Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. BAND-AID and The Met recently collaborated on a new product, AminoLean and SmartSweets have launched a pre-workout supplement that tastes great and Whole Moon's just introduced new coconut milk. If you're on the hunt for new products to try, we've got you covered. Newsweek's New & Noteworthy, in partnership with the Best New Product Awards, is a weekly editorial feature that helps consumers discover the latest and greatest products! This series covers...

In 1947, Edythe Eyde was a secretary working at RKO Radio Pictures in Los Angeles. A speedy typist who often completed work ahead of schedule, her boss told her: “Well, I don’t care what you do if you get through with your work, but … don’t sit and read a magazine or knit. I want you to look busy.” The literary-minded lesbian saw an opportunity. Gay culture was largely underground, and it was difficult for “the third sex” to meet like-minded others. Using a Royal manual typewriter and carbon paper,...

Thomas Reisinger commutes almost an hour-and-a-half each way for a job in a cavernous steel processing plant here. Some of his coworkers come from much farther, including one who spends workweeks living in a camper and returns home only at weekends. This corner of eastern Arkansas is dotted with RV parks that cater to such workers. America will need many more like them to achieve President Donald Trump's vision for a hugely expanded U.S. factory sector. The steel industry — hit with 25% tariffs as one of the first salvos...

When Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo started reading romance books five years ago, they found they couldn’t stop. Robinne Lee’s “The Idea of You,” about a boy-band frontman falling for an older woman, and Talia Hibbert’s “Take a Hint, Dani Brown,” in which two friends pretend to be a couple, were their gateway drugs. Soon they were both “neck deep,” as Cerulo put it, in the genre’s escapist plotlines and explicit sex scenes. The two women are longtime friends and co-founders of an e-commerce business, a podcast and a newsletter....

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Nearly half of the U.S. population is living with dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report from the the American Lung Association. The organization's 2025 "State of the Air" report reveals that 156 million Americans resided in areas that received poor grades for either ozone or particle pollution — 25 million more people than last year. The report graded communities based on levels of ground-level ozone (smog), year-round fine...

WhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is "entirely optional" - despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app. The Meta AI logo is an ever-present blue circle with pink and green splashes in the bottom right of your Chats screen. Interacting with it opens a chatbot designed to answer your questions, but it has drawn attention and frustration from users who cannot turn it off. It follows Microsoft's Recall feature, which was also...

If there’s one item we all have that we need by our side at all times, it’s a phone. Yeah, we spend a lot of time scrolling on Instagram or binging on TikTok videos, but when it comes right down to it, a phone is a lifeline. You need it to make calls, keep in touch with friends and family, and to handle work when it needs your attention. So a good charger, especially one from Anker, is super important to have. Thanks to a price cut at Amazon, you...

Investments in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rebounded to levels last seen in January, signaling a recovery in investor sentiment from concerns about global trade tariff escalations. US spot Bitcoin ETFs had over $912 million worth of cumulative net inflows on April 22, marking their highest daily investment in more than three months since Jan. 21... This helped lift the price of bitcoin above $94,000... “Macro factors like a weakening dollar and rising gold correlation” may reinforce Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge against economic volatility, Ryan Lee, chief analyst at Bitget...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The filming of the "Malcom in the Middle" revival is underway and Frankie Muniz is making sure we don't miss out on the reunion. Malcolm himself posted a shot to his official social media of him with TV dad Bryan Cranston and TV mom Jane Kaczmarek. He captioned the tweet with "Always good to have Mom and Dad around!" You can see the...

The attack, which targeted a popular tourist spot in Pahalgam, Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Tuesday, claimed the lives of at least 26 people, most of them tourists, and left several others injured. Head of the All India Imam Organisation, Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, said imams at over 5.5 lakh mosques across India will deliver a strong anti-terror message during Friday prayers and pray for the victims of the Pahalgam attack. After meeting officials from his organisation and representatives of other faiths, Ilyasi said that killing innocent people in...