Just a block away from Fisherman’s Wharf, chef Francis Ang is creating modern Filipino food in San Francisco’s Kimpton Alton Hotel. He hopes to pay homage to traditional recipes while using California ingredients — plus plenty of pork. “Pork in the Philippines is a very big protein, there’s a lot of different variations of pork,”…
Nippon Steel’s $14.9bn acquisition of US Steel closed on Wednesday, the companies said, confirming an unusual degree of power for the Trump administration after the Japanese company’s 18-month struggle to close the purchase. Under the deal terms, Nippon bought 100% of US Steel shares at $55 a share, as it first laid out in its…
A clinical trial aimed at reducing the likelihood of near-fatal food allergies among 800 infants is one of the many studies at risk of ending because of Trump administration cuts to federal research funding, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Kari Nadeau. “When this type of clinical trial is ended … you…
A Tennessee state law banning gender-affirming care for minors can stand, the US supreme court has ruled, a devastating loss for trans rights supporters in a case that could set a precedent for dozens of other lawsuits involving the rights of transgender children. The case, United States v Skrmetti, was filed last year by three…
With the Federal Reserve just hours away from its latest decision on interest rates, President Donald Trump on Wednesday lambasted Chair Jerome Powell, calling him “stupid” while doubting the central bank would cut. In his latest in a series of attacks on Powell that go back years, Trump said the Fed’s key borrowing rate should…
The Princess of Wales pulled out of attending Royal Ascot on Wednesday as she continued to seek the right balance of public engagements after her treatment for cancer. Catherine was said to be disappointed at not attending the race meeting with her husband and King Charles and Queen Camilla. She has been making a gradual…
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes the remarks during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran last year, in Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2025. Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday…
The European Commission has accused the online retailer AliExpress of a “systemic failure” to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods on its platform, as Brussels steps up its case against the Chinese company. Issuing formal findings of an investigation launched in March last year, EU regulators said on Wednesday that AliExpress was failing…
The UK has a 50/50 chance of seeing temperatures soar to 40C again in the next 12 years as the risk of extreme heat rises with the climate emergency, the Met Office has said. The meteorological experts also warned that far higher temperatures of 45C (113F) or more “may be possible” in today’s climate, while…
A Tesla Cybertruck sits on a lot at a Tesla dealership on April 15, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla shares fell nearly 4% on Tuesday after a report that the electric vehicle maker was halting production of Cybertruck and Model Y models for a week in Austin, Texas. The production…
