My last overnight train essential is something I’ve never packed, but I will next time: binoculars. I’ve probably had the thought at least once on every overnight train ride I’ve taken: “I want a closer view of the passing landscapes.” But on my last trip on the California Zephyr, I thought about it at least
The Pentagon wants to stockpile enough critical minerals, fuel, and munitions on American soil to keep fighting a major war even if cyberattacks and sabotage knock out factories and power grids at home. One defense expert says the scale of the planned effort is “on par with what the DoD pursued during the Cold War.”
Amelia and Sydney Stoker always hoped they could live in the same city when they had kids. The 39-year-old twins told Business Insider they were envious of their friends who grew up with cousins around. As they pictured their adult lives, they hoped their own children could have the experience they had wanted. When the
The exact number of years of saving it would take for the average worker to claw out of the middle-class bracket has been revealed—and it’s nearly half a century. Sobering research released in October 2025 from the think tank Resolution Foundation shows that for aspirational Brits looking to move up the wealth ladder, the average
Walking up the steep, winding track to the Ci’En Pagoda in Taiwan, I could already feel the mid-day sun pinking the back of my neck. Several members of our tour group were ahead of us, red-faced and out-of-breath, staring with dismay at a set of stone stairs disappearing up the hillside among the trees. Although
If your home isn’t in a federally designated flood zone, flooding might seem like someone else’s problem. No one requires you to buy flood insurance, and the map suggests you’re in the clear. But reality may be very different. Mounting evidence reveals that significantly more homes are at risk of flooding than is indicated by
