LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Not everyone has time to sit down and eat at a restaurant. Maybe they just want to have a few moments to themselves with a meal already prepared. Several local restaurants offer food to go, but what should people do about to-go tipping? Sure, you’re getting the same food, but the service […]
Women who sweat it out during pregnancy will likely have a sweet reward at the end, according to a new study. Researchers in Spain found that women who exercise just three times per week during pregnancy have a shorter labor. In the study, a group of around 500 women were divided into two groups. One […]
A defunct Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, is expected to fall to Earth any day now—on March 31, give or take a few days. When it does, it will be the largest manmade object to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in a decade. As the day draws near, Vishnu Reddy, University of Arizona assistant professor of planetary sciences, […]
For those trying to find affordable housing in Miami Beach, it’s been a long wait: More than 500 households have been on the city’s waitlist since 2015, while the Beach’s nonprofit affordable-housing provider has 1,200 people in its backlog. But despite a huge demand for cheaper apartments on the Beach, the city is actually losing […]
Can certain interior design features make you hungry for a hamburger? Some would say yes, and McDonald’s offers a master class in how to do it. Your craving for a quick Big Mac may send you to the door of a McDonald’s MCD, -1.31% but once you’re inside the restaurant, a carefully orchestrated set of […]
Weight loss can sometimes seem impossible because even after hard-won success, the pounds can creep back. “Ninety-five percent of people who embark on a diet on their own will fail or gain their weight back at the six- or 12-month mark,” Dr. David Prologo, an interventional radiologist at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, […]
At the end of this week, shortly after 7:00 Thursday evening Eastern time, the planet Mercury will enter apparent retrograde motion, marking the beginning of a three-week span of misfortune down on Earth. At least, that is, according to proponents of astrology, who have made the phrase “Mercury in retrograde” (or the more grammatically correct […]
Nike chairman and CEO Mark Parker said in a conference call Thursday that “behavioral issues that are inconsistent with Nike’s values” led to the resignations of two top executives last week. “I would first like to acknowledge the changes we made last week to further evolve our culture and restructure out leadership,” Parker said at […]
Facebook is being rocked by a data leak scandal, but most advertisers are not planning to reduce their spend, according to conversations with seven people involved in the advertising and media industry who work with Facebook. Some of these people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about their relationship with the company. […]
Those who struggle with mental health problems are more likely to be addicted to their smartphones, according to a recently published study. Psychologists at U.K.’s University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University conducted a study collecting information from 640 smartphone users between the ages of 13 and 69. The study found that those who live […]
A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off and shot into orbit Wednesday, carrying a Russian cosmonaut and two NASA astronauts, all veteran space fliers, on a two-day flight to the International Space Station. With Soyuz MS-08/54S commander Oleg Artemyev at the controls in the spacecraft’s center seat, flanked on the left by flight engineer Drew Feustel […]
Target could rake in more than $600 million in additional sales — which would translate into a nearly 1 percent lift in its comparable sales this year — as a result of the impending demise of Toys ‘R’ Us, according to a new research report. As the bankrupt chain prepares to shutter its 735 Toys […]
