CLOSE USA TODAY’s retirement columnist Rodney Brooks talks to Jeanne Thompson, a vice president at Fidelity Investments about what it takes to save a million dollars for retirement. Start the countdown: A new year is fast approaching. So now is the time to hatch a plan to get your personal […]
Utility crews on standby for problems caused by storm Updated: 10:34 PM EST Dec 16, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORTER: THE SNOW IS STARTING TO STICK. TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME, DOZENS OF BUCKET TRUCK THEY’LL BE READY TO ROLL FOR REPAIRS ONCE THE STORM LETS UP. HERE’S WHAT […]
Of all the things people get wrong about being a flight attendant, Sandra Jeenie Kwon says the illusion of glamor is what strikes her the most. “Most people when they see flight attendants think of this job as a glamorous jet setter and believe all we do is greet and […]
Start the countdown: A new year is fast approaching. So now is the time to hatch a plan to get your personal finances back on track. Think of 2021 as a fresh start to solve your money worries. Here are 21 tips – or must-do “money” resolutions for the New […]
Podcasts are a great way to keep everyone happy and distracted during loooong months of quarantining. We asked Maggie McGuire, chief executive officer of Pinna, an audio streaming service for children, for the best kids’ podcast recommendations. Here are her top picks, both from her own company and elsewhere: 1. […]
Share Tweet Share Share Share Email Upstart, which works to partner banks with customers looking for loans, saw its shares surge 30 percent upon its public debut Wednesday (Dec. 16), according to a report from MarketWatch. The first trade went for $26 on the Nasdaq, which was at the lower […]
One of President Donald Trump’s former Atlantic City casinos will be blown up next month, and for the right amount of money, you could be the one to press the button that brings it down. The demolition of the former Trump Plaza casino will become a fundraiser to benefit the […]
Adam Graham, Detroit News Film Critic Published 6:40 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2020 Milla Jovovich, big weapons, gigantic creatures. You were expecting a thoughtful drama? Well, you can’t say it doesn’t make good on its premise. In “Monster Hunter,” Milla Jovovich hunts monsters. Huge ones. The kinds of monsters you […]
A masked Tom Cruise on the set of “Mission: Impossible 7” during October filming in Rome. ( Marco Ravagli / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Someone recently recorded Tom Cruise having a full-blown meltdown about crew members who were caught violating social distancing protocols on the set of “Mission: Impossible […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nuclear reactors appears to align with the goals of the incoming Biden administration and will likely receive ongoing bipartisan support. The U.S. is currently […]
If the new COVID-19 vaccines prove effective and are widely accepted, the result could be a welcome surge in the nation’s economy as well as an end to the pandemic nightmare. That’s because millions of Americans, especially those in higher income brackets, have been working from home, limiting both their […]
The hell year that is 2020 has wreaked havoc on life as we know it. But you know what it’s been good for? Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has been soaring, hitting a high of over $20,000 per coin this week. There is now more than $350 billion worth of Bitcoin in […]
EAGLE, Idaho — The tubing hill at Eagle Island State Park is bigger and better than ever as Gateway Parks took advantage of an early cold spell to make a mountain out of snow. “We were able to open on Thanksgiving Day,” said Ryan Neptune of Gateway Parks. “We have […]
There’s this outdated image of what a gamer looks like, a caricature that’s been held up by pop culture and social media. It trades in some of the more harmful stereotypes and myths about what gaming is and who it’s for. It usually centers on lonely, emotionally stunted men living […]
Finance chiefs across industries are facing a common challenge: Predicting whether pandemic-driven shifts in customer demand and consumer behavior are here to stay. The task, which is part of the budgeting process for 2021, in many cases means placing a bet on what they expect the future will look like—and […]
It’s not too late to get something, to quote Cousin Eddie from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “real nice” for the gardener on your holiday gift list this year. Even if that gardener is you. After everything that has happened in 2020, you deserve an extra special gift, even if it […]
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Back in early January, when the rest of the country was focused on President Trump’s impeachment drama playing out in Washington D.C., the cast and crew of the CBS All Access event series The Stand were having daily conversations about a strange new disease that was generating headlines in Asia. […]
Shoppers wait in line to enter a store at the Glendale Galleria on the Friday after Thanksgiving. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / Associated Press) If the new COVID-19 vaccines prove effective and are widely accepted, the result could be a welcome surge in the nation’s economy as well as an end […]
(CNN) — It’s been an incredible year for video games — to the point where finding something special for the gamer in your life can quickly get overwhelming. Between the long-awaited PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, the forever-hot Nintendo Switch and exciting new hardware like the Oculus Quest […]
CHELMSFORD, MA — During a normal year, news of a snowstorm heading for Chelmsford would bring the prospect that school could be canceled. But with online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, that prospect has dimmed somewhat. This year, the state is allowing school districts to pivot to virtual learning instead […]
The preseason gave the Pistons two home games to open the schedule, so there was some comfort in playing at Little Caesars Arena in their first games since March. There was some advantage to that, in just getting acclimated to playing again, after the long layoff because of the pandemic. […]
New York City is bracing for a winter storm on Wednesday and Thursday, but Mayor Bill de Blasio has a message for public school kids and parents: They’ll be online learning remotely as the snow comes down, “whether they are happy about it or not.” And the Big Apple isn’t […]