YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Lots of folks spent Christmas Day with family. In most cases, their own families. About 100 of Midstate volunteers spent hours of their Christmas Day making sure other families in need had a magical Christmas. Those volunteers served almost 2,000 free Christmas dinners to those in need at St. Matthew […]
Jessica Kalip worked as a strategy consultant in Singapore after graduating from college. Two years into the job, she felt unfulfilled and burned out. She enrolled in a nine-week coding boot camp in Bali. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Kalip, a 27-year-old software engineer working at a tech startup based […]
A man found guilty in a 1975 murder has spent what the National Registry of Exonerations calls the longest prison sentence on a wrongful conviction. Glynn Simmons, now 71 years old, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that left the clerk of a liquor store in Edmond, Okla. dead, according to the National […]
I visited Budapest, which is known for its Christmas markets, food, and architecture. After two days in the city, a walking food tour and the Parliament Building were highlights. But if I returned, I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit the Central Market Hall again. Budapest, Hungary, is known for its beautiful Christmas […]
Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:04 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) At a 2018 meeting with a senior General Motors team, Chief Executive Mary Barra stunned the room with a sharp U-turn. She killed plans for a new high-end Cadillac that already had gushing reviews from the automotive press. Her reason: the car’s gas-guzzling […]
A Chicago man who spent more than a decade in prison after he was found guilty of murder primarily based on the testimony of a “blind eyewitness” will get a new trial, his attorney said. Darien Harris, 30, was convicted following a 2011 shooting that left 23-year-old Rondell Moore dead and another seriously injured, the […]
CNN — It’s sourdough bread and handstands for Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis. The two stars are talking about the time they spent together during the Covid-19 pandemic, telling People that the actor, who is Lee’s godson, and his girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu, lived in the house next door that Curtis owns. Curtis, who won […]
An “extremely affectionate” dog is looking for a home after spending about 10 months in a North Carolina animal shelter. Pie, who is about a year and half old, has been “constantly getting passed over” during his time at Burlington Animal Services despite his happy nature, the shelter wrote in a Dec. 5 Facebook post. […]