Qantas has announced it will launch the only direct flight from Australia to Europe from the middle of 2022 to meet demand over the peak European holiday season. From June 22 next year, Qantas will operate a Sydney to Rome via Perth return flight three times a week, cutting three hours off the current fastest…Continue Reading
What’s your favorite book to read with your children during the holidays? Here are some true-and-tested picks. ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ by Laurel Long (Dial Books) The classic English Christmas carol that counts the gifts “my true love gave to me” over the course of 12 special days comes to life through the stunning…Continue Reading
1/5 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks during a news conference in December. On Tuesday, a North Carolina man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for threatening Pelosi . Photo by Sarah Silbiger/UPI | License Photo Dec. 14 (UPI) — A man who pleaded guilty to threatening to shoot House…Continue Reading
1/4 U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in January. On Tuesday, a federal judge sided against Trump in his effort to block his tax returns from being released to congressional Democrats. Photo by Al Drago/UPI | License Photo Dec. 14 (UPI) — A…Continue Reading
Six women who currently or formerly worked at Tesla filed a lawsuit alleging the company of fostering a culture of sexual harassment. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Dec. 14 (UPI) — Six women filed lawsuits against Tesla on Tuesday, accusing the electric vehicle maker of fostering a culture of sexual harassment. The six…Continue Reading
A brutal heat wave in the summer of 2020 left some portions of the Arctic Circle sweltering as temperatures soared to levels more typical of the Mediterranean. Now, meteorologists have confirmed a temperature recorded during the worst of the heat was so unusual that it prompted a new category of record-keeping. On Tuesday, the World…Continue Reading
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30), shown Dec. 6, surpassed Ray Allen to become the NBA’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made. File Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA-EFE Dec. 14 (UPI) — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry shattered Hall of Fame guard Ray Allen’s NBA record for most career 3-pointers Tuesday night against the…Continue Reading
Here at Bon Appétit we love a holiday gift guide. But we, the staff stoners herbal enthusiasts, love something a little more specific. Weed. The best gift of all. And now that it’s legal in 18 states and counting—and even your grandparents are like, “So, will this stuff help my aching hip?”—we decided it was…Continue Reading
President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a three-day visit to Dhaka for 50th Victory Day celebrations.NEW DELHI: There is no unease in India’s relationship with Bangladesh following the controversies over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and violence against Hindus, the government asserted ahead of President Ram Nath Kovind’s three-day visit to Dhaka for 50th Victory…Continue Reading
CJI NV Ramana (ANI file photo)NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday told women lawyers that he would take up with his colleagues in the present ‘judges-selecting-judges’ collegium system the issue of 50% representation of women in constitutional courts. The SC has four women judges among 33 and women constitute a mere…Continue Reading