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Next month marks 30 years since Nicole Brown Simpson was found dead outside her home in Brentwood, California. Brown Simpson’s ex-husband and former NFL starO.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in the slayings of Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, in what was dubbed the “trial of the century.” Simpson, who died in April, was later found liable for …

A top McDonald’s executive on Wednesday decried “poorly sourced reports” that the fast-food giant has hiked its prices faster than inflation. “I can tell you that it frustrates and worries me, and many of our franchisees, when I hear about an $18 Big Mac meal being sold — even if it was at one location in the U.S. out of …

Tokyo — The world’s first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft is scheduled to be carried into space off on a SpaceX rocket in September. Each side of the experimental satellite developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry measures four inches. The creators expect the wooden material will …

A man reeled in a massive 95-pound flathead catfish in southern Oklahoma, breaking a local record, the state’s wildlife officials said Tuesday. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said in a social media post that Bradly Courtright caught the fish in Pine Creek Reservoir on a trotline, a fishing tool commonly used to catch catfishes. The department said it’s the …

American Airlines is cutting its financial outlook, with CEO Robert Isom acknowledging the carrier misjudged travel demand before the peak summer season. The carrier’s total revenue per available seat mile is expected to be off about 5% to 6%, versus its previous forecast calling for a decline of about 1% to 3%. “The guidance cut seems to e a combination …

Another house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina’s coast, the sixth to fall along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s beaches in the past four years, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. About one mile of the beach along Ocean Drive in Rodanthe on the Outer Banks was closed after Tuesday’s collapse. The national seashore urged visitors …

Luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose isn’t afraid of a little wear and tear. Boosted by A-list celebrities like Taylor Swift and Chris Hemsworth, the Italian company has made a splash in the fashion world by selling scuffed up sneakers bearing what it describes as a “vintage finish.” And that lived-in look will cost you. Golden Goose’s leather, suede and canvas-style …

A person died Wednesday after falling into the spinning turbine blades of a departing passenger jet at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, officials said. The death occurred on the apron outside the busy hub’s terminal as a KLM flight was ready to depart for Billund in Denmark. “An… incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a …

A quarter of U.S. companies will require its workers to show up at the office more often next year, even though doing so may cause some productive staff members to leave. That’s according to newfindingsfrom ResumeBuilder.com which surveyed 756 employers at companies with return-to-office policies in place since 2021. RTO mandates have been one of the most divisive issues in …

Based on her medical condition, Grace Song had been labeled a fall risk by the Southern California nursing home where the 92-year-old spent a month earlier this year. So it was a surprise to her family when they learned she was left alone in the bathroom, fell, and was rushed to the emergency room. “This is where you feel, how …