Weekend Update – News that Matters: Hollywood Stars in its Own Disaster, How a Former Beauty Queen Turned Ugly, Leasing Lowers EV Cost, Israel Flights, The Doors
Part of our “News That Matters“ Series, “Weekend Update” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that might have been overlooked in the course of a busy weekend. Here’s what you may have missed in the
Amazon to Close Its Prime ‘Try Before You Buy’ Shopping Service
Amazon packages being delivered to the concierge desk of an apartment building Amazon, an ecommerce and cloud computing company, announced that will shutter its Prime Try Before You Buy shopping program. Prime Try Before You Buy allows customers to try
Millions in 24 States Under Winter Weather Warnings Just as Arctic Blast Sets Sights on Central, Eastern U.S.
A New York City sal spreader, one of hundreds strategically stationed Saturday night to start its work before the snow fall starts several hours later. Yet another Arctic blast is heading towards the Central and Eastern United States and it
Major Winter Storm Shutters South, Cancels Thousands of Flights
An American Airlines A321 at JFK during an earlier storm A major winter storm is battering the South with snow and ice and its effects are fairly wide-reaching. The storm has caused major travel disruptions and power outages after moving
Friday Update – News That Matters: Carter State Funeral Paints Somber Photo; Celebrating the iPhone’s 18th; Apple Blocks Law Enforcement from iPhones; Supreme Court Rejects Trump Plea
Part of our “News That Matters“ Series, “Friday Update” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that might have been overlooked in the course of a busy week. Here’s what you may have missed in the
Macy’s to Close 66 More Stores in 2025
Macy’s, the night before the Thanksgiving Day Parade Macy’s, the department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Macy, announced it would close an additional 66 stores in calendar year 2025. The retailer originally anounced its mass closing plan in
18 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Unveiled the Original Apple iPhone, Forever Changing the Definition of the Word ‘Phone’
Today, January 9, marks 18 years since Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original Apple iPhone at Macworld Expo 2007 in San Francisco. Jobs told the world he was introducing three products. “An iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator.
Midweek Update – News That Matters: National Day of Mourning, CES Roundup, Schumer ‘Supports’ Renaming Gulf of Mexico, Mexican President Suggests New Name for North America
Part of our “News That Matters“ Series, “Midweek Update” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that might have been overlooked in the course of a busy week. Here’s what you may have missed in the
Thursday is a National Day of Mourning Honoring the Late President Jimmy Carter: Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed
This Thursday, January 9, will be a national day of mourning for the late former president Jimmy Carter, who died on December at the age of 100. In making the declaration, President Joseph Biden ordered flags to be flown at
Weekend Update – News that Matters: Giuliani Held in Contempt, Carter Funeral, Dangerous SoCal Winds in Forecast, Flu and Covid Cases Rise, Apple iOS Update,
“Weekend Update – News that Matters” is a weekly feature that offers brief overviews of important news that you may have missed during a busy holiday weekend. Here’s what, no pun intended, may have flown under your radar in the
Biggest Winter Storm in Decades Snarls U.S. Air and Train Travel
The weather forecasters were correct this time around. The winter storm that is moving eastward from the Central Plains across a wide swath of the United States is snarling travel, leaving tens of thousands of travelers stranded at airports and
A Winter Storm is Coming. The Weatherman Says to Stock Up on Bread and Milk. What Should You Really Buy?
Some 60 million people are under winter weather advisories as the first full week of January 2025 begins and residents in the impacted regions are in many cases being told by the local weatherman to stockpile milk, bread, and eggs.
