Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans are expected to spend nearly $30 billion on gift cards this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. Restaurant gift cards are the most popular, making up one-third of those sales. Most … Read more
Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. “It was really alarming,” said Benton, 39. “She may have been a tall little girl, but she was still a little girl.” It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with dolls, … Read more
Officials in Alaska plan to resume on Tuesday a search for a woman who went into an Anchorage area river over the weekend to save a dog but disappeared under the ice, Alaska State Troopers said. A man and a woman were walking on the North Fork Eagle River Trail at about 2:15 p.m. Saturday … Read more
Police were searching Sunday for a man wanted in connection with a shooting that killed a man and wounded a woman at a mall in Ocala, Florida. Albert J. Shell Jr., 39, is wanted on charges of premeditated first-degree murder and attempted premeditated first-degree murder, police said. Police said they believe the gunman targeted David … Read more
One person was killed and two more were seriously injured in a shooting at a mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Christmas Eve. Colorado Springs police responded to a call of shots fired at the Citadel Mall at 4:34 p.m. local time, police spokesperson Ira Cronin said at a news conference Sunday. Police found the … Read more
Bobbie Jean Carter, sister to Aaron and Nick Carter, has died. She was 41. Angel Carter shared a tribute to her sister on Dec. 24 with photos of Bobbie Jean Carter, writing, “I Love you BJ, you’re free now.” “To my older sister Bobbie,” Angel, who is Aaron Carter’s twin, began in the caption. “You … Read more
Family members found a dead body in the freezer of a San Diego home on Friday, the San Diego Police Department said. The “out-of-town” family members immediately called police after they found the body in the freezer of a residence on the 4900 block of Zion Avenue at about 11:45 a.m. local time, police said … Read more
DORA, Ala. — An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus. Kelsey Hatcher of Dora, about 28 miles northwest of Birmingham, gave birth to two girls on Tuesday and Wednesday after a combined 20 hours of labor, NBC affiliate WVTM … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — Former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, according to a medical examiner’s report released Friday. Williams, 36, died Sept. 12 after being hospitalized following a construction accident while working as an electrician. Wide receiver Mike Williams #19 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on … Read more
NEW YORK — With Christmas right around the corner, you might want to check the list of what stores are open (and closed) twice. From retail to grocery chains, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours. But there’s also a handful of … Read more