The perfect time to visit America’s favorite grocery store may surprise you, and so will this hack for finding the ideal shopping window. It’s well established that Trader Joe’s has a rabid fan base, drawn by the reasonable prices, “flirtatious” checkout folks, and cult favorite mini totes. Understandably, TJ stores are often crowded, with customers routinely complaining about crowded aisles, impatient cauliflower gropers in the produce department, and sieges at the cheese counter. Blessedly, many an introvert has shared their opinion on the worst time to visit the store, ideal windows of opportunity, and strategies for avoiding the maddening crowds.…

Peacock adapted The Five-Star Weekend — but what changes does the TV show have compared to Elin Hilderbrand‘s book? Hilderbrand’s The Five-Star Weekend follows a grieving food blogger who invites a best friend from each era of her life to Nantucket following her husband’s tragic death. According to the official synopsis, the weekend “spirals into chaos as long-buried secrets, scandalous rumors, and her husband’s hidden infidelity with one of the guests are exposed.” In addition to Jennifer Garner in the lead role, The Five-Star Weekend stars Gemma Chan, D’Arcy Carden, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant. Showrunner…

It’s time to carbo-load. Pasta lovers will soon be able to scarf down any Olive Garden favorite as the popular chain is bringing back the Never-Ending Pasta Pass after a six-year hiatus. The Italian fast-casual spot will hand out passes to lucky winners who are able to secure the card. For just $100, each pass will offer customers unlimited pasta, homemade sauces, protein toppings — plus boundless soup or salad and breadsticks. The Never-Ending Pasta Pass — which actually does end after 13 weeks — will be available on July 16 at 2 p.m. ET at PastaPass.com. The catch? Only…

Andrew Stafford and Rex MartinichJuly 13, 2026 — 6:28pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThe chief executive of a helicopter company has claimed a former employee was under the influence of drugs when he collided with another chopper.Pilot Ash Jenkinson, 40, was among four people killed in the crash that claimed the lives of four people at Gold Coast theme park Sea World on January 2, 2023.The Sea World helicopters in the aftermath of the crash.AAPAn autopsy on the remains of Jenkinson showed a positive test for remnants of cocaine,…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! It’s Euro summer, with seemingly everyone jet-setting off to the Mediterranean coast. But don’t get bogged down if you haven’t booked a round-trip ticket just yet. You can still achieve that effortless seaside aesthetic with a slew of elevated vacation dresses. Nordstrom, Free People, Mayc’s and more are delivering that chic Amalfi Coast energy with silhouettes featuring vibrant prints, sweet scalloped hemlines and breezy fabrics. And because these finds are too good to keep to myself, I rounded up the…

The pregnancy pangs of labor and delivery don’t compare to the pain-in-the-pockets new parents feel once that hospital bill gets delivered.  Giving birth to a little baby costs moms like Allison Kuch big bucks. But the 30-year-old influencer, married to former NFL defensive end Isaac Rochell, 31, didn’t bank on being hit with a $20,000 tab for popping out a pup.  Now, her viral bill breakdown, with over 1.5 million video views, is causing commotion online from mothers griping about the unfair, underhanded charges they’ve, too, received after welcoming a little one, including one woman who claims she’s on the…

Published on 13/07/2026 – 16:46 GMT+2 The European Union has sanctioned VK Company, which dominates Russia’s online sphere, for colluding with the Kremlin to identify critics of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and curtail access to independent sources of information. VK Company runs VKontakte, the country’s most popular social media site. Often described as “the Russian Facebook”, it has an estimated 70 million users. The decision, taken on Monday by foreign ministers, points the finger at VK Company and an associated firm for developing and managing Max App, which is state-backed and comes pre-installed on all phones and tablets sold…

Alberta’s regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market. It makes Alberta the second province to officially open the doors to private online gambling operators, behind Ontario.Nearly 50 companies paid $200,000 in registration and permit fees leading up to Monday’s launch, but Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said he thinks closer to 20 are ready for customers.A spokesperson for the provincial gambling regulator, the Alberta Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Commission, or AGLC, said “all systems are a go” as of midnight.The new…

SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIt is not likely to be a matter of if Pauline Hanson will fade (“If Hanson fades, this stretch will be memorable for errors”, July 13) but when she will lose more of those voters who have found cost of living measures problematic, along with seeming neglect by the major political parties. The more the voting public learns of Hanson’s destructive policies, and of her association with notorious extremists such as Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson, as well as her lavish, Gina Rinehart-supported travel…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in one West Virginia town are pushing back on claims from its own police department that every single person in the agency was fired, saying the entire department is now under an internal review after allegations of a break-in in its evidence room.In a July 7 Facebook post, the Barrackville Police Department wrote that the entire department was fired by city officials.”Effective immediately, the entire Barrackville Police Department has been relieved of duty by the Mayor and City Council,” the department wrote. “We are sincerely grateful for the support, trust, and encouragement shown…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Kingdom on Monday blamed an Iran-linked proxy group for a string of antisemitic arson attacks targeting British Jewish sites, prompting the government to ban Tehran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and impose sweeping new powers to crack down on foreign-backed sabotage.British officials said the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR) publicly claimed responsibility for seven attacks this year targeting Jewish and Israeli-linked locations, as well as a Persian-language media outlet critical of Iran’s government. According to the U.K. government, members of the IRGC’s elite Qods Force were…

The high-profile civil rights attorney representing Nolan Wells’ family has boosted a wild theory claiming he made it back to land before he died — as a pal claimed it is not the teen in a viral video of an altercation on Horn Island. Wells, 18, was found dead in water near the uninhabited barrier island off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast two days after vanishing during a Fourth of July boating trip he took with friends there. Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said nothing “yet” that points to foul play, but the youngster’s family is conducting an independent investigation amid…

Stop, in the name of love. NYC’s digital dating-weary singles are increasingly leaning on Big Apple bars to help them facilitate conversations with strangers — there’s a reason why every watering hole from the West Village to Williamsburg seems to suddenly be hosting “love science experiments” or handing out “intention bracelets” at the door. But this sharp increase in demand for matchmaking assistance is far from a sure-fire financial win for already-pressed businesses across the city — with owners claiming that profiting from loneliness is actually a lot harder than it looks. Your average speed-dating event run by a third-party promoter may…

Published on 13/07/2026 – 11:09 GMT+2•Updated 14:27 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for stronger protections for children online, saying the evidence presented by the Special Panel on Child Safety Online should help shape future European policy. Von der Leyen said the evidence increasingly supported introducing a minimum age for access to social media and suggested a phased approach for different age groups. During a press conference in Brussels, the EU chief said the argument to ban toddlers from screens and digital platforms, and that children under 13 should only be allowed to use social media under…

A new paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal urges doctors to consider anaplasmosis as a possible diagnosis for patients with unexplained fever as tick-borne illnesses rise in eastern Canada. Senior author Dr. Michael Quon, an internal medicine specialist at The Ottawa Hospital, and his colleagues described the case of a 79-year-old man who had a fever, chills and generalized weakness that caused him to fall last summer.Although the patient didn’t remember having a tick bite, he lived in a rural area in eastern Ontario where tick-borne disease is endemic and often spent time in the woods.In hospital, the patient had…