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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission wants to turn America’s 250th birthday celebration into the country’s single biggest year for volunteering.But America Gives, the program unveiled Wednesday just before the U.S. begins commemorating the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence, will have to revitalize a culture of service that has recently waned. Declining volunteering rates still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. Just 28% of Americans said they volunteered time to a religious or secular charitable organization this year, according to a December AP-NORC poll.Organizers don’t know how many service hours they need to set the record and…
Travelers based in Northeast Ohio will soon have a new option for flying directly to one of the most popular destinations in the United States, thanks to JetBlue’s newest route announcement. The New York-based carrier has announced it will launch a new nonstop route between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) and New York’s JFK Airport, starting this spring. The new daily service will begin on March 30, 2026, and tickets for the new route are now on sale with introductory fares as low as $49 one-way. JetBlue will use its single-aisle Airbus A220 jets to serve the route, which offer perks like…
The tech industry moves so fast that it’s hard to keep up with just how much has happened this year. We’ve watched as the tech elite enmeshed themselves in the U.S. government, AI companies sparred for dominance, and futuristic tech like smart glasses and robotaxis became a bit more tangible outside of the San Francisco bubble. You know, important stuff that’s going to impact our lives for years to come. But the tech world is brimming with so many big personalities that there’s always something really dumb going on, which understandably gets overshadowed by “real news” when the entire internet…
NEW YORK (AP) — They’re ready to embark on 2026.Three more dog breeds joined the American Kennel Club’s roster of recognized breeds on Tuesday, making them eligible for many U.S. dog shows and likely increasing their visibility to the pet-loving public.One of the newcomers is a terrier named for a U.S. president. Another is a toy dog from Cold War-era Russia. The third is a centuries-old French hunting hound. Here’s a closer look:The basset fauve de BretagneThe stats: 12.5 to 15.5 inches (32 to 40 centimeters) at the base of the neck; 23 to 39 pounds (10.5 to 17.5 kilograms)The…
UPDATE: Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 9 a.m. ETFlight disruptions continue to persist at airports across the Midwest and Northeast as a large swath of the U.S. recovers from a long holiday weekend of winter weather. From heavy snowfall to crippling ice and gusty winds, Mother Nature has been dishing out a slew of obstacles for travelers taking to the skies and hitting the roads to end 2025.According to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com, more than 180 flights within, into or out of the U.S. have been canceled on Tuesday, with another 1,300 delayed as of 9 a.m. ET. A bulk of…
If an electric car stirs your interest but the lifestyle changes sound daunting, consider a plug-in hybrid. A plug-in hybrid is simply a rechargeable hybrid, with a larger battery than a standard hybrid that enables a short range of fully electric driving. A regular hybrid recharges by capturing energy during braking, and usually only engages battery power at low speeds or cruising. A plug-in hybrid recharges from an electrical outlet, often from a 240-volt (or “Level 2”) connection found in garages or public chargers, and can typically travel between 30 and 50 miles on electricity before a gas engine takes…
HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory will ring in 2026 without spectacular and colorful explosions in the sky over its iconic Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November that killed at least 161 people.The city’s tourism board will instead host a music show Wednesday night featuring soft rock duo Air Supply and other singers in Central, a business district that also is home to the famous nightlife hub Lan Kwai Fong. The facades of eight landmarks will turn into giant countdown clocks presenting a…
BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the two long pheasant plumes on her helmet to strike a pose like a flying swallow.From more than 100 spectators in a modern Beijing theater, cheers and applause rise.It is a Sunday afternoon in early September, and Zhang is leading “The Masked Heroine,” a signature play from the Song School of Peking opera, founded in the early 20th century as part of a Chinese…
True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five years — and maybe not at all in 10. For a venture capitalist whose firm has had some big winners over its two decades – from consumer brands like Fitbit, Ring, and Peloton, to enterprise software makers HashiCorp and Duo Security – that’s more than armchair theorizing; it’s a thesis on which True Ventures is actively betting. True hasn’t gotten this far by following the crowd. The Bay Area firm has largely operated under the radar despite managing roughly $6 billion across…
Even as a kid, Alice Lovatt was always getting in trouble for being late.She was often embarrassed after letting down friends for her tardiness, and she was routinely stressed about arriving at school on time.“I just don’t seem to have that clock that ticks by in my head,” said Lovatt, a musician and group-home worker in Liverpool, England.It wasn’t until she was diagnosed with ADHD at 22 that she learned she was experiencing a symptom sometimes called “time blindness.”Russell Barkley, a retired clinical neuropsychologist at the University of Massachusetts, is often credited with linking time impairment with people with ADHD…