BOISE, Idaho — The deadline for Idahoans to get the Star Card, Idaho’s REAL ID, is now seven months away. Starting October 1, people will need a Star Card. U.S. passport, military ID or another form of REAL ID to board a commercial flight or enter a federal facility. The […]
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Debra Roberts is an author, licensed clinical social worker, and business consultant based in New York. She explains there are several easy ways to get people to like you over Zoom and virtual meetings. Roberts says to be yourself, show your authentic personality, and be an active and engaged listener. […]
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — A Chesterfield woman is worried a sentimental blanket made from her late husband’s clothing may be lost in the mail. Sonjia Davis’ husband John unexpectedly passed away on November 3 from brain and lung cancer. Doctors also diagnosed the 52-year-old man with liver cancer which spread […]
Meeting new roommates is exciting. It’s also the perfect opportunity to discuss expectations that will set your ongoing relationship up for success. You might want to make a chore chart for college roommates, or you might look for a way to fairly divide up tasks when you move into your […]
Staging, the process of decorating a listing to make it more attractive for sale, is all but necessary in the world of Bay Area real estate. But traditional staging can be costly, time-consuming and a logistical challenge. That’s why virtual staging, the process of using software to digitally enhance a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — As a musician, Nicky Jam has received accolades including a Latin Grammy and a Billboard Music Award, but nothing would make the reggaeton star happier than having a star with his name in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It’s something he considers plausible now that he’s […]
Some lost income and had to cut back. Others found that staying home brought on forced savings since dining out, entertainment, travel and childcare became less available. Others spent more freely in response to boredom and anxiety. So what will happen once the pandemic is over? We asked CNN Business […]
If you’ve been binge-scrolling waterfalls on Instagram for your next scenic getaway, you’re in luck. Although we’re in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s one way you can treat yourself safely to a vacation: secluded home rentals. The perk of home rentals is you can have the whole place […]
Text size Dreamstime The travel industry dealt with its biggest challenge in generations in 2020, as Covid-19 kept people around the world locked down for much of the year. Revenue at Booking Holdings, the dominant owner of online travel agencies, fell 55% from 2019. Beyond the overall slowdown, Booking (ticker: […]
Susan Salisbury | Special to the Post Patti Biggs started making her own clothes as a child, and today her coastal-themed dresses, tops, bottoms and accessories are sold in 150 specialty boutiques in 15 states. Her company, Out of the Blue Collection, headquartered in West Palm Beach, makes women’s resort, […]
After living through the COVID-19 crisis for a year now, many of us are understandably exhausted, depleted and just burned out. When you consider the unrelenting stress we’ve been under — from fears about the virus to job insecurity to social isolation to political unrest — it’s no wonder people […]
Amid a pandemic and piles of snow, more than a dozen Long Island school districts have opted to provide remote online lessons for students during winter storms, rather than shutting down for a day or two. The switch from traditional “snow days” to “remote days,” while controversial, makes perfect sense, […]
Photo credit: Matthew Williams; Design: Studio DB From House Beautiful Of all the ultra-indulgent design trends, my favorite might have to be bedroom bathtubs. Some may call it impractical, but I call it convenient (who doesn’t want to go straight from tub to robe to bed again? The ol’ sleep-n-soak […]
But labor advocates are saying it’s the most pro-union statement a president has ever made. On the eve of the 2020 election, Biden promised to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.” But much of what he has said and done is fairly standard for a Democratic president, including […]
Warnings about new COVID financial scams Frances Carruthers 1 hr ago COVID-related financial scams to beware of right now Despite the world being in the middle of a pandemic, you might be […]
My husband and I retired early. We were very frugal. Friends called us cheap. We prefer thrifty or frugal. We had no children, they had three kids; we rarely took vacations, they vacationed every year. Who deserves an annual vacation? There’s a reason why we retired early. We always paid […]
It’s a mystery that has been compared to a jigsaw puzzle with too many pieces missing — until now. In 2007, while on vacation with her parents at a beach resort in Southern Portugal, 3-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her bed, sparking one of the biggest missing child investigations in […]
Yankees fans anxious to watch baseball in person can do so as early as this week — and they can make a vacation out of it. The Yankees, who are down in Tampa, Florida, competing in spring training, are allowing up to 2,400 fans at home games at George M. […]
Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) John Raoux AP ORLANDO, Fla. Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty […]
CAMDEN, N.J. – Here’s a story about a little fish that swam across the ocean. It’s the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish cracker, a classic American snack that actually has its origins in Switzerland – where it was first baked as a romantic gesture. Campbell Soup Co., the parent firm of Pepperidge […]
It’s a mystery that has been compared to a jigsaw puzzle with too many pieces missing — until now. In 2007, while on vacation with her parents at a beach resort in Southern Portugal, 3-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her bed, sparking one of the biggest missing child investigations in […]
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in a scene from “You’ve Got Mail”… and now you have the AOL dial-up sign-on sounds in your head. Twenty years ago on Dec. 18, sitting in a theater that likely had a buttery scent in the air, audiences took in “You’ve Got Mail.” Kathleen […]