Uber and Lyft drivers reveal the first thing they notice about passengers when they...
After dropping off passengers at a Broadway play, Johan Nijman, a for-hire driver who runs his own service and also drives for Uber on the side, drives through the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday evening, August 8, 2018 in New York City. On Wednesday, New York City became the first American city to halt…
The average American family is spending more on student loans than fuel or healthcare
The national student-loan debt is $1.5 trillion.Getty Images The average American family spends more on student-loan payments than on fuel or healthcare, according to a new report by the JPMorgan Chase Institute. The report also found that student-loan debt disproportionately affects young borrowers and low-income families. Diana Farrell, the think tank's president and CEO, said…
We tried the Dunkin’ Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich, and it was shockingly close to...
Dunkin' is getting into the faux meat business.Kate Taylor/Business Insider Dunkin' debuted a Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich made with plant-based "sausage" on Wednesday. We taste tested the breakfast sandwich — and quite liked it. Dunkin's Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich tastes just as salty and greasy as the "real" thing, perfectly fitting the faux meat fast-food…
Notorious Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff asked President Trump to reduce the remainder of his...
Mario Tama/Getty Images Bernie Madoff, the notorious Ponzi schemer, has asked President Trump to reduce or commute his 150-year prison sentence, of which he has served a decade. Madoff, 81, is currently imprisoned in a federal medical center in North Carolina. During his presidency, Trump has only granted 10 pardons and commuted four sentences. Read…
The F-35 stealth fighter is getting a very long-range missile that can blind an...
US Navy F-35CsU.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon E. Renfroe Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a $34.7 million contract to modify the F-35 weapons bay to carry "aft heavy weaponry." The weaponry referenced in the announcement is the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER), which is designed to eliminate enemy radar systems…
12 iconic restaurant chains that no longer exist in America
From America's first food-service automat to a burger joint named after a comic book character, some of America's most iconic chain restaurants are now defunct.Andreas Feininger / Getty Images No restaurant chain can live forever, no matter how popular or unique it is. From America's first food-service automat to a castle-themed buffet to country comedian…