A customer prepares to eat at the first Chipotle fast-food restaurant in northeastern Mexico on its opening day in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, July 16, 2026. Daniel Becerril | Reuters Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday raised its same-store sales growth forecast for the year after topping analysts’ quarterly earnings and revenue expectations. The restaurant…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June 2027 — a multi-month delay that will ultimately raise the deal price — as the tie-up faces a legal challenge. Last week, a group of state attorneys general led by…
Heavy equipment and cars are prepared for shipment by rail in Yantai, eastern China’s Shandong province, on June 20, 2026. AP/CHINATOPIX hide caption toggle caption AP/CHINATOPIX HONG KONG — China’s economy slowed sharply to a 4.3% annualized pace of growth in the April-June quarter, the government said Wednesday, the weakest in over three years. The…
Huge crowds lined the streets of the holy city of Mashhad for the burial of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Reza, Iran’s holiest Shia Muslim site, marking the end of six days of public mourning ceremonies in five cities across Iran and neighbouring…
Florida State baseball couldn’t weather the Red Storm. The Seminoles let a three-run lead slip late as St. John’s stunned FSU 6-5 in game one of the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium. It was the first loss for the program this season when leading after seven innings, previously 35-0. Advertisement First pitch was delayed by two hours on Friday, May 29, as rain was…
A sketch of the giant octopus. Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University hide caption toggle caption Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University A hundred million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, the oceans were filled with giant predators, prowling for their next meal. There was the mosasaur —…
When Howie Pyro, the bassist and co-founding member of D Generation died in 2022, it shook his former D Gen bandmate Jesse Malin to the core. Last week, the New York songwriter released a tribute song to Pyro, “Hollywood Forever,” with a B-side of the Clash’s “Rudie Can’t Fail.” Malin takes the Pyro homage a…
Shorouk Express The UK’s second report on the Covid inquiry has emerged with 19 recommendations to guide government thinking. The report looks at the response across the UK’s central government and devolved administrations (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and follows on from the first report on the UK’s resilience and preparedness. The inquiry’s chair, Baroness…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The Prince of Wales is set to undertake an engagement marking the third anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death, as his estranged brother,…
Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Residents in New York and New Jersey were shaken late Saturday night by a minor earthquake. According…
