Most unfortunate airplane incidents of 2023
By Maureen O’Hare | CNN There’s a reason so many of us regularly put up with cramped seats, delayed bags, long security lines and short tempers: the ability to fly …
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‘Not your grandparents’ post office:’ The future USPS being tested in California
San Diego, CA, November 30, 2023: Distribution clerks Ross Albers, left, and Piero Cavallini put packages on a new Automated Delivery Unit Sorter (ADUS), which is used to automate sorting …
Students fighting antisemitism use legal tool that tests power at US colleges
David Voreacos and Janet Lorin | (TNS) Bloomberg University of Pennsylvania senior Eyal Yakoby wasn’t going to sit idly by as antisemitism crept across campus this fall. The Israeli American …
Ski towns see high rates of suicide, mental health challenges
The image of Western ski towns as glamorous, fun-filled and carefree gets a reality check in a new documentary film focusing on disproportionally high suicide rates in Rocky Mountain states, …
California is pressing universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts. How two campuses are succeeding.
“So happy to be back with some old friends,” read the caption of Weiss’ tweet, which included a photo of her holding the skull of a Native ancestor in front …
Is December 26 the worst day to buy a home in California?
Welcome to homebuying’s slowest day of the year. My trusty spreadsheet looked at some curious house-hunting stats from real estate tracker Attom, which tallied closed transactions and median pricing patterns …
11 places you can’t visit in 2024
By Lilit Marcus | CNN This year was all about making up for lost time. Following the pandemic, visitors flooded Europe’s biggest cities and America’s national parks as a form …
What to do when someone gives you a gift you don’t really want
By Taylor Nicioli | CNN When Abby Eckel saw the small jewelry gift bag her husband gave her for her birthday, she thought she knew exactly what was inside — …
Apple is officially no longer selling the newest Apple Watch in America
By David Goldman | CNN New York — The clock has wound down on the newest Apple Watch after President Joe Biden declined to issue a last-minute, emergency action to keep …
Actor Kamar de los Reyes of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty’ dies at 56
FILE – Kamar de los Reyes arrives at an event on Dec. 7, 2012, in Culver City, Calif. De los Reyes, a television, movie and voice actor best known for …