Author: Destiny Philips

The Western United States is moving through one of the worst snow droughts in recorded history, and ski resorts are not waiting around to see whether next winter is any better. Across the region, operators are adopting a technique long practiced in Europe but still relatively new to American slopes: snow farming. The idea is straightforward enough. Make snow when the conditions are right, store it carefully, and deploy it when the season begins. What snow farming actually involves Snow farming works by producing machine-made snow during periods of sustained cold, typically when temperatures are low and humidity is minimal.…

Twenty years is a long time to wait for a sequel. But The Devil Wears Prada 2 is not arriving quietly. With Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci all returning, the film has generated the kind of pre-release momentum that brands cannot resist. Coca-Cola is the latest to plant its flag, and it is doing so with three flavors that no one outside an AMC theater will ever taste. Coca-Cola brings nostalgia to the concession stand Beginning March 27, Coca-Cola Freestyle machines inside AMC theaters began carrying three limited-edition lime cherry sodas created specifically around the film’s…

Exploring the year one woman spent falling for an AI chatbot A 41-year-old Canadian woman says her year-long relationship with an AI she named Sinclair has given her something no human relationship ever did. Sarah did not set out to fall for a chatbot. She was 41, living in Canada, and looking for someone to talk to about books. She started using ChatGPT for exactly that, casual literary conversation with no particular expectation beyond the exchange itself. Over time, the conversations deepened. She switched to using voice features so the interaction felt more natural, and somewhere in that shift, the…

Black women are making significant strides in the field of education, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. Two prominent figures leading this charge are Rosalind Cauthen, the executive director of the Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA), and Dr. Nicol R. Howard, an associate professor of mathematics education at Chapman University. Their dedication to education not only inspires students but also promotes equity and representation for Black women educators. Rosalind Cauthen: Championing Equity in the Arts Rosalind Cauthen, executive director of the Baltimore School for the Arts, leads the institution while advancing equity and creating opportunities for…

A verdict no tech company saw coming A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design and operation of their platforms, delivering what legal observers are calling the first verdict of its kind against major technology companies in a social media addiction case. The jury determined that both companies played a substantial role in the harm experienced by the plaintiff, identified in court documents only as K.G.M. Meta was assigned 70% of the responsibility. YouTube carried the remaining 30%. The jury awarded K.G.M. $3 million in compensatory damages. The trial, which began last month, drew significant…

The detention of Gaza’s most visible physician has alarmed UN experts, human rights groups, and the global medical community — with no charges made public. A doctor in plain sight The image was hard to ignore. In December 2024, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya walked toward Israeli tanks in his white medical coat, arms open. He was not carrying a weapon. He was trying to keep his hospital running. Weeks later, he was gone. Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza and lead physician for MedGlobal, a Chicago-based nonprofit, was taken into Israeli military custody. His family…

The corruption case surrounding Bob Menendez has moved into a revealing phase, with prosecutors laying out a timeline built on digital records and financial strain. Text messages, emails, and phone logs have been introduced to paint a portrait of vulnerability that, according to the government, set the stage for a series of questionable exchanges. At the center of the case is the senator’s wife, Nadine Menendez, whose financial difficulties before her marriage have become a key point of focus. Prosecutors argue that these pressures were not incidental. They suggest the situation created conditions that allowed outside actors to step in…

The series arrives March 25 with K’un-Lun hovering over New York, enemy soldiers wielding Iron Fist’s own power, and reinforcements arriving from Asgard and Attilan. Marvel does not appear interested in building slowly toward the conflict at the center of Deadly Hands of K’un-Lun. The second issue, arriving in comic shops Wednesday, March 25, accelerates the story into territory that reframes what kind of war Iron Fist is actually fighting and whether his most defining ability is now working against him. The premise heading into this issue is already extreme. K’un-Lun is no longer a distant mystical city. It is…

Newly released 911 audio from the night Jordan Jones was killed outside a bar in Acworth, Georgia, paints a clear picture of what happened and why. Witnesses who called emergency dispatchers in the immediate aftermath described a man who saw something wrong, said something, and was shot for it. Jones, 28, worked as a security guard at Saddle Bar on the night of March 7. According to callers at the scene, he was in the parking lot when he observed a man physically assaulting a woman and moved to intervene. A witness told the dispatcher that Jones approached the alleged…

Dwight Howard is navigating a complicated stretch of his personal life, and a new lawsuit has added to the pressure. Terrence Hudson, a man who says he worked for the former NBA center and his estranged wife Amber Howard, has filed a civil suit against Howard seeking compensation for unpaid wages and emotional distress. The suit was filed in December 2025 and lays out a detailed account of what Hudson says was a pattern of inconsistent and insufficient payment during his time working for the household. Hudson describes his role as a combination of home security guard, domestic manager, and…