Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ subscription plan, challenging Spotify Audible is rolling out a cheaper “Standard” subscription plan that costs $8.99 per month, the Amazon-owned company announced on Tuesday. The new plan is $6 cheaper than the platform’s existing “Premium” plan, which costs $14.95 per month. The Standard plan includes one audiobook per month from Audible’s catalog and...

Savannah Guthrie says 'we will pay' for mother's safe return.'We will pay': Savannah Guthrie's new message about missing motherUS news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother. "We received your message, and we understand," Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, as she is flanked by her two...

Trump directs US government to prepare release of files on aliens and UFOsWatch: Obama gave "classified information" with alien comments, says TrumpUS President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to "begin the process of identifying and releasing" government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life. Trump made the declaration in a post on Truth...

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 20, #985 Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 20, No. 985 CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's...

Mortgage renewal headwinds near a ‘turning point’ for pandemic buyers, report saysThe household debt-service ratio fell from 2023 highs of over 15 per cent to about 14.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2025. Photo by Derek Baldwin/Belleville Intelligencer filesArticle contentThe mortgage renewal wave that has long loomed over pandemic buyers who purchased homes at rock-bottom rates may finally...