Culture
AAA: Low gas prices drive record 122.4 million people traveling over winter holidays
Falling gas prices will contribute to a record-high 122.4 million Americans traveling for Christmas and New Year's, the American Automobile Association estimated Wednesday.
Egypt, Iran reject playing in Seattle’s World Cup Pride game
Egypt and Iran complained to FIFA this week after they were chosen to participate in an LGBT Pride match in Seattle during next summer's World Cup.
Defense contractor General Dynamics developing drone launcher for M1 Abrams tank
General Dynamics Land Systems wants to turn its M1 Abrams main battle tank into a rolling launcher of kamikaze drones.
Sophie Kinsella, author of the millions-selling ‘Shopaholic’ novels, dies at 55
Sophie Kinsella, the author of "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and a series of millions-selling rom-com sequels, died Monday, her family said. She was 55 and had been diagnosed with brain cancer.
Trump slams media over coverage that he is ‘slowing down’
President Trump reprimanded the press for reporting that he is losing his stamina.
A guide to good manners at the retail counter this holiday season
As shoppers flood stores across the country during the year's biggest shopping season, retail workers are bracing for what many describe as the most demanding - and often demoralizing - stretch of the job.
Diana Ross will headline ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ lineup
Diana Ross has been named the headliner on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve."
RECIPE: Pecorino and root vegetable flatbread, gluten-free alternative to classic crostini
In Tuscany, schiacciata - which is pronounced skee-ah-CHA-tah and roughly means "crushed," "flattened" or "squashed" - is a versatile word applied to a variety of breads and bread-like things, from a piece of sweet focaccia studded with roasted grapes around the autumn harvest to a savory situation that more closely resembles a panino and comes stuffed with your choice of cured meats and cheeses.
Beyonce, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour will co-chair next Met Gala
The new Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it's a high-powered quartet: Beyonce, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will join Vogue's Anna Wintour in hosting the star-packed event next May.
Italian cooking and its rituals get U.N. designation as world heritage
Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. The U.N.'s cultural agency gave foodies on Wednesday another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world's "intangible" cultural heritage.
Sound baths find new home in churches, temples and synagogues
With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan singing bowl resting in his palm and bathed the Buddhist sanctuary in a resonant hum.
New York parents sue AG James over crackdown on anti-trans speech at school board meetings
Some parents and students are worried about a biological boy using the girls' locker room in Massapequa, New York. But if Kerry Wachter lets them air their views during school board meetings, she could lose her seat.
U.S. playwright Jeremy O. Harris released 3 weeks after arrest in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
The American playwright and actor Jeremy O. Harris has been released from detention in Japan three weeks after he was taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy.
Son arrested after Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes is stabbed to death at California home
Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death at his home in Santa Monica, California, and his son was arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said Tuesday.
Senate Republicans come up with an alternative to Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension
Senate Republicans have mostly united around a proposal to avoid the year-end health care cliff.
FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers
Food and Drug Administration officials have opened a safety review of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from RSV, the respiratory virus that sends thousands of American children to the hospital each year.
