Organization hosting blanket drive for foster youth
StepStone Family and Youth Services will host its annual “Wrapped in Love” blanket drive to collect new and gently used blankets beginning Jan. 27 and ending Feb. 14.
Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and top Iran aide
President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran ever ...
Jewelry designer, “Bling Empire: New York” cast member Lynn Ban dies at age 51
New York” cast member Lynn Ban has died at age 51. Her death comes weeks after the jewelry designer and fashion expert was hurt in a Christmas Eve skiing accident in ...
Australian Open: Did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam? Or is tennis just changing?
Things are somewhat out of control at the Australian Open this year, and that’s got only a little to do with the results on the courts. Yes, there were some ...
Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes
Percival Everett’s “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham’s acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are ...
Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña, Isabella Rossellini and others react to Oscar nominations
As Hollywood reels from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the industry came together to anoint this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. Coming out on top: the Netflix ...
Are the Philadelphia Eagles selling snow collected from playoff game?
(WHTM) — The Philadelphia Eagles are selling snow collected from the playing surface of Lincoln Financial Field to mark their 28-22 Divisional Round victory over the Los Angeles Rams. According to the ...
College enrollment now higher than pre-pandemic levels
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report Thursday showing total enrollment was up 4.5 percent last fall with around 18.2 million students, 0.4 percent higher than in 2019.
Purdue Pharma owners could pay $7.4 billion in new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York ...
Spain’s leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here’s how
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media. The Socialist leader wants the European Union, which ...
‘Saturday Night Live’ has a rich, half-century musical history. Questlove’s new documentary digs in
The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician — a specific kind of musician — had to put it together. It’s a mashup of ...
Trump lists ‘number of reasons’ for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters
President Donald Trump listed a “number of reasons” for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters during an interview aired Wednesday night with Fox News’s Sean Hannity.