To toast a new year, Tina Vo usually travels to Las Vegas to “stuff my stomach” and try her luck at blackjack. In her luggage, she packs essentials like perfume, sequin dresses and strappy heels “that make me look much, much taller in photos,” says the customer services agent from […]

Another week, another set of rules by which we must live our lives. As a Londoner, I’ve moved from Tier 1, to Tier 2, to a national lockdown, back to Tier 2, to Tier 3, to Tier 4, and now back to another, stricter, national lockdown – all in the […]

Tom Noie, South Bend Tribune Published 7:56 a.m. ET Jan. 6, 2021 CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Scott Gleeson breaks down the latest Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. USA TODAY SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ryan Ayers, a former Notre Dame men’s basketball assistant coach who left the program abruptly prior […]

CHICAGO — Please stop making threats against Chicago Teachers Union executive board member Sarah Chambers. Instead, be thankful the high school teacher pushed fearmongering propaganda about the reopening of public schools during the coronavirus crisis while visiting a buddy in Puerto Rico for the holidays. [COMMENTARY] Commonsense Chicagoans need people […]

Are these the worst hotels ever? Disappointed tourists have shared the bizarre things they’ve spotted in hotels, which may make you feel better about not being able to go on holiday. The amusing online gallery, […]

While winter break can be a time to relax after a busy semester at college, you might also want to use this time off to replenish your bank account. From working a side gig to selling stuff online, there are many creative ways to make money in the winter, when […]

At a checkpoint for a vaccination site in South L.A. on Tuesday, officers from the Los Angeles Fire Department turned away those who did not have an appointment and documentation of a job in the healthcare industry. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles County’s vaccine distribution effort hit a rocky […]

Instagram Miya Ponsetto. Miya Ponsetto is a 22-year-old woman from Simi Valley, California, who has been identified as the so-called “SoHo Karen” who was caught on video falsely accusing Black musician Keyon Harrold’s 14-year-old son, Keyon Harrold Jr., of stealing her iPhone and then assaulting him and his father when […]

The PS5 remains unavailable at many major retailers, but gaming stores like Antonline and Newegg may be an option open to gamers this month. Since its release day nearly two months ago, the PlayStation 5 has been notoriously difficult to purchase for many reasons, including high demand, online-only sales and […]

A worker passes voting signs while setting up a polling location at an elementary school in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in advance of the Senate runoff election. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) Ben Gray AP The Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times […]

NYPD detectives will be flying out to California this week to question the woman dubbed “Soho Karen” after she was caught on camera tackling a black teenager and falsely accusing him of stealing her cell phone, a high-ranking police source told The Post on Tuesday.  Miya Ponsetto, who shot to […]

COLORADO SPRINGS — 600 children from pre-kindergarten through second grade across Colorado Springs are able to play soccer this Spring for free, thanks to a grant from Comcast NBCUniversal and supporting funds from Children’s Hospital Colorado. The first 300 local children to register in each of the designated age group […]

After months of tense anticipation, Nov. 3 came and went in the United States without major incident of violence or intimidation—much to the relief of voters, voting rights groups and law enforcement. But as President Donald Trump’s numerous lawsuits to overturn the election results failed, a new inflection point in […]

People stood in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at the Hansen Dam Recreation Area in the San Fernando Valley. The doses were intended for distribution to healthcare workers who signed up online; apparently, some others were able to get the vaccine. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Operation […]

One of Southern California’s most historic mansions has sold for $88 million — an almost $90 million price drop from its former listing price of $180 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. According to public records acquired by Variety, the grant deeds name a Chicago-area LLC called Calch Urban Investments […]