hammer out an agreement before a Friday deadline imposed by eurozone…
Ukraine ceasefire must be respected, leaders say
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany spoke Thursday by phone in an apparent attempt to shore up a ceasefire deal shaken by Ukraine’s forced retreat from a key…
Charlie Rose, Gayle King renew with CBS
(O’Donnell remains under a long-term contract, and her deal did not come due at the same time as Rose and King’s deals did.) A spokeswoman for the morning show declined…
ABC casts Richard Dreyfuss as Bernie Madoff
As for HBO, it has optioned two books about Madoff: Laurie Sandell’s “Truth And Consequences: Life Inside The Madoff Family” and Diana Henriques’s “The Wizard Of Lies: Bernie Madoff And…
Tim Howard wants to end career at Everton but eyes national team return
He’s been dubbed the “Secretary of Defense,” but don’t expect Tim Howard to be repelling Major League Soccer forwards any time soon. The 35-year-old says he intends to end his…
Even consumers with health insurance get hit with surprisingly large medical bills
Adding insult to injury, insurers are not required to count out-of-network charges toward Obamacare’s annual limit on out-of-pocket expenses. Efforts by doctors, hospitals and other health providers to charge patients…
Behind the Relaunch of the New York Times Magazine
Welcome to the new New York Times Magazine. For the past four months, as we’ve been putting out the magazine you read every weekend, we’ve also been busying ourselves behind…
Britain Scrambles Jets to Intercept Russian Bombers
LONDON — The British Royal Air Force scrambled warplanes to intercept two Russian bombers off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, as…
Forget ‘House of Cards!’ 8 must-see African shows you NEED to watch
Move over “House of Cards!” And “Better Call Saul” can wait. If you need a new obsession to binge-watch online, we’ve got a hot list of African TV and web…
Nicki Minaj road crew member killed, another critically injured in Philadelphia
“They had only been there for two days rehearsing for the tour.” Two members of my team were stabbed last night in Philly. One was killed. They had only been…
Lenovo slipped ‘Superfish’ malware into laptops
After facing a fierce backlash by customers and computer security experts this week, Lenovo on Thursday acknowledged as much. “User feedback was not positive,” so Lenovo stopped preloading the software…
Why This 62-Year-Old Woman Is Saying ‘Namaste’ To Yoga Teaching School
This is one story from HuffPost Fifty’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout…
Reading this on a computer? Then you (probably) don’t live in Africa
The continent has some of the lowest fixed-broadband subscription rates in the world, with most people’s first encounter with the world wide web coming via their mobile phones. Around 70%…
Two Deals Bring Attention to Banking’s Safra Family
In London, 30 St. Mary Axe — a pickle-shaped office tower known as the Gherkin that was designed by Norman Foster — was on the brink of changing hands for…
First peek into secretive European Central Bank meetings show division over massive stimulus program
Many outside observers were expecting more fireworks from these meeting notes. Overall, they were considered relatively tame, though experts looked closely at the points of disagreement. It was reported by…
The Internet of Sheep: WiFi-connected flock to eat grass and transmit data
Already many devices in citiesfrom automobiles to thermostatscommunicate information to operators, manufacturers and consumers via the internet about their status. But in rural Wales, a region not noted for its…
6 Vintage Photos That’ll Bring You Back To Gym Class
These days, gym classes are becoming a rarity in schools (along with art class, electives and extracurriculars). While the curriculum and quality could vary — I distinctly remember a gym…
Racist letter on police stationery rants against black officers
It starts out with the words “WHITE POWER” in capital letters. And it contains a line that reads, “These Black Officers belong in the toilet.” It ends at the bottom…
North Koreans Toil in Slavelike Conditions Abroad, Rights Groups Say
SEOUL, South Korea — When the North Korean carpenter was offered a job in Kuwait in 1996, he leapt at the chance. He was promised $120 a month, an unimaginable…
Jerome Kersey, Former Trail Blazers Player, Dead At 52
Jerome Kersey, the versatile small forward who helped the Portland Trail Blazers reach two NBA Finals and won a title with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999, died Wednesday. He…
America’s most successful stock
Nope. It’s Altria (MO), the cigarette company. Related: How much money do you need for retirement Red hot returns: Credit Suisse published a report this week on the performance of…
Africa’s amazing architecture: Do these buildings represent freedom?
At least, that’s how Manuel Herz sees it. An architect and historian, Herz has recently curated an exhibition on the subject for the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein,…
Start here: Latest developments in the fight against ISIS
THE BRUTALITY Burned alive: Every few days, it seems as though ISIS ups the ante on its savagery. Wednesday brought news that the militants killed at least 40 police officers…