As a beauty lover, I have a lot of favorite products from my time at Sephora. Emma Freece After working at Sephora for a few years, I've found a selection of holy-grail beauty products. Glow Recipe's niacinamide drops and Ilia's SPF-infused skin tint create a hydrated, flawless base. I love the Fenty Beauty Gloss Bombs and Anastasia Beverly Hills eye-shadow palettes. I've worked in the beauty industry for a long time and spent several years at Sephora. While working at the major beauty ret...

Tom Holland on the set of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day." MEGA/GC Images Spider-Man is one of the best-known superheroes. Several actors have become famous playing the role. Tom Holland's fourth outing as NYC's favorite web-slinging vigilante is released on Friday. Everyone knows your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Since his comic-book debut in 1962 — 64 years ago — Spidey has captivated audiences, whether on the page, on TV, in movies, or in video games. The latest wall-crawling cinematic ...

A Ukrainian defense firm said demand for its electronic warfare system is surging. Courtesy of December1 A Ukrainian defense company told Business Insider that demand for electronic warfare solutions is surging. The company makes a device that jams the signals of Russian strike and reconnaissance drones. It underscores how soldiers are looking for solutions to an increasingly drone-infested battlefield. Demand for cheap electronic warfare solutions has surged in Ukraine as troops look for p...

The Royal Box is an invite-only "lounge-within-a-lounge" inside Virgin Atlantic's Clubhouse. Hannah Brandler I toured Virgin Atlantic's invite-only "Royal Box" at London Heathrow Airport. Airline lounges are becoming more exclusive as carriers compete for lucrative premium travelers. Virgin's new space is partly designed for celebrities, but you don't have to be famous to get in. Binoculars aren't something I expected to find in an airport lounge. But they're part of the experience inside V...

Barbara Fischer, Australia./Getty Images Lilian Weng is rejoining OpenAI after saying she was leaving Thinking Machines Lab for health reasons. The move has sparked conversation about what to share when departing from a company. Career experts advise rank-and-file workers leaving their jobs to be careful about what they share. Explaining why you're quitting a job can be tricky, especially if your plans change soon afterward. Lilian Weng announced on Monday that she was leaving the AI startu...

DoorDash CEO Tony Xu worried that the added costs of food delivery would scare off Taco Bell customers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Food delivery has gotten more expensive over the past decade, but people keep ordering. Even DoorDash CEO Tony Xu was skeptical that the extra cost of fast food delivery would work. Customers are paying up for delivery because of the time they save, he said. DoorDash CEO Tony Xu never expected that people would pay as much as they do for food delivery. The delivery...

Michelle Pippin thought she'd sworn off family-oriented, big SUVs. Then, her grandkids changed that equation. Michelle Pippin Michelle Pippin bought a new Honda Pilot. She told Business Insider how she arrived at her choice. She started her research with Google's AI tools — but landed on an option she was familiar with. She isn't feeling precious about keeping it clean. Her first drive included a trip to Chick-fil-A. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Pippin, t...

The Sacramento suburb of Roseville, California, has been using Flock Safety's AI-powered cameras since 2021. Andri Tambunan for BI In the summer of 2024, a police officer in the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, California, called a man to discuss a persistent problem with his license plate. The city's AI-powered license plate readers, made by the tech startup Flock Safety, had repeatedly misread the man's plate. At least six times, Flock had sent alerts to the Roseville Police Department, ide...

Shania Twain said she is "blessed as a woman" to have a partner who is open with his emotions. Matthew Baker/Getty Images for ABA Shania Twain says her husband's commitment to keeping communication open has been key to their marriage. "He wants to talk it through, and he wants to fix it," Twain said. "And that's the best advice." The couple fell in love after their former spouses had an affair with each other Shania Twain said one habit that her husband, Fred Thiébaud, insists on has made t...

Smart people in tech and investing are weighing in on the meltdown of Situational Awareness. NYSE Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI-focused fund sold most of its stock portfolio to Citadel. The sale came after Situational Awareness experienced major losses in AI-related positions. Investors are weighing in on what it says about Wall Street and trading in AI. People can't stop talking about the situation at Situational Awareness. After a meteoric rise, Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI-focused hedge fund,...

Then-Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky gestures toward Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a conference. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon's stake in Anthropic is paying off big time. Amazon said most of its other non-operating pre-tax income was due to its Anthropic holdings. Amazon has previously invested $13 billion in Anthropic. Amazon's stake in Anthropic is proving to be a massive boon to the world's largest online retailer. In its latest quarterly earnings rep...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hailed the announcement Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced price cuts at the company on Thursday. OpenAI said it was lowering the cost of using two of its latest models. "We want to offer the best price/intelligence tradeoff at every level," Altman wrote on X. OpenAI has laid down the latest marker in the AI pricing war. On Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman touted the company's "major price cuts," which came in the form of cheaper usage of GPT-5.6...

Two of the new bubbly drinks from Starbucks. Starbucks Starbuck is testing new carbonated versions of its popular refresher drinks in select markets. Non-coffee drinks are playing a key role in Starbucks growth, especially among younger customers. The company said its refreshers line is delivering double-digit year-over-year growth. Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is ready for some fizz. The company is testing a carbonated version of its Refreshers, which are iced juice and tea drinks often mixe...

Major parts of NGC2 will move forward, scaling to different units for testing and use. US Army photo by Sgt. Kayla Cheesman-Miles The US Army is deciding what worked and what failed in a major test of its new command system. The parts that worked will now be rolled out to more units for further testing and training. Some systems did not hold up in the desert heat, with parts overheating during recent testing. The US Army put its prototype command-and-control system to the test in the desert...

I ate at Pat Lafrieda's Chop House at Citi Field. It was expensive, but the nicest lunch out I've ever had at a baseball stadium. Erin McDowell/Business Insider I traded ballpark hot dogs for an upscale steakhouse inside Citi Field. Pat LaFrieda's Chop House felt worlds away from typical stadium food. The meal, including a $215 Tomahawk steak, was pricey, but the elevated experience impressed me. When most people head to a baseball game, they expect to fill up on concession-stand hot dogs o...

Health and performance coach Dan Go wore four different fitness trackers to compare the results. Dan Go A health coach tested four fitness wearables to compare data on sleep, steps, and recovery. Each brand had pros and cons, but one was the most reliable and likely the best value for most people. He said to be wary when wearables overwhelm you with data but don't help you change any habits. Every morning for two weeks, health and performance coach Dan Go woke up and checked his fitness wea...

YouTuber MrBeast's company emphasized the size of his audience and stunty videos in pitches to brands. Arturo Holmes - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Newly filed court documents reveal how MrBeast pitched brands and what his rates were in years past. They show how the YouTuber has become a marketing machine for brands. We broke down the takeaways of proposals for Slack, Sony, and Walmart. How much does it cost to run an advertisement with MrBeast, the world's top YouTuber? Newly filed court doc...

My family's been able to travel light by following a few key packing tips. Diana Blinkhorn My family of five spent a month in Europe with one backpack each, thanks to these packing tips.  Use all of the space you have by using packing cubes and clipping items to the outside of your bag. Make a capsule wardrobe, try everything on, and do a packing trial run before you have to leave. When my family started planning our monthlong, dream European adventure, I challenged myself to pack as light ...

I made bacon using my air fryer, oven, microwave, and stovetop. In the end, only one appliance made perfect strips of bacon. Steven John I cooked bacon using my stove, oven, air fryer, and microwave to see which had the best results. A pan on the stove may be the classic approach, but it was messy, and the bacon seemed extra greasy. The oven is great for big batches of bacon, but the air fryer created the perfect taste and texture. I cook a lot of bacon — maybe about a pound a week. Histori...

Polish F-16s, among other aircraft, were scrambled in response to an airspace incursion on Thursday. Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Russian missile violated Polish airspace on Thursday, a NATO official told Business Insider. Ukrainian jets tried to destroy the Russian missiles before any crossed into Poland, Warsaw said. The missile flew for six minutes before crashing roughly 60 miles deep into Poland. Ukrainian fighter jets tried to shoot down Russian missiles near the borde...

I compared the cheapest cut of steak at Papi Steak with the most expensive at Gordon Ramsay Steak. Erin McDowell/Business Insider I visited two high-priced steakhouses and thought one offered a better value on the main event. Gordon Ramsay Steak's wagyu filet was one of the most expensive cuts on the menu. But I preferred the cheaper steak from Papi Steak in Miami. It's easy to assume that the most expensive steak on the menu at a famous steakhouse will be the best. After trying the most ex...

President Donald Trump has added new artwork across the White House. Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images ; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has added numerous new paintings and sculptures to the White House. Some pieces are from the White House Collection, and others were acquired from contemporary artists. Trump's assassination attempt has inspired multiple pieces of White House artwork. Among the sweeping changes President Donald Trump has mad...

The author's dogs get gift packages all the time. Courtesy of the author My dogs get more brand gifts and PR packages delivered to my door than I do. What began as casual photos of them turned into viral videos and brand collabs. I'm now their photographer, publicist, and agent—work I didn't expect but love. The delivery drivers know my dogs by name at this point. Almost every week, packages arrive at my door addressed to Bentley and Romeo. Some of the boxes contain gourmet treats made with...

Seedance is partnering with AI study app Gauth to turn study topics into cinematic videos. Gauth The viral video app Seedance is using its video-generation capabilities for tutoring. The app is partnering with the edtech app Gauth to create videos that explain concepts in stories. Both Gauth and Seedance are owned by ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent. ByteDance's viral AI video app is seeking a new, younger audience through a collaboration with the education app Gauth. Gauth, an AI-powered...

Miguel Marquez earned his undergraduate degree in Spain before pursuing an international teaching career. Courtesy of Miguel Marquez Miguel Marquez reached Lean FI by lowering his costs and investing consistently. He follows a modified permanent portfolio of stocks, bonds, gold, and cash. He keeps crypto below 5% and skips real estate, which doesn't fit his lifestyle. Moving abroad and investing consistently helped Miguel Marquez reach "Lean FI," a variation of financial independence in whi...

Luke Helton said he may have to dig into his retirement savings to afford his higher student-loan payments. Jessica Tezak; Alyssa Powell/BI Luke Helton realized too late that he rushed into law school. After taking out $80,000 in student loans for undergrad at the University of Tennessee, he thought going straight for his J.D. would propel him into a stable career. So he borrowed more to make that happen. Personal life challenges derailed his final year, and he failed the bar exam. By the ti...

A Unitree humanoid. Yin Liqin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission restricted new foreign robots, including humanoids. American manufacturers welcomed protection from subsidized Chinese rivals. Researchers and startups say affordable Chinese robots are essential for US robotics development. The Trump administration has opened a new front in its tech crackdown on China: robots. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday effectively shut the door...

A Boeing 777X flying at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images Boeing narrowly beat Airbus in the order tally at the Farnborough Airshow. It's a key signal that Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, is turning the American planemaker around. There are still challenges ahead with Boeing's long-awaited 777X and huge order backlogs. Airlines are still willing to bet on Boeing. The American planemaker showed signs of rebuilding airlines' trust at the Farnborough Airshow — the l...

Amazon launches AWS Forward Deployed Engineering with a $1B investment, making it the hottest new job in tech. Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images Amazon launches AWS Forward Deployed Engineering with a $1B investment to boost AI deployment. Demand for forward-deployed engineers has soared since early 2025. The role works directly with clients and tailors AI systems to fit their workflows. As AI reshapes the tech workforce, Amazon is making a billion-dollar bet that one engineering job i...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images The AI race has been about who has the best model. That is changing. Andy Jassy says customers want to use many different models and there won't be a single winner. Amazon is still building its own models to cut costs and move faster. Amazon's earnings on Thursday highlighted a surprising idea gaining traction across Silicon Valley: You don't need the best models to win in AI. The company reported blockbuster results, i...

The startup LemonLime offered anyone who received a tattoo an "instant interview." asier lopez/Getty Images A Y Combinator-backed startup is catching heat for a stunt involving company-logo tattoos. LemonLime offered those who got a logo tattoo at its Startup School after-party an "instant interview." Cofounder Jordan Zietz has since apologized. He said it was a case of "poorly exercised judgment." Tattoos, company logos, and deleted apologies — oh my. A Y Combinator-backed startup founder ...

I took an Amtrak train to upstate New York. Samantha Pettyjohn/Business Insider I took a round-trip Amtrak journey from New York City to Rochester. I rode coach on the way there and business class on the way back so I could compare the two. I don't think my $180 business-class ticket was worth it for my trip upstate. In May of 2025, I was feeling a little stir crazy in New York City. I decided to take a quick break from the city's hustle and bustle to check out life upstate in Rochester, Ne...

Business Insider's reporter booked a sea terrace stateroom on an adults-only Virgin Voyages cruise. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I booked a 225-square-foot sea terrace room on an adults-only Virgin Voyages cruise in 2023. For $844 a night, the room had a queen-size bed that transformed into a couch and a balcony. It had luxury details like a rainfall shower and smart controls for mood lighting and entertainment. My 225-square-foot home for seven days of cruising the Mediterranean Sea felt b...

Lucy Postins started her company inspired by her own dog. Courtesy of Lucy Postins Lucy Postins started cooking for her own dog, turned the recipes into a business. She says that the US encourages success more than her native England. She stepped down as CEO to spend more time with her kids but remains deeply involved. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lucy Postins, founder and Chief Integrity Officer at The Honest Kitchen. It has been edited for length and clarity. Back...

Bryan Johnson says he is having second thoughts about his antiaging experiment. Bloomberg/Getty Images Bryan Johnson says he is having second thoughts about his antiaging experiment. In an X post, the famous biohacker said he might have taken the "whole longevity thing" too far. Johnson was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease this year. He also took shrooms twice. Longevity evangelist Bryan Johnson says he is having second thoughts. The tech entrepreneur, who has transformed his body into ...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images There's one consequence from AI people may be overlooking: that the tech could eat into worker pay. Roles with a high exposure to AI have seen sharp declines in wage growth in recent years, Apollo said. In a new paper, the asset manager laid out the jobs that have seen the steepest wage decreases. AI isn't coming for your job — it's coming for your paycheck. That's the conclusion of a new white paper from Apollo Global Management, which measured the observed impac...

I think Denali is one of the best US national parks to visit in the summer months. Emily Hart After visiting all 63 major US national parks, I think some are best experienced in the summer. Although certain parks are more crowded in the summer months, many are also much more accessible. Without snow coverage, parks like Kenai Fjords, Glacier, and Grand Teton are easier to explore. I would argue that there is no bad time of year to visit the US national parks. But after visiting all 63 of th...

Dr. Art Ulene, during his epic Kilimanjaro climb. Courtesy of Dean Cardinale, World Wide Trekking Dr. Art Ulene climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and reached the top on his 90th birthday. The nonagenarian completed the challenge to inspire older people to reach their full potential. He shared his longevity secrets with Business Insider. Soon after Dr. Art Ulene reached the top of Kilimanjaro on his 90th birthday, he applied to Guinness World Records to check whether he was the oldest person to conq...

Florida ranked second-highest in the SmartAsset study. Kruck20/Getty Images Tax proposals in New York and California aim to increase taxes on the wealthiest residents. A SmartAsset study calculated how much of each state's federal income taxes was paid by the top 1%. The top 1% of earners make 19% of incomes in the US but pay 37% of all federal income taxes. Tax proposals targeting wealthy residents have renewed debate in states including New York and California about how much the rich shou...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. Meta's message to investors: The AI spending will continue until returns improve. Investors' response: No thanks. AI spend was the big focus during Meta's Q2 earnings report. And the pitch wasn't convincing enough to stop an after-hours selloff. Meta was happy to credit AI with helping i...

Shrutinder Kaur was 23 when she moved to the US, but she left for Canada roughly four years later. Courtesy of Shrutinder Kaur Shrutinder Kaur went to the US as the dependent on her husband's visa. She couldn't work on her visa, and at times, felt like she'd chosen love over her identity. Kaur and her husband moved to Canada in 2019 because they felt it would give them more stability. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shrutinder Kaur, 35, who is from India and lives in ...

A significant number of residents of Westminster Senior Living Community attended the same Austin high school decades ago. Westminster Carlene Jenkins and more than 50 of her high school alums live in the same senior living community. They each graduated from Austin High School in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. They love to catch up on old times, hosting regular dinners and other reunions at the facility. This story is based on an interview with Carlene Jenkins, 89, a retired personal shopper...

Business Insider's reporter has spent over 120 hours on overnight Amtrak trains. Joey Hadden/Business Insider Overnight Amtrak train travel can be the journey of a lifetime if you can avoid common mistakes. After spending 128 hours traveling 5,000 miles on overnight Amtrak trains, I have some regrets. I've forgotten to check for WiFi access, slept in the wrong bunk, and overlooked lounge access. I've made far more than eight mistakes in the 128 hours I've spent on overnight Amtrak trains. T...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Fortune via Reuters Connect A version of this story originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter. Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here. For several years, Big Tech has operated under a simple rule: spend more on AI, or investors will assume you're falling behind. This earnings season, that rule may have changed. Even a year ago, if one of the cloud giants had merely held its AI spending plans steady while rivals kept increasing theirs, Wall S...

Tim Perks Courtesy of Tim Perks Tim Perks spent two decades at Nike before being laid off in 2024. Four months after he was laid off, he relocated across the country to start a new executive role. Perks shares the three strategies he used to help him, including how he activated his existing network. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tim Perks, a 58-year-old vice president of store design and planning at DICK'S Sporting Goods in Pittsburgh. It's been edited for length and...

Adi Prasad, cofounder and CEO of Matter, says he spent his 20s intentionally learning from top founders before starting his own company. Adi Prasad Adi Prasad worked at Tesla, Apple, CloudKitchens, and Rivian before launching his own startup. He says learning from Elon Musk and Travis Kalanick shaped how he's building his company. He shares the biggest lessons he took from them — and the advice he'd give aspiring founders. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Adi Prasad, a ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters OpenAI has doubled its ads per user for ChatGPT mobile users in the US, a Sensor Tower report says. Big brands like Home Depot and Intuit displaced smaller software firms as top ad buyers. Hundreds more advertisers are gaining access to ChatGPT to bid for users' attention. OpenAI is getting a lot less shy about putting ads into ChatGPT. If you use the ChatGPT mobile app, you may have already noticed. According to newly released US data from the ...

Debris from a KN-23 missile in Ukraine in 2024. Kyodo News/Reuters Ukraine says initial evidence shows Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile on Thursday. It's the "first time in a while" that the missile, likely a KN-23, was launched in the war. The strike killed at least six people from the same family, including four children. Preliminary data shows that Russia used a North Korean missile in a deadly attack on Ukraine, marking the return of Pyongyang's ballistic weapons after a hia...

Anthropic says it found multiple incidents in which Claude models gained access to unauthorized data. Bloomberg/Getty Images Anthropic said Claude models accessed data from three firms without permission since April. Anthropic said it conducted a review after the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach. There are growing fears about the amount of data AI models can access by design or by mistake. Anthropic says it found multiple incidents in which Claude models gained access to company data without perm...

Situational Awareness founder Leopold Aschenbrenner. Fortune via Reuters Connect Leopold Aschenbrenner founded the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness after leaving OpenAI. The Gen Z investor was a Silicon Valley darling, but just had to sell most of his firm's public assets. Here's what to know about Aschenbrenner, from his early Columbia graduation to his notable fiancée. Situational awareness is crucial to understanding what's happening with the hedge fund Situational Awareness —...

Patreon CEO Jack Conte. Amy Price/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images/SOPA Images. Patreon has ramped up its RTO requirements from two to three days a week. The company said time in office builds "stronger connections across teams." Patreon laid off 20% of its staff last week as its CEO pushed for "increased agility." Patreon slashed its workforce by 20% last week — and wants its remaining staffers to come into the office more. The company informed workers that it is increasing its...

As a recently retired man on a budget, my favorite Trader Joe's items include the frozen pastas and desserts. Michael Maupin I'm recently retired and on a budget, so I rely on Trader Joe's for meals that last weeks. For quick dinners, I love the store's kung pao chicken and cheese-filled fiocchetti. I always stock up on easy breakfast options like the spicy spuds or baingan bharta. Cooking used to be one of my favorite activities. However, now that I'm newly retired, single, and living on m...

According to interior designers, there are a few mistakes you should never make when thrifting for furniture and decor. John Carl D'Annibale/Albany Times Union via Getty Images We asked interior designers for their best tips on furniture and decor shopping at thrift stores. They said bringing a tape measure and physical color swatches will make shopping easier. One expert warned against purchasing anything that requires expensive repairs. Although thrift stores can be a great place to find ...

LinkedIn is introducing a new feature that lets users flag "AI slop." LinkedIn/Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. LinkedIn is trying to fix its "AI slop" problem. Users can now flag a post if it "seems like AI slop." The company's product chief said dealing with the issue is a top priority. Is your LinkedIn feed filthy with AI slop? Have you read enough generic ChatGPT broetry to make you want to log off and open a real book? LinkedIn has a solution. The company i...

I've learned a lot about being an American parent in Italy while living in our small town in the Calabria region. Elya Martseva/Getty Images I moved from the US to a small Italian town 12 years ago. Raising kids here has been surprising. In our town, kids seem to be way more independent and woven into adults' social lives. Ultimately, we're trying to keep some of our American values while adapting to the local culture. When my family moved from the United States to a small town in Southern ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Bloomberg/Getty Images Meta said its future lease obligations, tied largely to AI data centers, swelled to $279 billion. That figure, disclosed in a Thursday securities filing, represents a 53% jump from three months earlier. Meta said it signed another $68 billion in AI data center leases after the quarter ended. Meta has more than a quarter trillion dollars in future lease obligations — largely tied to AI data centers — as the tech giant races to build out its ar...

My family vacations in the same Jersey Shore town every summer. Alexa Mellardo Every summer for the last 30 years, my family has vacationed in Ocean City, New Jersey. All 14 of us — ranging in age from 2 to 75 — stay together in one house. The trip gives my family time to connect, and I hope the tradition continues for many years. Driving southbound on the Garden State Parkway on a Saturday morning in July isn't necessarily what I'd call a happy experience — but it's worth it. Although the ...

Mark Zuckerberg has Meta investing heavily in AI. Bloomberg/Getty Images Hyperscalers like Google and Meta have a tricky dilemma: how much compute should they give away? There's not enough compute to go around, but the tech giants need it to keep powering AI. Mark Zuckerberg said it would be "foolish" to give too much away. As tech giants aggressively build out compute to meet the demands of the AI boom, some face a tricky dilemma: how much should they hoard and how much should they sell? M...

New technology is allowing Ukraine's drone operators to pilot drones hundreds or thousands of miles from the front lines, but for now at least, operations still need soldiers to set up the drones closer to the danger. Maks Muravsky/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Russia hunts drone pilots, so Ukraine is pulling them farther from the fighting with new technology. Ukraine can now fly some drones from greater relative safety, hundreds of miles from their launch sites. But support troops ...

Tama Phelps has cared for her daughter with spina bifida for almost 40 years. Tama Phelps Tama Phelps, 64, cares for her disabled daughter, affecting her financially and emotionally. Phelps also manages her father's care while facing personal marital challenges. Her daughter's care costs are high, and family pressures weigh on Phelps' mental health. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tama Phelps, 64, who lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has cared for her adult daughter w...