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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Nancy Pelosi rose through the ranks of Congress to eventually become the first female House speaker.It was a monumental achievement for the California lawmaker and native daughter of Baltimore.And in many ways it was fueled by her early political instincts and her role as a full-time ...

A scam involves replacing items in an Instacart order with gift cards. Boston Globe/Getty Images A scam is leaving Instacart shoppers or customers on the hook for gift cards they never ordered.The scammers ask Instacart shoppers to replace items with gift cards and then send the card's code.They can then access the money — and leave an unsuspecting...

Spencer Macnaughton in the operating room in Istanbul, Turkey, ready for his hair transplant. Kenny Wassus/Business Insider It was a scorching August day in 2022 and I was lounging at the pool of the Mercedes Club, my fitness center in midtown Manhattan. I had invited one of my best friends Bennett to spend the day with me. When he walked onto the ...

Superyachts are one of the most expensive assets money can buy.The true cost of ownership is even more, adding up to millions a year.Here's how much it costs to own a superyacht — and what that money is going toward. Financial advisors are quick to warn prospective owners that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water in which to throw money....

A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Latham, N.Y. Lori Van Buren/Getty Images Michael Bodei, a seasoned construction business owner, is struggling to find skilled labor amid a national shortage.The US construction industry is short about 500,000 workers due to limits on immigration ...

The author has social anxiety while in school because of her uncommon name. Courtesy of the author My parents named me Eibhlis, pronounced "eyelish."They taught me how to spell my name with foam letters in the bathtub. Having an uncommon name give me social anxiety.  If you've got an unusual name, you know "the phase.'' The time when, as a gangly t...

The author's son died of a heroin overdose around Mother's Day nine years ago. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images My 25-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose.I have a feeling he died on Mother's Day, even though I found out about his death two days later. My husband and I were numb at first, and the tears came later.  Mother's Day is always th...

Mark Taylor; Alyssa Powell/BI Bodybuilder Mark Taylor ate a low-carb, high-protein diet for decades.His career never reached the heights he wanted, but everything changed when he started eating carbs.Taylor now eats six portions of potatoes a day and won 'Mr Universe' in 2023. As a competitive bodybuilder, Mark Taylor spent decades training hard an...

Soldiers in training on a 12-mile ruck march at Fort Moore, Georgia in January. Capt. Stephanie Snyder/US Army The US Army's new structure responds to drones and guided missiles and artillery.But the Army plans to stand up new units at a time its recruiting is struggling.The Army is also basing its plans on untried weapons, the Congressional Resear...

At the age of 52, Elizabeth Flagg changed her first name from Denise — a name she said she hated. Courtesy of Elizabeth Flagg Elizabeth Flagg — named Denise by her parents — said she always hated her first name.She was desperate to change it but was concerned that her parents would feel insulted.Flagg waited until her mom died and her dad got demen...

Rockfinder/Kypros/guvendemir/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez A Russian infantry vehicle darts across a war-torn field, trying to outrun a small Ukrainian drone. But there's no escaping this peculiar weapon: a high-speed, highly maneuverable flying IED. The drone strikes the armor, setting off an explosion. Soldiers inside rush to ditch their wo...

Ginni Thomas (left) in 2017 and Clarence Thomas (right) in 2009. Chip Somodevilla, Mark Wilson/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke at a judicial conference in Alabama on Friday.Thomas told US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle he and his wife have endured "lies."His wife, Ginni Thomas, faced scrutiny for her belief that the...

Toyota has reaped the benefits of its hybrid-friendly lineup. Toyota Hybrid sales are booming in the US. Once dismissed as a "phase," many drivers are now choosing them over EVs.One Toyota exec told BI there are "no compromises" to buying a hybrid anymore.  Hybrids are having a moment. Sales of partially battery-powered vehicles, once ridiculed as ...

Body camera footage taken at the scene of the attack shows David DePape shortly before he lunged at Paul Pelosi with a hammer. San Francisco District Attorney David DePape is facing a 40-year sentence for his attack on Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul.Prosecutors have included a terrorism enhancement in their sentencing request.DePape was found gu...

Trump has been rebuked by three Manhattan judges for his attacks on, from left, law clerk Allison Greenfield, Stormy Daniels, and E. Jean Carroll. Left, Jefferson Siegel/Getty Images; center, Ethan Miller/Getty Images; right, Gotham/WireImage. Since October, Donald Trump has attended — as a defendant — three Manhattan trials.During these trials, ju...

Defending against adversarial AI-based attacks and the torrent of new tradecraft attackers are creating requires a new approach to cybersecurity.Read More

Google DeepMind is Google's AI research division focused on building artificial general intelligence, also known as AGI. Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images DeepMind is Google's AI research hub focused on building artificial general intelligence.DeepMind has been applied to real-world problems in healthcare, science, and engineer...

The closure of four studio by Xbox is going to make the summer games showcases especially awkward, says Rachel Kaser -- especially Xbox's.Read More

Miami, Florida. Getty/Sylvain Sonnet A Florida real-estate firm forecasts that 31 pre-construction condo buildings in the Miami region are ripe for Airbnbs.That amounts to over 10,335 units or more than 50% of projected construction, ISG Group found. Rising population and home prices are already squeezing Miami real estate. A wave of new condo deve...