The deadline to get a Real ID or other approved identification is unchanged, but the TSA wants to phase it in to avoid “utter mayhem.”
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Rudeness may well be on the rise, in degree, if not quantity. Rude behavior indicates social disconnection, now unfolding in our culture.
San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy will replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the Vatican said in an announcement Monday.
The CDC says the threat to humans remains low, despite virus mutations in humans, as some infectious disease experts worry about a pandemic.
Ford, fined last year for a slow response to recalls, issued four recalls in a single day; children’s jewelry sold on Amazon contains lead.
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Hyper-sexual “zombie” cicadas, giant flying spiders, rodents that eat other rodents and a celibate stingray’s pregnancy made us wonder.
We’re better than we were. Still, some people think nothing of throwing trash from their cars or leaving it for someone else to deal with.
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The FBI said nothing in the investigation so far suggests the explosion was because of a particualr ideology.
The FBI said it was investigating the attack as a terrorist act.
Many of the laws launching in January result from legislation passed in 2024. Others stem from ballot measures. Some face legal challenges.
The best time to catch the first meteor shower of 2025, the often overlooked Quadrantids, is in the hours before dawn on Friday morning
States as far south Idaho and Iowa could see the northern lights Monday and Tuesday after the sun expelled plasma hurtling toward Earth.
Readers answering Patch’s informal survey say we may have a better chance of keeping promises to ourselves if don’t make them on New Year’s.
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Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son James E. Carter III. He was 100.
Seasonal norovirus outbreaks exceed previous years, according to the CDC, which says the virus causes 58 percent of foodborne illnesses.
The discount chain Big Lots said it reached a deal after filing for bankruptcy protection in September.
Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, died Friday.
Noise, parking, driving and inclusion also got mentions in our survey of what readers would change about their neighbors and neighborhoods.
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See the most striking and newsworthy photos of the year. Including photos of the devastating hurricanes the U.S. endured.
Most of us have unsent or dead letters in our hearts. A dead letter is one we composed to send to someone, but we never mailed it.
Start small, think positvely, focus on goals, enlist your friends for support, set your own calendar and be kind to yourself, experts advise
