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Gun-wielding couple in viral BLM standoff got firepower — and 'a voice' — back after legal saga

From misdemeanor pleas to gubernatorial pardons, the McCloskey case reshaped debates over self-defense, property rights, and prosecutorial power.

By Kariane Erdman

A financial influencer called the FIRE movement a 'sham.' People who have made it work say she's missing the point.

"I don't live in a van, eat rice and beans, and I've never given up traveling," said one early retiree. "That's not what the movement is about."

By Kathleen Elkins

I love scuba diving and coding. So I figured out a way to make a living doing both.

Eliana Jordan left office life, became a scuba instructor, and later taught herself to code to build something of her own.

By Tim Paradis

3 quick recipes to boost your energy and focus, from a cookbook for exhausted execs

Eating nutritious food can get relegated to the bottom of your to-do list when you're busy, but this can be counterproductive. Try these tasty recipes, instead.

By Kim Schewitz

I landed a Big Tech AI job. Treating my career like a science lab helped me overcome my fear of learning AI.

A product designer share how embracing her inner "mad scientist" and experimenting with AI helped her land a job at Adobe, with no formal background in machine learning.

By Charissa Cheong

Kevin O'Leary has entered a new villain era

Kevin O'Leary, the acerbic "Shark Tank" investor, is everywhere trying to sell a skeptical American public on the idea of a data center in their town.

By Lauren Edmonds,Madeline Berg