Laid-off North Carolina preschool teacher wins $250K lottery prize
A North Carolina preschool teacher who was laid off earlier this year recently had his luck dramatically turn around.
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US Postal Service to treat Georgia’s mail-in Senate runoff votes as express mail
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to treat mail-in ballots in Georgia’s two high-stakes Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff elections as express mail, according to a Thursday report.
University of Michigan’s IT department suggests terms like ‘picnic’ and ‘brown bag’ are offensive
A “Words Matter Task Force” at the IT department at the University of Michigan last week released a hefty list of terms it deems offensive and offered alternatives to be used instead. Among the list of offensive terms were “picnic” and “brown bag.”
Maine Waitress gets big tip, decides to share with her co-workers
A Maine waitress is paying it forward this holiday season after getting an unusually large tip on Saturday.
Chris Watts ‘dreading’ holidays, will spend in protective custody, according to reports
Chris Watts, the Colorado man sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2018 murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, is dreading the holidays, according to media reports.
Christmas church services will look different amid pandemic
Christmas church services will look different for many Americans across the U.S. this year, as coronavirus restrictions limit and alter gatherings.
Nurses make Christmas ‘onesies’ for newborns to cheer up moms
New mothers at St. Lucie Medical Center in Florida aren't allowed to have many family members visit them, so two nurses who work in the labor unit decided to make Christmas outfits for their newborn babies to cheer them up.
Christmas in Florida: Cold temps, falling iguanas & no surfing Santas
With unexpectedly cold weather in the forecast and pandemic-related curfews in some places, Florida is about to have a Christmas unlike any other in recent memory, and it may involve falling iguanas.
California’s ‘high risk’ inmates among first to get COVID-19 vaccinations
California inmates with special needs were among the first to get vaccinations against COVID-19 in the Golden State this week, according to a Tuesday report.
COVID loss of holiday traditions is causing outrage, researchers say
Telling people to stay home and avoid gathering with loved ones during the holidays to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is easier said than done, according to researchers, who say such barriers often elicit strong outrage.