LOS ANGELES (AP) — Welcome back, Donner and Blitzen! And thanks for bringing along Gwen Stefani, Taraji P. Henson and “Love Actually” to a holiday TV lineup that mixes the familiar and the fresh. We want “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” again, for the pleasure and the memories they summon. But … Continue reading
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Shoppers mobilize on Thanksgiving, as retailers branch out
NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers are hitting the stores on Thanksgiving as retailers under pressure look for ways to poach shoppers from their rivals. As the holiday shopping season officially kicked off, retailers are counting on a lift from a better economy. But they’re also looking beyond economic data and mapping out ways to pick … Continue reading
Trump promises Americans ‘huge tax cut’ for Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday promised a tax overhaul by Christmas, a day after the White House signaled its willingness to strike a health care provision from Senate tax legislation if it’s an impediment to passing the tax bill. Speaking before a Cabinet meeting, Trump said: “We’re going to give the American … Continue reading
Trump promises Americans ‘huge tax cut’ for Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday promised a tax overhaul by Christmas, a day after the White House signaled its willingness to strike a health care provision from Senate tax legislation if it’s an impediment to passing the tax bill. Speaking before a Cabinet meeting, Trump said: “We’re going to give the American … Continue reading
Salvation Army’s Christmas Distribution Center has found a home
Norfolk, VA (October 25, 2017) – Christmas has been saved for over 10,000 children in Hampton Roads thanks to Bonney’s Corner Associates, LLP and their agent Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate. The Salvation Army’s Hampton Roads Area Command has tirelessly searched for a new home for their annual Christmas Assistance Program all year. As the … Continue reading
Bad weather delays US space station shipment, 1st in months
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Wet and cloudy weather prevented NASA from resuming commercial space station deliveries Thursday. The space agency was looking to get back on track with the first U.S. shipment to the International Space station in nearly eight months, but thick clouds and rain prevented an unmanned Atlas rocket from lifting off … Continue reading
Heightened security amid Rockefeller Christmas Tree lighting
NEW YORK (AP) — A 10-ton Christmas tree with 45,000 LED lights covering about five miles of wire has come alive in the rain to cap New York City’s annual ritual in Rockefeller Center. The ceremony — nationally televised by NBC on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 evening — included performances by Sting, Mary J. Blige, … Continue reading
Mariah Carey to direct holiday film in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati film commission has announced that singer and actress Mariah Carey will be filming a Christmas movie in the region. WCPO-TV (http://bit.ly/1OTRcDI ) reports the Greater Cincinnati Film Commission said Tuesday the singer and actress is set to star in “Melody & Mistletoe” in Cincinnati starting in October. The made-for-TV movie … Continue reading