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CBC resurrects plans for live New Year's Eve broadcast specials

CBC resurrects plans for live New Year's Eve broadcast specials

TORONTO — CBC is restoring its annual live New Year's Eve celebration. A year after the national broadcaster cancelled the 2024 special due to "financial pressures," it says the countdown is back on the TV schedule to mark the dawn of 2025.
Holiday Gift Guide: Handcrafted items from North Carolina support hurricane recovery

Holiday Gift Guide: Handcrafted items from North Carolina support hurricane recovery

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The town of Asheville, known for its artists and restaurants, is a tourist destination and the economic hub of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountain communities.
Louise Trotter is named creative director of Bottega Veneta, as Matthieu Blazy moves on

Louise Trotter is named creative director of Bottega Veneta, as Matthieu Blazy moves on

MILAN (AP) — Kering announced Thursday that Louise Trotter has been named creative director of the Bottega Veneta fashion house, taking over from Matthieu Blazy.
Calmer winds and rising humidity help firefighters battle Malibu blaze

Calmer winds and rising humidity help firefighters battle Malibu blaze

MALIBU, Calif.
Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds

Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo

San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — will have a block in downtown San Francisco named for him Thursday.
Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year.
Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace

Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace

NEW YORK (AP) — The December holidays are supposed to be a time of joyful celebration, but the season can be especially grueling for the millions of people who work in retail stores , staff airline counters and field complaints coming into call cente
Stressed about the cost of the holidays? How to talk to loved ones about cutting back

Stressed about the cost of the holidays? How to talk to loved ones about cutting back

When Deidre Cross was tens of thousands of dollars in debt, the holiday season became the tipping point that sparked her journey to get out of the red.
Fewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data

Fewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data

Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and more people stayed put in their homes in the first part of the 2020s compared with the last part of the 2010s, accordin
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