Brilliant tour operators going out of business. Airlines reliant on government handouts. Travelers left out of pocket on canceled trips they’d spent years planning. It’s fair to say 2020 has been a challenging 12 months for the travel industry, but it’s not been an unmitigated disaster. From an end to overtourism, to the environmental benefits
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The White House released its latest ‘red zone’ report for the Show-Me state, showing that Missouri remained in the red zone for cases.
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An Iraqi man who survived an infamous massacre of unarmed civilians by American security guards in Baghdad has condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon the men as “unjust.” Seventeen Iraqi civilians, including 9- and 11-year-old boys, were killed when private contractors from the US security firm Blackwater opened fired in Baghdad’s Nisour Square in
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Rochelle Sykes worries that her west side Chicago neighborhood will be left out when the Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available next year. The community, Sykes said, has no pharmacies or grocery stores within walking distance. And many of her neighbors don’t own cars and suffer serious health conditions such as obesity and diabetes. “If they’re
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It turns out there are no silent nights in the Trump era. Even in the lead-up to Christmas, even in humiliating loss, even as Americans attempt reflection on what has been, for many, the worst year of their lives, President Donald Trump seems bent on maintaining an unrelenting pace of norm-smashing as his term concludes.
Continue Reading The biggest question this time of year is wondering where you can get a last-minute gift or recipe ingredient during the holidays. This year, most stores are closed for Christmas Day but are open Christmas Eve for any final shopping or curbside pick-up orders. Also, while most of these restaurants will be open nationwide, make
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December has always been one of Hollywood’s blockbuster months. Hit films like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, “Avatar” and Disney’s Star Wars films have all brought in big box office numbers during the holiday season. This year will continue the trend with two of the year’s most anticipated films going toe to toe over
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President-elect Joe Biden enters the Christmas holiday with the vast majority of his Cabinet nominees announced, yet final deliberations continue for two of the most high-profile positions in his administration: attorney general and CIA director. “It’s just a matter of getting to it and through it and being able to announce them,” Biden told reporters
Continue Reading The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday called for the “immediate termination” of a city police officer in the killing of a Black man who was described as a guest at the home where he was shot and “had committed no crime.” Speaking at a press conference hours after attending the funeral of another black
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Some of the most unlikely places could get a white Christmas this year. For those who celebrate, have a safe and joyful holiday. We’ll be back in your inbox Monday morning. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
Continue Reading This year has been a tough one no matter where you live in the world, but discoveries beyond our planet and dazzling images of the cosmos provided a bright spot in 2020. Astronauts continued to safely travel to space, despite the pandemic, and even embarked on historic launches. And they taught us how to handle
Continue Reading The Biden era is off to a roaring start on Wall Street, even surpassing the euphoria following President Donald Trump’s upset victory in 2016. The S&P 500 has surged 10% since Election Day to all-time highs. That nearly doubles the 5.5% rally during the same post-election period in 2016. The Nasdaq, lifted by high-flying tech
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With some of the coldest weather of the year expected over the coming days, the city put out precautions for residents planning on being out in the cold.
Continue Reading Christmas is celebrated in many ways in many corners of the globe, and the cuisine that marks the holiday is as diverse as the people feasting on it. Even when we can’t travel to be together, food traditions are comforting at a time when many of us are separated from our families and have had
Continue Reading With Christmas approaching, Pastor Luke Fillmore of the United Methodist Church in Hamburg, Iowa — a small town in the state’s southwest corner that was already reeling from disastrous floods, even before the coronavirus pandemic and the contentious 2020 election — told me he’s been thinking a lot about how to facilitate the desire among
Continue Reading Colorado Gov. Jared Polis pardoned the parents involved in the “Balloon Boy” saga of 2009 as part of nearly two dozen pardons and commutations on Wednesday. Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty in 2009 after telling authorities that their aptly named 6-year-old son Falcon was inside a silver helium balloon that took off from their
Continue Reading China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba as it steps up scrutiny of the country’s rapidly growing internet firms. The State Administration for Market Regulation, China’s top market regulator, said Thursday that it would probe alleged monopolistic behavior by Alibaba, Jack Ma’s online shopping and cloud computing giant. It gave few details but said
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TODAY: Temperatures remain in the mid 20s on Christmas Eve, with sunshine and wind chills around 10-15 degrees. Expect sunshine and breezy northwest winds. TONIGHT: Windy conditions will continue, and as temperatures fall into the teens, feels-like temperatures will fall near zero. EXTENDED: Christmas Day starts off bitterly cold as temperatures fall into the low
Continue Reading Editor’s Note: Bella’s voice has been digitally altered to maintain her anonymity. Bella says her unplanned pregnancy made her mother so furious that she beat her. She had no idea that the 19-year-old had begun exchanging sex for cash in order to help pay for food for her three younger siblings and two cousins, who
Continue Reading Meghan and Prince Harry released a family Christmas card featuring their 19-month-old son Archie in his first public image in months. In the card, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex focus their attention on a light-haired Archie as the family is surrounded by their two dogs, a miniature home and lush greenery. A small Christmas
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