Last month Rupert Murdoch presented an engagement ring to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former dental hygienist whom he had met last year at his vineyard in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. A little over two weeks later, the wedding has been canceled. A spokesman for Mr. Murdoch declined to comment Tuesday. A…
The company faces a flood of lawsuits claiming its talc products caused cancer. The proposed settlement requires approval by a bankruptcy court, but has the backing of plaintiffs’ lawyers.
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration plans to allow older and immunocompromised Americans to get a second updated coronavirus booster shot in the near future, an acknowledgment of the virus’s continuing risks to vulnerable people whose immunity might be sagging months after a previous inoculation. Federal regulators are expected to authorize the additional dose…
Headliner Carriage House The bread service at this West Village restaurant, owned by the television chef Jordan Andino and built into a former police carriage house, is straight out of a TikTok trend. Candles made from seasoned butters are lit at the table and, as they melt, provide a warm dip for a range of…
A question that often appears in the Where to Eat inbox is, “Where should I take my teenager to eat when we visit New York City?” I love this question for two reasons: First, there’s the “broadening horizons” of it all — how else to create a potential future New Yorker? — and second, it…
For decades, scientific studies suggested moderate drinking was better for most people’s health than not drinking at all, and could even help them live longer. A new analysis of more than 40 years of research has concluded that many of those studies were flawed and that the opposite is true. The review found that the…
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LOS ANGELES — Hayden Panettiere has always been a survivor. She survived being a child actor in the early 2000s when the media obsessively treated the lives of young women as entertainment fodder; she survived early adulthood in the 2010s when she starred in the popular soap opera “Nashville,” a role that mirrored her own…
Enter: Google Calendar. Ms. Johnson’s recalibration has involved a heavy reliance on them — for herself, for the galleries, for her family. “I try to put everything on my calendar,” she said. “Sometimes it’s projects that are work-related and sometimes it’s like, today’s the day to weed the garden.” Ms. Johnson’s calendar is so packed…
A Mini-Vow from last week, “A Secret Crush Goes Public in a Work Meeting,” stirred conversation on social media about work crushes. The story was about a lawyer at Google who pinned her secret work crush to her screen during virtual meetings to stay engaged. (A “pin” is a feature on video calls that allows…