The CDC on Tuesday altered its estimate of the percentage of new COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant down to 58.6% of infections for the week ending December 25. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo Dec. 28 (UPI) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday revised down the…Continue Reading
Dec. 28 (UPI) — American citizens will be allowed to return to the United States on expired passports through the end of March, extending a COVID-19 relief measure originally set to end this month, the State Department announced Tuesday. The measure allows U.S. citizens who have passports that expired on or after Jan. 1, 2020,…Continue Reading
The Westchester County district attorney on Tuesday said it will not pursue criminal charges against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for two instances of alleged sexual harassment. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 28 (UPI) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not face criminal charges for alleged sexual harassment in…Continue Reading
UCLA was the latest college football team forced to cancel its bowl appearance as the Bruins dropped out of their Holiday Bowl matchup with NC State due to ” COVID-19 protocols.” File Photo by C. John Chavis/Wikimedia Commons Dec. 28 (UPI) — The UCLA Bruins football team pulled out of its scheduled bowl game Tuesday against…Continue Reading
1/4 Members of the Kaye family, daughter Hannah (C) and her father, Howard (2nd-L), along with other mourners attend the funeral service for Lori Gilbert Kaye at El Camino cemetery in San Diego on April 29, 2019. File Photo by Ariana Drehsler/UPI | License Photo Dec. 28 (UPI) — A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced…Continue Reading
(RestaurantNews.com) Every week, the International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG) releases a list of the top 100 franchises in various industries, from automotive and child care, to coffee and computer and internet franchises. The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all industries, particularly restaurants. This billion-dollar industry has made big changes over the last couple of…Continue Reading
World’s largest barbecue concept opens 700th location worldwide Dallas, TX (RestaurantNews.com) Already known as the world’s largest barbecue concept, demand for Dickey’s Restaurant Brands has driven the family-owned franchise to achieve a new growth milestone. On Dec. 10, Dickey’s Restaurant Brands celebrated opening its 700th location worldwide across all of its concepts, including Dickey’s Barbecue…Continue Reading
This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what food people are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now. Up next, Dawn Davis writes about Talia di Napoli frozen pizza.I’m a fan of quality frozen pizza. What’s not to love? But there’s something especially fun about pulling one out of the oven and telling…Continue Reading
Here’s an incomplete list of some foods that most people would never attempt to make at home: Pirate’s Booty, Pringles, Japanese curry powder. While ambitious home cooks and professionals might blend, toast, and grind their own spice mixes for various kare-flavored dishes, these homemade blends are very different from the kare-ko (Japanese curry powder) sold in…Continue Reading
Following the Orissa High Court’s ruling that there will be no reservation for backward classes in the upcoming three-tier Panchayat elections to comply with the Supreme Court directions, the reservation draft list has been released. However, political slugfest over the release of the list without quota for backward classes has heated up the State politics.The ruling…Continue Reading