Dollar General has launched a new private-brand kitchenware collection called simmer & stir, expanding the discount retailer’s push into home and kitchen essentials with items priced at $12 and under. The brand rollout was announced by Dollar General and publicized through multiple retail and consumer outlets, including a company news release carried by Business Wire…

Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff made their red carpet debut together at the premiere of “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,” appearing side by side at the event tied to Eilish’s new concert film. The pair arrived together and posed for photographers, marking their first shared red carpet appearance connected to the tour-film premiere….

A hiker reported missing in Glacier National Park has been found dead, and officials suspect a bear attack, according to published reports. The body was located inside the park in northwestern Montana after a search for the missing person, multiple outlets reported. NBC News, KPAX News and the Hungry Horse News said a bear attack…

Sony Group Corp. announced a $3 billion share buyback, a move that comes as the company faces pressure tied to weakening memory prices. The buyback announcement, reported by Bloomberg, puts the focus on Sony’s efforts to return capital to shareholders while navigating a tougher pricing environment in parts of its business connected to memory. Sony…

U.S. authorities suspect Nvidia chips were smuggled to Chinese technology giant Alibaba through Thailand, according to reports from Bloomberg News and Reuters. The reporting cites U.S. suspicions involving Nvidia’s advanced chips and a route that allegedly used Thailand as an intermediary point before reaching Alibaba. The reports did not provide additional public details on the…

Google has unveiled a new screenless fitness wearable called the Fitbit Air and announced a new Google Health app that will replace the Fitbit app, marking a major shift in how the company packages its consumer health products. The announcements were made in an “Introducing the all-new Fitbit Air” post on blog.google and were covered…

Tennessee has approved a new congressional map that dissolves a majority Black district, a significant change to the state’s U.S. House boundaries that reshapes how key population centers are represented in Washington. The plan was approved by Tennessee lawmakers and would reconfigure districts that include Memphis. Under the new lines, a district that previously had…

Tennessee Republicans have advanced a proposed new U.S. House map that would redraw the state’s congressional districts and split Shelby County across multiple seats, a change that would reshape the political landscape in and around Memphis. The proposal, unveiled and moved forward by Republican lawmakers in Nashville, would carve up Shelby County among three congressional…

The United Arab Emirates moved to counter an Iranian air attack on Tuesday, according to Reuters, as former President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was still in effect. The development came amid fresh exchanges of fire involving the United States and Iran, even as Trump publicly maintained that a ceasefire remained in place, according to…

A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis, admitting he attacked the congresswoman with a syringe and also sprayed her with vinegar. The man, identified by the U.S. Department of Justice as Anthony James Kazmierczak, entered the guilty plea in connection…

President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between the United States and Iran remained in place after the two countries exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping corridor that has been the focus of intensifying military tensions. Trump’s comments came after reports of an exchange of strikes in and around the strait, an…

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI is sharpening attention on the company’s approach to safety, pulling a core part of the artificial intelligence debate into a legal fight involving some of the field’s most prominent figures. The dispute centers on OpenAI, the high-profile AI developer led by CEO Sam Altman, and Musk, a co-founder of the…