Listen Live Home Connect Media On Air Local Contests & Rules News Chambana Deals Contact Home » News » Lifestyle LIFESTYLE 5 DAYS AGO On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving Determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic, millions of Americans will be loading up their cars or piling onto planes to gather again with friends and family. 5 DAYS AGO 10 of the smelliest cheeses in the world (and why they stink) To give you a better idea of which cheeses are the greatest olfactory offenders, Stacker compiled a list of 10 of the smelliest cheeses in the world, being sure to note why they stink, using information found on food and farming sites. 5 DAYS AGO The Santa experience this year is a mix of laps, distancing Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic. 6 DAYS AGO Organized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend The thefts are believed to be part of sophisticated criminal networks that recruit mainly young people to steal merchandise in stores throughout the country then sell it in online marketplaces. 6 DAYS AGO Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season? Is travel safe during the pandemic this holiday season? It depends. It can be safe if you're fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but officials say people who haven't gotten the shots should delay travel. 7 DAYS AGO Target to keep stores closed on Thanksgiving for good Target will no longer open its stores on Thanksgiving Day, making permanent a shift to the unofficial start of the holiday season that was suspended during the pandemic. 2 WEEKS AGO Thanksgiving air travel to rebound to 2019 levels, TSA says The number of airline passengers traveling for Thanksgiving this year is expected to rebound to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, but the Transportation Security Administration says it is ready to handle the surge. 2 WEEKS AGO US national parks to offer look into green-friendly transit Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg signed a joint pledge Wednesday to test some of the newest and most innovative travel technologies on public lands and improve visitors' tourism experience. 2 WEEKS AGO What Christmas was like the year you were born To see how Christmas has changed over the last century, Stacker explored how popular traditions, like food and decorations, emerged and evolved from 1920 to 2020 in the U.S. and around the world. 2 WEEKS AGO Twitter rolls out redesigned misinformation warning labels Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more effective and less confusing. 2 WEEKS AGO Times Square is back open on New Year’s Eve — with vax proof Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch the ball drop in person, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. 2 WEEKS AGO Key reason for supply shortages: Americans keep spending Take a step back from the picked-over store shelves, the stalled container ships and the empty auto showrooms, and you'll find a root cause of the shortages of just about everything. 2 WEEKS AGO Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year's historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchange, according to a new survey. 2 WEEKS AGO Memorable moments from every year in Grammy history Stacker rounded up unforgettable moments from every year of the Grammys, using sources like the official Grammy Awards website, news sources, and pop culture sites. Read on to find out when the first live telecast took place and which songstress wore the dress that literally broke the internet. 2 WEEKS AGO How expensive is owning a cat? To understand how expensive owning a cat is, ManyPets analyzed data from a 2020 survey conducted by TD Ameritrade/Harris Poll among 320 cat owners with at least $10,000 in investable assets. 3 WEEKS AGO Heavy burden for consumers as holidays near: Soaring prices A worsening surge of inflation for such bedrock necessities as food, rent, autos and heating oil is setting Americans up for a financially difficult Thanksgiving and holiday shopping season. 3 WEEKS AGO No joke: Comedians, cannabis companies push pot legalization Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to legalize pot nationwide. 3 WEEKS AGO TikTok made you buy it: A selection of viral, gifty finds Look no further than TikTok and its pandemic-expanded ranks for unique holiday gifts, from the hot Halara athleisure dress to a miracle cleaning paste called The Pink Stuff, worthy of any neat freak's Christmas stocking. 3 WEEKS AGO NYC Marathon returns from pandemic pause for 50th running A limited field of 33,000 runners will jog off the Verrazzano Bridge and wind its way toward Central Park on Sunday as the 26.2-mile race returns after being wiped out in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic. 3 WEEKS AGO What winter was like the year you were born The United States has seen a wide range of winters over the past century—everything from warm, mild years where folks could stroll leisurely through parks in February to turbulent, frigid seasons where people had to hunker down inside. Page 1 of 212 RECENT HEADLINES 4 DAYS AGO IN MUSIC ‘Get Back’ series dispels, and confirms, some Beatle myths For 50 years, the fixed narrative had the Beatles' "Let it Be" recording session as a miserable experience with a band where members were sick of each other, sick of their work and in the process of breaking up. 4 DAYS AGO IN ENTERTAINMENT, TRENDING Performers gear up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Growing up in Chicago, Broadway star Brittney Mack faithfully watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV after fulfilling her own parade duties. Now she's getting ready to bundle up, hit the streets of Manhattan and be part of the big one for the first time. 4 DAYS AGO IN NATIONAL, TRENDING All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased him, trapped him on a quiet street and blasted him with a shotgun. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Copyright 2021 Saga Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. 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