It’s the last roundup for two La Jolla eighth-grade robotics teams that have students who have been together since elementary school and are trying to…
British Pound Reaches Strongest Level in Nearly Three Years
The British pound got slammed in recent years by the twin storms of Brexit fears and a particularly bad Covid-19 crisis. But with a trade…
Neighbors still haunted 10 years after deadly gas explosion
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The emptiness across the block still unsettles Elsa Reyes after midnight, when she returns from work to her North 13th Street…
Fayetteville city offices closed New Year’s Day
Kenneth Mayner | The Fayetteville Observer City of Fayetteville government offices will be closed New Year’s Day. Friday’s garbage and yard waste will be collected…
From the X-rated ‘Pleasure’ to Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul,’ here are the best movies from this year’s virtual edition
The coronavirus pandemic may have forced the Sundance Film Festival to go virtual for the first time in its history, but movie buffs came out…
Welk Resorts will be sold to Marriott for $430M after 57 years of family ownership
After more than a half-century of family ownership, the Welk Resorts portfolio, including the original Escondido location, is being sold to Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation…
Outdoor plans for New Year’s? Remember to plan ahead
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—Friday marks the start of the New Year, and what better way to get 2021 going than by getting out and breathing in…
The cast of ‘You’ve Got Mail’ 22 years later
“You’ve Got Mail” debuted in 1998. Warner Bros.; Christopher Polk/Getty Images The classic romantic comedy “You’ve Got Mail” premiered 22 years ago. Tom Hanks has…
15 years later, what did Iowa’s ‘Great Places’ do for Sioux City? | State and regional
Nathan Kalaher, a committee member of Sioux City’s successful bid in 2005 to be awarded an Great Places designation in Iowa, stands Wednesday along the…
How the holidays in New York City have changed over the last 100 years
Holiday shopping at Macy’s in 1946. AP PhotoCarl Nesensohn There’s something magical about the holiday season in New York City. Symbols of the holidays in…
Oregon’s exploding whale, 50 years later: 10 ways to celebrate the big blast of blubber
On Nov. 12, 1970, a sperm whale carcass was blown to pieces on the Oregon coast, sending huge chunks of blubber falling not just onto…
The New York Film Festival went virtual in 2020, but still served up some of the year’s best films
I’ve been attending the New York Film Festival since I was a teenager. The event, held each year at Lincoln Center, is where I had…
“Jaws of Death” a New Dinosaur Discovery, 45 Years After Bones Found
Gary Thompson was fifteen when he found the fossils near Cedaredge in Delta County. It was 1975, and he’d just gotten interested in paleontology after a school field…
Where Will Summit Hotel Properties be in 3 Years?
Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE: INN) has evolved over the past few years. While the hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) owns a similarly sized portfolio…
The cast of ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ 13 years later
“Wizards of Waverly Place” lasted for four seasons. Disney Channel “Wizards of Waverly Place” premiered on Disney Channel in October 2007. The show starred Selena…
The Ford Bronco Through the Years
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Back in the mid-1960s, Ford needed another blockbuster hit following the success of the…
How American Gaylen Grandstaff finally got out of Russia after years falsely jailed
Standing at border control in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in early April, Gaylen Grandstaff wasn’t sure what was about to happen. A 53-year-old American from Texas,…
With bankruptcies surging, 2020 may become one of the busiest years for Chapter 11 filings since the Great Recession
Twelve midsize to large corporations – all with more than $10 million in debt – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during the third week of…
After Years of Decline, the Military’s Commissary System Just Had Its Highest Sales Day Ever
Between an influx of veterans newly granted access to military resale stores and customers preparing for shutdowns during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Defense Department commissary…
Five Years Ago, We Launched A Crowdfunding Campaign To Be Dads
On Father’s Day in 2015, life looked pretty different for Anthony Szabo and Kirk Shepard. And not just in the “not in a worldwide pandemic”…