A Boston Globe food critic defended Cracker Barrel’s controversial rebrand in a new piece, mocking detractors as having “biscuits for brains.” “It would be nice if every single small thing did not now have to become a pawn in a ginned-up culture war,” Devra First wrote Tuesday. “However, the Tennessee-based …

Micah Parsons and the Cowboys are entrenched in a contract standoff. A few weeks ago, the star pass rusher went public with his desire to be traded to another team as talks on a potential long-term deal appeared to stall. But last week, longtime Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry …

“I don’t use Facebook. I don’t even have an email. How could scammers possibly know anything about me?” That’s the question I hear from people over 60 all the time. If you assume that by staying off social media and avoiding the internet, you’re invisible to fraudsters, think again. The …

The 2025 NFL season officially begins next Thursday when the Dallas Cowboys visit the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. As the start of the season looms, teams across the league had to trim their rosters to 53 men by late Tuesday afternoon. While wide receiver Kendrick Bourne was listed …

First lady Melania Trump called for more “pre-emptive intervention” to identify potential school shooters late Wednesday night. Her call came hours after a shooter opened fire on schoolchildren and teachers at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The first lady argued that there are often warning signs before mass …

In 1985, Sol Wachtler, the chief justice of New York’s Supreme Court, famously said, “Any good prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.” Perhaps—but indicting someone for throwing a ham sandwich may be tougher than it appears. A grand jury has reportedly refused to indict 37-year-old …

Most modern Windows PCs rely on Microsoft Defender as their first line of defense against malware. Over the years, it has evolved into a capable and often underrated antivirus that blocks a wide range of threats. But a hacker group has found a way to abuse a legitimate Intel CPU …

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Two California parents are suing OpenAI for its alleged role after their son committed suicide. Adam Raine, 16, took his own life in …

A pair of parents from Virginia say their sons, who were suspended and found responsible for sexual harassment after questioning why a biological female was using the boys locker room, were provided no formal way to express discomfort with their school’s transgender locker room policy. Parents Renae Smith and Seth …

Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser, once celebrated as a crime-busting hero and the inspiration behind the Hollywood hit movie “Walking Tall,” faces new accusations of pulling the trigger that killed his wife. A cold case review by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has concluded that there is probable cause that Pusser, …