New York Gov. Kathy Hochul just received an F. A new Cato Institute study ranked her dead last among all 50 governors for policies affecting personal and economic freedom. New York itself ranked 49th out of 50 states.

Dez Bryant was handcuffed and held at gunpoint after a road-rage dispute in Texas. The former Cowboys star says he was the one threatened, but HE ended up getting an assault citation. His daughters witnessed the entire police encounter.

Sonic’s Santa Slush Float arrives in its app today. Halloween is Saturday. We haven’t even handed out the candy, and Santa is already at the drive-thru. Retail’s favorite holiday tradition is refusing to finish the current holiday.

Shoppers increasingly worry AI is deciding how much they’ll pay. Major retailers deny using personal information to set individual prices. That’s how badly trust has slipped. People now look at a price tag and wonder whether it looked back.

Seattle beat Kansas City 20–3 Sunday night. The Chiefs never reached the red zone. Not once. For one evening, watching Patrick Mahomes felt a lot like watching everybody else’s quarterback.

Lay’s just released Roasted Holiday Turkey and Cheddar Scalloped-Style Potatoes chips. Thanksgiving dinner now comes in a bag. No dishes. No cooking. No relative asking why you’re still single.

The average monthly payment on a financed new car is $787. That’s $9,444 a year before insurance, gas or maintenance. The old car in your driveway is starting to look less embarrassing and more like your strongest financial decision.

Miami was the ONLY team in the AP Top 25 to keep its ranking this week. Ohio State moved to No. 2. Twenty-four spots changed. College football releases a preseason poll so we can spend the next three months watching it fall apart.

All-you-can-eat buffets are making a comeback. Yelp searches are up 252% compared with last year. After years of smaller portions, higher prices and surprise fees, “keep going until you’re full” suddenly sounds like a revolutionary business model.

Flipcorder lets you record iPhone footage onto a virtual tape with VHS and MiniDV looks. We finally got cameras sharp enough to capture every detail. Naturally, we want Christmas morning 1993 back.

The Air Jordan 6 “White Infrared” returns November 7 for $215, celebrating the shoe’s 35th anniversary. The kids who wanted these in 1991 now have adult money. Unfortunately, they also have adult bills.

Pioneer is bringing a cassette-look car stereo to the U.S., complete with Bluetooth and an old-school volume knob. Price: $499.99. We spent decades upgrading our dashboards. Now we’re paying extra to make them look like high school again.

Another ridiculous travel.

Starting November 20, Airbnb hosts generally cannot demand that guests wash dishes, strip beds or take out the trash. Travelers may still receive reasonable requests, but the era of paying a cleaning fee and then discovering a laminated housekeeping assignment appears to be ending.

Protein is showing up in coffee, pasta, ice cream and even water. Reuters reports shoppers are getting more skeptical of the labels. The grocery aisle has officially become a gym, and every product wants to tell you how much it lifts.