From top: BTS, ATEEZ, Oh My Girl, and Blackpink From top: BTS, ATEEZ, Oh My Girl, and Blackpink Credit – Photo-Illustration by Sangsuk Sylvia Kang for TIME; Big Hit Entertainment (7); YG Entertainment; KQ Entertainment; WM Entertainment This year, K-pop accelerated its expansion into all sorts of mediums—novels, podcasts, documentaries. […]

BATAVIA – The Batavia Chamber of Commerce announced Friday that the 2020 Citizen of the Year is Robert “Bob” Hansen, and that the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes Closet is the Spirit of Batavia award winner. According to a news release, the Inspire 2021: A Celebration of Those Who […]

(BPT) – COVID-19 restrictions mean the holiday season will be different this year, but that doesn’t mean you have to become a Grinch. Although extensive travel, large group gatherings and many traditional activities can’t happen, you can find imaginative ways to be just as joyful with a dash of creativity. […]

Airbnb and DoorDash make their stock market debut this week as part of a “unicorn parade” capping a busy year for hot startups going public. The startups known as unicorns — valued in the billions — are poised to take advantage of a market hungry for young businesses promising fast […]

Should you buy annual travel insurance next year? Here’s how to decide. getty Should you buy annual travel insurance next year? For Debbie Winsett, who plans several trips to Israel next year, it comes down to simple math. If she had to insure each trip individually, she’d pay thousands of […]

It’s been more than eight months – eight long months – since the first cruise companies suspended sailings in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic. Others followed like dominoes and, aside from a handful of exceptions, have remained in limbo while clinging on to hopes of a slow return […]

LONDON (AP) — Britain plans to create a new watchdog to police big tech companies including Google and Facebook to counter their market dominance and prevent them from exploiting consumers and small businesses. The U.K. government said Friday that it’s setting up a “Digital Markets Unit” next year to enforce […]

Josh Duggar (m. Anna Keller) Jim Bob and Michelle’s eldest child, Josh, was born on March 3, 1988. After being home-schooled (as the Duggars would do with all of their kids) he too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Council. He stepped down after old police records surfaced in 2015 revealing that […]

Showbiz splits have been known to get messy, but Miley and Liam amicably reached a settlement in December, and a judge signed off in January, rendering them officially divorced. Happy new year, indeed. But in case you hadn’t noticed before, Miley isn’t one to dwell on the past. Even when […]

“Mulan,” “Tenet,” and “Emma.” were released in 2020. Disney / Warner Bros. / Universal Released in theaters and online, the most talked-about films of the year include horror flicks, action blockbusters, and intimate dramas.   Popular films like “Miss Juneteenth,” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” and “Da 5 Bloods” earned […]