Party City is reportedly closing all of its stores After nearly four decades of supplying celebrations, the confetti has finally settled for Party City. The company announced this week that it will box up its stores for good, according to CNN. 12/20/2024 - 12:54 pm | View Link
Fans are calling attention to one detail in Kelly Clarkson's new Christmas video: 'I'm dying over here' In a promo video for Clarkson's new "When Christmas Comes Around … Again" album, a row of four stockings hangs on a fireplace mantel. One of the stockings says "Mom" at the top, while two others have ... 12/20/2024 - 9:35 am | View Link
Lisa Kudrow shares how the cast of 'Friends' felt about one another: EXCLUSIVE The "No Good Deed" star opens up about working on the popular '90s sitcom and not knowing the ending of her new Netflix series. 12/20/2024 - 7:55 am | View Link
It took one dad 10 years to realize his wife had an empty stocking. He says he’s changed “This year ... he will be sure to fill mine,” Aubree Jones, a mother of six in Utah, tells TODAY.com. Aubree’s husband Josh Jones tells TODAY.com he was called a “horrible husband” over their viral ... 12/20/2024 - 7:05 am | View Link
2 couples rent out Rockefeller Center rink for their respective proposals. Read about their heartwarming stories A spokesperson for Rockefeller Center told TODAY.com that so far, a little over 100 couples got engaged at the Rockefeller Center ice rink this holiday season, noting that this is ... 12/20/2024 - 6:49 am | View Link
Is it proper grammar to say "on today" and "on tomorrow?" WIthin the context of this dialect, the formation "on today" and "on yesterday" would be considered correct by those speakers, or they wouldn't be saying it that way. However (and I cannot back this up with a citation), in general, most English speakers in the US would not use "on" before "today" or "tomorrow." 12/19/2024 - 8:17 pm | View Website
Today 5 pm CT is Rule 5 decision day Re: Today 5 pm CT is Rule 5 decision day Post by Melville » 19 Nov 2024 19:36 pm 82birds wrote: ↑ 19 Nov 2024 17:26 pm Koperniak would have to be taken in the MAJOR LEAGUE portion of the rule 5. 12/19/2024 - 3:45 pm | View Website
STLtoday.com BattleHawks talk Join the discussion about the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. Moderator: STLtoday Forum Moderators 12/18/2024 - 5:20 pm | View Website
Today Was vs Today Is Today means "the current day", so if you're asking what day of the week it is, it can only be in present tense, since it's still that day for the whole 24 hours. In other contexts, it's okay to say, for example, "Today has been a nice day" nearer the end of the day, when the events that made it a nice day are finished (or at least, nearly so). 12/18/2024 - 2:56 pm | View Website
word choice Neither are clauses, but "today in the afternoon" is grammatical (adverbial phrase of time), while "today afternoon" is not. I would also suggest "this afternoon" as a more succinct and idiomatic alternative to "today in the afternoon". 12/17/2024 - 11:26 pm | View Website
By FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florida Republican was a member of Congress.
The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in while representing Florida’s western panhandle.
DEAR TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: I am writing because I hope that someone at KLM will help me with a refund for a “flex” flight I purchased this summer. This email comes from a place of desperation, as I’ve had a terrible time trying to contact KLM and getting any information regarding my refund.
Christopher Elliott, the Travel Troubleshooter
Last year, I booked three round-trip, “flex” refundable tickets from Washington, D.
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that statements coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter his plea.
MIAMI — This certainly has been a unique Miami Heat experience for Josh Christopher. The veteran NBA guard has yet to play a single regular-season game for the Heat, but already has competed for two championships in the team’s colors.
Having earned a two-way contract after leading the Heat’s entry to the Las Vegas NBA Summer League championship in July, Christopher found himself chasing a second championship in Heat colors on Sunday night at the G League Showcase in Orlando.
Through it all, the former 2021 first-round pick of the Houston Rockets went into the week yet to appear in a game for the Heat, unlike the team’s other two-way players, guard Dru Smith and forward Keshad Johnson.
So, instead, Christopher has played as the anchor of the Heat’s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
By Margarette Burnette, NerdWallet
If you kept money in a high-yield savings account this year, congratulations. Thanks to elevated interest rates, you probably enjoyed strong returns on those funds. And if you didn’t, don’t despair: Savings rates should remain solid through at least the beginning of 2025.
As we head into the new year, here’s a recap of what happened with savings rates in 2024, what it means for your wallet and how to prepare for whatever changes may occur in 2025.
A high-yield savings advantage
The Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate remained relatively high this year, though there were some rate decreases in the second half of 2024.
By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, then an officer’s voice crackled over the radio.
After watching for about two hours, he said, “I think that’s Tango,” using a term for target.