Instacart shoppers said that they are waiting around for hours in parking lots just to claim orders. It’s one of the changes over the last few years that shoppers say have made the job harder. Instacart has long promoted itself…

Our experts answer readers’ home-buying questions and write unbiased product reviews (here’s how we assess mortgages). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own. After falling moderately in June, mortgage rates have…

Russia said on Thursday that it’s obtained intact parts of a downed Storm Shadow missile. A Russian politician claimed the missile parts were being studied by Moscow’s defense experts. He published a video of troops appearing to load the munition…

An Australian judge ruled that a 75-year-old man had died intestate — or without a will — even though a document was found. That’s because the names of beneficiaries on the will were obscured by black ink splodges. The man’s…

Jack Sweeney, who got suspended on Twitter for tracking Elon Musk’s private jet, is now on Threads. “@zuck will I be allowed to stay,” Sweeney posted, in a reference to his past Twitter suspensions. He plans to update the @ElonMusksJet…

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was exiled to Belarus last month after staging an armed rebellion. But the former Putin ally apparently reappeared in St. Petersburg this week, sparking confusion. A Pentagon official told The New York Times it appears Prigozhin…

Russian fighter jets bullied a US military drone over Syria on Thursday, the Air Force said. Moscow’s pilots have now harassed at least six NATO aircraft since Wednesday morning. It’s the latest example of what officials say is a trend…

Rattlesnakes are calmed by being near another snake, a new study shows. We know this happens in other species, but it hasn’t been studied in reptiles before. This may help people better understand the serpents, the scientists hope. LoadingSomething is…