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Starbucks Iced Vanilla Protein Matcha Latte.StarbucksBeverage brands are cashing in on the growing demand for functional drinks among younger, health-conscious consumers by introducing increasingly innovative offerings, including protein-boosted coffees and CBD-infused sodas. The $160 billion global functional drinks market has become an increasingly lucrative category, encompassing multipurpose drinks that claim to promise taste and enjoyment alongside wellness benefits, as consumers look for convenient ways to meet their health targets. “Functional beverages are beverages that are going to provide an outcome,” Sally Lyons Wyatt, global executive vice president and chief advisor of consumer goods and food services at consumer insights firm…

June 24, 2026, 1:47 p.m. CTPrior to 2020, working from home wasn’t unheard of, but it wasn’t a commonality either. During and after 2020, however, trends changed dramatically. While remote jobs and hybrid solutions were initially treated as necessities when they started becoming popular, they’re much closer to being preferences today. That isn’t to say that working from home is any less valid than working in the office, of course, especially as businesses continue to expand options for remote and hybrid positions in states across the US, including Wisconsin. These trends have also brought on changes in job access and wage…

Danni Wyatt-Hodge put on a batting masterclass to help England remain unbeaten and send defending champions New Zealand home with a brilliant win at The Oval.Melie Kerr (40) and Sophie Devine (30) helped the White Ferns to put on a score of 163-6 after their 20 overs as they looked to seal the win which would send them into the semi-finals at the expense of West Indies. Despite a short rain delay, England were brilliant with the bat in their chase and will play Australia or India in the semi-finals at The Oval on Tuesday or Thursday. After losing the…

“It was heartbreaking for me because he just saw me on calls all the time,” Scott explained over footage of Parker playing with a phone. “So that was a wake-up for me to not be on my phone when I’m around the kids. To show them that I’m actually present, I’m listening to their questions, I’m answering, I’m playing with them.” As the HGTV star emphasized, the “balance with family is very important,” before bringing up an example of how he came home during his lunch break from filming to be able to attend his daughter Piper’s music class. “It’s…

The separate sleeping arrangement started seven years before the marriage finished. When Mary-Ann’s* hot flushes turned the bed into a furnace, her husband, Bill, moved into another bedroom. For the next two years there was some travel between the bedrooms for the purposes of intimacy. Then that stopped too.The distance grew after each argument; they took separate holidays and, when Bill inherited money, he separated it from their pooled finances. Mary-Ann says it was clear Bill’s mind was no longer in the marriage – he was what is termed “quiet quitting”. But she acknowledges she was drifting away too, focused…

Maraget Atwood, the storied author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Blind Assassin, was interviewed as part of the Babell Literary and Cultural Festival in Porto, Portugal. As it usually does at these things, the issue of AI came up, and Atwood didn’t mince words.According to Deadline’s recap, Atwood said she’d used an AI chatbot exactly once, Anthropic’s Claude, and came away unimpressed. She was looking for information about the British detective series Father Brown and, well:”Claude gave me the wrong answer, or it lied. Of course, it didn’t know it was lying because it’s not a human being; it’s…

Vucic is under ⁠pressure after months ⁠of antigovernment protests.Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he will step down within “weeks”.Vucic announced his plan to resign on Saturday, paving the way for early presidential and parliamentary ‌elections.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThis follows months of youth-led protests that shook his term as president.“I will be president for only a couple of weeks, ⁠and then I will ⁠resign,” Vucic told his supporters ⁠at a pro-government rally ⁠in ⁠the capital, Belgrade.“We will win more convincingly than ever before,” he said, telling the crowd he will help…

Large commercial vessels and a small boat navigate the waters off the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran on June 21, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesA tanker in the Strait ⁠of Hormuz was reported to have been struck by a projectile on Saturday, the latest escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran in recent days following an interim agreement to end hostilities in the region. The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre said a vessel in the strait was hit by an “unidentified projectile,” with damage to the bridge but the crew was reported to be safe.…

As I’ve reported previously for Forbes.com, some remote jobs in 2026 pay well into six figures. As Gen Z increasingly questions whether college is the only path to financial security, employers are placing greater value on real-world abilities than formal credentials. Science-backed research continues to show that remote-friendly jobs can boost productivity, retention and employer returns—while opening the door to high-paying opportunities that are hiring now. FlexJobs matches the two trends, announcing 20 remote roles that don’t require a four-year degree, plus, must-know advice for landing a remote, well-paying job without a degree. 20 Remote Jobs That Don’t Require A…

Live England face New Zealand in the three-Test series-decider at Trent Bridge; captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson return for the hosts after nightclub incident following first Test; watch live coverage on Sky Sports Cricket