New Year’s Eve is one of the most popular holidays of the year — and millions will gather to celebrate the beginning of 2024 in just a few short days. Every Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve typically involves parties, food, festive drinks and more. Wallethub announced its list for the top spots to celebrate New Year’s … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I moved to a smaller city from a larger one seven years ago. There are fewer businesses here. I often struggle to get home repairs done because people here operate on “regional time,” meaning they get to stuff when they feel like it, if they feel like doing it at all. Some of … Read more
The following cities ranked among the top 10 most “unsafe” places in the U.S. during the holidays, according to new research from Vivint, a smart-home security company. Researchers combined “property crime data, Google search trends and other security factors” to rank the 50 largest cities in the country in order by crime risk. Those factors … Read more
If you’re single and struggling to find a partner, where you live could be a factor. A new report from personal finance website WalletHub has revealed the best and worst cities for singles, comparing more than 182 US cities across 35 key indicators of dating-friendliness. According to the United States Census Bureau, nearly 47% of … Read more
Florida residents might want to keep a close eye on their spouses this winter. Controversial online dating service Ashley Madison, which caters to married people and uses the slogan “Life is short. Have an affair,” examined where members reside to determine “hotspots across the world when it comes to adulterous behavior.“ Ashley Madison chief strategy officer … Read more
You’ll want to get a pizza this deal. Tired of inflation sending food prices to Pluto? Not to fear. This month and next, Coca-Cola is joining forces with pizza places around the country to offer customers around the country free pies in exchange for — wait for it — recycling. Dubbed Toss In, Take Out, … Read more
These airports are just plane amazing. Japan’s Tokyo International Airport, otherwise known as Haneda Airport, took first place in the Cabin Crew HQ — a new blog for flight attendants and airline crew — ranking of the world’s best airports. The results are based on evaluations of parking costs, passenger count, average on-time flights and … Read more
Researchers at WalletHub just gave foodies some potentially surprising data to chew on. Their new power ranking of America’s best “foodie” cities not only relegates the Big Apple outside of the top 10 but also includes many unlikely entries in the eater’s elite. The personal finance website claimed that it “compared more than 180 U.S. … Read more
A new study has revealed the most dangerous cities in America– and no, New York is not one of them. Although it’s no secret that crime has spiked drastically in the Big Apple in recent years, our humble hometown was luckily left off this notorious list. Security Gauge, a crime risk assessment platform, collated data … Read more
New pro sports teams bring more than a rooting interest to American cities — they also sparked a spike in flu deaths, according to a new study. Flu mortality jumped as much as nearly 25% in cities that picked up new sports franchises in baseball, basketball, football or hockey, economists at the West Virginia University … Read more
An archaeologist claims the Bible’s King David could’ve ruled over a large kingdom, complete with roads connecting between cities, made up of fortified cities around Jerusalem. Yosef Garfinkel, a professor at Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, says he found evidence of urban settlement in organized cities dating to around 1,000 BCE, which … Read more
Imagine the bliss of country living, and how fresh air, chirping birds and flowering meadows would be an ideal break from the stress of city life. Not so fast, say researchers: People who live in rural areas tend to be more depressed, more anxious and more neurotic than urban dwellers, according to a new study. … Read more
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking the potential for snow in the Northeast this weekend, but much like every other winter storm this season, the system will fail to amount to much in the major cities along Interstate 95. As has been the case for most of the winter, moisture and cold air have not been in sync – … Read more
There’s a new drug in town – and it has deadly consequences. Xylazine — otherwise known as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is wreaking havoc in major cities across the country with its devastating effects: It can literally rot the user’s skin. The substance, which seemed to first appear in Philadelphia before migrating west … Read more
Hospitals across the Twin Cities are seeing a rise in enterovirus cases in children. This is in line with a recent alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is reporting increases of pediatric hospitalizations related to enterovirus and rhinovirus. “I’ve never seen anything like this before. It was very scary,” said Alexa … Read more