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My kids, 6 and 9, loved the Obama Presidential Center playground. Here’s what parents should know before going.
Two long slides, accessible by foot or wheel, connect the upper tree-themed play structures to the lower lagoon-themed play areas. The slides are shaded by a canopy, which is nice since they are metal and would probably get fairly hot when the sun is out. While we were visiting, an attendant was…
I’ve been a Costco executive member for 18 years. Here are 9 items I always buy for my family of 5.
The Poppen smoked Norwegian salmon slices and BelGioioso Italian cheese board are two of the best things I buy for my family at Costco. Phoebe Farag Mikhail I use my Costco executive membership to shop at the warehouse and feed my family of five. Kirkland Signature ground beef and farm-raised…
I tried Chick-fil-A’s new chicken-and-waffles menu. It’s proof that the nostalgia trend isn’t going anywhere.
Nostalgia is one of the hottest fast-food trends of the year, with many chains leaning into the past to grab customers’ attention. Chick-fil-A has spent much of 2026 embracing that strategy, in honor of the chain’s 80th anniversary. At the top of the year, the chain declared it a year of…
The top 10 cities to buy a newly built home in the US
Nearly halfway through the year, the housing market remains stuck in a familiar rut: Many homeowners with low mortgage rates are staying put, leaving prospective buyers to compete for the few homes available for sale. The good news is that homebuilders are stepping up construction efforts…
A Ukrainian air-defense sergeant says missiles aren’t his most challenging shortage. It’s the gear that finds enemy targets.
The hardest shortage facing one Ukrainian shoulder-fired air-defense unit isn’t necessarily missiles, its battery sergeant told Business Insider. It’s some of the equipment that helps crews find targets and keep their systems running. The soldier, who uses the call sign Yankee, serves in a…
I tracked how much time I spent managing my family’s finances. What I found shocked me.
To better understand which tasks were consuming my non-working hours, I tracked everything I did in my off hours for one month. I was shocked to learn how much time I spent managing my family’s finances. Coming to terms with the size of the workload helps me take pride in it—and recognize its value…
A gut health scientist and dietitian has a simple rule for making balanced, tasty smoothies
Life can be tough for those of us who are partial to a smoothie but guided more by what’s stuck to the bottom of the crisper drawer than any recipe. One day, you pile your blender with fruits of every colour but get a sugar high like you’ve drunk a Frappuccino. The next, you mix
This creator got ‘micro-canceled’ for promoting Claude. She says AI use is becoming a social taboo.
Emma Orhun was alone in her apartment when a flood of harsh comments rolled in. “The first hour was the scariest,” she told Business Insider. “People are saying mean things, and then, I have no one to turn to and be like, ‘Are they right? Are they not? Am I crazy?’” Orhun, an Ottawa-based social
OpenAI says we’re running out of time to act on cyber defense. Here’s what you can actually do about it.
This week brought another warning from tech leaders about the growing threat of AI cyber attacks — and I am once again asking what I, a regular person, am supposed to do about it. OpenAI published an open letter on Thursday, joined by over 100 organizations, warning that the window to shore up…
Hugging Face says sales for its robot ducks topped $2.6 million in 24 hours. Now there’s a backlog.
Apparently, a lot of people want a nearly 10-inch-tall robot duck. On Friday, Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf wrote in a post on X that customers placed more than $2.6 million worth of orders for Microduck during its first 24 hours on sale. The update came after Wolf said on Thursday, roughly…