A kitchen fire ripped through the Herbivorous Butcher on Tuesday night, and the nation’s first vegan butcher shop sustained serious damage. No injuries were reported as firefighters arrived around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. The restaurant has closed as ownership assesses the damage with the intent of temporarily moving some production to St. Paul…
A photo of seashells posted on Instagram by the former FBI director James Comey is now being investigated by the US Secret Service, after the US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said it constituted a “threat” against Donald Trump. On Thursday, Comey posted a photo of seashells forming the message “8647”, with a caption that…
Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it had launched a formal inquiry into the allegations, saying the probe was in the “early stages”. The investigation comes after a lawsuit was filed last week by four anonymous housekeepers against…
Commercial and residential buildings at dusk in the Minato district of Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s economy contracted 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the quarter ended March, a sharper fall than expected, preliminary government data showed Friday. The GDP figure was a larger drop than the 0.1% contraction expected by economists polled by…
Donald Trump has announced deals totaling more than $200bn between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, including a $14.5bn commitment among Boeing, GE Aerospace and Etihad Airways, as he pledged to strengthen ties between the US and the Gulf state during a multiday trip to the Middle East. The White House said on…
Barcelona clinched its 28th LaLiga title, capping off a season in which the Catalan club won three domestic trophies under first-year manager Hansi Flick. Thursday’s 2-0 win over local rivals Espanyol ensured Barcelona would finish ahead of Real Madrid in the standings with just over two weeks left in the season. It’s also the third…
Casa Dani from chef Dani García is on track to finally debut inside the Westfield Century City in June 2025 after a three-year build. Originally opened inside New York City’s Citizens food hall in Midtown West in December 2021, Casa Dani earned a Michelin star but quietly closed earlier this year. The closure came due…
Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal is facing felony charges in South Florida, authorities said. The former All-Star turned himself in at the Broward County jail on Wednesday and was released on bond a short time later, according to court records. He’s charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and throwing a missile into a…
A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months so far to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply with Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law, family members say. She could be kept in that state for months…
Jacob Wackerhausen | Istock | Getty Images House Republicans’ child tax credit plan The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA, of 2017, temporarily boosted the maximum child tax credit to $2,000 from $1,000, an increase that will expire after 2025 without action from Congress. If enacted, the House bill would make the $2,000 credit…
