Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Coffee lovers with a keen interest to catch a glimpse of life in the world’s most reclusive nation should get ready to travel: Starbucks has the perfect spot for them to hang. The American chain’s latest outpost in South Korea is located on an observation tower at the border with North … Read more
Work in ongoing to revitalize the Abana Courtyard in Grant Park. (Courtesy Grant Park Conservancy) The Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) recently broke ground on two major restoration projects located on the southern side of Atlanta’s oldest public park. The first initiative underway is the $230,000 revival of the historic Abana Courtyard, which once served as … Read more
As Atlanta temperatures drop, Black Friday deals are heating up. Here are some discounts available to metro Atlanta shoppers, from cozy winter essentials to smart home upgrades. Top deals worth your attention A Samsung TV that usually retails for $2,997.99 is now available for $1,698. The TV features ultra-precise Quantum Mini LEDs for enhanced viewing … Read more
Black Friday Nov. 29 — If you’re holiday shopping this weekend (and analysts say spending will hit record levels), don’t forget to check out the Atlanta Beltline Marketplace shops celebrating Small Business Saturday. ☀️ Sunny and 50° today. A sunny, but cold weekend is ahead with temperatures below freezing overnight, so drip those faucets and take care of … Read more
Across the state as communities prepare for holiday tree lighting ceremonies, concerts, art exhibitions, stage shows and more, a theme is emerging: nostalgia. On a rooftop above the crowd at the annual tree lighting at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta Saturday night, the countdown began. At Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta on Nov. 29, 2024, … Read more
NEWBURY, MASS. (WHDH) – State police say a wrong-way driver slammed into a vehicle driven by an Endicott College police sergeant on I-95 in Newbury early Thursday morning, leaving the police sergeant dead and the other driver injured. Troopers responding to a report of a Tesla driving the wrong way south into Massachusetts on I-95 … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of pushing early deals, retailers in the United States and some other countries tried to seduce customers with promises of bigger discounts on Black Friday, the sales event that still reigns as the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season even if it’s lost some luster. Department stores, shopping malls … Read more
London (CNN) — British members of parliament have voted to legalize assisted dying, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted by 330 to 275 to support the bill, after an hours-long … Read more
DUXBURY, MASS. (WHDH) – A car caught fire on a Duxbury road Thanksgiving night, fire officials said. At around 8 p.m. Thursday, a car pulled over on Chandler Street because of a mechanical issue, according to the Duxbury Fire Department. The vehicle caught on fire soon after, the department said. Firefighters were able to quickly … Read more
PARIS (AP) — After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed the inside of the iconic cathedral … Read more