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How a Marine mom found herself falsely imprisoned for the holiday

Jennifer Heath Box shivered on a mat on the floor, her back pressed against another inmate's back as they desperately tried to keep her warm. Air conditioners blasted cold air at the Broward County Jail in South Florida. The security guard walked past wearing a coat and beanie. It was Christmas Eve. Her son, a […]

Violent scammer posing as a holiday toy donor attacks, kidnaps volunteer

A woman's vacation turned upside down this week when she was attacked and kidnapped by scammers posing as toy drive donors. Erin Quinn, a volunteer at a local holiday toy drive in a Southern California community, didn't think much of it when she received a text message from an unknown number claiming to be from […]

NYC DOE sends holiday invoices demanding cash from unvaxxed employees fired during COVID

The city's Department of Education turned into Scrooge this holiday season, demanding cash from employees it fired for refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine. Diane Pagen, a social worker who was fired three years ago for violating the city's vaccination mandate, received a “bill” from the DOE after Thanksgiving asking for $2,290, which meant she […]

NYPD adding extra cops to NYC holiday markets after suspected terror attack in Germany

New York City police are planning to swarm the Big Apple's holiday markets Friday after a suspected terrorist attack left at least two people dead and dozens injured at a German Christmas market. Additional officers will be patrolling the market “out of an abundance of caution and to ensure people's safety,” Rebecca Weiner, deputy director […]

AAA predicting record holiday travel

There's no place like home for the holidays, and record numbers of people are expected to travel this year. Automobile club AAA expects 119.3 million people to travel more than 50 miles between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1, about 3 million more than last year. If their predictions come true, the number of holiday travelers […]

It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S.

Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer or sleds had better hurry: A new record for U.S. holiday travel is on the way. Automobile club AAA predicts more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year's Day, which would surpass the previous holiday high set in 2019. […]

Taxi! Record U.S. Christmas Holiday Travel Rush Begins in Earnest

A record Christmas holiday travel rush will begin across the United States on Friday, with roads and airports likely to be crowded with throngs of happy vacationers. AP report This number will continue to soar into the new year. Automobile club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 80 miles […]