PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle celebrating the arrival of 2022 was set to proceed despite a new surge of infections due to the omicron variant. The 133rd edition of the Pasadena, California, tradition was scheduled to feature…Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Adams is New York City’s new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony shortly after the nation’s largest city rang in the new year Saturday.Adams, 61, faces the immense challenge of pulling the city out of the pandemic, taking office as the city is…Continue Reading
During CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live event, Andy Cohen did not hold back about his feelings for now-former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.The host of Watch What Happens Live was co-hosting with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who appeared to make efforts to restrain Cohen’s gusto for criticizing de Blasio.De Blasio fulfilled his final…Continue Reading
When I was younger, art was my means of expressing myself in a safe way. I didn’t really come from a creative family, but I was always fascinated by puzzles and art. Even as a teenager in Connecticut I would spend most of my free time painting and drawing in the art room at school.…Continue Reading
“When I was growing up, one of my favorite meals was black-eyed peas, simmered with pork neck bones or a ham bone left over from Sunday dinner or a holiday meal, served over rice. It wasn’t until later in life that I discovered one of my childhood favorites had a name: Hoppin’ John. As I…Continue Reading
Predictably—and understandably—cozy comfort food was on your minds all of December. The most popular recipes of the month were takes on homey dishes from around the globe. From this classic Greek casserole that filled our bellies with saucy pasta, to veggie-packed Japanese curry, to Filipinx chicken afritada that’s basically a hug in a bowl, to…Continue Reading
(RestaurantNews.com) Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is one of the fastest growing Hot Dog and BBQ restaurants in America. Recently featured on “Americas Best Foods”, the brand is spread across 17 states with no intention of slowing down. You will find grilled hot dogs with an array of 20+ toppings to choose from, pulled chicken,…Continue Reading
Eric Adams, a retired cop and former Brooklyn borough president, proclaimed “New York is back,” moments after he was sworn in as the city’s 110th mayor in Times Square following the New Year’s Eve ball drop. The new mayor walked onto the celebration’s main stage with about 20 supporters as outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio…Continue Reading
Bloomington Police vehicles are parked outside of the Mall of America following a shooting in Bloomington, Minn. on Dec. 31, 2021. Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP MINNEAPOLIS — Two people were shot and wounded Friday following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year’s Eve shoppers scrambling for safety and placing the…Continue Reading
After all the chaos and arguing, after a season of two College Football Playoff first-timers, and just when it looked like some new blood could break through to the top tier of the sport, it’s Georgia and Alabama. Again, and emphatically so. The third-ranked Bulldogs clobbered No. 2 Michigan, 34-11, at the Orange Bowl in…Continue Reading