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NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on “Iron Chef America” and went on to other shows, confirmed her death. The cause was not immediately clear, and medical examiners were set to conduct an autopsy. Police were called to her address before 8 a.m. Tuesday and found an unresponsive woman who was soon pronounced dead. The police department did not release the woman’s name, but records…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:35 AM ET, Tue June 17, 2025 Norwegian Cruise Line is launching summer deals on cruise vacations.The company is offering up to $1,000 off all sailings, giving guests even more reason to book a last-minute summer vacation. “Now is the best time of year to go somewhere new and create unforgettable memories in incredible destinations with the people we love most,” says David J. Herrera, president of Norwegian Cruise Line. “My own family recently got back from a Caribbean cruise and that quality time together means everything. This summer, Norwegian is all about giving guests…
Anysphere launched a new $200-a-month subscription plan for its popular AI coding tool, Cursor, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The new plan, Ultra, offers users 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI compared to the company’s $20-a-month subscription plan, Pro. Anysphere also says Cursor users on the Ultra plan will get priority access to new features. Anysphere CEO Michael Truell said in the blog that the Ultra plan was made possible through multi-year partnerships with AI model providers. In the last several months, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind have similarly…
The pace of political violence has so quickly accelerated in the United States that the country is poised to field a widening group of 2028 contenders who have experienced it in some form. To date, at least a half-dozen public officials who may run for president in 2028 have either personally faced political violence, lost friends in such plots or had to manage political unrest in their states.Foisted onto the national stage by these incidents, these politicians have given the public a glimpse of how they conduct themselves in a crisis, including their ability to combat false messaging that often…
Madrid AP — Spain’s government said Tuesday that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that left the grid unable to handle a surge in voltage. Ecological Transition Minister Sara Aagesen, who manages the nation’s energy policy, told reporters that a voltage surge led to small grid failures, mainly in the south of Spain, which then cascaded to larger ones and brought the system down in the two Iberian Peninsula nations. She ruled out that the failure was due to a…
Travel Leaders Network President John Lovell is leaving his role at the end of June to assume a new leadership position with Virgin Voyages.Lovell, who will join the cruise line as a board member and senior advisor, confirmed the move in an emailed letter to valued partners on Tuesday, announcing that Lindsay Pearlman will take over the reins. “I want to share that I will be leaving Travel Leaders Network at the end of this month to take on an exciting new leadership opportunity with Virgin Voyages. This was not an easy decision. Travel Leaders Network has been my home…
The pro-Israeli hacktivist group Predatory Sparrow claimed on Tuesday to have hacked and taken down Iran’s Bank Sepah. The group, which is also known by its Persian name Gonjeshke Darande, claimed responsibility for the hack on X. “We, ‘Gonjeshke Darande,’ conducted cyberattacks which destroyed the data of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ ‘Bank Sepah,’” the group wrote. The group claimed Bank Sepah is an institution that “circumvented international sanctions and used the people of Iran’s money to finance the regime’s terrorist proxies, its ballistic missile program and its military nuclear program.” Contact Us Do you have more information about Predatory…
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by actor Derek Dixon, who appeared on 85 episodes of the BET series, seeks at least $260 million in damages. “Mr. Perry took his success and power and used his considerable influence in the entertainment industry to create a coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic with Mr. Dixon — initially promising him career advancement and creative opportunities, such as producing his…
Intel will begin a new round of layoffs next month. The semiconductor giant plans to lay off 15% to 20% of workers in its Intel Foundry division starting in July, according to an internal memo originally reported on by The Oregonian. Intel Foundry designs, manufactures, and packages semiconductors for external clients. It’s unclear how many workers this will directly impact. Intel’s total workforce was 108,900 people as of December 2024, according to the company’s annual regulatory filing. TechCrunch reached out to Intel for more information. This news is not a particular shock. Since Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan took the helm…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Trump considers potential strike against Iran02:31Steve Kornacki: How Cuomo & Mamdani could run for NYC mayor even if they lose the Democratic primary04:07Sen. Mike Lee takes down inflammatory social media posts about Minnesota shooting03:53‘Optics’ of ICE arrests still a ‘prime focus’ as Trump reverses policy on immigration raids02:39Trump ‘put narrative out’ on joining Israeli operations while ‘reviewing’ options on Iran14:58Trump posts that Iran’s leader ‘is an easy target’ but U.S. will not ‘take him out’02:42Sen. Padilla recounts ‘being handcuffed just for trying to ask a question’04:01Now…