Nearly two-thirds of millennials say spending $7 on their daily cup of coffee brings them ‘joy’ — but Suze Orman has compared it to ‘peeing $1M down the drain.’ Who’s right? There’s something truly priceless about starting your day at your local cafe and snagging a steaming cup of coffee before you start work — […]
The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal. One pop star ended up in jail and several others issued public apologies while an ensuing lawsuit demanded a fortune in reparations. The scandal erupted after TV presenter and actress Anastasia Ivleeva […]
An Arkansas man has continued his work as a professional Santa Claus to promote diversity, three years after receiving a racist note for displaying a Black Santa Claus statue in his yard. Chris Kennedy, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, is currently in his third year as a professional Santa Claus. He attends both local and […]
Giant Christmas trees adorned with lights, tinsel and gift boxes greet shoppers at glittering malls in big Chinese cities like Shanghai and Chongqing, but in many parts of China, extending season’s greetings is out of the question. In southwest Yunnan province, a property management company issued a notice to shopping mall tenants urging them not […]
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Santa Claus came to town Saturday night. Local first responders put on a caravan event called Operation Santa’s Sleigh in Cleveland just after 8 p.m., and yes, the man in red was among them. The operation, which takes place in other Ohio cities, too, works to bring joy to hospital patients and […]
Dec. 23—FAIRMONT — The darkest nights of the year can also be the brightest, if Mike Phillips has anything to say about it. Singing trees, lighted arches, candy canes and 10,000 lights come together in a lightshow spectacular that dazzles the neighbors on Avalon Road. “What I really like is how it makes everybody smile […]
A 12-year-old boy, who lived in the occupied Luhansk Oblast for about 18 months, was brought back to the territory controlled by Ukraine. The boy’s mother served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine all this time, said Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. According to Lubinets, from the very first days of […]
Despite the ongoing regulatory crackdown on the crypto industry and the collapse of some of its poster children, the underlying decentralized technology continues to drive internet incumbents into the web3 space. Telegram and Line, two of the world’s most popular messengers with hundreds of millions of monthly users, have both been integrating crypto features in […]
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration moved on Tuesday to conserve groves of old-growth trees on national forests across the U.S. as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack said the agency was adopting an “ecologically-driven” approach to older forests — an arena where logging interests […]
Two weeks ago, on the final Knockout Rounds episode of The Voice Season 24, Team Niall’s singer-songwriter Lennon VanderDoes made John Legend ugly-cry with his gorgeous and heartfelt rendition of Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.” A moment like that would have made Lennon a shoo-in during any other Knockout, but he had the misfortune […]
Local nonprofit Annabel’s Closet brings the spirit of Christmas to children A local nonprofit helped create Christmas magic for women and children going through a tough time in Central Florida on Saturday. Annabel’s Closet helps women in abusive relationships step away from dangerous situations and have the resources for a fresh start. During the holidays, […]
For Bradley Cooper, the flashiest entourage doesn’t hold a candle to his No. 1 fan. The actor brought his 6-year-old daughter Lea De Seine, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk, to the Los Angeles premiere of his new film “Maestro” on Tuesday. Cooper and Lea made for a stylish father-daughter duo on the red […]